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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Creative Campus, Kingsway

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Designed to allow the development of your own creative and performance identity.

Course overview

Offering expert tuition, study and exploration of drama and theatre practices, research methods, and critical frameworks, you will have the support to realise your performance and creative ambitions. The course is designed to develop your creative skills, theoretical understanding, and research interests.

Why study this course with us?

The philosophical basis of the MA Drama course is a belief in artistic development through active self-discovery. Through the teaching and supervision on the course, you shape your own learning on the modules by integrating scholarly frameworks with your own practice. This may be in contemporary performance practices, or more established forms of theatre.

Assessment

Assessment can take the form of performances, lecture demonstrations, practical presentations, workshops, oral examinations, essays, and forms of documentation.

Job prospects

Graduates have formed their own companies, initiated portfolio careers as performers/workshop leaders, undertaken PGCEs, taught in schools and HE, and entered management or training posts. Students on the course have honed their professional performance abilities and demonstrated exceptional transferable skills of communication, self-confidence, energy, and drive – attractive to many employers.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 14,750per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Chester

University of Chester

  • University League Table

    56th

  • Campus address

    University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 4BJ, England

With around 14,000 students from 100+ countries, the University of Chester provides a vibrant, diverse and safe home for international students worldwide!
While it is undoubtedly beautiful, Chester offers a welcoming community, as well as history, culture, and plenty of activities for students to get involved in.
International students can choose from over 200+ courses across all levels, all with an emphasis on practical learning to increase employability prospects.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    77th out of 95 5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    135 68%

    42nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    59.0 59%

    43rd

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.22 80%

    12th

    77

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