BA and Bachelor of Social Work - Theatre and Performance Studies in Darlington Australia | The University of Sydney

This five-year program delivers an adaptable dual-degree curriculum that certifies you as a licensed social worker while enabling you to broaden your expertise with complementary majors and minors alongside the Bachelor of Social Work. Although the combined degree mandates either a Sociology major/minor or a Social Policy minor, you can select additional specializations in diverse fields like cultural studies, gender research, Indigenous studies, or philosophical inquiry. The curriculum integrates social sciences, policy studies, and social work methodologies, with particular focus on Australian and international welfare systems. During the final two years, all students complete the professional social work component, featuring two supervised practical placements across various settings guided by expert practitioners. We cultivate field education objectives throughout the program, nurturing values, competencies, and understanding that progress from foundational to professional levels aligned with AASW Practice Standards.

Theatre and Performance Studies examines diverse artistic, cultural, and everyday performances – spanning traditional theater, dance, live art productions to the performative aspects of political events, athletic displays, film, and popular culture. Students investigate various performance creation techniques, develop original short works, and collaborate with visiting professional artists.
Alongside acquiring hands-on skills through workshops, you'll experience numerous live performances, master documentation techniques, analyze spatial dynamics and bodily movements, and synthesize these observations into comprehensive critical evaluations. Performance serves as an analytical framework for interpreting non-theatrical phenomena, employing interdisciplinary perspectives from theater studies, movement theory, anthropology, historical contexts, philosophical inquiry, and sociological approaches.

This major establishes a robust theoretical foundation for future careers as performers, directors, educators, arts administrators, or professionals in related cultural sectors.