Universities United Kingdom Birkbeck University of London Courses MA Text and Performance

MA Text and Performance
at Birkbeck University of London

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 16,380
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

This highly distinctive MA in Text and Performance explores the dynamic relationship between text and performance, through a combination of theatre practice and academic study.

This degree is offered in association with Camden People’s Theatre and guest artists, enabling you to develop highly employable skills from a professional theatrical context, including access to invaluable industry resources and career development opportunities.

In the studio and workshop, we use voice, movement, playwriting, directing and dramaturgy techniques to create new theatre and performance. In lectures and seminars, we examine historical, philosophical and theoretical materials and ideas to understand contemporary theatre and performance, and the ways in which they are shaped by current concerns and older traditions and legacies.

This unique course is supported by the creative and critical interests of Birkbeck staff and the theatre-making expertise of associate artists that include Birkbeck Centre for Contemporary Theatre Fellows. Learning from theatre professionals, you will develop skills that enable you to generate innovative theatre and performance and to work in the creative industries. You will also develop research skills, supported by the Graduate Research in Theatre (GRiT) seminar series, which will support you in pursuing further study, including PhD research.

Course Content
MODULES
- Collaborative Theatre Making
- Introduction to Playwriting
- Performing Texts
- Theorising the Contemporary
MA TEXT AND PERFORMANCE DISSERTATION
- Dissertation: Theatre and Performance Research
Entry Requirement
You will need to have, or be expecting, a second-class honours degree (2:2) or above, usually in an arts subject.

In exceptional circumstances, appropriate career experience - for example in professional theatre - may be considered as an alternative qualification.

The course should appeal equally to candidates with an academic knowledge of drama, who wish to increase their practical and creative awareness, and to candidates already involved in their own practice who wish to explore it through academic study. Students must be prepared to engage in practical theatre-making, as well as class discussions.

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.

On your application form, please list all your relevant qualifications and experience, including those you expect to achieve.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.
Fees & Scholarships
- Full-time home students: £9030 pa
- Full-time international students: £16380 pa
Career Prospect
Our graduates can be found following a wide range of exciting career paths, including in:
- academia and education
- theatre and performance practice
- film, media, and the creative arts
- arts leadership, administration and outreach
- journalism
- advertising and marketing
- public relations
- policy and strategy for political organisations, charities or NGOs
- publishing.

Cost Of Studying At Birkbeck University of London

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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MA Text and Performance at Birkbeck University of London