Be one of the first working actors in Australia to graduate with this unique qualification.
Convert your existing acting school qualification to a Bachelor degree in one year of full-time study while adding diverse and practical skills to your craft.
From Advanced Diploma to Bachelor Degree
The Australian Academy of Dramatic Art invites AADA Alumni and graduates from other drama schools to upgrade their drama course qualifications to a Bachelor of Performance through our unique Degree Conversion Course while gaining practical skills to create and produce your own work in the independent theatre drama scene.
Graduates who completed an Advanced Diploma at AADA or another Australian theatre school, acting school or drama school in the last 5 years are eligible to apply. AADA has received interest for the Conversion Course from drama graduates of Actors Centre Australia (ACA), Actors College of Theatre and Television (ACTT), ACArts (Adelaide), National Theatre Drama School (Melbourne), and the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (Perth).
Duration
At AADA we offer 3 academic semesters per calendar year. The Bachelor of Performance Conversion Course can be completed in a minimum of 3 fulltime semesters (one year), allowing you to then advance into the Bachelor of Performance degree.
Why Do This Course?
- re-engage with theatre skills from leaders in the field
- develop acting, theatre and drama tools and strategies to direct and produce your own work
- apply current performance theory to performance making
- undertake creative development as a member of a creative theatre team
- conceive, create and perform a new work in a Performance Program
- benefit from mentorship by AADA teaching staff and guest artists
- develop an online presence as a theatre making / performance graduate
- connect with the performing arts industry via the Placement Program
- prepare for ACU’s Pathway to Teaching as a secondary school Drama Teacher
- complete a degree in preparation for graduate study in Australia or overseas
Course Objectives
The Conversion Course opens several doors to contemporary creativity:
- re-engagement with high-level performance skills
- initiation into the work of the director, writer and producer
- mentorship by teaching staff, guest artists and an industry placement
- exposure in quality, student-driven work
AADA’s Bachelor of Performance was launched in 2009 and has received high praise from practitioners and academics alike. Be one of the first working actors to graduate with this unique qualification.
“Thoughtful and comprehensive.
I firmly believe Sydney needs your new course.”
John Bell, Artistic Director, Bell Shakespeare Company
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