Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)

Course B-FAMUSTH (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Year and Campus:	2016 - Southbank
CRICOS Code:	075490A
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Undergraduate
Duration & Credit Points:	300 credit points taken over 36 months full time.

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Course Overview:	The Bachelor of Fine Arts is a three-year degree which offers immersive and experiential practice-based studio studies in seven areas of specialisation (Visual Art, Film and Television, Contemporary Music, Music Theatre, Theatre Practice, Dance and Production). It features an intense and student-centred approach to skills training, to create self-confident and autonomous arts practitioners with the capacity to build sustainable careers in an international context. Each specialisation features regular opportunities for exhibition, production and performance, and culminates in a capstone experience, which prepares students for professional work and further research. Critical studies build knowledge of the context of a student’s core discipline along with academic literacy, and complementary studies offer a choice of electives in the visual and performing arts, or from other areas of study within the University of Melbourne. The degree is designed to have international currency and to assist the VCA to raise its international profile.
Learning Outcomes:	The BFA is designed to train highly skilled arts practitioners who can work independently or in ensemble in a wide range of careers and performance or production opportunities. They will be well-trained and knowledgeable in their own and related fields, and committed to continuous learning and production in their discipline; they will also have a local and international perspective on their own arts practice. As well as excellence in practising their own art form, BFA graduates will have good academic literacy skills in expression, argument and research and be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	The course structure for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) is outlined below.
Subject Options:	First Year Semester 1 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: DNCE10014 Dance Skills 1 Semester 1 12.50 DRAM10018 Acting Skills 1 Semester 1 12.50 MUSI10187 Voice Skills 1 Semester 1 12.50 MUSI10188 Music Theatre Contextual Studies Semester 1 12.50 Semester 2 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: DNCE10015 Dance Skills 2 Semester 2 12.50 DRAM10019 Acting Skills 2 Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10189 Voice Skills 2 Semester 2 6.25 MUSI10190 Music Theatre Combination Class 1 Semester 2 6.25 Plus an elective (see below). Second Year Semester 1 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: THTR20026 Music Theatre Combination Class 2 Semester 1 12.50 THTR20024 Voice Skills 3 Semester 1 6.25 DNCE20022 Dance Skills 3 Year Long 18.75 DRAM20013 Acting Skills 3 Year Long 18.75 Plus an elective (see below). Semester 2 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: THTR20028 Music Theatre Combination Class 3 Semester 2 12.50 THTR20027 Voice Skills 4 Semester 2 6.25 Plus an elective (see below). Third Year Semester 1 Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: DNCE30017 Dance Skills 4 Semester 1 12.50 DRAM30019 Acting Skills 4 Semester 1 6.25 THTR30038 Voice Skills 5 Semester 1 6.25 THTR30032 Music Theatre Combination Class 4 Semester 1 12.50 THTR30035 New Work Semester 1 12.50 Semester 2 (students will be advised which track they will enter) Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: DNCE30018 Dance Skills 5 Semester 2 6.25 THTR30036 Performance Project A Semester 2 18.75 THTR30033 Music Theatre Combination Class 5A Semester 2 25 OR Semester 2 (students will be advised which track they will enter) Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: DNCE30018 Dance Skills 5 Semester 2 6.25 THTR30034 Music Theatre Combination Class 5B Semester 2 18.75 THTR30037 Performance Project B Semester 2 25 Electives Students choose one elective from the list below. Students wishing to take subjects offered as breadth options on the Parkville campus should seek permission from the Course Coordinator and Student Advisor. First Year Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MUSI10215 Alexander Technique for Daily Function Semester 2 12.50 DNCE10024 Body Works 1 Semester 2 12.50 THTR10019 Clear Speech and Communication Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10203 Commercial Music Arranging Demystified 1 Semester 1 12.50 DRAM10025 Contemporary Performance Analysis Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10186 Creating Music For Advertising 1 Semester 1 12.50 FINA10037 Under Camera Animation February, June 12.50 MUSI10201 Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 FLTV10021 Interactive Art Media 1 Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 FLTV10022 Interactive Art Media 2 Not offered in 2016 12.5 MUSI10202 Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit Semester 1 12.50 FLTV10010 Making Movies 1 Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10179 Making Music For Film And Animation 1 Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10211 Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals Semester 1 12.50 MUSI10210 Music Theatre: Singing Sondheim Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10214 Music Theatre: Singing the Golden Age Semester 2 12.50 UNIB10011 Poetics of the Body 1 Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10184 Pop Song Writing 1 Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10198 R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10200 Samba Band Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 FINA10038 The Creative City Semester 1 12.50 MUSI10213 The Creative Songwriter 1 Semester 2 12.50 MUSI10183 The Laptop Recording Studio Semester 1 12.50 AIND10003 Ancient and Contemporary Indigenous Arts February, July 12.5 MUSI10185 Contemporary Composition Uncovered 1 Semester 2 12.5 MECM10004 Building Community Media Not offered in 2016 12.5 CCDP10001 Games & Playfulness Not offered in 2016 FINA10035 Still Life: Nature Morte Semester 2 12.5 FINA10036 Life Drawing: The Body Semester 1 12.5 Second Year Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MUSI20190 Advanced Recording Studio Techniques 2 Semester 2 12.50 MUSI20194 Alexander Technique for Performance Semester 1 12.50 MUSI20167 Creating Music For Advertising Semester 1 12.50 THTR20043 Design and the Moving Image June 12.50 MUSI20164 Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 THTR20022 Improvisation: Text, Space and Action July 12.50 MUSI20169 Intimate Acts: Inside The 'Fourth Wall' Semester 2 12.50 FINA20033 Introduction to Printmaking Processes January, June 12.50 MUSI20170 Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit Semester 1 12.50 FLTV20005 Making Movies 2 Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MUSI20171 Making Music for Film and Animation 2 Semester 2 12.50 MUSI20186 Music Theatre: Singing Sondheim Semester 2 12.50 MUSI20187 Music Theatre: Singing the Golden Age Semester 2 12.50 FINA20026 Painting Techniques February, June, Semester 2 12.50 MUSI20172 Pop Song Writing 2 Semester 2 12.50 THTR20042 Puppets as Storytellers February 12.50 MUSI20192 R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir 2 Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 UNIB20015 Remaking the Body Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 UNIB20010 Rethinking the Body Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MUSI20163 Samba Band Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 MUSI20173 The Art of Game Music Semester 1 12.50 THTR20023 The Artist's Toolbox July 12.50 MUSI20193 The Creative Songwriter 2 Semester 2 12.50 MUSI20174 The Laptop Recording Studio Semester 2 12.50 FINA20034 Writing About Art Not offered in 2016 12.50 DRAM20021 Clear Speech and Communication 2 Semester 2 12.5 MUSI20166 Contemporary Composition Uncovered 2 Semester 2 12.5 MUSI20165 Commercial Music Arranging Demystified 2 Semester 1 12.5 MUSI20188 Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals Semester 1 12.5
Entry Requirements:	1. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant’s ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria: successful completion of the VCE (or an equivalent qualification) with a study score of at least 25 in Units 3 and 4 English/English Language/Literature, or a study score of at least 30 in Units 3 and 4 ESL. Minimum ATAR is not applicable. performance in an audition, test, interview, workshop, portfolio or folio presentation. 2. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and may call for referee reports or employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this course are articulated in the Course Overview, Objectives and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this course are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/
Graduate Attributes:	None
Generic Skills:	Artistically excellent: demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the national and international challenges for the professional artist/practitioner in the 21 Century have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of artistic practices and scholarship have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s) reach a high level of achievement in artistic practice, writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies Knowledgeable across disciplines: examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a range of disciplines expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment Leaders in communities: initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations mentor future generations of learners engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs Attuned to cultural diversity: value different cultures and their cultural forms of practice be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values Active global citizens: understand their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society accept social and civic responsibilities be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics.
Notes:	Note to students regarding subject enrolment: If you are unable to enrol into your subjects via your Student Portal, please submit an online Subject Change Application for Student Centre review. The Subject Change Application should only be used if you are unable to make the subject changes online via your Student Portal.

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