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INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................... 4

BACHELOR OF DRAMATIC ART .................................................................. 5

PERFORMANCE FOCUS ............................................................................... 7

PRODUCTION FOCUS ................................................................................. 8

THEATRE PRACTICE FOCUS .........................................................................9

DIPLOMA OF DRAMATIC ART .................................................................. 10

ADMISSION .................................................................................................11

CREDIT........................................................................................................ 13

TUITION ASSURANCE ................................................................................ 14

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS ................................................................................. 15

FACULTY .................................................................................................... 20

FEES ............................................................................................................. 21

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Information in this publication is correctat 20 August 2010, but is subject to changewithout notice. Wesley Institute reservesthe right to change the content of anyunit of study, or to withdraw any unit orcourse of study it offers, or to imposelimitations on enrolment in any unit orcourse of study.

Wesley Institute is a registered Higher EducationProvider under the NSW Higher Education Act andthe Commonwealth Higher Education Support Act,and approved to provide courses to internationalstudents. The Institute offers Masters in Music,Counselling, Theology, Education (Primary); GraduateDiplomas in Education (Secondary), Counselling,Theology; Bachelors in Dance, Drama, Graphic Design,Music, Theology; Associate Degrees in Dance,Theology, Graphic Design; and Diplomas in Drama,Music. Courses are accredited with the NSWDepartment of Education and Training, and approvedfor FEE-HELP, Youth Allowance, Austudy and Abstudyfor eligible students.* The Institute is an InternationalAffiliate of the Council for Christian Colleges andUniversities, and offers Studies Abroad for the 110member universities and colleges in the USA.

*Austudy and Youth Allowance are not available forthe Master of Music and the Master of Theology.

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The Bachelor of Dramatic Art provides an extensive introduction to all themajor aspects of theatre. The course is offered with three strands of specialisation:Performance, Production and Theatre Practice. Each strand is skill-oriented,emphasising rigorous training in the areas appropriate to the specialisationbeing pursued. Each curriculum is specifically designed to provide the skills,experiences, opportunities, and professional expertise necessary for a career intheatre. Acting, voice and movement provide a linear development of processand exploration as students gain skills and experience both on-stage and on-camera.

Operating within the context of the Christian community, the course includesan integrative studies stream designed to enhance integration between thecreative arts, faith and artistic endeavour.

The degree is a blend of theoretical and practical learning. In the more practicalclasses, students gain skills and experience, reflect, analyse and draw theoreticalconclusions, and then test and refine those conclusions in further practicalwork. In the more theoretical areas, such as history, students are directed intoself-study, careful documentation and research, and presentation of their researchin class. The Institute environment features an emphasis on collaboration andteamwork.

The course is flexible enough to allow changes of emphasis according to theneeds of a particular group or individual, and the context is always that oftheatre-making.

Industry CompatibilityCompetition for employment within the professional performing artsenvironment is exceptionally fierce. In order to ensure optimal success forgraduates entering the professional arena, the School of Drama annually reviewsthe student’s industry compatibility. Performance and Production majorscomplete studies on an invitation basis, dependent on grade averages accruedat the end of each year. If student grades fall below the minimum requirementthey are offered a position in the generalist stream - the Theatre Practice major.This prepares students for the realities of the industry, and assists them to findsuitable arts-related vocations compatible with their skills.

Specialists Strands: GradesPERFORMANCE MAJORAt the end of the first year it is anticipated Performance majors will attain acredit average in each of the core vocational studies of Acting, Movement andVoice. By the end of the second year students should retain a credit plusaverage in these same subjects. Where there is an inconsistency between thegrades for these three areas, the Performance Practice units will also be considered.

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nWesley Institute’s vision is to transform lives through excellence in Christianhigher education. Our mission is to benefit our community as we equip peopleto live godly lives in influential vocations. Wesley Institute seeks to fulfil thismission by integrating rigorous scholarship and professional and spiritualdevelopment in excellent higher education.

All the Institute’s activities are informed and underpinned by five core values:• Christian faith in action• Education informed by scholarship and creativity• Lifelong learning• Responsible stewardship• Integration.

Wesley Institute aspires to integrate these five values in word and deed and inall aspects of college life and culture.

