Course description
Course Description
The MA in Theatre introduces students to a range of contemporary plays and gives an idea about the possibilities that exist within the form of contemporary drama. Students can make use of the Lakeside Theatre on campus.
Modules and Options
The lists of modules below represent the range of options available for each year of study. This may not be a complete list of the options you will study, and may be subject to change, so please contact the department for further details.
Stage 1
ADAPTATION
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Compulsory: CREATIVE PLAYWRITING 1
Core: RESEARCH METHODS IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS
CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSLATION
CREATIVE PLAYWRITING 2
CREATIVE WRITING AND GENRE
CREATIVE WRITING AND REFLECTION
CREATIVE WRITING MEMORY MAPS MA
DISSERTATION: MA THEATRE (10,000 - 12,000 WORDS)
DISSERTATION: MA THEATRE (20,000 WORDS)
FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
FOUNDATION OF POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES
INTERPRETATION OF MYTH
ISSUES IN TRAVEL WRITING
LITERARY TRANSLATION AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
MODERN PROSTHESES: WRITING, TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSGENDER
MODERNISM/POSTMODERNISM
POSTCOLONIAL WRITERS AND CANONICAL TEXTS
PRACTICAL PROJECT: MA THEATRE
REAL CINEMA: ETHNOGRAPHIC AND DOCUMENTARY FILM
SEA OF LENTILS: MODERNITY, LITERATURE, AND FILM IN THE CARIBBEAN
SHAKESPEARE IN THEORY
SHAKESPEARE: READING AND TEXT I
SHAKESPEAREAN PERFORMANCE HISTORY
THE PHANTASM
THE STUDY OF LITERATURE TODAY
THE TALE: TELLINGS AND RE-TELLINGS
THE USES OF AMERICAN ISOLATION
US MODERNISM AND AFTER
WAR, VIOLENCE & CONFLICT IN THE AMERICAN TROPICS
WRITING ART
Teaching and Assessment Methods
A: Knowledge and Understanding
Learning Outcomes
A1 : The theatrical or performance logic contained within any text written for performance on the stage
Teaching Methods
The principal method of delivery of A1 is through practical workshops.
These will include a variety of workshop practices which range from close reading of previously published plays to reading and rehearsing extracts from students own writing.
The principal method of delivery of A2 to A6 is through seminars
Assessment Methods
A1 is through the submission of a full length play and an accompanying journal.
A2 to A5 is assessed through 5,000 word essays and a dissertation of 10,000 words.
Essays are 5000 words and the dissertation is 10,000 words if it is accompanied by the submission of a full length play or 20,000 words if the dissertation is submitted without a play.
B: Intellectual/Cognitive Skills
Learning Outcomes
Teaching Methods
B1 to B3 are developed through seminars and practical workshops
B3 to B5 is developed through individual student research.
B1 to B5 are developed through individual tutorials with oral and written feedback on essays and creative work.
Assessment Methods
Assessment methods
B1, B2 and B3 are assessed through:
Practical writing projects, essays, and a dissertation.
C: Practical Skills
Learning Outcomes
Teaching Methods
Learning/teaching methods/strategies
Students develop C1 to C6 through lecturer feedback peer feedback and their own critical reflection.
Assessment Methods
Assessment methods
C1 is assessed through the submission of an original piece of theatre or radio writing.
to C2-C6 is assessed through essays
D: Key Skills
Learning Outcomes
Teaching Methods
D1 Class discussion
D2 Class preparation
D1 and D2 Essay preparation
D1 Practice based work
D1and D4 working with others
Assessment Methods
Key skills are assessed through practical theatre text, essays, a dissertation and journal.
D2 is a component in the evaluation of assessed work which requires bibliographic and web searches.
