M.A. Theater, Dance and Performance Research

M.A. Theater, Dance and Performance Research (Master's/Major)

Consecutive Master's program leading to a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree

Theatre studies deals with stage arts, theatrical practices, and phenomena of performance. The programme is characterized by interdisciplinary, intercultural, and intermedial perspectives that respond to the radical changes currently taking place in the arts. Students learn to reflect on theatrical processes, develop a critical perspective on current discourses, and acquire profound skills in cultural communication. Graduates find employment across the entire cultural spectrum, working in theatre and media, as curators and dramaturgs, in publishing, public relations, or educational contexts.

The Munich study programme is based at one of Germany's most prestigious universities and covers the entire spectrum of theatre and the performing arts, including drama, opera, dance, performance, and film. The programme thrives on dialogue and numerous collaborations with the city's diverse cultural institutions.
In additions to the perennial aesthetic and theoretical questions of art studies, we also incorporate approaches from transnational history and social sciences into our course. By combining practice-based research with theoretical reflection, students develop a rigorous academic approach to performing arts cultures. This MA programme is addressed to students with a first degree in the arts and humanities and a keen interest in the performing arts and their position in society.

course of study

		1st semester	ECTS
P1		Critical Performance Studies	15
	P 1.1	Theories of Culture and Performance	(9)
	P 1.2	Contemorary Theater and Performance	(6)
P2		Historiographies of Performing Arts	15
	P 2.1	Transnational Theater Histories	(9)
	P 2.2	Archive and Cultural Heritage	(6)
		2nd semester
		Choose two of the three WPs
WP1		Media, Culture and Performance	15
	WP 1.1	Media Cultures and Performing Arts	(9)
	WP 1.2	Mediating Performance	(6)
WP2		Sound and Movement	15
	WP 2.1	Intersections of Theater, Music and Dance	(9)
	WP 2.2	Transdisicplinary Experiments	(6)
WP3		Theater and Society	15
	WP 3.1	Societal Entanglements of Performing Arts	(9)
	WP 3.2	Theater as Social Practice	(6)
		3rd semester
P3		Current Research Topics	15
	P 3.1	Research Discourses	(9)
	P 3.2	Research Lab	(6)
WP4		Work Experience in Theater	15
	WP 4.1	Internship	(9)
	WP 4.2	Praxeological Reflection	(6)
WP5		Self-directed Project	15
	WP 5.1	Practical Realization	(9)
	WP 5.2	Praxeological Reflection	(6)
		A module must be selected from modules WP 4 and WP 5; alternatively, courses worth 15 ECTS credits can be elected from the humanities and social sciences profile area.
		4th Semester
P4		Final Module	30
	P 4.1	Master's Thesis	(26=
	P 4.2	Master's Thesis Seminar	25+1)
	P 4.3	Disputation	(4)

The detailed standard curriculum, including the allocation of individual examinations to the submodules, can be found in the following overview: Forms of examinations and their proportionalities.

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