Master of Arts [M.A] [Music Technology] From University of Kent

Drama and Theatre at Kent is based in the School of Arts, a creative and academic hub for students in drama, film, media studies and art history. Together we occupy the award-winning Jarman building, which houses outstanding drama and teaching facilities. We have our own industry standard studios and a 120-seat theatre. As part of an inclusive and creative community you will benefit from working and studying alongside staff and students who are passionate about their subject.

As a Drama and Theatre student at Kent, you work alongside world-leading academics with a wide range of specialisms in areas such as contemporary performance, European theatre, theatre history and Shakespeare, comedy, and community-based theatre. YouÊareÊtaught by academics who are theatre professionals with real and current industry experience in theatre design, acting, directing, stage management, dance, stand-up comedy, and arts funding. In addition, youÊlearn from our professional technical team, which includes a workshop manager and three technicians.

Your Drama and Theatre degree at Kent is as rigorous and challenging as any subject in the Humanities, but as well as developing your critical and analytical writing abilities, our programme allows you to build practical skills that are transferable to any industry, not just theatre. ÊAt Kent youÊcultivate the skills in creativity, performance, project management, leadership, communication and teamwork that give our graduates outstanding and proven employment prospects.Ê

Our degree programme

At Kent we challenge the distinction between practical and theoretical study, which means that many of our modules include both written and performed assessments.Ê

Currently, in your first year you learn a variety of performance skills, technical theatre disciplines, how to work creatively and safely on and behind the stage, all the while being introduced to key ideas, practitioners and theatre histories.Ê

In your second year you begin to shape your own degree with an impressive range of modules to choose from. For example, you might be able to focus on European theatre, acting, costume and fashion, physical theatre, Shakespeare, avant-garde theatre or popular performance.Ê

In your final year you complete an independent or creative project, and can choose specialist modules from a wide variety which may includeÊplaywriting, performance, applied theatre, stand-up comedy or arts funding, or else develop further the areas studied in your second year. The year ends with a programmed festival of student work in the summer term.

You graduate from Kent with an understanding of theatre in all its forms and the creative competence to succeed in a future career in the arts or beyond.

Year of professional experience

It is possible to spend a year on placement gaining valuable workplace experience and increasing your professional contacts. You donÕt have to make a decision before you enrol at Kent but certain conditions apply.Ê

Year abroad

We offer the option to study abroad for a term or a year at one of our partner institutions in Europe, the USA or South Africa. You donÕt have to make a decision before you enrol at Kent but certain conditions apply.Ê

Study resources

Drama and Theatre students benefit from some of the best rehearsal, teaching, study and performance facilities in the UK, including:Ê

• industry standard Jarman studios with heated semi-sprung floors, lighting rigs and a spacious control box housing the latest equipmentÊ
• the 120-seat Aphra TheatreÊ
• the Lumley studioÊ
• a fully equipped construction workshopÊ
• a sound studioÊ
• the 340-seat Gulbenkian Theatre, which offers industry placements on campus, as well as a year-round visiting professional programme of theatreÊ
• the UniversityÕs Templeman Library, which is renowned for its drama and theatre manuscripts, including collections of playbills, prints, programmes and other theatre ephemeraÊ
• Digital Theatre Plus, which provides full-length films of British theatre productions, in addition to interviews with the cast and the creative and production teams.Ê

Extra activities

There are a whole range of student-run societies. In previous years, students have had the opportunity to join:

• T24 Drama Ð produces and puts on six shows a term
• Musical Theatre Ð produces musicals and musical showcase
• Circus Ð a collective of artists and creative characters
• Glee Ð a choir for people who love to sing
• Costume for Stage and Screen Ð design and sew costumes
• Music Society Ð orchestras, chorus, concert and big bands
• Sports SocietiesÊÐ over 45 to choose from and extensive facilities.

The School of Arts organises special events that you are welcome to attend. These may include:

• guest workshops and talks by professionals from the world of theatre
• symposia
• seminars
• conferences and exhibitions.

Professional network

The School of Arts has developed links with some of the major players in the industry:

• Bobby Baker
• C&T theatre
• Gulbenkian Theatre
• Little Bulb Theatre
• Marlowe Theatre
• Thomas Ostermeier
• Oily Cart
• Reckless Sleepers
• ShakespeareÕs Globe.

Independent rankings

Drama at Kent was ranked 13th for research quality and 19th overall inÊThe Complete University Guide 2018.

For graduate prospects, Drama at Kent was ranked 8th inÊThe Guardian University Guide 2018.ÊDrama and Theatre at Kent was ranked 3rd in the UK for the percentage of students who found professional jobs or further study within six months of graduation in 2016 (DLHE).