THPERFSTO2 Theatre and performance studies
Faculty of Arts
Theatre and performance studies (THPERFSTO2) is an area of study worth 24 credit points, listing 18 units, taught at Clayton. It is offered in 2 courses: Bachelor of Arts; and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts.
- Credit points
- 24
- Units
- 18
- Campus
- Clayton
- Offered in
- 2 courses
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Overview
The Theatre and performance studies minor focuses on developing knowledge, skills, and practices that help us understand, creatively engage, and transform the world around us.
If you complete the Theatre and performance studies minor you will learn analytical, communication and presentation skills and practices that are valued in a wide range of industries inside and outside the performing arts. These skills include collaboration, creative problem solving, and effective communication, all highly ranked employability attributes across industries. You will also develop a practical understanding of storytelling, role-playing, empathy, improvisation, team reliance and resilience, also sought-after skills in the 21st century workplace. At the same time you will develop a deep understanding of performance making and critical theory, giving you the structure, language, and practice necessary to develop your own creative works.
Availability
Theatre and performance studies is listed in A2000 Bachelor of Arts at Clayton as a minor.
Structure
Rules
Level 1 gateway units12 credit points
Level 2 and 3 elective units12 credit points
Note: It is highly recommended that you complete a Level 2 unit before enrolling in a Level 3 unit.
- ATS2284Agency, advocacy and activism in theatre and performance studiesNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2294Death, dying and narrativeNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2492Reading the past: Shakespearean dramaNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2811Theatre and performance: Theory and practice 1No reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2105Theatre and performance: Theory and practice 2No reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2307Improvisation in performanceNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2800Ensemble studies 3No reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2801Ensemble studies 4No reviews yet6 cp
- ATS2910Professional and academic presentation skillsNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3061The performing arts in AustraliaNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3094Preparing for careers in the performing arts industryNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3307Improvisation in performance practiceNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3336Theatre and performance production and artistic researchNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3935Professional practiceNo reviews yet6 cp
Courses that offer it
Contacts
- Academic Coordinators
- Professor Stacy Jones
Common questions
Which courses offer Theatre and performance studies ?
2 courses in 2025: Bachelor of Arts; and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts.
Area of study details
- Type
- Area of study
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Credit points
- 24
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- Critical Performance Studies
- Handbook years
- 20252026