Applied Theatre: Community, Education, Wellbeing (Part-time) (PGDip)
Applied Theatre: Community, Education, Wellbeing (MA) offers a postgraduate qualification in theatre, drama and performance practices that are inclusive and take place outside of traditional theatre settings with, by and for a range of participants and communities.
This unique postgraduate programme will challenge you to develop and extend your practice. By locating your discoveries and learning within the wider field of applied theatre you will be able to see your role within participatory drama practice and focus on your emerging questions of practice.
Course details
- On-campus
- Part-time
- English
- Bilingual
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
Applied Theatre: Community, Education, Wellbeing (MA) provides a suite of modules that look to deepen and widen your skills base in applied theatre practices and facilitation skills whilst encouraging depth and rigour in reflective practice in order to develop efficacious applied theatre praxis; it offers the opportunity to interrogate current critical discourse in the field and respond to the more problematic areas of socially-engaged practice with originality and insight.
The programme encourages autonomy and independence throughout, whilst holding space for your individual specialisms or interests, and the development of work within a more unfamiliar area. The MA culminates with the Major Applied Theatre Project where you will work autonomously to develop a substantial project within your area of interest.
Applied Theatre: Community, Education, Wellbeing (MA) has strong links with local and national organisations and companies including People Speak Up, Hijinx Theatre, Torch Theatre, Small World Theatre, Wales Arts Health and Wellbeing Network and National Theatre Wales, alongside local schools and education facilities and local health boards.
About Applied Theatre
Applied theatre refers to drama or theatre processes that are participatory and intentional: the broad intention, is to improve the lives of the individuals and communities that take part.
Applied theatre can include, (but is not limited to): drama in education, theatre in education, community theatre, prison theatre, reminiscence theatre, storytelling, theatre with young people, life story theatre, Theatre of the Oppressed, theatre for development, Playback Theatre, theatre in hospitals, participatory arts approaches, therapeutic modalities.
It can happen anywhere from schools to community halls, hospitals to prisons, homes to theatres.
Compulsory
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Course Disclaimer
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We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals.
For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.
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Staff
Our People
You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses.
Accommodation
Carmarthen Accommodation
Carmarthen has a variety of accommodation and we guarantee accommodation for 1st Years with availability for your 2nd and 3rd Years. Based on our Carmarthen campus you will be right in the middle of everything, with options to suit all budgets.
Further information
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Students will have had experience in the performing arts and/or participatory arts practice with an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject at 2:2 or above or will have extensive professional experience in a relevant field. In addition, all applicants are invited for an informal interview and/or workshop where they are expected to demonstrate appropriate engagement in a practical workshop.
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The aim of the assessments is to provide real and simulated applied theatre contexts to demonstrate learning. Assessment has been carefully balanced across the programme to ensure that there is a range of different ways for students to demonstrate their learning across the suite of modules. Assessments are portfolio based and these can include: presentations, project facilitation, workshop facilitation, written documentation, visual essays, live performance and reflective journals.
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Travel costs to projects and placement: Up to £300, mandatory
Laptop/personal comupting equipment for assignments: Up to £500, necessarily incurred
Equipment for leading workshops: Up to £200, optional
All additional costs detailed in this section are indicative. It is recognised, for example, that the precise costs associated with a field trip could vary from year to year.
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You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.