The School of Drama at Wesley Institute is a centre of excellence in trainingthat provides performing arts tuition of the highest calibre in accordance withindustry standards. The school offers a broad-based degree in theatre practice,as well as majors in performance and production. The Bachelor of DramaticArt is a specialist degree with professional outcomes offered from a Christianperspective. Exiting the degree course after completing the first two years studyload entitles a student to the award of Diploma.

Each major emphasises core skills of performance, production and criticalunderstanding, with a range of theatrical studies informing and enhancing thiscore. There are a number of specialist units available, as well as a wide rangeof electives and a series of integrative units exploring the interface betweenfaith and the arts.

The drama courses are offered on-campus at Drummoyne in facilities thatprovide for every aspect of training, production and performance. With theatres,studios, classrooms, wardrobe, dressing rooms, and technical equipment forlighting, sound, video editing and recording, and classes in all aspects ofperformance and production, the School of Drama offers you the opportunityfor competence in all aspects of stagecraft. As a drama student you would beexpected to be an active participant within a variety of structured learningprocesses. Classes become learning communities that encourage you to developinto a self-directed, self-motivated learner. You will apply the theories presentedin lectures to your workshops and practical classes, and consolidate the technicalskills you learn in classes through regular performance opportunities of manykinds. Your achievements will be assessed using a variety of educational taskslike essays, presentations, reflections, performances, quizzes, reviews, critiques,production tasks, performances, analyses and projects. And, of course, theGordon Moyes Library will give you access to extensive specialist print collections,on-line databases, and audio-visual faciltiies, as well as computing labs withfree internet access.

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RationaleThis course prepares actors to compete in the highly rigorous theatre industry.Acting, voice and movement skills are developed over the whole degree, withstudents exploring both theoretical and practical perspectives on these andother elements of the theatrical arts. Students gradually increase theirunderstanding and practical experience of these elements, develop connections,and create new synergies as they gain skills and experience on-stage and on-camera. In addition, students gain the confidence and expertise needed togenerate their own work and to work successfully within a theatre company.

144 credit points required to qualify for the award

* Cdt indicates the credit points assigned to a course unit of one semester duration. Credit points reflect the total studentworkload of the course unit (i.e. all the time needed to complete the requirements, including face-to-face hours).

** Electives can be drawn from the list of drama electives on p.10 or from the complete range of degree-level unitsavailable at the Institute.

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PRODUCTION MAJOR

At the end of the first year it is anticipated Production majors will attain acredit in each of the core vocational studies of Introduction to Production,Introduction to Drama, and Studio I & II. By the end of second year studentsshould retain a credit plus average in the core production units of StageManagement, Lighting Design and Operation, Sound Design and Operation,Video Production and Theatre Management. Where there is an inconsistencybetween the grades, the Production Practice units will also be considered.

DRBA102 Acting II ...................................... 3DRBA112 Voice II ........................................ 3DRBA122 Movement II ............................... 3DRBA132 Theatre History II ......................... 3DRBA148 Studio II ....................................... 3DRBA152 Introduction to Drama ................. 3INBE102 Faith & the Contemporary Artist II 3

Elective ........................................ 3................................................ 2 4

CODE SEMESTER 2 CDTCODE SEMESTER 1 CDT*

DRBA101 Acting I ........................................ 3DRBA111 Voice I .......................................... 3DRBA121 Movement I ................................. 3DRBA131 Theatre History I .......................... 3DRBA147 Studio I ........................................ 3DRBA151 Introduction to Production ........... 3INBE101 Faith & the Contemporary Artist I . 3

Elective ........................................ 3................................................ 2 4

DRBA204 Acting IV ..................................... 3DRBA214 Voice IV ....................................... 3DRBA224 Movement IV .............................. 3DRBA234 Theatre History IV ........................ 3DRBA240 Performance Practice C ................. 6INBE204 Faith & Contemporary Artist IV .... 3

Elective ........................................ 3................................................ 2 4

CODE SEMESTER 4 CDTCODE SEMESTER 3 CDT

DRBA203Acting III ..................................... 3DRBA213 Voice III ....................................... 3DRBA223Movement III .............................. 3DRBA233Theatre History III ........................ 3DRBA238Performance Practice A ................. 3DRBA239Performance Practice B ................. 6INBE203 Faith & Contemporary Artist III .... 3

