MA Applied Theatre and Intervention

This course will equip you with a range of skills within the area of applied theatre. You’ll have an understanding of applied theatre and its use as an intervention as well as advanced skills in communication, collaboration, presentation, analysis and research.

You’ll be able to set up, lead and facilitate workshops as an applied theatre practitioner with diverse groups of people in a variety of health, social and community contexts.

You may decide to apply your learning in the context of arts administration or art policy work. You may wish to further your understanding by undertaking specialist professional training in areas like arts therapies. Graduates with this degree would be well suited to teaching, or to pursue research interests at PhD level.

A bachelor's undergraduate degree with a 2:1 (Hons) or higher.

You may have a first degree in theatre and performance, media, education, social work, sociology, liberal arts or languages. Applicants would benefit from an existing interest in, or experience of, socially engaged pedagogies or arts, in the community or educational contexts.

Applicants must demonstrate an understanding of the course by responding to the five questions in the personal statement section of their online application. Please ensure you respond to the questions asked in the supporting statement section of the application

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.