The Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies welcomes applications for the Master of Arts (Theatre and Performance Studies) by coursework. This MA is designed to be completed in one year of full-time study, or over a longer period of part-time study. (Only those locally domiciled are eligible for part-time study.)

Our courses develop critical thinking, research abilities and presentation skills, particularly for those who seek to work between arts practice, industry, research and community advancement. They are taught by globally recognized leaders in areas such as Asian performance, play analysis, practice-based research, digital humanities, and interdisciplinary study of literature, film and performance. Students will be trained in close critical and historically contextualized analysis and equipped with skills necessary for cultural leadership in a wide range of roles from arts organization leader, to cultural research associate, to arts policy maker. With our emphasis on digital skills in the arts and humanities, our students will be uniquely poised to apply digital tools to a variety of public, educational and industry contexts for professional activities such as archive development, interaction design and multimedia interface.

To obtain the MA in Theatre and Performance Studies, candidates are required to:

1. Pass a minimum of 40 units or ten courses (each course is worth 4 units). The ten courses should include:

• • 1 core course: TPS5101 Text and Performance
  • 9 courses chosen from an available selection:
• • • At least one from each of our three curricular focus areas listed below:
      • Theatre, Film and Literature
      • Creative Practices in Performance
      • Digital Skills in Arts and Humanities
    • A maximum of one course may be an Independent Study (arranged with one of our faculty members).
    • Recognised courses from other programmes/departments, including: ENC5244 Shakespeare in Culture and the New Millennium;
      ENC5883 Screen Culture in Southeast Asia;
      HY5415 Theatres of Memory: Performing Public History

Subject to the approval of the Department, students may take up to two 4000-level courses in Theatre and Performance Studies.

2. Obtain a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 for all examinable courses. The candidature of a student will be terminated if he/she:
   • Obtains a GPA of less than 2.5 for two consecutive semesters, or less than 3.0 for three consecutive semesters; or
   • Fails more than two courses

3. Fulfil 50% residency in Singapore.

For admission requirements, please see here.

For information on course fees and financial aid, please see here.