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DRBA306 Acting VI ..................................... 6DRBA316 Voice VI ....................................... 3DRBA326 Movement VI .............................. 3DRBA373 Performance Project ...................... 9DRBA353 Drama Pedagogy.......................... 3

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DRBA305 Acting V ...................................... 3DRBA315 Voice V ........................................ 3DRBA325 Movement V ............................... 3DRBA341 Performance Practice D ................. 6DRBA342 Performance Practice E ................. 6INBE305 Faith & Contemporary Artist V ...... 3

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The theatre, film and television industries offer opportunities for skilled theatre artiststo be employed in a variety of ways, e.g. as stage managers, production managers,directors, technical directors, writers and educators. In addition, new opportunities areopening up within the Christian community for creative ministers, festival producers,and church drama directors. The production degree provides an intellectual andartistic foundation for professional careers in these areas. Students receive extensivepractical and theoretical training in many aspects of theatre production and direction,with a major focus in one area of specialisation, together withregular productionopportunities.

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** Electives can be drawn from the list of drama electives on p.10 or from the complete range of degree-level unitsavailable at the Institute.

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DRBA234 Theatre History IV ........................ 3DRBA235 Video Production.......................... 3DRBA254 Directing I .................................... 3DRBA292 Production Practice C ................... 6INBE204 Faith & Contemporary Artist IV .... 3

Elective ........................................ 6................................................ 2 4


DRBA233 Theatre History III ........................ 3DRBA257 Stage Management ....................... 3DRBA260 Set Design .................................... 3DRBA261 Lighting Design & Operation ........ 3DRBA290 Production Practice A ................... 3DRBA291 Production Practice B .................... 6INBE203 Faith & Contemporary Artist III .... 3

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DRBA353 Drama Pedagogy.......................... 3DRBA359 Theatre Management .................... 3DRBA372 Production Project ........................ 9

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DRBA262 Sound Design & Operation ........... 3DRBA395 Production Practice D ................... 6DRBA396 Production Practice E .................... 6INBE305 Faith & Contemporary Artist V ...... 3

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theatre practice

RationaleThe theatre practice major within the drama degree offers students anopportunity to study a mixture of performance and production units in oneprogram. It enables the development of well-rounded theatrical skills usefulfor creating or working in small theatre companies and community theatre.The course has special appeal for those wishing to teach secondary Dramabecause it combines a broad and thorough exposure to theatre practice with aflexible structure that allows the addition of a second teaching method as partof the elective stream. When combined with a Graduate Diploma in Education(Drama), this degree satisfies the requirements of the NSW Department ofEducation and Training for secondary Drama teaching in government schools.


** Electives can be drawn from the list of drama electives on p.10 or from the available degree units of other disciplines..*** One elective in Semester 5 and one elective in Semester 6 must be taken from the design group of units: Lighting

Design & Operation, Sound Design & Operation, Set Design, Costume Design.

DRBA234 Theatre History IV ........................ 3DRBA235 Video Production .......................... 3DRBA254 Directing I .................................... 3DRBA--- Perf/Prod Practice C ...................... 6INBE204 Faith & Contemporary Artist IV .... 3

Elective ........................................ 6................................................ 2 4


DRBA203Acting III ..................................... 3DRBA233Theatre History III ........................ 3DRBA257Stage Management ....................... 3DRBA--- Perf/Prod Practice ......................... 3DRBA--- Perf/Prod Practice ......................... 6INBE203 Faith & Contemporary Artist III .... 3

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DRBA353Drama Pedagogy .......................... 3DRBA359Theatre Management .................... 3DRBA374Theatre Project ............................. 9

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DRBA383 Script Writing ............................... 3DRBA--- Perf/Prod Practice D ..................... 6DRBA--- Perf/Prod Practice E ...................... 6INBE305 Faith & Contemporary Artist V...... 3

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admissionThe annual course intake is in February. Application closing dates are publishedon the website (www.wi.edu.au/how-to-apply). Applicants are encouraged toapply early as places are limited. Overseas students should apply as early aspossible to allow for visa processing delays.

