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At the same time you will explore the history and theory of theatre and performance, delving into the history of theatre, and the future of performance practice, enriching your capacity to create innovative work that responds to the twenty-first century world.
Through critical and reflective engagement you will learn how to manage creative projects, lead collaborative processes and develop communication and problem-solving skills. You will develop practical and technical skills for performance within wider artistic, social, political and environmental contexts while exploring the best of contemporary theatre practice.
Through our Creative Curriculum units, you will have the opportunity to extend your skills through work-integrated learning placements in acclaimed Tasmanian festivals like Dark MOFO, Mona Foma, Ten Days on the Island, The Unconformity or Junction Arts Festival.
You will be studying at the Annexe in Launceston or at the Hedberg in Hobart which are dedicated working theatres and studios. Through the unique blend of practice-based and theoretical offerings in this Theatre and Performance major from University of Tasmania , you will learn how to pursue a sustainable practice, and gain highly transferable skills which are valuable in a range of career pathways within the creative industries and beyond.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Theatre Machine

Performance Skills

Playing Text

Writing for Performance

Experimental Production

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Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-03 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-23 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-20 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-07-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-06 00:00:00 , International

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Students living overseas apply at least 3 months prior to semester start date and on-shore students apply no less than one month prior to semester start date

Language

English

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Credits

300 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hobart, Australia
Launceston, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

CRICOS Code: 001694A

Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Tasmania requires the completion of qualifications equivalent to a 12th year of education in Australia.

Please review the equivalent undergraduate entry requirements to see the minimum requirement relevant to your country. The ATAR information for this course is located in the “For Domestic Students” section of the entry requirements on this page.

You can also meet the General Entry Requirement for this course with the following qualifications or prior studies:

Completion of an equivalent AQF Certificate IV or above
Complete or incomplete (minimum 25 credit points) of previous tertiary study at Bachelor level or higher

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

35950 AUD / year

≈ 35950 AUD / year

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If you’re a domestic student, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place in this course.

Living costs

Hobart

Australia

1204 - 2001 AUD / month

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