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MA Theatre: Socially Engaged Practice

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    MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

Use theatre and performance as powerful tools for social change, whether it’s bringing historic events to life in museums or working with local councils or the NHS to highlight new health initiatives.

If you’re looking to build on your undergraduate degree, and want to use the tools of drama to make a positive difference to the world, then this Master’s degree in Theatre, which focuses on Socially Engaged Practice, is the ideal choice for you.

You’ll explore methods and techniques for using drama in the community, such as in youth groups, mental health support settings, schools, museums, and centres for older people and those with illnesses.

You’ll get practical experience in the community, building a portfolio of work you can showcase to employers when you graduate.

By focusing on using drama as a community-building tool, you’ll learn how to use your dramatic skillset in a new context, opening  doors in your career, and helping you to make positive changes in society.

Entry Requirements

Qualifications or experience

  • A minimum of a second-class honours degree in a related subject, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.

English language requirements

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component score below 6.0.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

If you meet our criteria, you could get a £3000 tuition fees discount – visit website for details

Student Destinations

As a successful graduate of this course, you’ll have learnt to implement techniques from applied theatre, forum theatre, theatre for social change, and theatre for development within your own community.

You’ll also have insight into the ethics of applied theatre and its implications as a community-building tool, as well as practical experience of working with different populations within the community.

Graduates of this course have worked in areas and roles such as:

  • theatre
  • education
  • youth work
  • project management
  • science communication
  • museums and the cultural sector
  • civic engagement
  • applied theatre artist
  • teaching artist
  • creative aging
  • event planning
  • fundraising
  • community organising

Module Details

All modules on this MA Theatre: Socially Engaged Practice are core.

  • A Question of Research – 30 credits
  • Advanced Drama Facilitation – 30 credits
  • Staging Social Justice: Ethics, Community and Engagement – 30 credits
  • Performance with Communities – 30 credits
  • Major Project – 60 credits

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