Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will study the evolution of theatre for stage, screen and musicals from the late nineteenth century to the present day. You will examine the role of prominent performers and creatives in the development of these styles. You will share your learnings through innovative presentations as well as written assessments. You will also contextualise these developments within the important technological, social and political movements of this period.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Students who have completed THTR12123 Theatre Studies 1: Music Theatre History cannot enrol in this unit. Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Annotated bibliography | 25% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 35% |
| 3. Presentation | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 87.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 42.11% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student feedback
Class discussion
Class discussions will be included in all tutorials to increase students learning and understanding of assessments.
With more students in attendance, there were more discussions in class this year.
Source: Student feedback
Learning materials
Learning materials will be reviewed to ensure they are relevant remain up to date.
The materials for this class were still relevant and available.
Source: Student feedback
Assessment items
Assessment items will be reviewed to ensure clarity and relevance to the unit learning outcomes.
This is an ongoing item and Assessment 1 will most likely change in 2026 for more clarity and relevance.
Source: Student evaluations
Change assessment 1 and the use of 'Feedback Fruits'
Design and implement a new assessment 1 task to avoid the use of Feedback Fruits which has not been user friendly.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify the stylistic characteristics of theatre forms for stage, screen and musicals from the late nineteenth century to the present day
- Explain the influence of prominent performers and creatives in the development of theatre for stage, screen and musicals from the late nineteenth century to the present day
- Describe the social, political and technological events that shaped theatre for stage, screen and musicals from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
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| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Annotated bibliography | • | ||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | |
| 3 - Presentation | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Annotated bibliography | • | • | • | ||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | ||||||||
| 3 - Presentation | • | • | |||||||||