Bachelor of Arts Honours in Drama and Theatre Arts

Apply educational knowledge, skills, principles and methods by organizing and directing professional theater, radio and television productions. With competence in advanced academic discourse on the subject field with special knowledge of international drama and theatre theories and practices and teaching Drama and Theatre theories and practices at an advanced level or continue studies on a NQF level 8. Qualifiers will demonstrate knowledge, skills and applied competence and provide opportunities for continued personal growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.

- Learners who register for this qualification can

• Learn from predominantly written material
• Communicate what they have learnt comprehensively in the medium of instruction
• Learn and take responsibility for their own progress
• Recognition of prior learning

The qualification recognizes formal and non-formal prior learning (incorporating experiential learning) at a Higher Education and Training Certificate Level 5 in Drama and Theatre Arts

The planned combination of learning outcomes are integrated with critical cross-field outcomes for this Qualification

Practical Competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to achieve the major Skills/Applied Competency of the qualification.

Foundational Competency

The demonstrated understanding, by the Learner, of the embedded knowledge that underpins the end result/outcome.

Reflective Competency

The demonstrated ability/skill to integrate or connect our performances and to reflect on, evaluate and adopt the above competencies.

The Learner will be able to demonstrate the capability to

• Critical analysis of theatre texts, the designing of productions and the performance in and directing of theatrical productions
• Implementing advanced knowledge of all technical aspects re theatre and entertainment productions
• Teaching Drama in schools or within private studios
• Continuing his/her studies and training on NQF level 8

The learner will be able to

• Teach Drama and Theatre studies according to the school and tertiary curriculum
• Develop or analyse texts for professional theatrical performances and productions
• Design, act in or direct professional theatrical performances and productions
• Start and run private speech studios

Learners will demonstrate their knowledge and skills through

Participation and complying with set standards of performance

• In advanced text analysis and research
• In executing advanced performance and directing strategies and techniques

Integrated assessment

Competence is achieved, through continuous assessment by demonstrating the ability to achieve the outcomes of the Qualification

• Module course mark
• Assignments
• Project
• Examination

This will be supported by a module credit system, followed by a final exam on the modules for which credit was not obtained

Assessment documents are moderated to ensure that

• They confirm to the scope and context of the competency as stipulated in the qualification
• They are constructed in such in such a way that the Assessor assesses the critical outcomes applied, during the Learners activity performances, towards achieving an outcome

Assessments are

• To include confirmation of the Embedded knowledge component to ensure that the Foundational Competency is achieved

To be verified by Internal Verifiers to ensure valid, credible, true and fair results

Continuous integrated assessment by tutors and peers by a way of discussions, exercises, teamwork, presentations, simulations, portfolios and feedback on practical teaching performance through discussions

Standardized marking and feedback on assignments, practical performance and portfolios

Written examination Moderation by qualified academics and professional theatre practitioners