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English and Drama

This programme provides students with an opportunity to study a wide range of dramatic writing across a range of periods; the programme also allows students to study contemporary adaptations and re-productions.

Special themes of the MA include: experimental critical and theatrical practice, staging possibilities, and the consideration of how stage design might affect performance.

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

• Research Methods
• Theatre and Theory: Performance and Culture

Semester 2

• Modern and Contemporary Texts in Performance
• Dissertation

Optional Modules

Semester 1 (choose 1)

• Early-Modern Texts in Performance
• Texts in Performance: Contexts

Semester 2 (choose 1)

• Special Subject 2
• Renaissance Playhouse Practice
• History and History Plays: Description, Desire and Prescription
• Staging Difference: Theatrical Representations of Race, Gender and Identity
• The Texts of Jacques Derrida

Entry Qualification*

Upper second honours degree or equivalent in English, Drama or a related subject. Applicants with other qualifications and suitable experience may be considered, and are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be expected to provide a sample of written work as part of the selection process. .

Careers and Further Study

This programme meets the needs of students seeking to qualify for entry to a research degree, teachers of literature and/or creative writing, and those wishing to update their knowledge or develop their own research skills. Drama graduates are also welcome, and there will be opportunities for practical work.

Assessment

Dissertation 15,000 words. Other modules normally assessed by two 3,000-word essays (20 credits), or by two 4,000-word essays (30 credits), or equivalent.

Selection

Based on application form, sample of written work (2,000-4,000 words), CV, personal statement, and confidential reports from two named referees.

Bursaries and Scholarships

All self-funded UK/EU students accepted for a full-time Master’s programme in this Department receive a bursary of £1,000. All self-funded, part-time students receive a bursary of £500 per annum. All self-funded, full-time international students receive a bursary of 20% of international fees.

*Note: Entrance requirements are in addition to the General entrance requirements

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