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DRAMA 302

: Performance Skills
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Classes in stage acting, improvisation, movement, voice and character, taught by professional tutors. Students will present a solo or duo short performance.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: DRAMA 719
727

DRAMA 302

: Performance Skills
2020 Semester One (1203)
Classes in stage acting, improvisation, movement, voice and character, taught by professional tutors. Students will present a solo or duo short performance.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II and approval of Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: DRAMA 719
728

DRAMA 303

: Drama of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific
2024 Semester Two (1245)
An overview of the development of modern and contemporary drama, theatre and playwriting in Aotearoa New Zealand. Topics include: experimental theatre, feminist drama and Māori drama. Some plays by Pacific writers will be considered.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: DRAMA 203
729

DRAMA 303

: Drama of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific
2023 Semester One (1233)
An overview of the development of modern and contemporary drama, theatre and playwriting in Aotearoa New Zealand. Topics include: experimental theatre, feminist drama and Māori drama. Some plays by Pacific writers will be considered.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: DRAMA 203
730

DRAMA 304

: Contemporary Theatre Practice
2022 Semester One (1223)
A survey of current trends in theatre practice, including: devised and dance-theatre, participatory and immersive theatre, autobiographical performance, applied theatre and documentary theatre, intermedial and virtual theatre, and new musical theatre. Students will select focus areas and engage in critical and creative research towards two key performance outcomes.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II and approval of Academic Head or nominee
731

DRAMA 305

: Special Topic: Drama Tools
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Develops the skills that are essential in theatre-making, including acting and storytelling, by staging a public performance. During the intensive three-week rehearsal period, under the guidance of an experienced director, students work in a collaborative fashion through ongoing group discussion and theatrical practice. Other transferable skills include effective communication, team-work and problem solving in an active and creative manner.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II and approval of the Academic Head or nominee
732

DRAMA 306

: Production and Management Skills
2024 Semester One (1243)
Introduces students to multiple roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organisations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organisation infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or 204
733

DRAMA 306

: Production and Management Skills
2023 Semester One (1233)
Introduces students to multiple roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organisations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organisation infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or approval of the Academic Head or nominee
734

DRAMA 306

: Production and Management Skills
2022 Semester One (1223)
Introduces students to multiple roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organisations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organisation infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or approval of the Academic Head or nominee
735

DRAMA 306

: Production and Management Skills
2021 Semester One (1213)
Introduces students to multiple roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organisations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organisation infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.
Subject: Drama
Prerequisite: DRAMA 202 or approval of the Academic Head or nominee
736

DRAMA 708

: Drama and the Mind
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Examines a selection of modern British and Irish dramatic texts that involve mind-body relationships and the representation of unconscious processes. Perspectives include Freudian psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and theories of acting.
Subject: Drama
No pre-requisites or restrictions
737

DRAMA 708

: Drama and the Mind
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Examines a selection of modern British and Irish dramatic texts that involve mind-body relationships and the representation of unconscious processes. Perspectives include Freudian psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and theories of acting.
Subject: Drama
No pre-requisites or restrictions
738

DRAMA 708

: Drama and the Mind
2020 Semester One (1203)
Examines a selection of modern British and Irish dramatic texts that involve mind-body relationships and the representation of unconscious processes. Perspectives include Freudian psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and theories of acting.
Subject: Drama
No pre-requisites or restrictions
739

DRAMA 718

: Playwriting
2024 Semester One (1243)
A series of exercises in the basic building blocks of dramatic writing, incorporating guest visits from practising and established dramatists.
Subject: Drama
Restriction: DRAMA 714
740

DRAMA 718

: Playwriting
2023 Semester Two (1235)
A series of exercises in the basic building blocks of dramatic writing, incorporating guest visits from practising and established dramatists.
Subject: Drama
Restriction: DRAMA 714
741

DRAMA 718

: Playwriting
2021 Semester One (1213)
A series of exercises in the basic building blocks of dramatic writing, incorporating guest visits from practising and established dramatists.
Subject: Drama
Restriction: DRAMA 714
742

DRAMA 718

: Playwriting
2020 Semester Two (1205)
A series of exercises in the basic building blocks of dramatic writing, incorporating guest visits from practising and established dramatists.
Subject: Drama
Restriction: DRAMA 714
743

DRAMA 728

: Research Principles for Theatre
2024 Semester One (1243)
Outlines the principles of research for theatre. Combines critical enquiry, theory and practical exercises to explore best practice in scholarly and creative performance research. Topics include developing a subject, refining a research question, scholarly research practices, using the creative process as research methodology, and framing research findings. Examines impact of language, culture and gender on theatre research.
Subject: Drama
No pre-requisites or restrictions
744

DRAMA 728

: Research Principles for Theatre
2022 Semester One (1223)
Outlines the principles of research for theatre. Combines critical enquiry, theory and practical exercises to explore best practice in scholarly and creative performance research. Topics include developing a subject, refining a research question, scholarly research practices, using the creative process as research methodology, and framing research findings. Examines impact of language, culture and gender on theatre research.
Subject: Drama
No pre-requisites or restrictions
745

DRAMA 730

: Studio/Project in Practical Drama
2023 Semester One (1233)
Students may undertake a supervised practical project in drama of a limited scale, either as an individual or in a small group.
Subject: Drama
To complete this course students must enrol in DRAMA 730 A and B, or DRAMA 730
746

ENGLISH 101

: Literature and the Contemporary
2024 Semester One (1243)
Constitutes a wide-ranging study of literatures in English in different forms and media in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Themes studied may include modernity/postmodernity, diaspora, gender relations, sexuality, cross-cultural contacts, memory, film adaptation, war and ecological crisis. Works will be examined in the context of key historical events and cultural movements.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions
747

ENGLISH 101

: Literature and the Contemporary
2023 Semester One (1233)
Constitutes a wide-ranging study of literatures in English in different forms and media in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Themes studied may include modernity/postmodernity, diaspora, gender relations, sexuality, cross-cultural contacts, memory, film adaptation, war and ecological crisis. Works will be examined in the context of key historical events and cultural movements.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions
748

ENGLISH 101

: Literature and the Contemporary
2022 Semester One (1223)
Constitutes a wide-ranging study of literatures in English in different forms and media in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Themes studied may include modernity/postmodernity, diaspora, gender relations, sexuality, cross-cultural contacts, memory, film adaptation, war and ecological crisis. Works will be examined in the context of key historical events and cultural movements.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions
749

ENGLISH 101

: Literature and the Contemporary
2021 Semester One (1213)
Constitutes a wide-ranging study of literatures in English in different forms and media in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Themes studied may include modernity/postmodernity, diaspora, gender relations, sexuality, cross-cultural contacts, memory, film adaptation, war and ecological crisis. Works will be examined in the context of key historical events and cultural movements.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions
750

ENGLISH 101

: Literature and the Contemporary
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Constitutes a wide-ranging study of literatures in English in different forms and media in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Themes studied may include modernity/postmodernity, diaspora, gender relations, sexuality, cross-cultural contacts, memory, film adaptation, war and ecological crisis. Works will be examined in the context of key historical events and cultural movements.
Subject: English
No pre-requisites or restrictions