About Drama, Theatre And Dance MA By Research MA By Research in Royal Holloway, University of London

The course

The MA by Research (Drama, Theatre and Dance) is a flexible programme that allows you to undertake in-depth study (both full and part-time), under the supervision of international experts, on a broad range of subjects, including cultural studies, drama, theatre studies, dance studies, performance studies or comparative topics.

The core of the MA by Research is a 25,000-word dissertation on a subject of your choosing, intended to give you the scope to explore your area of interest in real depth and to develop sophisticated critical and analytical research and writing skills.

You will also complete a research-focused, taught module which will equip you with a range of theoretical and historical approaches to the study of the arts, enabling you to articulate, refine and persistently test your approach to your chosen topic within this broader theoretical and methodological framework.

Teaching & assessment

You will take one taught course and complete a dissertation.

Critical Theory and Methodologies

This core course is taught during the Autumn term. It provides you with knowledge of a range of historical and modern theoretical approaches to the study of the arts. It refines your theoretical understanding and provides you with the methodological tools to proceed to PhD research if you so wish.

The taught course is assessed by essay and presentation.

Dissertation

A 25,000 word dissertation on a subject of your choice. You will receive one-to-one support from your supervisor. 

The dissertation is examined by a Visiting Examiner and includes a Viva Voce examination.

Your future career

Our graduates are highly employable and recent years they have entered many different fields, including international management, consultancy, sales and marketing, media and publishing, banking, the arts, politics, the Civil Service, teaching, and travel and tourism.

This course also equips you with a solid foundation for continued PhD studies.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Bachelor degree with 60% to 65% overall or a CGPA of 6.0 to 6.5 out of 10 overall depending on the institution.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS         :       6.5 overall. Writing 7.0. No other subscore lower than 5.5.
• TOEFL        :       88 overall, with Reading 18 Listening 17 Speaking 20 Writing 26.
• PTE             :      61 overall. Writing 69. No other subscore lower than 51..

Royal Holloway, University of London Highlights

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