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Theatre and Performance Studies MA by Research

University of Warwick

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    University of Warwick

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Our MA by Research in Theatre and Performance Studies offers a unique opportunity to design a bespoke programme of research in a department with a strong international reputation for research excellence. This degree offers the flexibility to undertake a written thesis or a combination of practice as research and written component.

Course Overview

The degree of an MA by Research in Theatre and Performance studies offers you the opportunity to design a bespoke programme of original and independent research at a leading department in the discipline.

The MA by Research is designed to be flexible in terms of the topic and the assessed format you undertake. Subject to the approval of the department your degree may culminate in a 30000-40000 word thesis or a combination of practice as research that may involve performance curation writing for performance translation applied theatre projects or digital outcome alongside a shorter thesis.

Supervision for MA students will be provided by academic researchers with significant experience of undertaking research across a range of topics in theatre and performance research. Your supervisor or co-supervisors will support and guide you from the application stage to the completion of your research. We supervise a wide range of students from a variety of different countries and backgrounds and welcome this diversity among our student body.

Areas for MA supervision

Research in the department is transnational collaborative and interdisciplinary and is focused on the following main - but overlapping - research themes:

  • Cities Spaces and Sustainability
  • Citizenship and Participation
  • National and Transnational Identities
  • Performance Politics and Popular Culture
  • History Heritage and Memory
  • Spectacle and Spectatorship

Teaching and Learning

As a research student your closest contact will be with your supervisor or co-supervisors who will meet with you regularly to discuss your work. The supervisory relationship is at the heart of your research. Your supervisor(s) are experts in their field who will guide you throughout your degree and will agree upon a programme of reading research and writing with you. You will also be allocated a mentor in the department to whom you may address matters related to your study.

Throughout your degree you will be integrated into the theatre and performance postgraduate community have opportunities to undertake professional skills training and be encouraged to attend research events and workshops both in the department and the wider university.

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

£ 23,070per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

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University of Warwick

University of Warwick

  • University League Table

    10th

  • Campus address

    University of Warwick, University of Warwick Coventry, Coventry, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom

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Students come to Warwick from approximately 150 countries.
Many scholarships are available for overseas students.
On and off-campus accommodation options available.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Drama, Dance & Cinematics

    7th out of 95 2

    8th out of 101 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    158 80%

    11th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    58.0 58%

    49th

    12

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 76%

    52nd

    41

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    147 71%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    5th

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.04 76%

    42nd

    22

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