Course details
Using stories to transform. DADP journeys beyond performance, integrating the tools of drama with an understanding of psychology. The result is a powerful engine for education, social intervention and change.
Do you want to help others share their stories? How can you create transformative encounters when these stories are told? Can stories change lives or influence communities for the better, and if so, how?
Not just the theatre — the world. At CASS, authentic learning means extending the boundaries of the classroom. Connect with your audience through industry-based assessments. Design programmes to meet the specific needs of participants, including children, youths, the elderly as well as marginalised communities.
With the course, you will:
- Draw on the expertise of leading dramatists through our Artist-in-Residence scheme and master classes. Embark on exciting overseas study trips and learn from international practitioners in theatre/ social service/ psychology fields.
- Work with communities from a wide range of settings, such as schools, social service agencies and hospitals. Participate in a short immersion programme and/or intern with local drama companies, schools, government agencies and community development organisations.
- Bring different stories to life in Black Box, our drama space with unlimited potential to transform itself, its players and its audience.
SUBJECT GRADE
- English Language (as 1st Lang) 1 - 6*
- Mathematics (Elementary / Additional) 1 - 7
- Any three other subjects 1 - 6
Module Name
First Year
- General Education 1
- General Education 2
- Drama-in-Education
- Applied Drama and Psychology in Action
- Drama Conventions
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Introduction to Applied Drama
- Devised Drama
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to Social Psychology
- Introduction to Lifespan Psychology
Second Year
- Social Innovation Project or Overseas Social
- Innovation Project
- General Education 3
- Introduction to Theatre For Intervention
- Mental Health and Adjustment
- Introduction to Educational Psychology
- Introduction to Health Psychology
- Ethics in Applied Drama
- Educational Drama
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Marketing for Community Services
- Arts and Community Services Management
- Elective 1 1
- Elective 2 2
- Elective 3
- Choose either one of these modules: Developmental Issues in Childhood OR Acting and Directing
- Choose either Psychology electives or Applied Drama electives
Applied Drama Elective
- Theatre-in-Education
- Acting and Directing
- Story Drama
Psychology Electives
- Developmental Issues in Childhood
- Adolescent Psychology
- Psychological Perspectives in Ageing
Third Year
- Cultural persity
- Graduation Project
- Media for Social Outreach
- Organisational Management
- Professional Preparation
- Internship
Course Location
About Singapore Polytechnic
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