Wesley Institute is committed to ethical and responsible student recruitment.The application process requires the submission of documents verifying thatthe student has met the entry requirements for the course. Each applicant isauditioned and interviewed by a panel of three members of the drama facultyusing standard assessment processes and forms. As well as satisfying theeducational and artistic entry requirements listed below, applicants also needto satisfy an interview panel that they have the personal qualities of maturityand motivation necessary for success in tertiary studies. The panel’srecommendation is reviewed and approved by the Admissions Committee ofthe Academic Board.

Educational Requirements for Admission

An applicant will be considered for admission under any one of the followingcategories:

• Matriculation. Successful completion of the NSW Higher School Certificateor equivalent.

• Other tertiary studies. Successful completion of another accreditedtertiary course or at least one full-time year of study in such a course.

• Adult entrant. An applicant of 21 years or over who has satisfied theartistic entry requirements may be admitted with provisional status if theAcademic Board determines that such applicant has attained a standard ofeducation and experience adequate for entry to the course and has theaptitude required for undertaking the course. Selection will be based onRecognition of Prior Learning together with audition, folio appraisal andinterview. Provisional status will normally be converted to full candidatureon successful completion of one semester of full-time studies.

• Admission of international applicants. In addition satisfying theeducation requirements above, applicants whose qualifying studies werecompleted in a language other than English will be required to demonstrateEnglish proficiency equivalent to the overall minimum score of 6.0 in theIELTS Academic test. Alternative course and test results assessed as satisfyingthe language requirement for admission are:

diplomaThe Drama Degree has an optional exit point at the end of the second year(completion of 96 credit points). Students exiting after two years are awardedthe Diploma of Dramatic Art.

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Students may choose electives from another Drama major to complement theircore studies and/or to explore an area of interest. Depending on their major,such Drama electives would include the following regularly offered units:

CODE UNIT CREDIT POINTS

DRBA204 Acting IV 3DRBA213 Voice III 3DRBA214 Voice IV 3DRBA223 Movement III 3DRBA224 Movement IV 3DRBA235 Video Production 3DRBA243 Acting Shakespeare 3DRBA254 Directing I 3DRBA257 Stage Management 3DRBA260 Set Design 3DRBA261 Lighting Design and Operation 3DRBA262 Sound Design and Operation 3DRBA305 Acting V 3DRBA306 Acting VI 3DRBA315 Voice V 3DRBA316 Voice VI 3DRBA325 Movement V 3DRBA326 Movement VI 3DRBA355 Directing II 6DRBA358 Costume Design 3DRBA359 Theatre Management 3DRBA383 Script Writing 3DRBA393 Theatre Internship 6DRBA394 Theatre Secondment 6

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Artistic Requirements for Admission

Applicants are expected to have some drama performance experience in school,church, community theatre or extras work. Acceptance is by interview andaudition. The interview gives applicants opportunity to discuss past performanceand/or production experience. The audition determines current and potentialacting ability. Assessment criteria for auditions are as follows:

1. Evidence of prior training and/or experience in one or more forms ofdramatic expression.

2. Demonstrated ability or recognisable potential to communicate by voice,movement and empathic identification with another.

3. Evidence of self-motivation, artistic creativity, self-discipline and an enquiringmind.

4. Demonstration of willingness to be trained and disciplined as a theatreartist.

AUDITIONS HELD AT THE INSTITUTE

The audition for the 2008 intake will be made up of several elements, asfollows:

Performance Focus· Performance of two contrasting 2-3 minute monologues showing

understanding of characterisation, movement and vocal techniques, andstaging. The applicant may be asked to perform the excerpt in differentways to ascertain flexibility and capacity to take direction.

· An improvisation exercise.· A sight-reading from poetry, prose or drama, assigned on the day.· An interview.

Production Focus· An improvisation exercise.· Presentation of a portfolio of work in one or more of the production areas

(set design, lighting design, sound design, costume design, directing, etc).Applicants who do not have a portfolio of previous work are asked tocreate and present a design in any of the production areas for Shakespeare’sA Midsummer Night’s Dream.

· An interview.

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Theatre Practice Focus· One 2-3 minute monologue memorised and performed, showing

understanding of characterisation, movement and vocal techniques, andstaging. The applicant may be asked to perform the excerpt in differentways to ascertain flexibility.

