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Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama)

Study Drama at Flinders

Train as an actor or director. Graduate as an empowered performance creator. 

Drama is more than just waiting for that one big break. The Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama) is Flinders' dedicated professional training course for actors and directors in theatre and on screen. Taught by practising industry professionals in exceptional, purpose-built spaces and studios, Flinders Drama prepares industry-ready graduates with the theoretical and practical skills to create their own shows, their own media and their own careers.

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Why study Drama at Flinders

  • Receive highly personalised and specialised training in a small and dedicated community of actors and directors
  • Challenge yourself both artistically and intellectually and emerge with industry-ready expertise and a deep knowledge of the sector
  • Gain vital industry contacts who will increase your professional opportunities and help you forge a career in the performing arts and entertainment
  • Study and perform in a range of excellent purpose-built facilities, including professionally equipped black-box studio, a 425-seat theatre, and television, dance and voice training studios
  • Offers the option of professional directing stream, a unique undergraduate offering in Australia. 

Your career

Flinders graduates have the capacity to work professionally in many highly competitive commercial settings and also to impact the evolution of art form and community development, cultural leadership and change.

Flinders graduates include award-winning actors, animators, directors, cinematographers, editors, producers and writers. Your diverse range of skills and portfolio of creative achievements will make you attractive to a wide range of employers in the arts and communication industries internationally.

Distinguished alumni include Noni Hazelhurst, Benedict Andrews and Xavier Samuel.

Potential occupations include:

  • actor
  • director
  • playwright
  • screen-writer
  • performance artist
  • performing and community arts manager
  • performing arts and events coordinator
  • producer
  • creator
  • narrative designer (gaming)
  • choreographer
  • showrunner (television)

Potential employers include:

  • Professional Theatre companies such as State Theatre Company of South Australia, Sydney Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare Company, Malthouse Theatre and Belvoir
  • Commercial Film Studios and production houses
  • Television production companies and networks
  • International Festivals such as Oz Asia, Adelaide Festival or Adelaide Cabaret Festival. 
  • streaming services
  • Venues such as the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust or Sydney Opera House
  • Arts organisations, Statutory Authorities, Government and Council art departments
Your pathway to the creative arts

Bachelor of Creative Industries:

Digital Media - Interactive Design - Film & Television - Festivals & Arts Production - Theatre & Performance - Writing & Publishing

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What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:
  • Introduction to the craft of bringing a script to life on stage, including performance and production skills.
  • Commencing your critical understanding through study of the history of drama, and by reading significant scripts. 
  • Study elective topics.

Second year

A typical second year may include:
  • Development of your performance and production skills, including voice, movement and performance techniques in both stage and screen contexts.

Third year

A typical third year may include:
  • Further development with opportunities to practise your craft in other contexts, including in the production of a television drama hour.
  • Study areas such as dramaturgy or song and dance.

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Practical experience

Undertake rigorous practical training in the entertainment arts and gain hands-on experience in devising and performing in a variety of arenas.

Study abroad

There is the possibility of an exchange with Columbia College in Chicago.

Innovation and
enterprise topics

At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.

Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for changes in the global job market.

These innovation and enterprise electives prepare you for the careers of tomorrow by developing what we like to call ‘personal enterprise skills’ – the innate ability to adapt to whatever life throws at you, professionally and personally.

How to apply

1

Choose your preferred course.

 

2

Check the entry requirements and admission pathways available to you.

 

3

Choose other courses to include in your preferences.

 

4

Visit SATAC and submit your application online.

Applicants are required to submit a Curriculum Vitae, a written statement and a recent photograph of themselves as part of the application process.

From 30 September, applications submitted through SATAC for this course, will be sent details on how to complete this requirement.

Applicants who provide the above information will be invited to attend an audition in late November.

In addition, for applicants using their SACE (year 12) results (or equivalent), entry is subject to achieving a minimim selection rank of 60.

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Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through Adult Entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).

For applicants using their SACE (Year 12) results (or equivalent), entry is subject to achieving a minimum selection rank of 60.

Explore our pathways

When choosing your preferences through SATAC, other Flinders degrees you might want to include in your list are:

How to apply

1

Select your course.

2

Check the entry requirements.

(See fast facts at top of the page and additional entry requirements)

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Obtain certified documents.

6

Submit your application and documents.

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Applicants are required to attend an audition and submit a completed and signed audition application form.

View a video on how to build a creative arts portfolio.

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If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

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If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through academic pathways programs provided by the Flinders International Study Centre.

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Serenna (Ren) Williams, Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama)

Course enquiries

Want more information about studying at Flinders University? Contact us to find out more – we’d love to help you decide if Flinders University is the right choice for you.

Course enquiries

For all course enquiries phone or email us or complete the course enquiry form.

1300 354 633

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