BA in Theatre and Performance Studies (Honours) in Darlington Australia | The University of Sydney

The Bachelor of Arts honours program serves as both a bridge to postgraduate studies and the crowning achievement of undergraduate education. This intensive year can mark the completion of your formal learning while expanding your intellectual horizons, refining research skills, and enhancing analytical and communication methods. It equips you with the personal and professional competencies required to successfully execute a research endeavor. Ideal for undergraduates with a single major, honours also lays the foundation for academic or professional research careers. The program combines seminar coursework with an independent research thesis, guided by faculty experts in your chosen field.

Our honours program integrates theoretical knowledge with practical application. Students engage in specialized seminars, develop an original research thesis, and conduct hands-on fieldwork for comprehensive case studies. Honours candidates actively contribute to our department's research community. Recent projects have encompassed diverse performance studies, from experimental dance in Australia's Outback to Indigenous theater in Melbourne, Opera Australia productions, Indonesian wayang topeng, Sydney radio comedy, NIDA performances, competitive mountain biking, and women's Australian Rules football teams.