Performing Arts University of Malta

Overview

Performing Arts from University of Malta  offers you an opportunity to undertake an independent research project. The taught component (10 ECTS) at the beginning of the course will help you acquire the necessary tools to undertake and complete such a project through a discussion of the academic, ethical, political and practical implications of undertaking research in Performing Arts. Much of the research will be considered as independent study, but you will be assigned one or more academics who will tutor the research process, from selecting an area to writing a research proposal, and researching and writing a dissertation. The specific research will depend on your interests as well as staff specialization and strategic research areas earmarked by the department.

Career:

The knowledge and research techniques attained throughout the programme can be applied in an array of professional contexts and careers including artistic performances, teaching, broadcasting, audio-visual productions, archiving, academic research, cultural industry, cultural tourism, and digital gaming. All these provide ample opportunities for the integration of interdisciplinary research techniques with innovation aimed at the creation of projects employing the performing arts.

By completing this programme successfully, you will be able to participate in academic debate, apply, design, write and publish your research, take part in and take effective decisions about many aspects of art and culture, as a leader and entrepreneur. If you chose the practice-as-research route, then you will also learn valuable lessons about the roles and responsibilities of artist-practitioners.