Theatre Studies

This Masters engages with a wide variety of histories and practices attached to the study of theatre. It is designed to enable you to become proficient in the techniques of historical, sociological and theoretical analysis of the theatrical process, past and present. A key strength of this programme is its flexibility, which enables you to create a portfolio of courses based on your individual needs and interests.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

- Theatre Studies at Glasgow is one of the longest-established theatre programmes in the UK. Our internationally renowned reputation for research, practice and teaching ensures an ideal environment for Masters study.

- The programme’s flexible structure allows you to work in an interdisciplinary capacity, selecting options from across the College of Arts to place theatre studies in conversation with a broad range of humanities subjects.

- You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a major archival placement, carrying out original research in the Scottish Theatre Archive’s unique collection of materials spanning the archives of the Citizens Theatre, Scottish Ballet, the Edinburgh Fringe and the BBC Radio Scotland script collection alongside materials from major, influential contemporary companies such as Untitled Projects and Suspect Culture.

- Glasgow is home to a huge variety of nationally significant theatres and companies producing work that spans new writing, canonical classics, devised performance and live art, with major organisations such as National Theatre Scotland, Playwright Studio Scotland and the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) based in the city.

- Our facilities include a studio theatre, rehearsal / workshop space and large flexible-seat theatre seating over 180 spectators, allowing you to extend historical and theoretical inquiry through practice.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The programme is mostly comprised of optional courses, enabling you to create your own Masters programme. The programme convenor will work with you to design a programme that reflects your personal aims and objectives and introduces you to new areas of study, concluding with a research-based independent project over the summer.

Core Courses
RESEARCH METHODS
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT (DRAMATURGY)

Optional Courses
You will choose five courses from a pool of options. Optional courses are updated each year, but may include:

APPLIED THEATRE AND SOCIAL ARTS
ARTS CRITICISM
CONTEMPORARY DEVISING PRACTICES
DEBATING DRAMATURGY
FESTIVALS
GENDERS
INTERWAR CULTURES
READING AND INTERPRETING PERFORMANCE
PLAYWRITING 1
THEATRE ARCHIVE PLACEMENT
DRAMATURGY PLACEMENT
Other level 5 courses from those available within the College of Arts.