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Bachelor of Performance (Theatre Making) at Flinders University is a 3-year undergraduate theatre making degree at the Bedford Park campus in Adelaide, South Australia. Develop devising, production laboratory, and creative arts skills through practice-led teaching with industry practitioners, then choose from six majors including digital design, screen production, producing, sound, visual design, and writing for performance.
Study at a university ranked #387 in the world in QS World University Rankings and recognised for theatre and performance excellence in South Australia, with a programme designed to graduate job-ready theatre producers, arts managers, and creative practitioners.
Year one covers creative arts foundations, theatre context, contemporary drama, production laboratory, and acting fundamentals with broad option topics; years two and three deepen devising, popular performance, and Australian repertoire while your major shapes specialist studio and industry-facing work.
Indicative total tuition is AU$106,500 with live AUD to MYR conversion in the fee breakdown below.
Entry requirements typically include ATAR 65, A Levels DDD, UEC 28 points from the best five academic subjects, and Other Qualifications on request. IELTS 6.0 overall with no band score less than 6.0 is required.
Career outcomes include theatre producer, arts event manager, stage manager, drama teacher, and arts administrator roles.
Study at Bedford Park with March and July intake. Plan to apply at least three months before your chosen start date.
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Flinders University ranks #387 worldwide in QS World University Rankings and is #1 in South Australia for Theatre Making in the Good Universities Guide — a strong foundation for performance and theatre making study at Bedford Park.
Study with experienced theatre makers, producers, and creative artists who bring real-world devising, production, and community arts practice into studio teaching at Flinders Creative Arts.
Build networks through Flinders Creative Arts industry partnerships, production laboratory projects, and connections with Adelaide’s theatre, festival, and performing arts communities.
Join a legacy of artistic excellence — experiment boldly in devising, new work development, and cross-disciplinary production to build a distinctive theatre making portfolio for industry careers.
Study at Bedford Park — Flinders University’s main campus in Adelaide’s southern suburbs, with theatre studios, production laboratories, and strong links to stage, festival, and community arts employers across South Australia.
The Bachelor of Performance (Theatre Making) offers 6 majors at Bedford Park. Select a category to view majors and rankings. Major topics appear in the course structure below.
Minimum scores are shown on each card. Tap the grey on each card for score details.
Scholarship options for this degree programme depend on your intake and academic profile. Contact us and we’ll check eligibility with Flinders University.
Core fees are shown in Australian dollars (AUD). Ringgit (MYR) equivalents use a live AUD/MYR rate. Figures are illustrative only. Flinders University typically reviews tuition each year; expect an estimated 5–10% annual increase — always use the latest official tuition on your offer or fee schedule.
Indicative totals above are not a quote. Tuition and related fees follow Flinders University’s current published schedule for your intake year. For scholarships, contact us. MYR equivalents use the live rate shown above.
The Bachelor of Performance (Theatre Making) is completed over 3 years of full-time study at Bedford Park, with March and July intake. Expand each year for shared core topics, then select a major for specialist modules.
Year one establishes theatre making foundations at Flinders Bedford Park through academic communication, creative arts introduction, theatre in context, contemporary drama, production laboratory foundations, and acting fundamentals. You choose from option topics spanning sound, writing, screen, events, digital production, and studio practice building collaborative and creative skills before selecting your major pathway in years two and three.
| Module title |
|---|
| Academic and Professional Communication |
| Introduction to the Creative Arts |
| Theatre in Context |
| Contemporary Drama |
| Production Laboratory: Foundations |
| Acting Fundamentals |
| Module title |
|---|
| Sound and Music Production Techniques 1 |
| Creative Music Entrepreneurship 1: Innovation and Identity |
| Writing Across Genres |
| The Actor and the Text |
| Screen Production Techniques A |
| Introduction to Events and Tourism |
| Introduction to Digital Production |
| Studio Fundamentals |
| Drawing and Design Fundamentals |
Year two deepens theatre making practice through popular performance from Bankside to Broadway, production laboratory devising and collaboration, extension and experimentation, and modern theatre history. You develop devising methodology and director-led theatre context alongside your chosen major topics preparing for audience engagement and new work development in your final year.