· An improvisation exercise.· Presentation of a portfolio or other documentation of production work

(set design, lighting design, sound design, costume design, directing, etc.).Applicants who do not have a portfolio of previous work are asked tocreate and present a design in any of the production areas for Shakespeare’sA Midsummer Night’s Dream.

· An interview.

Monologues must be fully memorised and chosen from published plays. Theyshould show the applicant’s ability and present characters relatively close to theapplicant’s own age. Performance applicants should choose contrasting pieces,for example a comedy and a drama, or a Shakespearean piece and a modernwork. Material taken from films or television, or material written by the applicantshould not be used for the audition. Examples of appropriate monologues canbe found on our website: www.wi.edu.au. Contact details for any questionsabout the audition are as follows.

Phone: (02) 9819 8888 Email: [email protected]

AUDITION VIDEOTAPES*

International or interstate students may submit an audition videotapeaccompanied by a written description of previous dramatic experience. Pleasecontact the School of Drama for further details (email and phone details above).

creditThe Institute is committed to the dual principles of maintaining high academicstandards that are at least equivalent to those current in Australian universities,and providing the shortest possible pathways to the desired award by therecognition of prior learning wherever this is consistent with these standards.

*Scholarship auditions are held on campus on one day only and cannot be presented by video.

Students enrolling for the Bachelor of Dramatic Art may apply for credit on thebasis of tertiary studies completed prior to their enrolment. Studies undertakenat registered tertiary institutions may be considered for credit where they havereasonable correspondence to coursework units offered by the Institute. Studentsmay be awarded up to one-third the credit points required for the degree onthe basis of a completed drama degree, and up to two-thirds where the student

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unit descriptionsDRBA101-306 Acting 3 or 6 credit points

This series of units introduces students to a range of acting approaches andtechniques which students put into practice in acting classes and Instituteproductions. The initial focus is upon freeing and developing the students’imaginations and liberating their senses through observation and improvisation.Students are taught to work together as an ensemble. Later studies focus ontheatrical text as revelation of character and situation, and explore variousstyles of performance including realistic, expressionistic, epic and acting forcamera. Acting I-VI acts as the spine of the core drama subjects.

DRBA243 Acting Shakespeare 3 credit points

This unit aims to provide students with a broad base of knowledge and skills inShakespearean acting methodology. Students will explore several Shakespeareantexts in various genres with regard to both historical and modern performancepractices. The unit culminates with an ensemble performance of a portion ofone of the works of Shakespeare.

DRBA358 Costume Design 3 credit points

An historical overview covers the relationship between period costume andtheatrical costume. Students gain an understanding of costume, wigs, andmake-up as a vital contribution to the transformation of an actor into a characterin time and place. Practical and design considerations are explored and relatedto current shows.

DRBA254 Directing I 3 credit points

This component combines theory with practical work. An historical overviewof the rise of the director introduces students to the specific functions of thetheatre director. Students then learn to approach a text from a directorialpoint of view. They are instructed in the detailed analysis of text, thedevelopment of a directorial concept, the liaison with designers and productionpersonnel, and various approaches to rehearsal. In Directing I students directmonologues and scenes from naturalistic plays.

DRBA355 Directing II 6 credit poitns

In Directing II each student will act as assist director on a substantial publicperformance.

DRBA261 Lighting Design and Operation 3 credit points

A study of the fundamentals of lighting design from concept to production.Class work includes both theory and practical projects. Students are requiredto complete a lighting design for one of the Institute productions which maybe drawn from the schools of dance, drama or music.

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tuition assuranceTo protect students in the event that Wesley Institute ceases to provide a courseof study, the Institute has tuition assurance through its membership of theAustralian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) Tuition AssuranceSchemes for Australian and international students. If Wesley Institute ceases toprovide a course, ACPET will send each student enrolled in the course a writtentuition assurance offer advising the student of the options available under thetuition assurance agreement. The student is entitled to a choice of:

• an offer of a place in a similar course of study with a second providerwithout any requirement to pay the second provider any studentcontribution or tuition fee for any replacement units, or

• a refund of his or her up-front payments for any unit of study that thestudent commences but does not complete because Wesley Institute ceasesto provide the course of study in which the unit forms part.

