RA3S45 - Theatre for Education 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | RA3S45 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Theatre for Education | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Music and Drama | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Drama | ||
| Module Leader: | Michael Carklin | ||
| Module Team: | Ian Staples, Jesse Schwenk, Ian McNish, Kristen Crowley | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2021 | Final Year of Intake: | 2026 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
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Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
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| Valid From | 01 Sep 2021 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
To enable students to engage in drama pedagogy, exploring the relationship between drama, theatre and education.
To introduce students to a range of theories, approaches and techniques for engaging young audiences in particular through drama and theatre.
To enable students to devise, produce, realise and evaluate a production and/or workshop project that serves a school/educational community.
Content Summary
This module is concerned with productive artistic, creative and human outreach to schoolchildren, schools and educational communities. It includes studio-based taught and production/workshop project components.
The taught component will explore theories, philosophies, techniques and approaches pertaining to theatre and education, facilitation skills, project planning, the development of support materials and production skills. Attendance (participation and engagement) is assessed throughout. Students undertake significant reflective and related critical writing through a series of set tasks as part of their coursework.
In the production component, in groups, students rehearse and deliver a live or virtual production or workshop for an educational community – or a simulated equivalent in the form of a live brief Careful guidance and support will be given to these projects by tutors.
Students will consolidate and build on applied drama, devising, text work and other skills developed at Level 5
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Practical classes and workshops | 36 |
| Independent Study | 90 |
| Placement | 6 |
| Directed Study | 68 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Devise plan and deliver an education focused theatre or drama project for selected audiences |
| LO2 | Devise plan and deliver an education focused theatre or drama project for selected audiences<br />Make informed decisions about techniques and approaches based on insight into the broad field of drama and theatre for young audiences and in education |
| LO3 | Reflect critically on their project output drawing on research into the relationship between drama, theatre and education |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | Rehearsal and workshop / performance process incorporating integrated writing/research | 0 | N/A | 100 | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |