University of Exeter

Program Information

Degree Offered

MA Theatre Practice: Playwriting and Dramaturgy

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Divided into a number of flexible pathways, you can specialise in an area of your choice.

This pathway is ideal for playwrights, dramaturgs, translators, adaptors and performance writers or first-degree graduates who want to advance their practice in writing for live and recorded performance and/or dramaturgy. The pathway offers the chance to develop writing and dramaturgical skills in the context of a vibrant department with an international research profile as exemplified by Cathy Turner’s co-written book Dramaturgy and Performance (2008) and Graham Ley’s work on dramaturgy and adaptation.

Programme structure
Total credits required: 180

Compulsory Modules
Research Preparation and Writing Skills (15)
Cultural Adaptation (30)
Collaborative Project (30)
Writing and Curation (15)
Dissertation (60)

Option modules
Normally students take one of the following:
Playwriting (30)
Dramaturgy (30)
It may be possible to study a 30 credit option in screenwriting or poetry.

Assessment
A combination of written exercises and a dissertation (maximum 18,000 words). You can opt to write a script or a short script and a presentation, or a reflective documentation of a dramaturgical project instead of the dissertation.

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Accreditation:

University of Exeter

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: Yes