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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

313948 v.1 Performance Studies Stream

Introduction

This stream develops specialist expertise in the use of the Internet for public communications, drawing on insights from the fields of public relations and marketing and combining them with an understanding of the Internet as a space for virtual communities and electronic writing. Students are equipped with high-level critical thinking, decision making and communication skills, allied to knowledge about Internet policy, organisation, community, management, and governance. Units can be taken from the School of Marketing as well as Internet Studies.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
  SELECT 4 OPTIONS   75.0
  75.0
Year 1 Semester 2
  SELECT 2 OPTIONS   75.0
  75.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
2593 v.10   Acting Systems 201 3.0 25.0
308856 v.3   The Performer's Voice 211 3.0 25.0
313346 v.1   International Theatre and Performance 501 3.0 25.0
313348 v.1   Devising Performance 511 3.0 25.0
3551 v.9   Technical Production for Performance 213 3.0 25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
313345 v.1   Writing for Performance 520 3.0 25.0
313347 v.1   Performing Genres 502 3.0 25.0
313349 v.1   The Performer's Body 512 3.0 25.0
313350 v.1   Directing Performance 512 3.0 25.0
3550 v.8   Performing Australia 302 3.0 25.0

*    Note no more than 100 credits of undergraduate units may be chosen as options.