ObjectivesFurther study of the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in the context of the facilities and opportunities provided by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and by King's. To provide a thorough knowledge of early modern drama, particularly Shakespearean drama, in its material and institutional contexts, especially the 'original' theatrical environment for which the plays were written.
Entry requirementspeople with a 2:1 first degree in English, Drama or an equivalent subject, or its overseas equivalent.
Academic titleMA Shakespearean Studies: Text & Playhouse
Course descriptionProgramme description
- Unique collaboration between Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and the Department of English, King’s College London.
- Ideal opportunity to study the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in a theatrical context in the heart of London.
- Graduates of the degree have gone on to take the PhD at King’s and at Columbia, Cambridge, and NYU.
The degree is offered jointly by King's and Globe Education. You will take a core module at Shakespeare's Globe, which includes workshops on the Globe stage and formal seminars; a critical methodologies module at King's, which includes training in palaeography and bibliography; and two optional modules on an aspect of Shakespeare or early modern drama at King's. The list currently includes: 'Theatre, gender and culture in Jacobean London'; 'Hamlet and its afterlife'; 'Global and Local Shakespeares'. You will also write a summer dissertation, supervised either at King's or the Globe depending on the chosen subject.
Programme format and assessment
Taught core and optional courses assessed by coursework and/or examination plus a compulsory dissertation.
Programme modules for MA Shakespearean Studies: Text & Playhouse
Hamlet and its Afterlife
This module centres on an intensive engagement with Shakespeare's Hamlet and its extraordinarily rich and varied 'afterlife' in performance, criticism and adaptation.
Duration
One year FT, two years PT, September to September.