Shakespeare and Creativity MA 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Birmingham |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

27,090 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Do you want to explore what Shakespeare means in today's world? Immerse yourself in Shakespeare's works and learn from expert academics at our Shakespeare Institute. You'll also get to work with theatre practitioners at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) as part of our unique collaboration.


Pursue your creativity and your passion for Shakespeare and experience the thrill of producing your own creative response to his poetry and plays. This course is ideal for any aspiring academic, actor, writer, or director looking to explore Shakespeare from perspectives like academic research, theatre performances and public engagement. 

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Do you want to explore what Shakespeare means in today's world? Immerse yourself in Shakespeare's works and learn from expert academics at our Shakespeare Institute. You'll also get to work with theatre practitioners at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) as part of our unique collaboration.


Pursue your creativity and your passion for Shakespeare and experience the thrill of producing your own creative response to his poetry and plays. This course is ideal for any aspiring academic, actor, writer, or director looking to explore Shakespeare from perspectives like academic research, theatre performances and public engagement. 

Admission Requirements

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You should have, or expect to get, a 2:1 Honours degree in English or a related subject, or you’ll need relevant professional experience instead.

If you don't have the required academic background, you can study our Fall in with Shakespeare or Spring into Shakespeare short course before applying for the MA. Completing one of the short courses can be used instead of a 2:1 Honours degree as entry onto the MA Shakespeare with Creativity.

If you're applying based on your professional experience, you'll need to document your experience in a portfolio. This needs to catalogue and contextualise your work (e.g. catalogue of a recent art installation, actor’s CV, transcript giving indication of professional training, web-based archive of recent work, folio of published poems, etc.). In your application, you should use the 5000 character personal statement to indicate your creative potential and reflect on your existing creative work. Your statement should address the following research questions:
  • What were/are the objectives of the piece of work, and why did you choose these objectives?
  • What obstacles did you encounter in producing this creative work? How might these have been avoided?
  • What tradition does this piece of creative work belong to?
  • What critical conversations does your creative work contribute to and what are your contributions?
  • What are the implications of this creative work for your future works?
  • How does your work impact the field of Shakespeare studies?
We may also require you to submit a writing sample of approximately 2000 words about Shakespeare, his contemporaries, or work adapted from/based on Shakespeare, but this will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

Your application must also be supported by two letters of recommendation, either from academics or equivalent authorities from creative industries as appropriate.

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,250 GBP
International
27,090 GBP

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