Central Queensland University
Bachelor of Theatre
Nationally Recognised Higher EducationThe Bachelor of Theatre at CQUniversity has a carefully designed and performance-integrated structure that will enrich your learning experience. Choose to major in Drama, Music Theatre or Technical Theatre to suit your area of interest and career goals.
Within a creative and supportive environment of performance-based training, you will have the opportunity to work in a number of full-scale productions in technical and creative roles.
On completion, you will be a highly skilled and motivated creative performer who is ready for the workplace. You will develop a wide range of skills, all of which will be contextualised by studies in dramatic literature, theatre history and drama theory.
To gain entry to this course you will be required to audition.
Delivery mode
Central Queensland University offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Locations
- 90-92 Sydney Street, Mackay
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
Audition and interview. Please follow the audition requirements for this course as outlined on the CQUniversity website for this course.
You are encouraged to study performing arts units during your senior school years. Private tuition in performing arts is also encouraged. These performing arts studies may include music, singing, drama, dance (ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary ballet) and technical theatre. However, it is not essential that you have formally studied all of these performing arts areas before auditioning for this course.
Additional requirements may apply.Course fees
$66,843
$97,920
$66,843
$97,920
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Theatre will prepare you for the following roles.
Actor
An Actor performs a character role in a film, on television or in a live theatre or musical production. You’ll usually act in a role using a script...
Theatre Performer
A Theatre Performer works in a role in theatre or musical productions to entertain an audience. You’ll perform an individual character role or migh...
Theatre Director
A Theatre Director oversees the creative vision of a theatre production, guiding actors, designers, and crew to bring the script to life. You might...
Theatre Technician
A Theatre Technician is responsible for the technical support and operation of various theatre systems, including audio-visual equipment, lighting,...
Costume Designer
A Costume Designer creates clothing and accessories for performances in film, theatre, or television. You may work closely with directors and produ...
Set Designer
A Set Designer is a creative professional responsible for conceptualising and creating the physical environment in which film, television, theatre,...
Stage Manager
A Stage Manager is a vital role within the performing arts, primarily responsible for coordinating and overseeing the entire production process, en...
About Central Queensland University
Originally founded in Rockhampton in 1967, as the Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) Capricornia, CQUniversity Australia was granted full University status in 1992 and now has more than 30 000 students studying online and on-campus across Australia.
We have firmly established ourselves as one of the largest universities based in regional Australia, with campuses in Adelaide, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Melbourne, Rockhampton, Sydney, and Townsville. Along with these campuses, the University also partners with several of Regional Universities Centres (RUC’s) in regional and remote parts of Australia.
In 2014, the University merged with CQ TAFE to bring together more than 175 years of combined experience in the delivery of education and training and establishing Queensland’s first comprehensive, dual sector university.
The University now delivers more than 250 education and training offerings, from short courses and certificates, through to undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees.
Study areas include apprenticeships, trades and training, business, accounting and law, creative, performing and visual arts, education and humanities, engineering and built environment, health, information technology and digital media, psychology, social work and community services, science and environment, and work and study preparation.
As a pioneer in the delivery of distance education, CQUniversity also continues to be a leader in this area with almost half of the current student cohort made up of students studying off-campus through online and mixed-mode delivery, many of whom are based in rural and remote areas.
After more than half a century working with stakeholders in regional Australia, our university is also a renowned research institution in several key disciplines and the benchmark leader for how universities should engage and collaborate with communities and industry.
