Master

In London

£ 8,820 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

MA Dramaturgy offers a comprehensive exploration of the practice and theory of drama, theatre and performance composition. You will work practically with a host of leading artists, who will share their diverse approaches to creating performance, from collaborative theatre-making to live art. You will engage in scholarly examination of practices, histories and theories regarding the research and development of drama, theatre and performance works inside and outside the rehearsal room. Further enhancing your practice-based and scholarly skills and knowledge, you will originate a playwriting project, and engage in an industry-led examination of audience development, arts education and producing.

MA Dramaturgy is unique in approaching dramaturgy from multiple standpoints: practical, theoretical and institutional. This course will prepare you to enter the world of theatre-making with specialist theoretical and practical knowledge, and an informed overview of the creative process and its components. If you love to make, facilitate, think and write about theatre, but do not wish to be in the spotlight as a performer yourself, MA Dramaturgy is ideal.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Malet Street, WC1E 7HX

Start date

On request

About this course

Possible professions include theatre director, artistic director, associate director, opera director, theatre producer, literary manager and dramaturg.

A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above, and/or relevant practical experience in the creative industries.

All suitable applicants will be interviewed either personally or by telephone.

Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.

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Subjects

  • Project
  • Theatre
  • Drama
  • Dramaturgical project
  • Playwriting project
  • Audiences
  • Communities
  • Participation
  • Dramaturgy
  • Processes and Practices

Course programme

COURSE STRUCTURE

You complete three core modules, one of 60 credits and two of 30 credits each, and complete a dissertation project of 60 credits which can be in the form of an academic study, a playwriting project, or a dramaturgical project.

CORE MODULES
  • Audiences: Communities, Participation and Learning
  • Dramaturgy: Processes and Practices
  • Introduction to Playwriting
MA DRAMATURGY DISSERTATION PROJECT
  • Dissertation: Theatre and Performance Research

Birkbeck makes all reasonable efforts to deliver educational services, modules and programmes of study as described on our website. In the event that there are material changes to our offering (for example, due to matters beyond our control), we will update applicant and student facing information as quickly as possible and offer alternatives to applicants, offer-holders and current students.

Additional information

Duration

One year full-time or two years part-time

FEES

Part-time home students: £4410 pa
Full-time home students: £8820 pa
Part-time international students: £8010 pa
Full-time international students: £16020 pa

Dramaturgy (MA)

£ 8,820 VAT inc.