FASS - Theatre Studies - Graduate Programme

Theatre Studies

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Theatre Studies - Graduate Study

For students who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree with a major in Theatre Studies (or an equivalent study approved by the Convenor of the Theatre Studies Programme), it is possible to undertake an academic graduate programme of study in this discipline. This includes studying for an Honours degree as well as for a Master of Arts in Theatre Studies.

This graduate programme focuses on the theoretical study of theatre in performance. There are also practical studies that are designed to complement and inform the theory-analysis core of each of the taught papers, especially at Honours level.

The design and content of the graduate programme closely reflects the Theatre Studies staff research interests. These include:

Theatre Anthropology

Laboratory Theatre

Mask Performance

Solo Performance

Contemporary Performance Theory

Performance-as-Research

Theatre Directing

Contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand Theatre

Australian Theatre

Food and Performance

Reminiscence/Theatre

Theatre and Screen

Noh Theatre

Western Avant-garde

Qualifications Available

Graduate Certificate (GradCert(TheatSt))
Graduate Diploma (GradDip(TheatSt))
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert(TheatSt))
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip(TheatSt))

BA(Hons) in Theatre Studies

To be eligible to be considered for the BA(Hons) in Theatre Studies, a student should normally have majored in Theatre Studies in their undergraduate degree and have at least a B average in their best three 300 level Theatre Studies papers.

A BA(Hons) student will be required to complete a minimum of 90 points from those papers listed with the THST (Theatre Studies) code including THST591 Honours Dissertation.

MA in Theatre Studies

To be eligible to the considered for enrolment in the MA in Theatre Studies, a student should have completed the requirements for a BA(Hons) in Theatre Studies (or equivalent) and have at least a B+ average in their 500 level papers.

To complete a MA in Theatre Studies, students must take either a 120 point thesis, a 90 point thesis and 30 points from approved 500 level papers, or a 60 point dissertation and 60 points from approved 500 level papers.

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