BA Honours Theatre and Performance at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Hone your performance skills and develop a holistic understanding of theatre. Eligible Honours candidates can pursue a programme of study that includes: Performance Studies, Theatre Directing, Design and Production, Writing for live Performance, Arts Management, Physical Theatre, Film Studies. Students may specialise in any of these fields of study.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Wits School of Arts | Duration: 1 - 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

The BA Honours in Theatre and Performance requires each Honours student to: Enrol in TWO of the following professional courses: Performance Studies (Acting) – this may require an additional performance audition Movement Studies (Physical Theatre) - this may require an additional performance audition Theatre Design – please provide a design portfolio which showcases your visual literacy, practical

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Application information

Entry requirements

To qualify for this programme, a minimum of 65% must be obtained in a BA degree in Theatre and Performance, Dramatic Arts, Theatre Design, Acting, Creative Writing, Theatre History, Dance, Physical Theatre / Movement, Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies, Visual or Performing Arts or any other creative arts related field. In addition to the application documents required by Faculty, the following supporting documents must be provided for consideration in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Theatre and Performance programme: All former academic transcripts of prior degrees All prior qualification certificates A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages) detailing all professional experience and including all qualifications and/or training certificates. CV should also detail examples of achievement or recognition in the professional theatre and performance industry and/or formal or infor

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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