| Module title |
|---|
| Popular Performance: From Bankside to Broadway |
| Production Laboratory: Devising and Collaboration |
| Production Laboratory: Extension and Experimentation |
| Modern Theatre: The Rise of the Director |
Year three completes your Theatre Making degree with production laboratories engaging audiences and developing new work, arts practice and the community, and contemporary Australian repertoire. Your major topics add specialist depth in digital design, producing, screen, sound, visual design, or writing for performance graduating ready for theatre production and arts management careers.
| Module title |
|---|
| Production Laboratory: Engaging Audiences |
| Arts Practice and the Community |
| Contemporary Australian Repertoire |
| Production Laboratory: New Work Development |
| Module title |
|---|
| The Artist as Researcher |
| Creative Digital and Motion Design 1 |
| Creative Digital and Motion Design 2 |
| Motion Capture and Virtual Production |
| Digital Games |
| Digital Entertainment Project 2 |
| Digital Entertainment Project 1 |
| Module title |
|---|
| Adaptation and Audiences or Black Poetics: Indigenous Literary Studies or Introduction to Digital Production |
| Module title |
|---|
| Creative Arts Theory and Practice |
| Festivals |
| Adaptation and Audiences |
| The Artist as Researcher |
| Managing and Evaluating Events |
| Module title |
|---|
| Digital and Social Media |
| Narrative and Storytelling |
| Digital Storytelling: Narrating Creative Practice |
| Creative Cities: Ecologies of Social Transformation |
| The Actor and the Text |
| Black Poetics: Indigenous Literary Studies |
| Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges |
| Module title |
|---|
| Adaptation and Audiences |
| The Artist as Researcher |
| Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges |
| Television Skills |
| Screen Production B: Short Documentary |
| Screen Production C: Short Filmmaking |
| TV Pilot Production |
| Module title |
|---|
| Dramaturgy and New Writing |
| Screen Production Techniques A |
| History of Film Style |
| Introduction to Digital Production |
| Module title |
|---|
| Sound and Music Production Techniques 2 |
| Creative Music Entrepreneurship 2: Contextual Awareness |
| Digital Storytelling: Narrating Creative Practice |
| Music Industry Public Project: Research and Innovation |
| Ambisonics: Spatial and Immersive Sound Design Project |
| Adaptation and Audiences |
| The Artist as Researcher |
| Black Poetics: Indigenous Literary Studies |
| Module title |
|---|
| Adaptation and Audiences |
| The Artist as Researcher |
| First Nations Visual Art |
| Art History and Theory |
| Visual Art Specialisation Part A |
| Visual Thinking and Creativity |
| Module title |
|---|
| Art, Culture, and the History of Fashion and Costume |
| Maps and Dreams: Indigenous-Settler Relations in Australian History |
| Romantics and Revolutionaries: European Culture and History, 1789-1918 |
| Introduction to Digital Production |
| Introduction to Digital Graphic Design |
| Creative Digital and Motion Design 1 |
| Studio Fundamentals |
| Drawing and Design Fundamentals |
| Studio Specialisation A |
| Module title |
|---|
| Writing for Performance |
| Story: Who, What, When, Where |
| Adaptation and Audiences |
| The Artist as Researcher |
| Dramaturgy and New Writing |
| Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges |
| Module title |
|---|
| Narrative and Storytelling |
| Digital Storytelling: Narrating Creative Practice |
| Writing Across Genres |
| Black Poetics: Indigenous Literary Studies |
| Introduction to Screenwriting |
| History of Film Style |
| Feature Film Writing |
Flinders University offers March and July intake for this degree at Bedford Park. Plan to apply at least 3 months before your classes start.
Exact dates vary by intake year; apply early to secure your place, arrange your visa, and organise accommodation. Confirm with Flinders University or our advisors.
July intake follows a similar timeline. Apply early to secure your place, arrange your visa, and organise accommodation.
Official source: Intake dates are set by Flinders University and may change.
Live rate (same as Fee estimate): 1 AUD = — MYR
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