Course summary

Do you want to deepen your theoretical understanding and practical skills in drama, theatre and performance for a range of different educational and community settings? Do you want to consider what it means to be a practitioner of drama, theatre education or applied performance whilst connecting with a vibrant international community. This course connects you to an international network of teachers, practitioners and actor-teachers in the field of drama and theatre education and applied performance. This MA programme offers students an in-depth insight into the ways drama and theatre education can enhance teaching and learning in primary, secondary and tertiary education as well as in applied and community settings. We introduce you to a range of hybrid pedagogic strategies that are underpinned by rigour and that aspire to make learning accessible, playful, creative and engaging. We celebrate drama and theatre as subjects in their own right whilst also recognising the substantive body of evidence-based research into the ways drama and theatre can be used as pedagogical tools across the curriculum and for community purposes. This MA is aimed at practitioners, or aspiring practitioners, working in schools and colleges, and community and educational theatre settings. The course of study provides a planned and structured programme, which is sufficiently flexible to respond to the needs of a wide range of pedagogic and cultural contexts. Practical activities are at the heart of our course structure, so there will be a number of opportunities to work with your peers, collaborating, debating, and researching practical solutions. Your interdisciplinary skill set will be developed throughout the MA, enabling you to pursue a diverse array of career pathways. Skills from this degree

• Pedagogic, management and artistic skills you need to be an effective teacher and practitioner in drama

• Opportunity to complete a small scale research project into an aspect of professional work

• Developing understanding about the place of drama in education within a variety of formal and informal settings including the ability to devise policies and strategies for the implementation of drama

• Ability to draw on contemporary theory, practice and criticism in the field of theatre and evaluate its relevance to drama education

• Understanding the theoretical and practical relationships between drama in education and other genres of theatre; particularly community theatre and Theatre in Education