Apart from being able to specialise in traditional core disciplines (such as History, Philosophy and Music), Humanities students may also choose among a variety of new interdisciplinary programmes such as Asian Studies, Film and Media Studies, and Performing Arts), as well as programmes that lead to professional qualifications in Law and Teaching. Students taking Humanities at Otago are encouraged to combine their liberal studies with papers and programmes that have a professional or vocational orientation, especially by doing a double degree for example, BA/BCom, BA/LLB, or BA/BTchg(Prim).

A World of Music

At Otago we make music, we know about music, and we are passionate about music. At the University of Otago you can choose to include a wide range of subjects in your degree. We offer courses to equip you for careers in musical performance, media, the music industry, theatre, music education, technology and many other areas.

The Department offers degrees and diplomas specialising in the performance of both classical and contemporary music, composition, popular music, and world music. Various study options are available: Papers, Minors, Majors, Diplomas, and Postgraduate Degrees. The Department offers various performing ensembles, and Dunedin City is particularly active in promoting music and the arts. The Department has an extensive public concert series that is offered free to all music students.

Study Performing Arts Studies at Otago

Performing Arts Studies is a programme for students who wish to pursue learning across a range of performance-based disciplines such as dance, drama, design, media and music. The programme is designed to develop an understanding of the theory and practice of interdisciplinary performance activities in a variety of social and cultural contexts. It offers the intellectual challenge of creating and contextualising performance events.

As an interdisciplinary programme, the Performing Arts major links papers offered by participating departments and programmes across several Divisions, including Dance, Design Studies, Film and Media Studies, Music, Te Tumu - School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, and Theatre Studies.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
Master of Arts (MA)

Theatre Studies Programme

Undergraduate Study in Theatre Studies

Postgraduate Study in Theatre Studies

Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)

If you have a Bachelor’s degree in a subject other than Theatre Studies, you can study towards a Diploma for Graduates. The Diploma for Graduates is a flexible, one-year course (or equivalent if studying part-time) for those who wish to gain a qualification in another subject. The DipGrad also serves as a qualification for those wishing to advance to higher-level study in the subject (e.g. PGDipArts).

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