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MA Theatre and Performance Design

University of the Arts, London

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University of the Arts, London

Course options

  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Wimbledon College of Arts

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    15 months

Course summary

MA Theatre and Performance Design at Wimbledon College of Arts invites you to engage with contemporary ideas and research within the field of theatre, performance and entertainment, and will prepare you for the continually evolving nature of the industry.

Course overview

MA Theatre and Performance Design offers you studio-based vocational training. As a theatre and production designer, the course will develop your skills and approach to collaboration, technology and storytelling.

It will train you to become a theatre and production designer who makes dynamic, innovative environments that connect your audience to the performance.

Collaboration lies at the heart of each project on this course, whether speculative or realised. You will have the opportunity to build ideas, proposals and events with other makers.

With a strong emphasis on live, real-time performance, you will learn skills to help you develop, organise and deliver a production.

The course will enable you to work across a wide range of disciplines, contexts and partnerships as practiced in the sector.

This course will at all times seek to promote, defend and explore the UAL’s Principles for Climate, Social and racial Justice.

What to expect

Analyse your work on a deeper level: Learn to identify and critique influences, traditions and cultures that inform your work.

Design methods and processes: You’ll be exposed to performance design and fabrication techniques used in industry.

Digital performance: Gain an understanding of the role of digital technology in theatre and production design.

Exploration: You’ll look at the performer-audience relationship.

Sustainability: Learn to assess and implement key factors of sustainability within the industry locally and globally.

An ethical focus: We have a responsibility to contribute towards a better and more sustainable world. Throughout your course, you'll explore climate, social and racial justice and learn how to embed these principles into your creative practice.

Making and drawing skills: Improve your model-making, technical and costume drawing techniques as a way of presenting and communicating ideas and designs.

Contextual study: You’ll look at historical, current and developing forms of practice and production within live performance, stage and costume design.

Seminars: Take part in discussions that will give you a critical awareness of cultural production.

An individual approach: You’ll develop your own way of asking questions, researching and solving problems in a professional, historical and social context.

Collaboration: Take part in a cross-course ensemble design with fellow students.

Professional mentoring: To investigate, and where possible, establish a partnership with a professional mentor.

Final major project: You’ll develop and present a final creative event project based on an area of personal research and interest.

Research: You’ll produce a dissertation, as well as learning about research techniques and ideas that will enhance your practical training.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 28,570per 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 the Arts, London

University of the Arts, London

  • University League Table

    29th

  • Campus address

    University of the Arts London, 272 High Holborn, London, London, WC1V 7EY, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Art & Design

    23rd out of 84 1

    43rd out of 95 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 239
    156 65%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    65.0 65%

    36th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.04 76%

    67th

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    140 71%

    28th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    52.0 52%

    77th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.94 73%

    72nd

    11

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