Wesley Institute’s full Statement of Tuition Assurance may be viewed athttp://www.wi.edu.au/about-us/tuition-assurance.

Credit may also be granted for prior learning where that experience can bedocumented in such a way that it demonstrates that the student has achievedskills and knowledge equivalent to that gained if the relevant Wesley Instituteunits had been completed. Academic staff will use the following principles toassess such learning:

1. Authenticity: the applicant can demonstrate the learning outcome claimed;2. Currency: the learning outcome is still valid and can be performed;3. Quality: the learning has reached the acceptable level;4. Relevance: the learning is applicable to the area claimed;5. Transferability: the learning outcome can be applied outside the context in

which it was learned;6. Comparability: the learning is comparable in content and standard with

the unit for which credit is sought.

assessmentUnits are assessed on the basis of varied tasks presented during the semester.Generally there would be three assessment tasks for each unit, which mayinclude performances, productions or examinations. Units are graded accordingto a standard higher education grading scale, published in the Student Handbookand in each course unit outline.

is transferring from an equivalent degree (incomplete) being undertaken witha peer provider.

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sDRBA238-342 Performance Practice 3 or 6 credit points

Performance Practice represents the performance output of Acting III, IV & V,Movement III, IV & V, and Voice III, IV & V. Students workshop, rehearse,promote and perform works from the theatre canon or self-devised works.Particular attention is given to the links between the skills areas and students’development as complete performers. Emphasis falls on the need to develop adepth and breadth of understanding of performance.

DRBA373 Performance Project 9 credit points

Students will perform one major work in their final semester. The purpose is tofully integrate and implement the skills that have been learned during thepreceding five semesters. Performance opportunities may include any of thefollowing: Theatre-in-Education projects, one act plays, full-scale productionsof plays from the established repertoire, actors’ showcases of monologues and/or scene work.

DRBA290-394 Production Practice 3 or 6 credit points

This represents the practical application of skills developed in the range ofproduction classes. Students take on a key production role for a performance,working with the performance students and director. This role can be in stagemanagement, lighting, sound, set or costumes. Students who have completedStage Management must do practical stage management in one of theProduction Practice units.

DRBA372 Production Project 9 credit points

In their final semester students will complete a major project, specialising inone area of production. The purpose is to fully integrate and implement theskills that have been learned during the preceding semesters. Productionopportunities may include any of the following: producing, directing, assistantdirecting, design, publicity and promotion, and stage management.

DRBA383 Script Writing 3 credit points

This unit introduces students to the dynamics and major elements of successfulscripting of playable dramatic action. Subjects include characterisation, action,dialogue, sub-text, genre and style, structure and scene construction, andaudience-stage relationships. Students acquire skills in analysis and critique ofcontemporarytexts, and develop, through writing exercises, the ability to expresstheir own ideas in dramatic form.

DRBA260 Set Design 3 credit points

An historical overview covers the development of theatre stages and the studyof significant productions in the evolution of set design. Students learn thecomponent parts of creating a stage environment that heightens the impact ofthe performance. They will explore development of the concept, fundamentalsof design, and communication through plans and model making.

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DRBA152 Introduction to Drama 3 credit points

Students learn the distinctive features of Drama as an artistic medium. Theylearn to explore plays as blueprints for a performance event. They developanalytical skills that enable them to discern information concerning aspects ofcharacterisation, dramatic action, appropriate staging and relationship to anaudience. Studio practices form an important part of this unit. The unit alsoincludes the critique of professional productions and the staging of an excerptfrom a play.

DRBA151 Introduction to Production 3 credit points

Students gain a basic understanding of the internal structure and administrationof a professional theatre company. They learn about the specific functions ofkey members of a production team, including the artistic director, productionmanager, technical director, stage manager, set, lighting and costume designers,house manager and publicity manager. Students will also participate in aprogram of studio practices.

DRBA353 Drama Pedagogy 3 credit points

This unit is both theoretical and practical. It begins with an historical overviewof the use and power of drama as an educative medium. Students exploreTheatre in Education, Creative Dramatics, Forum Theatre techniques, and DramaTherapy. Consideration is given to Drama in the Curriculum, with particularreference to the Yr 7-12 Drama Syllabus. The practical component teachesstudents to design, run and analyse various kinds of workshops.

