Course Structure
To meet the requirements of the BCA, students must complete a total of 300%, of which normally 100% will be at level 100, 100% at level 200 and 100% at level 300. Students must also meet the requirements for a major stream in either Theatre Studies, 2D Studies, 3D Studies, or Theory Studies.
Year 1
Students choose Year 1 core units from the schedules for one of Theatre Studies, 2D Studies, 3D Studies or Theory Studies. Students must complete the core theory units Introduction to Cultural Practices 1 (12.5%) plus one of:
FFA138 Background to Contemporary Art & Design (Visual Arts students);
FFA170 Background to Western Theatre (Theatre students).
Year 2
All students complete 25% in Theory Studies units. Students who elect to do a major stream in either Theatre Studies, 2D Studies or 3D Studies must complete 50% of units at level 200 in the chosen stream. Students who choose the Theory Studies stream must do an additional 25% of units at level 200 in Theory Studies. The remaining weighting is made up of electives, comprising level 200/300 units from any of the other schedules, approved complementary TAFE modules or units from other courses in the University.
Year 3
Students in the Theatre Studies stream complete the units Theatre Project 1 and 2 (50%). Students in the streams for 2D Studies or 3D Studies complete the unit Studio Project (50%). Students in the Theory Studies stream choose 50% of Theory units at level 300. The remaining weighting (50%) for all students is made up of electives, comprising level 200/300 units from any of the other schedules, approved complementary TAFE/Polytechnic modules or units from other courses in the University.
Students who intend to apply for an honours course must complete a total of 75% of Theory Studies units, including the core Year 1 theory units Introduction to Cultural Practices 1 plus the discipline-specific Visual Arts or Theatre theory unit.
