
- Choreographer
- Critics
- Director
- Designer
- Performer
- Production and Arts Manager
- Teachers/Facilitators/Academics
- Theatre-Maker
- Theorists
- Writer
Qualification: BA
Faculty: Humanities
Duration: 4 years
School: Wits School of Arts
Study mode: Full-time
Immerse yourself in the theoretical and practical study of theatre and performance. The four-year BA in Theatre and Performance programme covers the historical and theoretical developments in dra- ma and film, as well as the theoretical and practical study of theatre, performance and cognate disciplines.
The degree helps you develop critical insight and imaginative intelligence, so you can become an innovative theatre-maker, performer, director, teacher, writer or designer. It also gives you real-world experience in all areas of the performing and communicative arts. You will work regularly in the Wits Theatre, a professionally run four-theatre complex with excellent facilities.
Course (A) is taken in the first semester and Course (B) in the second semester.
AND
A student is required to complete two semester courses in one of the following languages: isiZulu or Sesotho or South African Sign Language (SASL). If a student is proficient in any two of the three languages (isiZulu, Sesotho or SASL), the student is advised to do one of the following: (i) register in a first-language stream for two courses in isiZulu or Sesotho, (ii) register for two courses in any one of the following: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, or (iii) formally apply to the Dean for exemption from the requirement to register for a language subject. Where an exemption has been granted, students must add a course/s yielding at least 36 credits in a subject approved by Senate. A student may also be granted a credit if s/he has completed the same or an equivalent course.
Select four pairs of courses from the following:
Select one course from the following:
AND, ANY four courses from the following:
APS 34+
English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 5
Applicants with entry requirements of at least 30-33 APS points are wait-listed, subject to place availability.
Students must speak English as a Home Language OR First Additional Language and must meet the departmental selection procedures, which include auditions/interviews.
Bookings for Theatre and Performance auditions close in October 2023.
Application closing date for Bachelor of Audiology, Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology, and Bachelor of Arts in Film & Television: 30 June 2023
Application closing date for other degrees in Humanities: 30 September 2023
Residence application closing date: 30 September 2023
Wits Plus applicants, applications can only be done online. We will be in contact with you should we require additional documentation.
Compliance with the minimum requirements does not guarantee a place at the University. The University has a specific number of places for first year undergraduates, approved by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.
Click here to see the current average tuition fees for the first year of study. The Fees website also provides information about the payment of fees and closing dates for fees payments. Once you have applied you will be able to access the fees estimator on the student self-service portal.
The Financial aid office provides information on student funding and scholarships. University-funded Scholarships include Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships, University Entrance Scholarships, Equality Scholarships, Sports Scholarships and National Olympiad winner awards. For information about NSFAS funding, please visit the NSFAS website. External bursaries portal: The Bursaries South Africa website provides a comprehensive list of bursaries in South Africa.
Wits Plus applicants: terms of payment are in accordance with University regulations, and students are not eligible for University bursaries/NSFAS or residential accommodation.
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