Universities United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Courses Playwriting (MSc)

Playwriting (MSc)
at University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 27,100
Country Rank#5
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 7

Program Overview

Led by award-winning playwright, director and dramaturge Nicola McCartney, our MSc in Playwriting offers a high level of contact with the theatre industry. It will appeal to emerging playwrights, directors, dramaturges, performance artists and critics.

The programme focuses not only on the craft of writing for performance, but also on how a script plays out in real space and time, and in front of an audience.

Course Content
Modules
- Time and Space of Performance
- Theatre, Performance, Performativity
- Tragedy and Modernity
- Political Shakespeare
- Theories of Intermediality
Entry Requirement
- A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
- We require a portfolio of work of around 45 minutes playing time or 30 to 40 pages. The portfolio must contain original writing for the stage. Screenplays, fiction and poetry are not accepted. We recommend that you offer extracts from more than one work.
Fees & Scholarships
Rest of UK
£13,000

International/EU
£27,100
Career Prospect
Our graduates have gone on to be professional playwrights but also to careers in arts management, journalism, performance art, screenwriting, teaching and socially-engaged arts practice.

Cost Of Studying At University of Edinburgh

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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Playwriting (MSc) at University of Edinburgh