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Tuition Fees: | $4,162 /year |
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Applications Begin: | April 2021 |
Student Intake: | Restricted Number |
Final Award: | Diploma in Theatre and Performance |
Start Date: | February 2022 |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Humanities |
Campus: | Hiddingh Campus |
Specialisations: | Acting; Dance Performance; Performance Making; Pedagogy |
Application Deadline: | 31 July 2021 |
The Diploma in Theatre and Performance admits very restricted numbers of students and is specifically intended for candidates who wish to take professional studies in Theatre and Performance and make careers in the theatre/dance and related industries.
First year
Professional Theatre training courses:
(a) TDP1043F T&P Studiowork 1 (Semester 1)
TDP1044S T&P Studiowork 1 (Semester 2)
(b) TDP1017H Theatrical Production & Stagecraft A
Introductory academic courses:
(a) TDP1027F Introduction to Theatre and Performance A
(b) TDP1045S South African Performance Genealogies
(c) DOH1005F Writing in the Performing Arts
Second year
Academic Courses:
(a) TDP2010F Global Performances: Mutations and Migrations
(b) TDP2011S Topics in Theatre and Dance Studies
Professional Theatre training courses:
(a) TDP1018H Stagecraft B
Students are required to register for ONE of the following courses
(depending on their area of specialisation):
TDP2040W T&P Studiowork 2A: Acting Unilingual
TDP2041W T&P Studiowork 2B: Acting Bilingual
TDP2043W T&P Studiowork 2C: Dance Performance
TDP2044W T&P Studiowork 2E: Performance Making
TDP2045W T&P Studiowork 2G: Scenography
TDP2047W T&P Studiowork 2I: Applied/Pedagogy Prac
Third year
Professional Theatre training courses:
TDP3044H Professional Practice A
TDP3045H Professional Practice B
Students are required to register for ONE of the following courses
(depending on their area of specialisation):
TDP3043W T&P Studiowork 3B: Acting Prac
TDP3047W T&P Studiowork 3D: Dance Performance Prac
TDP3041W T&P Studiowork 3F: Performance Making Prac
TDP3050W T&P Studiowork 3I: Applied/Pedagogy Prac
NSC Examinations
NSC endorsed for diploma studies
NBT AL: Intermediate
Satisfactory performance in an audition
International Examinations
School-leaving qualification endorsed for Diploma studies
Satisfactory performance in an audition
For Diploma in Music Performance: Satisfactory performance in a
music theory test
You will need a working email address and your South African identity number. If you are an international applicant, you need your passport number.
Applications close
31 July of the year prior to study for South African and international applicants.
Application status
Check your application status online or follow the directions on your letter from the admissions office in order to log in and determine your application status. Should you not have received your login and password, you may also use your names and birth date.
Jobs where your degree would be useful include:
– Actor
– Community arts worker
– Choreographer
– Dancer
– Drama therapist
– Music producer
– Music therapist
– Theatre director
– Arts administrator
– Broadcast presenter
– Film director
– Further education teacher
– Higher education lecturer
– Secondary school teacher
– Special effects technician
– Talent agent
– Theatre stage manager
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Please note that fees and payment requirements differ for local and international students. A further distinction is made between international students from the SADC region, international students from elsewhere in Africa, and international students from outside Africa. The following information does not apply to students registering at the Graduate School of Business (GSB).
South African citizens and South African permanent residents
An initial payment of fees (for tuition and residence) is due by January. If payment is not received on or before the due date, a one-off late payment fee of 8% of the unpaid amount will be charged. You will be allowed to register if the initial payment has not been received by the due date.
The amounts due are:
Tuition cost initial payment R27,000 (or the full fee where this is lower than the initial payment),
plus if applicable;
Residence (catering) initial payment R33,000, or
Residence (self-catering) initial payment R21,500
This is not the full cost. Final payment is due 30 June 2020.
International students from the SADC region
An initial payment of fees (tuition and residence and the administrative service fee) is due before registration. If payment is not received on or before the due date, a one-off late payment fee of 8% of the unpaid amount will be charged. Allow a minimum of 14 working days for the payment to reflect in UCT’s bank account.
The amounts due are:
Tuition cost initial payment R27,000 (or the full fee where this is lower than the initial payment), plus
Non-refundable administrative service fee R4,000
plus if applicable
Residence (catering) initial payment R33,000, or
Residence (self-catering) initial payment R21,500
This is not the full cost. Final payment is due in June.
International Students
International students must make a minimum initial payment towards the tuition fees, international term fees and residence fees (where applicable), prior to registration. If payment is not received on or before the due date, a one-off late payment fee of 8% of the unpaid amount will be charged. Allow a minimum of 14 working days for the payment to reflect in UCT’s bank account.
Payment due prior to registration for:
UCT full-time international fee-paying students (except Master’s & PhD students): R95,000
This is not the full cost. Final payment is due in June.
plus if applicable:
Residence (catering) initial payment R33,000, or
Residence (self-catering) initial payment R21,500
This is not the full residence cost. Final payment is due in June.