Bachelor of Performing Arts (Honours) Edith Cowan University

Overview

Students of the Bachelor of Performing Arts (Honours) course from  Edith Cowan University  can focus on Dance or Performance Making which encompasses devising, directing, writing or design. Students are guided through refining a research topic and undertaking research that synthesises practical, theoretical and historical knowledge. The course develops advanced technical skills and a sophisticated understanding of the creative process.  

Critical thinking and communication skills are developed in seminar discussions and the written exegesis or thesis component. Assessment tasks, both practical and written, have real-world application to prepare graduates to make a contribution to the professional performing arts industry. There is scope for the Honours year to incorporate international study tour or industry placements. Undergraduate feeder programmes are the Bachelor of Arts (Dance) and the Bachelor of Performing Arts (Performance Making or Practice Transition majors).

Career Opportunities

Graduates of all streams are likely to enter the local, national and international creative and performing arts industries as artists and key arts workers in roles such as in the creative and performing arts industry as an artist (actor, dancer, choreographer, writer, director, designer, visual artist), screen production (director, editor, cinematographer, virtual production), stage management, exhibition and curation, marketing and communication, arts administration including producing and artistic direction. Affiliated industries are in education, policy and government positions (such as Australia Council) and health.