Master's Degree in Theatre Studies 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

4,500 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Performing ArtsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The master's degree in Theatre Studies offers a platform from which to reflect on the theory and research of performing arts from multiple methodological perspectives and analysis approaches. This academic programme, focused on research, contains two specialisations: History and Theory of Performing Arts (advanced studies of theoretical and historiographic discourses on scenic arts) and Theory and Practice of Creative Processes (creation processes through practices). This master's degree guarantees that you will acquire a broad and diverse knowledge of the theatre studies field. The programme includes highly specialised lecturers from the UAB, the Barcelona Theatre Institute (ITB), the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), all in close contact with the performing arts as historians, critics, dramaturgs, stage directors, etc. Being an official master's degree means that it provides the necessary credentials to go on to a PhD programme at the UAB or any other university in Europe.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The master's degree in Theatre Studies offers a platform from which to reflect on the theory and research of performing arts from multiple methodological perspectives and analysis approaches. This academic programme, focused on research, contains two specialisations: History and Theory of Performing Arts (advanced studies of theoretical and historiographic discourses on scenic arts) and Theory and Practice of Creative Processes (creation processes through practices). This master's degree guarantees that you will acquire a broad and diverse knowledge of the theatre studies field. The programme includes highly specialised lecturers from the UAB, the Barcelona Theatre Institute (ITB), the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), all in close contact with the performing arts as historians, critics, dramaturgs, stage directors, etc. Being an official master's degree means that it provides the necessary credentials to go on to a PhD programme at the UAB or any other university in Europe.

Admission Requirements

  1. Graduates preferably in the field of Language Studies or Artistic Studies in Dramatic Art (any specialisation).  
  2. Foreign students who have not undertaken an Erasmus stay at Spanish universities, or who have not taken subjects in Spanish at their universities of origin, must demonstrate sufficient proficiency in Spanish (B2).
  3. It is recommended that those candidates interested in taking the optional subjects of Laboratories II should meet one of the following requirements:   

Drama Laboratory II


  • Advanced studies in dramatic writing or dramaturgy.
  • Training in an accredited professional centre (more than 60 hours) in dramatic writing or dramaturgy.
  • Professional experience in dramatic writing or dramaturgy, submitting the supporting documents: programmes, articles, reviews, publications.

Directors and Stage Designers Laboratory II:


  • Advanced studies in directors and stage designers.
  • Training in an accredited professional centre (more than 60 hours) in directors and stage designers.
  • Professional experience as directors and stage designers, submitting the supporting documents: programmes, articles, reviews, publications.

In the event of not meeting any of the above requirements, access to these optional subjects will be possible if training supplements are taken during the first semester of the academic year.


A personal interview will also be held to determine the suitability of the candidate.

1 Year
Sep

Domestic
1,660 EUR
International
4,500 EUR

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