522 Master's degrees in Drama

The Scriptwriting program at Bath Spa University will help you to become a more adept scriptwriter, able to work across theatre, radio, film, and television. Along with a comprehensive training in key writing skills, you’ll develop your critical thinking, creative dexterity, and coherent strategies for professional progress.

Get professional training in dramatherapy on this accredited Dramatherapy degree at Anglia Ruskin University. Gain experience on clinical placements and qualify to work in the arts therapies in the UK and overseas.

The Department offers a unique set of professional and academic programmes aimed at postgraduate training in Drama and Theatre Studies at the Stellenbosch University. Our programmes may contain both practical and theoretical components and tuition is in Afrikaans and/or English.

The master level Acting programme at Academy of Art University offers a professional environment for performers to refine their craft. This public study mode course focuses on building a career-ready portfolio. Students develop advanced skills in San Francisco, benefiting from a curriculum designed by industry experts.

The Directing program at the University of Washington School of Drama is a three year intensive, conservatory program designed to prepare students for successful entry into the professional theatre. 

The Theatre program of University of Central Florida provides high school teachers, community college teachers, and developing theatre scholars the opportunity to strengthen skills and knowledge of theatre beyond the undergraduate level.

The MA in Applied Theatre - Drama in Educational, Community and Social Contexts at Goldsmiths, University of London is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme. This degree equips students with the skills to engage in various societal contexts through drama, fostering creativity and critical thinking in applied theatre practices.

The Acting program from University of Washington has been a highly regarded three-year conservatory training program for more than forty years. The program leads to a Master of Fine Arts in acting. The faculty is made up of successful theatre professionals who are inspired to teach.

The Writing for the Screen and Stage program at Northwestern University is founded upon these five principles, principles that have also guided Northwestern's highly successful undergraduate Creative Writing for the Media Program.

The Educational Theatre, All Grades and English, Grades 7–12, and English Education, Grades 7-12, Initial Certification M.A. at New York University is a 45-credit master’s programme. Available in full-time and part-time modes, it prepares students for dual New York State teaching certification through hands-on experience in urban schools.

The Theatre Directing Master of Fine Arts at the University of Ottawa is a full-time, two-year programme. It focuses on contemporary theatre practice within a unique bilingual and bicultural environment. Students develop professional artistic skills through public study modes, production work, and a dedicated practicum.

The Directing and Design Production M.Sc. at the University of Victoria is a professional graduate programme delivered in a public study mode. This advanced curriculum focuses on practical theatre expertise, offering students intensive training in creative leadership and technical artistry over a dedicated duration of study.

Performing Art from University of Pretoria  provides a holistic education, transferable skills, critical thinking, and communication and problem-solving that will help you develop to your full potential.  

The Master of Creative Arts - Studio Arts (Theatre Arts) programme at The University of the West Indies is built on the study and appreciation of the arts and grounded in the skills required for teaching and learning in the arts and the management of arts and cultural industries. 

Illinois State University's Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Theatre - Costume Design is dedicated to the development of the individual student to reach their professional goals in the field. 

The Stage Design programme at Trinity College Dublin is a professional Stage Design course for creative practitioners. This NFQ Level 9 qualification offers full-time or part-time study modes over one or two years. Students specialise in costume, lighting, or set design to advance their careers in the global theatre industry.

The Vocal Performance - Music Theatre M.Sc. at New York University offers intensive training in voice, acting, and dance. This master’s programme, available in full-time and part-time study modes, focuses on professional performance excellence. Students benefit from private lessons and workshops led by industry experts.

Together with the MA/MFA Voice Studies and the MA/MFA Movement: Actor Training and Coaching courses at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Actor Training and Coaching is one of Central’s postgraduate degrees that exposes you to high-level training practice.

The New Performative Practices programme of the Stockholm University of Arts is aimed at practising circus artists who want to deepen their circus technique, develop new forms of circus and contribute to the dialogue/discussion in the contemporary art field.

The MA is for those with existing arts practice who wish to develop relevant knowledge and expertise, creative entrepreneurial and project management skills and become part of Central’s extensive network of industry collaborators. The Creative Producing program is offered at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.