Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama)
Build a career in drama and performance. Explore directing, designing, teaching and creative producing. Learn from professionals with connections to industry.
- Develop transferable skills in leadership and team building, with opportunities to immerse yourself in the real-world through internships and projects related to your career focus.
- Connect with a vibrant community at the QUT Creative Industries Precinct, with opportunities to build your professional networks through student clubs and industry connections.
- Undertake a live performance outcome each year, guided by experienced directors and industry professionals and learn skills in how to plan, develop, perform and produce live events.
- The most flexible and comprehensive drama program in Queensland with the unique ability to expand your skillset with a second major, minors and/or extensions and electives to reach your dream career outcomes.
- Unique course structure allows you to combine creative disciplines together to develop transferable skills across a range of industries.
Why choose this course?
Preparing you for a career in the arts, through this three-year degree you will build on your passion for drama while future proofing your career by diversifying your interests to open up a wide range of career opportunities.
If you are interested in exploring practical careers in directing, performance making, teaching artistry, devising, production design, creative leadership and delivering live performance works, or performing in a range of theatre forms, from traditional to emerging, then this course is for you. The course offers flexibility and breadth, combining creative experiences in performance making with highly relevant theoretical studies that will connect you with contemporary performance both nationally and globally.
Previous graduates have had a dynamic impact on the development of the Australian creative industries sector, and our most recent graduates are at the heart of the exciting growth in the independent theatre sector in Australia.
Graduates of this course, many taking on leadership roles, work at prestigious local, national and international festivals and venues, including:
- Queensland Theatre
- La Boite Theatre
- Brisbane Festival
- Sydney Opera House
- Battersea Arts Centre
- The Lincoln Center.
We have also seen our students excel not only on the stage and across the screen industry and music industries highlighting the diverse career outcomes from this course.
Tailor your drama degree for your future with a second major, minors and/or extensions and electives.
Real-world learning
As a graduate of the QUT Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama) degree, you will be part of an active creative community and gain real-world learning with skills and knowledge to prepare you for work in the creative arts and many other industries anywhere in the world.
You’ll learn from industry professionals who are making performances right now, whose expertise and passion will inspire and guide you towards your chosen career path.
The flexible nature of the course means you can combine creative experiences in performance making with other creative field studies such as theoretical studies, production design, teaching and more. This will allow you to get the most from classroom learning as you connect with contemporary performance both nationally and globally.
Visit the student and graduate blog to find out more about what it’s like to study creative arts and where a QUT degree can take you.
