Master of Arts in Drama Pedagogy and Applied Theatre
Master
The Master Degree programme is a postgraduate degree programme with a drama pedagogical approach and applicants must have previous training and experience in drama and theatre.
The practical experience components of the programme ensures the connection to the field of practice in which drama and applied theatre intersect.
The programme is aimed at students, teachers, cultural workers or other arts practitioners with previous experience, training and interest in drama and theatre from a drama pedagogical perspective. It builds on the bachelor's degree or a cand.mag. degree from a college, university or similar, and requires a minimum of 80 ECTS credits in drama/theatre studies.
Job opportunities
The programme will qualify the student to teach drama/theatre in schools and in the community, act as creative arts consultant in the public and private sectors, teach drama/theatre in theatre institutions and the Norwegian schools of culture (municipal performing arts after school programmes), as well as in other enterprises that require competence in drama and applied theatre - for example in the health-care sector, museums, prisons, etc.
Completing the MA course qualifies students to continue their studies in the PhD programme Bildung and Pedagogical Practices, where drama and applied theatre can be an optional field of research.
Student exchange
The Drama Department has a number of foreign partners, both inside and outside the Nordic region, making international exchange possible.Where can I travel?
China | Shanghai Theatre Academy
Denmark | Aarhus University
Germany | Berlin University of the Arts