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Study Details: 12 months full time 24 months part time
This course is centred on the belief that applied theatre has the ability to create individual, community and social change.
On this course you will explore the application of theatre practice as a tool to effect social change. It allows you to develop your own practice with a specific focus on the role of the facilitator in community contexts. You will have opportunities to apply your learning through workshops and practice-led research.
In addition to this, your practice will be supported with expert guidance from established practitioners. The course aims to introduce students to the wide array of practices that form applied theatre including Theatre in Education, Theatre with Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Intergenerational Theatre and Theatre for Development.
As well as practice, you will investigate current issues, debates and theories around applied theatre in diverse contexts such as education, health and mental health, community work and the criminal justice system. You’ll gain a critical understanding of issues relating to applied theatre such as ethics, boundaries and evaluation, alongside structures of good practice in workshop and project planning.
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) or higher, in a relevant subject.
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You’ll be able to set up, lead and facilitate workshops as an applied theatre practitioner with diverse groups of people in a variety of contexts. Applied theatre is a wide field that is constantly developing in response to social and economic changes, and there is a growing jobs market in learning and participation in cultural organisations worldwide for freelance practitioners and for full time employees. A freelance career is also very feasible with a wide range of partnerships available due to applied theatre practice working beyond the cultural sector and working with colleagues in health, education and the criminal justice system.
Previous graduates have gone on to work for highly reputable companies such as Collective Encounters, develop their own companies like Bradford-based company Bloomin Buds or worked as freelance facilitators.
Compulsory modules
Independent Research Project MA – 60 Credits
Applied Theatre Practices – 60 Credits
Critical Concepts in Applied Theatre and Intervention – 30 Credits
A list of all optional modules can be found in the module catalogue
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