Course summary
The MA in Applied Theatre is a hands-on, practice-based course that looks at how performance can be used to create positive social change. If you want to use theatre to help people, educate, or make a difference in society, this course at UEL gives you the skills to do it. This course is for people who believe theatre can help tackle issues like racism, gender inequality, poverty, migration, health, and the environment. What you'll do: Learn how to use theatre in different communities and settings, not just on stage. Work on real-life projects that make a difference. Take part in workshops with experts. Plan, run, and test your own projects. Understand the social and political impact of your work. By the end of our Applied Theatre master’s programme course, you'll be able to work with different communities to create change through theatre. You’ll also explore your role as a cultural worker, helping to connect people with institutions. Taught in the evenings, our Applied Theatre master’s programme is a one-year postgraduate degree with an MFA in Applied Theatre as a second-year option, with more of a focus on creative practice.
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules: Research Methods in Creative Practice, Pedagogy for Social Change, Cultural Politics and Community, Mental Wealth: Practitioners and Praxis, Project Platform. Year 2 (MFA only) Core Modules: Professional Platform, Creative Practice.
Assessment method
Assessment methods on the MA Applied Theatre degree reflect an ethos of learning that nurtures original theatre-based practices and rigorous understandings of how cultural politics is encountered and practised in collective situations. An array of assessment types evaluates and prompts your development while offering opportunities to try out and test ideas through practice, creative documentation, critical interrogation/ reflection, and project delivery. Your final independent project can be undertaken as a practical project or as a written dissertation. Feedback is offered within 15 working days after submission of your assessment. YEAR 1: Practical 70% Coursework 30%
Entry requirements
Accepted Qualifications Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in Theatre/Performance studies or related subject. International Qualifications We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit our International page for full details. Please check the course page for the full entry requirements for this course
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
Newham
E16 2RD
Course contact details
Visit our course pageApplicant Relations Team
0208 223 3333