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Manchester Metropolitan University
MA/MFA in Performance
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Master, MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MA/MFA Performance is an exciting master's program that offers a practical, versatile, and interdisciplinary approach to performance-making and training. The program provides students with an advanced and practical understanding of current performance practices, drawing on a broad range of artistic and theoretical influences.
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Academy of Art University
Master of Arts in Acting
- San Francisco, USA
- Online
MA
Full time
4 semesters
On-Campus
English
The MA provides a specialized focus in acting for the camera. Students will develop a specific set of professional skills in voice, speech, movement, and audition techniques. Students will graduate from the program equipped with an industry-ready demo reel showcasing the actor’s ability to work in front of a camera with a professional crew on a sound stage.
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University of Groningen
MA Arts and Culture: Music, Theatre and Performance Studies
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
This Master's programme offers two specializations: one in Popular Music, Sound and Media Cultures and another in Theatre, Culture and Media studies. Each specialization encompasses both emergent and historically established practices in music and theatre and the performing arts.
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University of Kent
MA Performance and Theatre Making
- Canterbury, United Kingdom
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Take time and space to develop your artistic voice by joining our MA Performance and Theatre Making. Firmly embedded in Kent’s thriving creative landscape, this course is aimed at graduates with theatre and performing arts degrees and other related subjects, as well as artists in theatre/performance who wish to take some time to develop or re-connect with their practice.
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University of Birmingham - College of Arts and Law
MA in Shakespeare (On-campus or by distance learning)
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Online
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
Distance Learning, On-Campus
English
This programme offers an unrivalled opportunity to study Shakespeare in the heart of his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. Delivered by and taught at The Shakespeare Institute, it develops a critical but appreciative understanding of Shakespeare’s contribution to literary and theatrical history, and the place his works occupy in today’s cultural landscape. It provides you with a rigorous and wide-ranging knowledge of approaches to the study of Shakespeare, with emphasis on criticism, textual studies, the plays in performance, and the history of Shakespeare's reception.
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University of Lincoln
MA Theatre
- Lincoln, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The course aims to provide a 360-degree perspective on performance to reflect the need for a portfolio career in the 21st Century, with a designated focus on dramaturgy. MA Theatre places an emphasis on the vast range of recent developments in drama, theatre, and performance practice and research. The programme makes full use of the expertise of staff across the School of Fine and Performing Arts, which embodies in-depth knowledge of contemporary theatre-making.
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Rose Bruford College
MA/MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences
- Sidcup, United Kingdom
MA
Full time
13 months
On-Campus
English
Theatre for Young Audiences is a practical training program for performers and makers from a range of disciplines, that explores approaches to making work for, by, and with children and young people. Underpinning the course is the ambition to define Theatre for Young Audiences as a cutting-edge arts practice, outside (or perhaps alongside) the Applied Theatre framing that so often dominates this area of training, encouraging co-creative processes that balance the sensibilities of the adult artist and the creative voice of children and young people.
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Emerson College
MA/MFA in Theatre Education and Applied Theatre
- Boston, USA
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
As one of the largest graduate programs of its kind in the country, Emerson College’s on-campus Theatre Education & Applied Theatre MA and MFA programs prepare you to use theatre to create learning experiences that transform lives and communities. Housed in the Department of Performing Arts in the School of the Arts, the programs allow you to grow and refine your craft as an artist and an educator. Coursework focuses on principles like social justice, anti-racism, and youth-led activism. We offer three graduate programs, an MA in Theatre Education & Applied Theatre, an MA in Theatre Education: Licensure, and an MFA in Theatre Education & Applied Theatre.
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National University of Singapore
Master of Arts in Theatre and Performance Studies
- Singapore, Singapore
MA
Full time, Part time
12 months
On-Campus
English
Elevate your career in the performing arts with the NUS one-year Master of Arts (Theatre and Performance Studies). This programme blends academic rigor with industry insights, offering hands-on learning in traditional and contemporary theatre and performance. Gain critical thinking, research, and digital skills from globally recognized experts, preparing you for roles in arts education, cultural leadership, and beyond.
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Leeds Conservatoire
MA Directing
- Leeds, United Kingdom
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
This MA Directing will give you contemporary, practical training, to become an integral part of the next generation of theatre directors. Through skills classes and project-based learning, you will be given the time, resources and rehearsal room access you need to develop your craft.
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Northeastern Illinois University
M.A. in Communication, Media & Theatre
- Chicago, USA
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Harness the power of communication. Hone your proficiency in the theory and practice of communication, and develop an appreciation of differing perceptions of the world.
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Rome University of Fine Arts (RUFA)
Master of Arts in Set Design
- Rome, Italy
MA
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
Italian
The MA Degree Program in Set Design is an opportunity for students with artistic and creative personalities, in search of a professional environment, to express their vision and design talent, and to receive highly specialized training.
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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
MA Musical Theatre: Acting and Performance
- London, United Kingdom
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
MA Musical Theatre: Acting and Performance Our MA Musical Theatre: Acting and Performance course is an intensive, one-year training program designed around the key musical theatre skills of acting, singing, and dance/movement. At the heart of the course is a focus on acting skills for musical theatre both in sung and spoken text.
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University of the Arts Helsinki
Master of Arts in Live Art and Performance Studies (LAPS)
- Helsinki, Finland
MA
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Live Art and Performance Studies (LAPS) is a two-year master’s programme in English that combines critical thinking with experimentation in artistic work and artistic research. We empower you to develop and activate new knowledge of performance and its theory. As a student of our programme, you will be committed to studying full-time.
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Goldsmiths, University of London
MA Artists’ Film & Moving Image
- London, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
On-Campus
English
This twelve-month, intensively taught practice-based Masters is aimed at artists and graduates working within the field of artists’ film and moving image who wish to develop their practice and professional networks with the support of Goldsmiths' Art Department and its uniquely high concentration of accomplished artist filmmakers.
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MA Programs in Performing Arts Theater studies
The MA, or Master of Arts, program is typically a two-year course of study that follows completion of the bachelor’s program. In some cases, the program can be compressed into one year. This advanced degree allows students to further hone their talents and skills, leading them to greater professional opportunities and success.
What is an MA in Theatre? Students in this field of study may find that their program focuses on contemporary theory, practical experiences, and exposure to artists with their own successful careers. Courses typically involve opportunities to perform, direct, observe, and learn through small seminars or personal tutorials. Courses may focus on dramaturgy, advanced acting, advanced directing, theoretical perspectives, historiography, and theatre research.
Students in the MA of Theatre program often find that their course of study is tailored to fit their specific goals. They have access to talented professionals in all areas of theatre, including set design, directing, and acting itself. Graduates enjoy putting these benefits to use as they compete for the most desired jobs.
The cost of completing the MA of Theatre program will vary from one school to another. This is especially true as prospective students recognize the availability of schools all around the world. Individual students should seek specific information from the schools that they are considering.
With plenty of experience in all areas of the theatre, graduates are prepared to find employment as directors, actors, playwrights, producers, designers, and teachers. They have the option to continue with their studies as they pursue either a Ph.D. or an M.F.A. in theatre. Some students will find jobs working with private theatre groups, and others may go on to work in movies or television. The master’s degree opens up many possibilities for graduates that they would not have accessed without an advanced course of study.
In order to find the program that is the best fit for your situation, review the information provided in our extensive program listings. Search for your program below and contact directly the admission office of the school of your choice by filling in the lead form.