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Shakespeare and Theatre – (M.A.)
University of Birmingham
Department of English
| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,313 - ≈ € 14,088 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
This innovative, part-time modular programme delivered by the Shakespeare Institute enables you to focus on how Shakespeare's plays work in performance.
The MA in Shakespeare and Theatre encourages an historical approach to interpretation and styles of presentation, and promotes the value of close reading as the basis for evaluating the plays on the page, stage and screen.
The programme is unusual in allowing you to follow a range of pathways, with each module available through the following four routes (the first three of which include 30 hours of face-to-face tuition):
* A two-week summer school
* Three long weekends at approximately monthly intervals
* One day a week during a semester (ten days in total)
* A distance learning option (available on completion of the core module at the Shakespeare Institute)
You are also encouraged to visit the theatre and cinema to benefit from the excitement of Shakespeare's plays in performance.
Contents
The programme begins with a core module on Shakespeare's Theatre. The three components of this core module are: close reading of text to discover the theatrical function and distinctive qualities of Shakespeare's language; a study of Elizabethan and early Jacobean stages and staging; and the historical context, including Shakespeare's medieval inheritance. These are complemented with research and study skills.
Upon completion of this, you study three further modules from a list that includes:
* Shakespeare's Legacy -
This module will consider the adaptation and appropriation of Shakespeare’s plays from 1660 to the present day. You will explore the changes and developments in theatrical practice and the shifts in cultural attitudes towards Shakespeare and his work that will inform an understanding of trends in performance and presentation.
* The Text of Shakespeare -
A critical awareness of the textual foundations of Shakespeare’s plays will be developed in this module. Topics covered include: the relationship between a modern edition of a ply and the earliest printed texts, the treatment of the text in the theatre (including censorship, revision and adaptation) and Shakespeare as a collaborator.
* Acting and Directing Shakespeare -
This module will consider trends of acting and directing Shakespeare from the Restoration to the present day, exploring the primary evidence provided by the Stratford archives to undertake studies of individual actors and directors from the eighteenth century onwards, including Ellen Terry, Laurence Olivier, Peter Brook and Sam Mendes.
* Shakespeare’s Women -
This module will focus on the presence and absence of women’s roles in Shakespeare’s plays, focusing on text, performance, and context, which will lead to consideration of the critical and theoretical responses the roles have generated.
* Shakespeare’s Craftsmanship -
This module focuses on the construction of Shakespeare’s plays. It considers the manipulation of course material and genre, the structuring of the dramatic narrative and the use of language for dramatic function and effect.
These modules are assessed by two 3,000-word essays.
Students who complete the four modules are awarded the Diploma, while those wishing to proceed to the MA are also required to submit a 12,000-word dissertation.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
We welcome applications from candidates with a good Honours degree in English, or its equivalent, to work for PhD or MPhil degrees in all the principal areas of English Literature and Modern English Language.
* IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band.
* TOEFL 580 Paper- based test / 237 Computer-based test.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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