Overview
Through foundation studies in either music theatre, drama or technical theatre you will undertake practical studies in various aspects of performance or technical theatre depending on your chosen major. If you are studying the music theatre major, you will focus on acting and dance (ballet, contemporary, tap and jazz). If you are studying the drama major you will focus on voice, acting and movement. If you are studying the technical theatre major you will explore the technical theatre process through practical projects. You are expected to demonstrate cumulative levels of skill and knowledge through this series of units.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from In-Class
Continuing to learn languages and singing in parts
Positive student feedback has been received relating to the positive learning experiences related to language learning and ensemble classes, where part-singing is precedent. The continuing of these elements has been requested and will continue to be embedded within the curriculum.
- Apply fundamental theatre skills, theatre craft and dramatic expression to various acting tasks
- Perform set dance or movement combinations relevant to your discipline
- Apply fundamental principles of breath usage, support and placement of the voice to various performance exercises
- Describe the principles and methods of the theatre production process and apply these to various technical theatre projects
- Critically reflect on your performance practice and artistic development within your chosen major.
Learning outcomes 1-3 apply to students enrolled in the music theatre and drama majors. Learning outcome 4 applies to students enrolled in the technical theatre major and learning outcome 5 applies to students enrolled in all majors.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 50% | |||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 50% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
l.lorenza@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 09 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Practical Tutorials (Drama and Technical Theatre)
Practical Tutorials (Dance and Movement)
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 16 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Practical Tutorials (Drama and Technical Theatre)
Practical Tutorials (Dance and Movement)
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 23 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Practical Tutorials (Drama and Technical Theatre)
Practical Tutorials (Dance and Movement)
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 30 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Practical Tutorials (Drama and Technical Theatre)
Practical Tutorials (Dance and Movement)
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 06 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Practical Tutorials (Drama and Technical Theatre)
Practical Tutorials (Dance and Movement)
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 13 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Practical Tutorials (Drama and Technical Theatre)
Practical Tutorials (Dance and Movement)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 20 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 27 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Practical Tutorials (Drama and Technical Theatre)
Practical Tutorials (Dance and Movement)
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 04 May 2026Module/Topic
Practical Tutorials (Drama and Technical Theatre)
Practical Tutorials (Dance and Movement)
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 11 May 2026Module/Topic
Practical Tutorials (Drama and Technical Theatre)
Practical Tutorials (Dance and Movement)
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 18 May 2026Module/Topic
In-Class Exams
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 25 May 2026Module/Topic
Intensive production period: no classes, workshops, lessons in discipline areas
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practical Assessment Due: Week 11 Friday (29 May 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12
Begin Date: 01 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Intensive production period: no classes, workshops, lessons in discipline areas
Chapter
N/A
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 08 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Intensive production period: no classes, workshops, lessons in discipline areas
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation/Exam Week
Begin Date: 15 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Practical Assessment
Music Theatre & Drama Specialisation: Acting
(public or closed performance at the end of the term)
Refer to full details in Moodle
You will also be expected to submit the following material:
- 1 x Journal / Log Book
Technical Theatre Specialisation:
Practical and written assessment
Refer to full details in Moodle
Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence agents (Gen AI)
Within this assessment, the use of Microsoft Copilot, Chat GPT or other Gen AI agents is as follows:
• No Gen AI use at any point during this assessment.
Week 11 Friday (29 May 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
To be completed in-class during the examination period
Vacation/Exam Week Friday (19 June 2026)
Following the conclusion of the examination period
Music Theatre & Drama Specialisation:
Performance Assessment Criteria:
- Voice
- Movement
- Evidence of understanding & preparation
Journal / Log Book Assessment Criteria:
- Accurate outline of work covered each week
- Evidence of reflective and analytical thinking
- An appropriate length of work, and accurate spelling and grammar
Technical Theatre Specialisation:
For practical and written assessment criteria refer to full details in Moodle
- Apply fundamental theatre skills, theatre craft and dramatic expression to various acting tasks
- Perform set dance or movement combinations relevant to your discipline
- Apply fundamental principles of breath usage, support and placement of the voice to various performance exercises
- Describe the principles and methods of the theatre production process and apply these to various technical theatre projects
- Critically reflect on your performance practice and artistic development within your chosen major.
2 Practical Assessment
Pilates - all students
Refer to full details in Moodle
Music Theatre Specialisation:
Refer to full details in Moodle
Dance Assessment
Refer to full details in Moodle
Drama Specialisation:
Voice (singing) & Movement Assessment
Refer to full details in Moodle
Technical Theatre Specialisation:
For practical and written assessment criteria refer to full details in Moodle
Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence agents (Gen AI)
Within this assessment, the use of Microsoft Copilot, Chat GPT or other Gen AI agents is as follows:
• No Gen AI use at any point during this assessment.
Week 11 Friday (29 May 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
In-Class Test held throughout the Examination Period
Vacation/Exam Week Friday (19 June 2026)
Following the conclusion of the examination period
Music Theatre Specialisation:
Dance Assessment Criteria:
- technique
- musicality and choreography
- performance
- attendance
Drama Specialisation:
Movement Assessment Criteria:
- technique
- physicality and choreography
- performance
- attendance
Voice (Singing) Assessment Criteria:
- accuracy of intonation and musical elements
- appropriate interpretation and ability to communicate the content of the song
Technical Theatre Specialisation:
For practical and written assessment criteria refer to full details in Moodle
- Apply fundamental theatre skills, theatre craft and dramatic expression to various acting tasks
- Perform set dance or movement combinations relevant to your discipline
- Apply fundamental principles of breath usage, support and placement of the voice to various performance exercises
- Describe the principles and methods of the theatre production process and apply these to various technical theatre projects
- Critically reflect on your performance practice and artistic development within your chosen major.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
