Bachelor
The Bachelor of Theatre at CQUniversity has a carefully designed and performance-integrated structure that will enrich your learning experience. Choose to major in Drama, Music Theatre or Technical Theatre to suit your area of interest and career goals.
Within a creative and supportive environment of performance-based training, you will have the opportunity to work in a number of full-scale productions in technical and creative roles.
On completion, you will be a highly skilled and motivated creative performer that is ready for the workplace.
You will develop a wide range of skills, all of which will be contextualised by studies in dramatic literature, theatre history and drama theory.
During your education and training, you will develop advanced skills in problem solving and creative, self-regulated and critical thinking, as well as enhance your singing and voice, acting, dance and movement skills. In addition, you will explore imagination and performance techniques and styles and cover production-related areas, such as lighting, sound and stage management.
To gain entry to this course you will be required to audition.
Audition and interview. Please follow the audition requirements for this course as outlined on the CQUniversity website for this course.
Security RequirementsNil.
You will need to meet the inherent requirements for this course.
You are encouraged to study performing arts units during your senior school years. Private tuition in performing arts is also encouraged. These performing arts studies may include music, singing, drama, dance (ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary ballet) and technical theatre. However, it is not essential that you have formally studied all of these performing arts areas before auditioning for this course.
Completion of the Bachelor of Theatre will prepare you to pursue employment opportunities in roles such as an:
This course also provides excellent pathways for careers in education, creative industries and arts administration.