Overview

The MA Applied Theatre at University of East London is for those who are excited by the potential of performance to address social change in the areas of race, class, gender, economy, migration, health and ecology.

Key Features

The programme will:Develop your practices and ethics in socially-engaged performance contextsGive you the opportunity to facilitate and create live projects in non-theatre environments with diverse communities.Expand your understanding of social performance through workshops with experts in the field.Prepare you to plan, deliver and evaluate your own projects and, to deepen your critical understanding of the social contexts and cultural politics of your work.The programme will enable you to become an interdisciplinary facilitator working with communities for social justice. You will develop and consider your role as a cultural worker between communities and institutions through modules based on interdisciplinary projects, cultural politics, community and facilitation.Your position as creator and cultural worker makes this programme unique to applied theatre in establishing you as a maker of performance that acts critically and literally in a world that is connected within networks of care and solidarity.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Pedagogy for Social Change
Cultural Politics and Community
Mental Wealth: Practitioners and Praxis
Project Platform

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

91

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

91

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65

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in Theatre/Performance studies or related subject.
We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit our International page for full details.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15560 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

10680 GBP / year

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Additional Details

UK Part-time: £1780 per 30 credit module

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Additional Details

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