10259NAT Diploma of Arts (Acting)
Classroom based - Full time South Bank
Course summary
TAFE Queensland Brisbane
South Bank : Classroom based - Full time : Starts on 27-01-2015
Full fee: $19,500.00
Careers: Stage Manager, Production Managers
Outcome: Diploma
THIS COURSE IS ELIGIBLE FOR VET FEE-HELP
Put your acting career centre stage by enrolling in one of our acclaimed acting and performance courses. Under
the guidance of leading performing arts practitioners, these stimulating and rigorous courses will provide you with
the practical skills and theoretical knowledge you need to engage successfully in the performing arts.
You will learn the craft of acting and performing through extensive performance skills training. In addition to
preparing students for a career as working actors and performers, the program equally encourages and supports
you to pursue your own independent performance practice, and provides you with the motivation and practical skills
to initiate this process.
You will be given the opportunity to take classes and workshops partnered with the National Institute of Dramatic
Art (NIDA), and we have strong ties to local arts organisations and theatre companies, including an official
partnership with the La Boite Theatre Company.
Graduates are working as actors in main-stage and independent theatre, film & TV, writing and devising their own
performance work, securing creative development residencies, directing, presenting original work both locally and
nationally at youth arts festivals, and pursuing university study.
Our programs are very much inspired by and connected with real life practice. The level of drive, commitment and
activity amongst the professional teaching staff fosters the same level of excitement and productivity amongst the
student body. Our programs engage students in a thriving hub of creative practice and study.
A course that is edging itself, without braking, to become one of the most important seeds for the next
wave of performance activity in this state, this country” - Dr. Keith Armstrong, Interdisciplinary Media Artist &
QUT Senior Research Fellow.
Course details
The Diploma of Arts (Acting) program will provide you with an initial grounding in acting & performance. You will
acquire a basic level of practical skills and theoretical knowledge to engage in further studies in the performing
arts.
During this 12-month course, you will learn practical and theoretical skills in acting, voice, body, singing and music.
Supporting studies will include theatre history, screen and TV, performance writing and technical theatre. You will
also have the opportunity to perform in two major public productions.
Graduates from this program will gain direct entry into higher-level study at TAFE Queensland Brisbane. (Details of
our new Acting and Performance program will be announced shortly).
To enrol directly with us, simply call 13 72 48.
If you are applying to QTAC, for a January intake, please use the following codes.
Full fee - QTAC code 555076
Please read the TAFE Queensland rules prior to enrolment.
The Diploma is offered as a single qualification only.
Additional Pathway Options
The Diploma of Arts (Acting) is designed to prepare learners to undertake higher level study in the Advanced
Diploma or a Bachelor-level course.
Upon completion of the Diploma of Arts (Acting), students will gain automatic entry into higher-level study at TAFE
Queensland Brisbane. (Details of our new Acting and Performance program will be announced shortly).
Credit towards the following degree program is available to Diploma graduates. Students must apply for university
entry through QTAC.
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Theatre (Griffith University)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) (Queensland University of Technology)
Bachelor of Performing Arts (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University)
Please refer to the university for application processes.
For more information about University Pathways visit our articulation web page.
This qualification is eligible for the Commonwealth VET FEE-HELP loan scheme.
Check out which financial support option is right for you.
You might be eligible for recognition of prior learning.
Note: All information was accurate at time of publication, however TAFE policies, tuition fees and course content is
subject to change without notice. Course commencement is dependent on sufficient enrolments, appropriate
accreditation and registration requirements.
For FEE-HELP and VET FEE-HELP eligible courses, the unit fees are charged according to the study period in
which the unit commences. The fee schedule outlines unit fees and census dates applicable per semester of
enrolment
Career prospects:
The Diploma of Arts (Acting) is designed to prepare learners to undertake higher- level study in Acting and
Performance at an Advanced Diploma and or Bachelor-level.
Graduate students of higher-level study will have the necessary skills and experience to work successfully in the
Performing Arts as a stage & film actor, performing artist and Performance maker. Some graduates also move
into other areas such as directing, writing, producing or arts administration, as they gain experience and vocational
skills within the industry.
Employment opportunities for graduates include acting and performance positions within:
Theatre companies
Opera companies
Film companies
TV companies
Community theatre
Commercial theatre
Youth theatre
Self-devised theatre
Government and corporate production
Films/TV
Other career options include:
Directing
Play-writing
Stage management
Theatre management
Production management
Drama teaching
Corporate coaching
Artists in schools
Writing for performance
Cabaret
Musicals
Hours of study:
Full-time 12 months
We have one major intake in January. If you are interested in starting a qualification outside of these times, please
call 13 72 48 for more info.
Entry requirements
The entry requirements for this program are;
It is essential that applicants submit a portfolio and undergo an audition process
School Leavers must have completed Year 12 or equivalent with a Sound Achievement in English
and
Non school-leavers are selected according to eligibility and merit, vocational experience, previous study and
personal competencies
PLEASE NOTE: Portfolio submission is separate to the QTAC application submission. TAFE Queensland
Brisbane will send out official correspondence inviting portfolio submission once the QTAC application has been
submitted. Applicants MUST attach a passport size photo with their folio. Applicants will be offered auditions
based on their portfolio submission.
Units
ACTACP501A Apply comprehensive performance skills to productions (Semester 2, Mandatory)
ACTDAA501A Develop advanced acting skills (Semester 2, Mandatory)
ACTDAB501A Develop advanced discipline in body and voice (Semester 2, Mandatory)
ACTDBT501A Develop basic technical theatre skills (Semester 1, Mandatory)
ACTDCA501A Develop comprehensive acting skills (Semester 1, Mandatory)
ACTDCB501A Develop comprehensive discipline in body and voice (Semester 1, Mandatory)
ACTDCP501A Develop comprehensive performance skills (Semester 1, Mandatory)
ACTEAD501A Explore and write Australian drama (Semester 2, Mandatory)
ACTEDR501A Explore drama from the Restoration to the 20th century (Semester 2, Mandatory)
ACTEDT501A Explore dramatic theory, history and literature (Semester 1, Mandatory)
CUSOHS301A Follow occupational health and safety procedures (Semester 1, Mandatory)
ACTRCA501A Refine comprehensive acting skills (Semester 2, Mandatory)
ACTRCB501A Refine comprehensive discipline in body and voice (Semester 2, Mandatory)
ACTRCP501A Refine comprehensive performance skills (Semester 2, Mandatory)
There may be one or more elective competencies, these may differ between TAFE regions. Please contact the
region for more information.
Last updated on 14 October 2014