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Study Details: MA Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: 2 years
Applied Theatre refers to the practice of theatre and drama in non-traditional settings and/or with marginalised communities politically, educationally and socially. This course investigates both practically and critically how theatre and drama within our communities can be transformative and contribute to social change.
It encompasses theatre practices with young people with care experience, wellbeing, prison settings, schools, older communities, working with refugees, and with people with disabilities.
This unique course situates you within Derby Theatre, a professional producing theatre, and includes specialised Education modules. Students can select from various modules focusing on understanding contexts, emotional intelligence, addressing future challenges, and driving education transformations. The course emphasises reflexivity, positionality, skill development, knowledge exchange, and evaluating innovation to improve education policy and practice.
You will normally be expected to have a first degree appropriate to apply for the MA (minimum 2:2 or above), or a professional qualification of equal standing, or significant practical or professional experience gained following your initial qualification that would support your application. You will also be invited to an interview as part of the application process to ensure that this is the right course for you, and to demonstrate your prior or ongoing practical experience in the field, whether this may be paid or voluntary.
If English is not your first language, you'll also need an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent.
Choosing to study a postgraduate course is a positive investment in your future, but as with undergraduate courses, you should consider how you will pay for your studies and living costs.
The majority of students can apply for loans to help fund their studies. And depending on where you live and your circumstances, bursaries and scholarships might also be available.
Please visit https://www.derby.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-and-finance/ for further details
Graduates of this programme are prepared for careers in a range of private and public sector opportunities for example: As creative learning officers in theatres, museums and other community-based organisations; education directors and managers for cultural organisations; facilitators of youth theatres and other projects; health and wellbeing theatre specialists; freelance practitioners working in a wide range of settings including schools, prisons and the care system. Graduates will develop a sense of confidence as artists, facilitators, project managers and those that will help develop arts policy of the future.
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