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170 Master's degrees in Drama in United Kingdom

Theatre and Performance
Develop your individual theatre and performance practice. During the Theatre and Performance programme at Leeds Beckett University, you’ll be guided by experienced and research-active performance makers as you explore your creativity.

Theatre Directing
The Theatre Directing degree from University of Essex is designed for practicing or aspiring directors seeking to establish themselves as professional theatre directors.

Musical Theatre
Building on our international reputation in musical theatre, the Musical Theatre programme from University of Surrey is the only two-year postgraduate programme in Europe. It is unique in the way it combines practical training with professional opportunities to launch your career.
Applied Theatre - Community, Education, Wellbeing
Applied Theatre - Community, Education, Wellbeing from The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is a postgraduate course designed for those passionate about using theatre and drama to make a difference in society.
Screen Acting
The University of Salford offers a Master of Arts (MA) in Screen Acting, designed for aspiring actors seeking to enhance their performance skills. This programme can be pursued full-time over one year or part-time across two years, allowing for flexibility in attendance while honing your craft in a professional setting.

English with Drama
Unlock an exciting opportunity to specialise with English with Drama programme from University of Southampton.
Acting for Screen MFA
The Acting for Screen MFA is an intensive actor postgraduate training programme focused on performance in digital contexts, including screen, games, audio mediums, and emerging technologies such as XR, VR and AI.
Stage and Event Management
Stage and Event Management course at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama equips you with the skills you need to work in film, live events, theatre and TV production.
Applied Theatre
The MA Applied Theatre at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama encourages investigation into the possibilities and contradictions of drama and theatre practice as transformative and rehabilitative, and engages practically and critically with a range of theories and current practices.

Theatre and Performance - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to a postgraduate degree at a top UK university. Learn more at the Theatre and Performance - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Birkbeck, University of London.

Secondary Drama
The Secondary Drama programme from University of Chester is designed to provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills that you need to be an outstanding teacher.
Audiences, Engagement, Participation
The Audiences, Engagement, Participation PGDip at the University of Leeds is a one-year full-time programme designed to explore cultural participation and engagement. This degree aims to enhance your understanding of audience dynamics and is delivered on campus, providing a comprehensive learning experience.

Acting for Digital Media
The Acting for Digital Media degree from University of Essex is a full-time, professional and intensive training programme designed specifically for performers who wish to expand their skill base to be able to seek and thrive in the technological advances in the performance industry.

Acting
Upon completion of the Master: Acting from the University of Surrey, you will have an advanced knowledge of context, style and genre in the practice of acting, with a coherent personal approach to acting techniques
Drama
The MPhil/PhD in Drama at Goldsmiths, University of London, offers a comprehensive research opportunity for aspiring scholars. This degree typically spans 3-4 years for full-time students and 4-6 years for part-time attendees. Students can engage in either practice-based research with a written component or a traditional thesis format.
Theatre Making
The Theatre Making programme from University of Kent offers an opportunity to develop advanced knowledge of practices, traditions and professional contexts of theatre making through academic engagement, practice-based learning, individual supervision and professional study.

Playwriting and Dramaturgy
The Playwriting and Dramaturgy programme of the University of Glasgow gives you a practical and theoretical engagement with the many forms of writing and production for theatre. Blending practice, theory and history, the programme is designed for those wishing to develop playwriting skills and knowledge of script development and support, opening the way to many theatre roles, including dramaturgy.

Theatre
Ideal for those in full-time employment or commitments, our Theatre programme from University of Surrey allows you to study at your own pace through distance learning, so you can pursue your passion for theatre and develop industry connections around your existing commitments or work.
Applied Theatre and Social Change
This Applied Theatre and Social Change MA course from University of Leeds is centred on the belief that applied theatre has the ability to create individual, community and social change.
Theatre (Musical Theatre)
The Theatre (Musical Theatre) program at The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is an intensive one-year postgraduate programme which offers practical training that will equip participants in the ‘triple-threat’ disciplines of acting, singing, dancing. All of our teaching staff are theatre professionals that work in higher education as well as the industry.