DRBA121-326 Movement 3 credit points

Building on such somatic techniques as Alexander and Feldenkrais, this series ofunits aims to liberate the student actor into confident access to an extensivephysical vocabulary of posture, gesture and movement. The units exploremovement from the perspective of the actor, as revelation of motivated charactersin action in space. Later units deal with generic and period styles, and introducestudents to the heightened and specialised physical demands of stage combat,clowning, acrobatics and dance.

INBE101-305 Faith and the Contemporary Artist 3 credit points

The integrated curriculum in this sequence of units is designed to facilitate anintellectual and spiritual journey for students. It commences with a foundationalunit assisting students in their transition into higher education. Students willconsider the Institute’s policies and see how these are based on integrity andChristian values, and how they relate to their major studies. Subsequent unitswill provide a survey of the New and Old Testament Scriptures, and consider avariety of issues including the dialogue between theology and creativity, andbetween the arts and cultural studies.

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DRBA393 Theatre Internship 6 credit points

DRBA262 Sound Design and Operation 3 credit points

A study of the fundamentals of sound design from concept to production.Class work includes both theory and practical projects. Students are requriedto complete a sound design for one of the Institute productions which may bedrawn from the departments of dance, drama or music.

DRBA257 Stage Management 3 credit points

Students learn the various and vital contributions a stage manager brings to theproduction team. These include an understanding of audition procedures, thepreparation of rehearsal schedules, the creation of the Prompt Book, thedelegation of responsibilities to assistants, and the procedures for running eachperformance. After completing Stage Management students must do practicalstage management in one of the Production Practice units.

DRBA131-234 Theatre History 3 credit points

The Theatre History strand explores the conventions of and influences ontheatre through various periods. A cycle of four units commences with anoverview of contemporary world theatre including the theatre of Russia,Europe,Great Britain, Asia, Africa and the United States. The second unit zeroesin on contemporary Australian theatre. The last two units present a sweepingchronological study of theatre up to the 18th century, supported by representativeplays. In all four units reference is made to the position and function oftheatre in the Christian community.

Students may undertake work on a production that involves greater depth ofinvolvement than is generally realised in a production subject or productionpractice. This subject demands the choice of a specific role, e.g. Stage Manageror Assistant Director, and completion of this role on a major production. Thismay be undertaken within the college or externally. It will usually be undertakenin collaboration with an industry professional such as guest director and thenature of the internship must be negotiated with the Head of Department andthe relevant staff member. Students are specifically supported to utilise theTheatre Internship for Drama Ministry.

DRBA359 Theatre Management 3 credit points

This unit focuses on the specific roles and functions of key administrative andartistic personnel in a professional theatre company. These include: producer,artistic director, administrator, business manager, literary manager/dramaturge,marketing, public relations and development, and voice consultant. Studentsare encouraged to consider possible career options in these areas and theyexplore the necessity and possibility of further specialist training.

DRBA374 Theatre Project 9 credit points

Students will create a major theatre arts related project in their final semester.This will enable them to draw on and combine areas of study from their threeyears. It is envisaged that this could be realised in any of a number of mediumsand will incorporate a significant body of practical and theoretical work. Itmay include aspects of writing, directing, performance and production. Detailsof the project will be formulated in consultation with the supervising staffmember.

DRBA394 Theatre Secondment 6 credit points

Further professional experience in a specific theatre industry role may be gatheredby taking on a secondment to a professional production or event. Students willwork on a negotiated role with the production outside of Wesley Institute’sregular performances and report back at the end of the alloted time. This canbe as broad as the opportunity allows and should be discussed with the Headof Department before negotiating with the targeted company. Thesesecondments must be undertaken with serious intent and selectivity and onoccassions provide excellent pathways into the industry.

DRBA235 Video Production 3 credit points

Digital video is a rapidly expanding new area which offers possibilities forspecialisation in a number of areas, including filming, editing and production,sound and story boarding. This unit gives students an overview of videotechniques, particularly those of filming, story boarding and editing. Studentswill gain insights into and experience in the processes and ideas involved infilm and video production.

