Course summary
A postgraduate course for directors of theatre and live performance at all stages of their career.
- Direct productions at our campus theatres and in Bath’s professional theatres and venues.
- Get the chance to be an assistant director to an experienced director who is already working in the industry.
- Practical classes and seminars give you the professional skills and knowledge to facilitate safe, creative spaces.
Modules
Trimester one Your Skills module prepares you with an essential ‘directors toolkit’, ensuring you have the professional skills and knowledge to facilitate a safe and creative space, direct actors and collaborate with other artists. Your Profession Practice module offers you an opportunity to develop your individual professional practice and technique through small scale productions, research and development projects or work placements. Weekly seminars bring together history and the current practices of directing and performance, to advance your directing skills. Trimester two Your Skills training will continue to enhance your work, and you’re encouraged to create original work, either with your own chosen cast, with a University production, or a professional company. You’ll get to bring your work into SparkFest, the festival we run in collaboration with Bath Festivals. Additionally, you’ll take a Professional Collaboration module that provides both tools and experience in working with a wide range of artists and developing performances to grow your professional profile. Trimester three You can choose to undertake a more traditional written dissertation, a performance based dissertation, or a mixture of the two. You might direct a production, lead workshops, or research areas relating to directing as part of your dissertation.
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed by a range of methods, including:
- Performance portfolios
- Proposal documents for artistic ideas
- Research projects
- Presentations
- Viva voces
- Reflective learning and work-based reports or journals
Entry requirements
We're looking for theatre and live performance directors at all stages of their career. You might be a recent graduate of Acting, Theatre, Performance or a related degree, or a more experienced early career director who is keen to progress your skills. MA Directing is for theatre and live performance directors at all stages of their career. You’ll have a desire to work in or be currently working in live performance. Generally we look for a good honours degree or higher, in an area relating to performance, or equivalent professional experience.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8825 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £8825 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17065 | Year 1 |
| International | £17065 | Year 1 |
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Bath Spa University
Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Bath
BA2 9BN