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Drama

Drama student production of Hamlet

In the Drama major, you’ll study theatre history, acting, directing and performance leadership, culminating in a fully realised original performance. The major is designed to prepare you to work as a performance maker or educator in the vibrant live performance industry.

Depending on your choice of electives, you can work with a professional director, explore physical theatre, develop your scriptwriting, or undertake an industry placement to build practical skills and valuable industry networks.

This major also builds skills in communication, creative problem solving, critical analysis, teamwork, time management and leadership.

Career opportunities

Director, actor, playwright, producer, educator, performer, community arts worker.

Major (8)

For a major in Drama, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
DRA100 Management and Organisational Behaviour
DRA102 Introduction to Marketing
DRA202 Introduction to Informatics
DRA206 Introduction to Economics
DRA301 Business Law and Ethics
EGL205 Business Analytics

PLUS select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 Accounting for Business
DRA203 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
DRA204 Applied Systems Modelling
DRA305 Mathematics Foundations

**Note: Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts completing the major in Drama are required to complete DRA305 Software Development 1

Minor (4)

For a minor in Drama, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
DRA100 Calculus and Algebra
DRA102 Discrete Mathematics
DRA202 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
DRA206 Numerical Analysis
EGL205 Engineering Computer Programming

***Note: Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts completing the major in English must select DRA206 Tools for Computational Mathematics