Program Overview

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Programme: BDram

The BDram programme is directed towards the study of performance in relation to theatre, drama/theatre in education, performing arts management, film and television, and the interface between technology and performance. The programme guides the student towards an understanding of the academic discourses and the practical skills required to interrogate, create, manage, and promote multiple forms of performance.

Programme Information

This programme is designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of performance studies, including the theoretical and practical aspects of drama, film, and digital media. The programme consists of three years of study, with a total of 486 credits.

Admission Requirements

The following persons will be considered for admission:

• A candidate who is in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required Grade 12 certificate with university endorsement.
• A candidate who is a graduate from another tertiary institution or has been granted the status of a graduate of such an institution.
• A candidate who is a graduate of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.

Candidates who comply with the minimum subject requirements and achievement levels, as well as the APS requirements of these programmes, will be granted placement in the programmes, subject to the availability of space.

Minimum Requirements

• Achievement level: NSC/IEB: 5, HIGCSE: 3, AS-Level: C, A-Level: C
• APS: 30

Additional Requirements

Prospective students from other universities, who successfully passed the first year of study, may only register at the beginning of the second year of study. Admission is subject to the presentation of a programme, as well as the successful completion of a preliminary examination.

Audition

During August, the Department conducts an audition (practical and theory) in order to admit the most eligible candidates to study for this degree. The Department will communicate the date for the audition directly to the prospective students. The Department reserves the right to exclude a candidate based on the outcome of the audition.

Promotion to Next Study Year

• Promotion to the second year of study: Obtain 12 credits from the fundamental modules, including all ALL modules, as well as 50 credits from the core modules in the first year of study.
• Promotion to the third year of study: Obtain all first-year credits as well as 90 credits from the second year.

Pass with Distinction

A student must obtain an average of at least 75% in all the theoretical modules at, as well as 75% in the TNP praxis module at third-year level.

Fundamental Modules

• AIM 101: Academic information management 101 (6 credits)
• AIM 111: Academic information management 111 (4 credits)
• AIM 121: Academic information management 121 (4 credits)
• ALL 110: Academic literacy 110 (6 credits)
• ALL 125: Academic literacy for Humanities 125 (6 credits)
• UPO 101: Academic orientation 101 (0 credits)

Core Modules

Year 1

• DFK 110: Drama and film studies 110 (10 credits)
• DFK 120: Drama and film studies 120 (10 credits)
• TNP 110: Performance studies: Praxis 110 (20 credits)
• SBT 111: Live and digital performance studies 111 (10 credits)
• SBT 122: Live and digital performance studies 122 (10 credits)
• TNT 111: Theatre studies: Theory 111 (10 credits)
• TNT 122: Theatre studies: Theory 122 (10 credits)

Year 2

• DFK 210: Drama and film studies 210 (15 credits)
• DFK 220: Drama and film studies 220 (15 credits)
• TNP 210: Performance studies: Praxis 210 (30 credits)
• SBT 211: Live and digital performance studies 211 (15 credits)
• SBT 222: Live and digital performance studies 222 (15 credits)
• TNT 211: Theatre studies: Theory 211 (15 credits)
• TNT 222: Theatre studies: Theory 222 (15 credits)

Year 3

• DFK 310: Drama and film studies 310 (20 credits)
• DFK 320: Drama and film studies 320 (20 credits)
• TNP 310: Performance studies: Praxis 310 (40 credits)
• SBT 311: Live and digital performance studies 311 (20 credits)
• SBT 322: Live and digital performance studies 322 (20 credits)
• TNT 311: Theatre studies: Theory 311 (20 credits)
• TNT 322: Theatre studies: Theory 322 (20 credits)

Closing Date for Applications

The closing date for applications is 30 June annually.