125 Part-time Master's degrees in Drama

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 research programmes at Anglia Ruskin University will allow you to join one of the research projects or explore your own interests in Theatre, Drama and Performance, supported by the expertise of the staff.

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 Theatre Studies programme at the University of Otago is a comprehensive undergraduate course exploring human imagination. Available as a full-time Bachelor of Arts, this three-year degree covers acting, directing, and design. Students engage in practical performance and theory within a creative, supportive academic environment.

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.

The Theatre, Film and Television Studies M.Sc. at Aberystwyth University offers a rigorous one-year research experience. This public study mode programme allows students to engage in cutting-edge investigations across media and performance. It provides a professional environment for advanced academic or practice-based inquiry.

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 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. 

Theatre and Performance from University of Chichester, you will engage in a selection of both core and specialist modules that develop your knowledge of theatre-making and performance.

Theatre Education PK-12 (Online) is offered by Niagara University. Theatre Education prepare students to teach the next generation of actors by expanding knowledge in the principles of teaching theatre and the practices of applied 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.

The MPhil/PhD in Drama at Goldsmiths, University of London, offers a comprehensive research opportunity for aspiring scholars. This degree typically spans 3-4 years for full-time students and 4-6 years for part-time attendees. Students can engage in either practice-based research with a written component or a traditional thesis format.

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.

Writing for Theatre, Film, Radio and Television offers a vocational training in writing drama across a range of different media contexts. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama courses provide the opportunity for you to develop the core competencies and skills of the dramatist, to explore your ‘voice’, to develop your confidence in your own writing.

The Theatre Making programme from University of Kent offers an opportunity to develop advanced knowledge of practices, traditions and professional contexts of theatre making through academic engagement, practice-based learning, individual supervision and professional study.

The Performance course at Manchester Metropolitan University is an exciting taught masters programme that offers a practical, versatile and interdisciplinary approach to performance-making and training. 

Theatre and Dance from Wayne State University is a three-year, part-time program of advanced studies in theatre and dance, designed to provide education, preparation, and mentorship relevant to professional teaching artists, including the areas of study as indicated below:

The Theatre Directing programme at Trinity College Dublin is a professional M.F.A. degree delivered over one year of full-time or two years of part-time study. This practice-based course provides intensive training at The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art, focusing on leadership and artistic creativity in theatre.

The University of Manchester offers a Master of Music (MusM) in Music (Performance Studies), designed for full-time or part-time attendance. This one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme allows students to develop advanced skills in musical performance and critical analysis, preparing them for diverse careers in the music industry.

Learn to use theatrical expression as a means to educate with this degree in Applied Drama, Theatre in Education, Communities and Social Contexts at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.