Overview
If you are weighing up Performing Arts MA, the useful thing to know early is how much the entry terms vary between departments teaching it. It is a 1 year postgraduate programme, so the pace is quick and the dissertation carries real weight.
Teaching in Performing Arts runs on critique sessions, so you present and defend your work regularly. We currently work with 25 universities on this course across 19 cities.
The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too. Tuition ranges from £17.500 to £37.500 a year depending on the department, which is a real difference over the length of the course.
Where you land depends on your grades, your English and your timing. Send those three and we will tell you where you stand.
Entry requirements
AcademicA bachelor degree in a related subject. Most departments look for the equivalent of a UK 2:1, though some accept a 2:2 with relevant experience.
EnglishIELTS 6.0
Careers opportunities
Broader than a single discipline and often better suited to those heading for making, facilitating and producing than for performing alone. Applied and community arts are a real and growing employer.
Roles graduates go into
- Performer or deviser
- Community arts practitioner
- Drama facilitator or workshop leader
- Producer or programmer
- Stage manager
- Arts administrator
Where they work
- Theatres and touring companies
- Applied and community arts organisations
- Schools and education programmes
- Festivals and venues
- Health, prison and social arts projects
After the course
No register. A producing credit, or a teaching qualification, is what turns this degree into steady work.
Fees and funding
Tuition, international students£17,500 - £37,500