Theatre
Please note: Information on this page relates to the 2010 academic year unless otherwise specified.
On this page:
- Overview
- Undergraduate Information
- Postgraduate Information
- How To Find Out More
- Related Subjects and Careers
- List of Courses
Theatre Website:
Overview
From Shakespeare to Shortland Street, from a simple chalk square to the most elaborate multimedia setting, Theatre offers the seductive possibility of getting into someone else's skin, of seeing life through a new pair of eyes. The study of Theatre at Victoria gives you an opportunity to understand this impulse. It aims at an understanding of art forms that both affirm and question the most fundamental values of individuals and societies. Within a university context of teaching and research, practical creative work is integrated with literary, critical and historical study in the belief that experience of the craft is an essential ingredient in understanding the art. Acting, technical work, directing and public performance form an important part of the Programme's approach to the study of Theatre although we do not aim to provide vocational training.
Undergraduate Information
BA major requirements
- THEA 101, and 20 further points from ENGL, MDIA, FILM or THEA 100–199
- THEA 201; 20 points from THEA 202–299; and 20 further points from THEA 200–299, THFI 200–299
- 20 points from THEA 300–399, and 20 further points from THEA 300–399, THFI 300–399
Postgraduate Information
Postgraduate Qualifications in Theatre
How To Find Out More
You can order more information on this subject using our Request for Study Material form.
Victoria's Student Recruitment and Course Advice Office offers advice on courses and help with planning your degree.
Contact the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences' Student and Academic Services Office for information on admission, qualifications and courses, course advice and selection criteria, exemptions and prerequisites.
Theatre courses are taught within the School of English, Film, Theatre, and Media Studies.
Theatre Office: Room 307, 77 Fairlie Terrace.
Email: address
Related Subjects and Careers
| Related Subjects | Careers |
|---|---|
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Art History Design |
Actor |
List of Courses
For a complete course listing, see the list of all Theatre courses.
| 100 Level Theatre Courses |
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THEA 101 – The Live Act: Introduction to Theatre |
THEA 112 – Cultural Encounters: The Literature and Theatre of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific |
| 200 Level Theatre Courses |
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THEA 201 – Theatrical Revolution: Drama from Realism to the Postmodern |
THEA 203 – Space, Light and Text |
THEA 204 – Classic Theatre Workshop |
THEA 205 – Dramaturgy of the Real |
THEA 206 – Dramaturgy of the Avant-Garde |
THEA 207 – Classic Theatre |
THEA 208 – Shakespeare |
THEA 220 – Special Topic: Scenography Introduction to Theatre Technologies and Performance Design |
THEA 221 – Special Topic |
THEA 222 – Special Topic |
THFI 221 – Special Topic |
| 300 Level Theatre Courses |
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THEA 301 – Company |
THEA 302 – Conventions of Drama and Theatre |
THEA 303 – Composition, Production, Performance |
THEA 304 – Directing |
THEA 305 – Dramaturgy of the Real |
THEA 306 – Dramaturgy of the Avant-Garde |
THEA 307 – Physical Theatre Methodologies |
THEA 320 – Special Topic |
THEA 321 – Special Topic: Contemporary Playtexts: Dramaturgy, Scenography, and the Performing Body |
THEA 322 – Special Topic: Shakespearean Dramaturgy |
THEA 323 – Special Topic: Virtual Theatres |
THEA 324 – Special Topic: The Scenographic Imagination |
THFI 311 – Collaborative Production |
THFI 312 – Topic in Theatre and Film |
THFI 313 – Shakespeare on Film |
THFI 322 – Special Topic |
THFI 323 – Special Topic |
| 400 Level Theatre Courses |
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THEA 401 – Drama and Theory |
THEA 402 – Shakespearean Performance |
THEA 403 – Drama and Theatre in Aotearoa New Zealand |
THEA 404 – Community Theatre |
THEA 405 – Scriptwriting |
THEA 406 – Special Topic: Asian Performance Tradition and Innovation |
THEA 412 – Renaissance Studies: Political Shakespeare |
THEA 415 – Renaissance Studies: Shakespeare's Classical Worlds |
THEA 434 – Modern Drama: Beckett and Churchill |
THEA 480 – Special Topic |
THEA 489 – Research Project |
THFI 480 – Special Topic: Performance and Stardom |
THFI 489 – Research Project |