MA Drama and Theatre Education
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The MA in Drama and Theatre Education at the University of Warwick provides full-time and part-time students with a practical and theoretical base for developing a drama and theatre education curriculum and pedagogy for schools, colleges and other educational and community contexts. The course is designed to meet the needs of both UK and international students. The course is taught by Professor Jonothan Neelands and Professor Joe Winston, both internationally renowned experts in drama and theatre education with support from Rachel Dickinson, co-ordinator of the PGCE Drama course. The course reflects current developments in education and a broad range of theatre and drama work. There is a balance between the study and practice of drama as an academic and practical subject in schools and colleges and the use of drama for a wide range of personal and community purposes. The course of study provides a planned and structured programme, which is sufficiently flexible to respond to the needs of students from a wide range of pedagogic and cultural contexts. The course welcomes students from a variety of nationalities and cultures and is designed to cater for individual interests and needs. |
January 2012 graduation
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Find out about a Drama workshop delivered by Prof Joe Winston at Singapore's Polytechnic last October
Course Structure
There are four specialist modules in the course (30 CAT points each) and a core module in research methods and dissertation (60 CATs). Many drama and theatre education students choose to take all the specialist modules. However, MA students may take one option from other degrees within the Warwick Masters in Education instead of one of the specialist modules. At Warwick we highly value the fact that our students come from a variety of national and ethnic backgrounds and we thrive on the diversity of cultural experience and knowledge that our students bring to the course. Students can obtain a postgraduate certificate in drama education by completing two specialist modules.
The Modules
All of the modules provide a balance between practical experience of a wide range of drama and theatre practices and a planned reading programme. The weekly sessions are built around practical workshops led by the programme tutors, invited guests and students themselves. These workshop opportunities are designed to give students a hands-on experience of drama as well as methods and ideas for using drama and theatre in their own workplace. The workshops are supported by reading and clearly demonstrates theory and practice.
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Course Outcomes
All students are encouraged to develop a career plan based on successful completion of the course. A system of regular tutorial support helps students to plan projects, choose assignments and a dissertation topic which will enhance their career prospecgs. Students can expect to develop sufficient skills and theoretical understanding of drama and theatre education to gain successful employment as drama specialists in schools, theatre in Education workers, advisers and lecturers in drama, education officers or community drama workers. A number of students have progressed onto doctoral study or chose to join the PGCE in Drama with English course here at Warwick.
The Course Director is Prof Joe Winston
Tel: +44(0) 24 7652 2291
Email: j.a.winston@warwick.ac.uk
