507 Full-time Master's degrees in Drama

The University of Oklahoma's MFA in Directing is a rigorous and expansive three-year program in which directors deepen and hone their directing skills.

The Drama programme at the University of Alberta offers an advanced academic pathway for students seeking to master theatrical arts. This public study mode course provides a comprehensive curriculum designed for deep artistic exploration. Students engage in rigorous training over a standard duration to refine their creative expertise.

The Theatre Practice programme at the University of Alberta offers a comprehensive master level education for aspiring artists. This public study mode course focuses on advanced dramatic techniques and creative development. Students engage in rigorous training over a set duration to master the complexities of modern performance.

The Theatre programme at University of Hawaii at Manoa is a 60-credit M.Sc. level course delivered in a public study mode. This professional degree focuses on creative performance and practice-based research. Students engage in intensive artistic training across diverse global traditions during this multi-year residency.

The Theatre and Performance programme at University at Buffalo is a research-focused M.A. degree. This 30-credit course is designed for full-time study, typically completed in three semesters. It integrates scholarship with practice, preparing students for advanced doctoral research or professional roles in the arts.

The Applied Theatre M.A. at the University of Victoria is a full-time, two-year programme delivered on-campus. This postgraduate degree focuses on community engagement and social impact through drama. Students explore global theatre practices and complete a project or thesis while studying in a public university setting.

The Theatre Directing programme at Roosevelt University is an 18-month Master of Arts designed for educators and emerging directors. This part-time course features intensive summer residencies in Chicago and asynchronous online learning, focusing on practical stagecraft, industry networking, and a final thesis production.

The Theatre - Directing program at Columbia University is based on the idea that one’s vision as a director is developed through practice, encouragement, critical feedback, collaboration…and more practice

The Theatre - Design and Technology MFA at The University of Montana is a professional graduate programme focused on advanced technical mastery. This full-time, campus-based course provides intensive training in theatrical production. Students develop high-level design skills over a multi-year duration in a creative environment.

The Theatre programme at The University of Montana offers advanced MA and MFA degrees. Students can specialise in acting, design, technology, or directing through full-time study. This comprehensive curriculum provides professional training within a creative environment, preparing graduates for diverse roles in the arts.

Their intensive and highly practical MA Acting at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) will enable you to develop and enhance your acting skills to a professional level. Guided by our world-class teaching team you will become part of a creative and collaborative community.

The Moravian College Master of Fine Arts in Performance Creation, in partnership with Touchstone Theatre, is a unique opportunity for artists to hone their vision and see their work through from artistic impulse to realization on stage.

Interested in exploring a career path in theater education? The Ohio University Patton College of Education and School of Theater have an exciting new one-year degree track in Theater Education for students interested in this career path.

CCM is a college within the University of Cincinnati, a major undergraduate university and graduate research institution of more than 40,000 students. The Theater Design and Production - Stage Design program is offered by University of Cincinnati.

At INTO Illinois State University the Graduate Pathway in Theatre Studies program will prepare you to enter your next semester of a master’s degree program at Illinois State University.

The Management and Engineering - Live Entertainment course at EDH Groupe is a 2-year program designed to explore the entire value chain of live performance, from creation to distribution, and to train agile professionals capable of producing and programming innovative stage projects.

Playwriting is offered by Ohio University. The goal of the Professional Playwriting Program is to cultivate the individual artistic voice and vision of developing playwrights who, by developing new plays that actively engage in the contemporary social, scientific, political, and aesthetic debates of the nation, will become leaders in American Theater and active contributors to American culture.

The Secondary English and Drama programme offered by University of Sussex prepares you to start your career as a new teacher and be successful. You’ll learn to teach in schools in East or West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, Surrey, Hampshire or Kent.

Undertaking this Performing Arts (Distance Learning) programme at the University of Huddersfield means joining an internationally recognised research community spanning music, music technology, acting and performance. 

Theatre from York St John University course has been designed for you to develop your artistic practice and gain the skills needed for a career across the creative sectors of different industries.