DRBA111-316 Voice 3 credit points

This practical series of units is designed to equip students with the full range ofvocal skills and techniques needed for dramatic performance. Exercises aregiven to free the natural voice and grant students access to vocal support,resonance, muscularity and articulation. Students explore the effects upon thevoice of space, performance dynamics, and the presence of the audience andof other performers. They learn to perform a range of texts with varying, andincreasingly difficult, vocal and interpretive demands. Students also study dialectand the vocal aspects of characterisation.

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fees - tuitionCOURSE* Domestic** Overseas***

$ $Bachelor of Dramatic Art

Course Fee 36,864.00 51,408.00Unit Fee (9 credit points) 2,304.00 3,213.00Unit Fee (6 credit points) 1,536.00 2,142.00Unit Fee (3 credit points) 768.00 1,071.00

Diploma of Dramatic ArtCourse Fee 24,576.00 34,272.00Unit Fee (6 credit points) 1,536.00 2,142.00Unit Fee (3 credit points) 768.00 1,071.00

fees - administration$110.00 Graduation Fee$100.00 Late Enrolment Fine$50.00 Late Variation to Enrolment Fine$20.00 Student ID Card Replacement Fee$25.00 Request for Transcript (plus postage)$100 Request for Replacement TestamurUp to $200.00 Fee for Entering into a Deferred Payment Contract$50.00 Late Fee for Missing Agreement Payment$50.00 Fee for Re-issue of Financial Records (current year)$150.00 Fee for Re-issue of Financial Records (previous years)$100.00*** Course Withdrawal Fee (up to commencement of classes)$200.00*** Course Withdrawal Fee (after classes commence)

census datesSummer Intensives 28 January 2011Semester 1 22 March 2011Winter Intensives 24 June 2011Semester 2 16 August 2011

*Tuition fees are subject to annual review and increase.

**Domestic Student: A student who is an Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen, or the holder of apermanent visa.

***Overseas Student: Any student who is not a domestic student.

****New students only.

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Dr Herman Pretorius BA, BA(Hons)CreativeWriting&Literature, STD, BA(Hons)Drama,MADrama, PhD Head of Drama

Ms Donna Abela BAVisArts, BACommun, MATheatreStudies

Mr Ben Anshaw BADesignTheatre&TV

Ms Kylie Bonaccorso DipArts, BATheatreSt, GradDipEd

Mr Robert Carne BADrama&Psych

Ms Fiona Gentle-Snow DipFineArts, CertTheatreArts, CertPhysicalTheatre,MACreativeArtsTherapy

Ms Wendy James BFA, DipEd, CertCouns

Ms Jo Kenny BATheatrePerformance Drama Coordinator

Dr Grenville Kent BAComm, BATheol, MAComm, MATheol, PhD

Mr Dene Kermond BActing

Dr Grenville Kent BAComm, BATheol, MAComm, MATheol, PhD

Ms Hailey McQueen BCA(DramaPerf), GradDipEd

Ms Genevieve Mooy RN, NIDA Graduate

Mr Conrad Page BDrama

Ms Katherine Poulsen BATheatrePerf, GradDipVoice, CertVerseSpeak,ATCLSpeech&Drama

Ms Liz Rogers BCAProduction

Mr Phil Snow BA, CertIVA&WT

Dr Mark Stephens BA(Hons), PhD

Mr Arthur Tanaka BAFilm&TV, CertFilm&TV

Mr Timothy Wells BCAPerf, CertPerf, CertIVAWT

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Wesley Institute offers the following courses:

Master of CounsellingMaster of MusicMaster of Teaching (Primary)Master of TheologyMaster of Theology (Korean medium)Master of Theological Studies

Graduate Diploma of CounsellingGraduate Diploma of Dance Movement TherapyGraduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)Graduate Diploma of Theological Studies

Bachelor of Theology (Honours)

Bachelor of DanceBachelor of Dramatic ArtBachelor of Graphic DesignBachelor of MusicBachelor of TheologyBachelor of Theology (Korean medium)

Associate Degree of DanceAssociate Degree of Graphic Design*Associate Degree of TheologyAssociate Degree of Theology (Korean medium)

Diploma of Dramatic ArtDiploma of Music

*Pending accreditation for 2011

August 2010Wesley Institute

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