Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama)

Bachelor

Build a career in drama and performance. Explore directing, designing, teaching and creative producing. Learn from professionals with connections to industry.

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Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

3 years full-time

Course Code

421952, 056185A

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

ATAR

70

About this course

Highlights

The most comprehensive undergraduate drama program in Queensland.
Develop skills in applied theatre, directing and collaborative production.
Learn how to plan, fund and produce live events.
Undertake a major production each year, guided by experienced directors and industry professionals.

Highlights

The most comprehensive undergraduate drama program in Queensland.
Develop skills in applied theatre, directing and collaborative production.
Learn how to plan, fund and produce live events.
Undertake a major production each year, guided by experienced directors and industry professionals.

Entry requirements

Year 12 early offer scheme

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

What you will learn

This course offers you the opportunity to explore many roles onstage and behind the scenes as you investigate what makes drama tick. You'll learn about what's come before in the history of drama so you can change what happens next. You'll combine theory skills and practice as you explore the rich possibilities that theatre and performance hold to entertain engage and transform our view of the world. You'll collaborate with others to create new performances that are built to surprise.

Theatre necessarily combines many fields of creative practice so drama graduates tend to be curious versatile and able to adapt quickly to a rapidly changing creative environment. They're the people we call on to find out not only why but how drama works.

Double degrees

Co

mbine drama with a second study area for greater career flexibility and opportunities in other industries. Consider a double degree with:

Business to develop a c
areer in performing arts marketing and management or and in stage management.
If you are looking to apply your creative abilities to education settings or the teaching profession you have some options. You can complete your drama course first and then follow with a Master of Teaching in early childhood primary or secondary education.* Or you can now undertake a double degree in secondary education at the same time as your drama degree.

*Check entry requirements for the Master of Teaching for specific teaching areas.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

As a multiskilled graduate you will seek to complement your artistic career with paid employment in related areas.

Our graduates make new performance work and create new

ways of looking at the world. They harness the collaborative

power of groups of people to make things happen. This

explains the dynamic impact they continue to have on the

Australian creative industries and the successful careers

they've developed across the sector.

Graduates have established successful careers as playwrights artistic directors directors and designers or performers working across a variety of genres including physical theatre or music.

Possible careers

Actor
Arts administrator
Designer
Director
Drama teacher
Events and festivals coordinator
Stage manager
Theatre lighting
Theatre professionals

Course structure

Your course

To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) you must complete the following:

Two common units (KYB101 and KYB102) - 24 credit points
Drama major - 168 credit points
Complementary studies - 48 credit points from the Situated Creative Practice Extension plus 48 credit points chosen from a minor or unit options (electives).

Year 1

strong practical focus with classes workshops and an end-of-year production
investigate theatre history
develop performance skills
learn how to lead drama workshops in theatre educational and corporate contexts

Year 2

extend practical skills and understanding of devised performance in the Australian and community theatre context its history and plays
option to undertake events and festival management units
tailor your course to your vocational interests
choose electives in a second major and/or minors from creative industries or across QUT

Year 3

develop as a collaborative and entrepreneurial theatre artist
acquire leadership skills in directing
analyse your own creative practice
undertake internships and project-based work
complete your second major minors or electives
learn from specialist staff and industry professionals
prepare create and present your final production

Study overseas

Study overseas while gaining credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area depending on how they match with your QUT course. Saving your electives for exchange will allow you the most flexibility. Find out more about studying on exchange.

Your course

To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) you must complete the following:

Two common units (KYB101 and KYB102) - 24 credit points
Drama major - 168 credit points
Complementary studies - 48 credit points from the Situated Creative Practice Extension plus 48 credit points chosen from a minor or unit options (electives).

Year 1

strong practical focus with classes workshops and an end-of-year production
investigate theatre history
develop performance skills
learn how to lead drama workshops in theatre educational and corporate contexts

Year 2

extend practical skills and understanding of devised performance in the Australian and community theatre context its history and plays
option to undertake events and festival management units
tailor your course to your vocational interests
choose electives in a second major and/or minors from creative industries or across QUT

Year 3

develop as a collaborative and entrepreneurial theatre artist
acquire leadership skills in directing
analyse your own creative practice
undertake internships and project-based work
complete your second major minors or electives
learn from specialist staff and industry professionals
prepare create and present your final production

Study Overseas

Study overseas while gaining credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area depending on how they match with your QUT course. Saving your electives for exchange will allow you the most flexibility. Find out more about studying on exchange.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Creative Arts courses at QUT (Queensland University of Technology).

71.7%

Overall satisfaction

76.5%

Skill scale

64%

Teaching scale

53.6%

Employed full-time

$50k

Average salary

Data source