165 Master's degrees in Drama in United Kingdom

Push the boundaries of tradition and explore innovations in costume for live, film and digital performance, responding to changes in society, culture, the environment and beyond with the Costume Design for Performance programme from University of the Arts London (UAL).

This MFA in Theatre Directing at Birkbeck, University of London, is a full-time programme spanning two years. It provides students with professional training and practical experience, preparing them for a successful career in theatre directing. The course is designed for individuals who have previously directed university or professional-level productions.

Central has a long-standing and well recognised reputation for the dissemination of actor movement disciplines within the British theatre scene; these pioneering courses are the first of their kind in Europe. The Movement - Directing and Teaching program is offered at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. 

The MA Drama and Movement Therapy course at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama offers a particular pedagogic approach to learning the craft of dramatherapy and is a unique combination of drama and movement within an intensive experiential training.  

The Theatre and Performance Design course at University of the Arts London (UAL) invites you to engage with contemporary ideas and research within the field of theatre, performance and entertainment, and will prepare you for the continually evolving nature of the industry.

The University of Aberdeen offers a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Film and Visual Culture, designed to immerse students in the exploration of visual culture's significance in society. This programme is structured to provide comprehensive training, preparing graduates for various roles within the industry.

This Theatre Directing course at Royal Holloway University of London is a rigorous, intensive, demanding training in theatre directing where you will work with professional actors to develop your directing skills. 

 This Intercultural Practices MA course from University of the Arts London (UAL) encourages the sharing of these perspectives to develop your agency as an artist and cultural producer. 

The MA in Applied Theatre at University of East London is a practice focused course exploring how socially-turned performance can be enacted for social justice.  If you want to use performance for social action, education, or cultural intervention, this course offers the critical, social and creative tools to do so. 

Develop your dance practice and performance skills by approaching them as research processes on this this Dance Practice and Performance programme from University of Roehampton.

The Audiences, Engagement, Participation PGDip at the University of Leeds is a one-year full-time programme designed to explore cultural participation and engagement. This degree aims to enhance your understanding of audience dynamics and is delivered on campus, providing a comprehensive learning experience.

The MSc in Dramatherapy at Queen Margaret University is a unique opportunity to train as a dramatherapist in Scotland. This full-time course spans two years and combines theoretical study with practical placements, allowing students to develop their skills in a supportive environment focused on creative expression and therapeutic practice.

Our Acting MFA is an intensive and rigorous postgraduate programme designed to train highly versatile, contemporary performance practitioners.

Create innovative new theatre by cultivating your dramaturgical skills, performance training and critical thinking. Gain confidence in facilitation and community engagement to reach your audiences. Build your networks and industry knowledge through placement study. Emerge with a well-rounded skillset that prepares you to make, perform and facilitate creative work for the contemporary cultural environment.

Ignite your creativity with University of East Anglia's MA in Contemporary Theatre Practice. You’ll combine high-level theatrical skills training with a wealth of opportunities to gain real-world insight and experience in today’s theatre industry.

This Secondary Drama with QTS course from Manchester Metropolitan University prepares you to teach the secondary school drama curriculum for the 11-16 age range. 

This Comedy Writer - Performer programme from University of the Arts London (UAL) helps you to push the boundaries of comedy writing and performance, and develop the skills required to create and perform your own, innovative work.

The Theatre (Musical Theatre) program at The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is an intensive one-year postgraduate programme which offers practical training that will equip participants in the ‘triple-threat’ disciplines of acting, singing, dancing. All of our teaching staff are theatre professionals that work in higher education as well as the industry.

The Advanced Performance course, offered as a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) at the University of Chichester, is designed for those aiming to specialise in instrumental, vocal, orchestral, or musical theatre performance. The programme duration is one year and is available for full-time study.

In this Drama and Performance programme from University of Worcester we aim to produce research that is distinctive, socially and culturally relevant, and that influences national agendas.