Studying towards a bachelor's degree in Theatre Studies or looking to add a Theatre Studies paper to your degree?
Theatre Studies is available as both a major and a minor subject of the Bachelor of Arts ( BA ) programme. The Bachelor of Arts with Honours ( BA (Hons)) is also available, and usually requires an extra year of study.
Theatre Studies can be combined with another BA major or form part of a double degree.
The major comprises 10 papers from within Theatre Studies, plus an additional 10 papers either from within the department and/or from other departments. The minor comprises a total of 5 papers from Theatre Studies.
First-year papers needed for a major in Theatre Studies
If you are planning to join as a first-year student, you can take the following papers:
- THEA 152 Backstage for Theatre and Performance
- THEA 153 Voice and Movement
- THEA 154 Staging Worlds: Theatre and Performance
The long-running Improvisation paper is consistently highly placed by Otago students surveyed for satisfaction with their learning experience.