TUT Baccalaureus Technologiae BTech in Drama

BACCALAUREUS TECHNOLOGIAE: DRAMA

Qualification code: BTDR03 – NQF Level 7

Important notification to new applicants:

Students who intend to enrol for this qualification should take note that no new applications will be accepted as from 2020. Potential students are advised to consult the University’s website for possible new qualifications which are aligned with the newly-implemented Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework.

REMARKS

a.Admission requirement(s):

A National Diploma: Drama or a relevant qualification, with an average of at least 60% in the final year of the National Diploma.

b.Selection criteria:

Submission of an acceptable letter of intent or subject to a formal selection.

c.Minimum duration:

One year.

d.Presentation:

Day classes.

e.Intake for the qualification:January only.

f.Exclusion and readmission:

See Chapter 2 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.

g.Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), equivalence and status:

See Chapter 30 of Students’ Rules and Regulations.

h.Subject credits:

Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.

Key to asterisks:

*Information does not correspond to information in Report 151. (Deviations approved by the Senate in November 2010.)

CURRICULUM

SUBJECT INFORMATION (OVERVIEW OF SYLLABUS)

The syllabus content is subject to change to accommodate industry changes. Please note that a more detailed syllabus is available at the department or in the study guide that is applicable to a particular subject. On 01 September 2017, the syllabus content was defined as follows:

A

Practical interpretation of literature: drama, prose and poetry according to own preference. The student re- searches the chosen literature under the guidance of a supervisor and presents the full programme to an audience. (Total tuition time: ± 15 hours)

Business skills, marketing and planning, sponsors, personal management and networking. (Total tuition time:

± 15 hours)

C

Students undertake research on a chosen aspect of children’s entertainment and/or puppetry, culminating in a written project and the creation and public performance of a children’s show. (Total tuition time: ± 15 hours)

D

DIRECTING III (DRC330T)PRACTICAL EVALUATION

(Subject custodian: Department of Drama and Film)

Production of a full-length play and the submission of a director’s book. (Total tuition time: ± 15 hours)

E

A comprehensive study of role-players in the field of educational theatre and developmental theatre practice. The practical development and application of a pilot project. (Total tuition time: ± 15 hours)

P

The mastery of the theoretical and practical components by the actor as performing artist in various periods and styles. Open auditions for each production are held. (Total tuition time: ± 150 hours)

The craft of building theatre through physical actions, characterisation and stage composition; its uses as the primary means of expression, movement, dynamic immobility, gesture and a variety of acting techniques. (Total tuition time: ± 15 hours)

R

The student should be able to demonstrate an appropriate level of skill and competence in the following areas: The nature and practice of research in the social sciences and the arts, research design, the develop- ment of a research proposal, qualitative and quantitative research methodology, ethics in research and writing of a research report. (Total tuition time: ± 100 hours)

S

Compilation of a programme of songs with linking text, to be presented either as a one-person show or as a cabaret, depending on the student’s creativity and personality. (Total tuition time: ± 15 hours)

V

Specialisation in a chosen aspect of voice production. A theoretical background study culminating in an ap- plied practical project. (Total tuition time: ± 15 hours)