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postgraduate

Degree

Master of Arts in Theatre (Research-Based)

postgraduate

Degree

Master of Arts in Theatre (Research-Based)

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $9,500 CAD

  • Application fee

    $168 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    2-3 years

  • Min GPA

    76 out of 100

Highlights
Thesis

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 15-January-2023 2023-01-15
Fall-September 15-January-2024 2024-01-15

Overview

Master of Arts in Theatre

The two-year M.A. program offers students the opportunity to pursue theatre studies through coursework and an M.A. thesis project.  

Students are expected to give primary attention to an area of expertise of their choice while training in the broader theoretical, critical, and historical contexts of the field.  

Faculty research specialties include: 

classical theatre and its modern adaptations, modern drama, the receptions of alternative theatre and cinema, theatre and health, disability theatre, dramaturgy, intercultural theatre and performance, Asian theatre, twentieth-century Chinese and Japanese theatre, and Canadian, American and modern British theatre.  

Students also engage with professors and students in the renowned directing, design and film graduate programs.

Students in this program enjoy strong mentorship relationships with core faculty members and develop research expertise in an area of their choice while also training in the field's broader theoretical, critical, and historical contexts. 

UBC offers a world-class research library, a dynamic multicultural theatre environment and a strong research-oriented university community.

Students in research-based programs usually require a faculty member to function as their supervisor.

Applicants should browse faculty profiles and indicate in their application who they are interested in working with. 

No commitment from a supervisor prior to applying is necessary, but contacting faculty members is encouraged.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$19,795

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $7,800
Accommodation 1 bed room $10,295
Tuition 1 person $9,500

Hourly wage

Min wage

16.75 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency (If Applicable)
  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Resume/Curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Statement Of Intent
  • Letters Of Reference
  • Writing Sample

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

7
6.5
listening
6.5
writing
6.5
speaking
6.5
reading

TOEFL

100
22
listening
21
writing
21
speaking
22
reading

PTE

-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

Cambridge

-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available

The Faculty of Graduate Studies may extend a conditional offer of admission to a highly-qualified graduate applicant who does not quite meet the minimum English language proficiency requirement set by the graduate program to which the student has applied.

The student will proceed directly into the graduate degree program after successfully completing the prescribed terms of study in the ELI Intensive Academic English Program (or pre-approved, equivalent alternative).

To be eligible for the Condition Admission Program (CAP), the applicant must:

  • Possess a "first-class average" (or established equivalent) in a degree deemed as an eligible basis for admission, OR have academic qualifications that would have ranked them in the top 33% of students admitted to the graduate program to which they are applying, for the year before the date of their application;
  • have English language proficiency, demonstrated via an accepted test, that can reasonably be expected to be brought up to the standard required by the graduate program to which the student has applied by completing ELI (or accepted equivalent) training in no more than a year; and
  • be recommended for the CAP by a UBC graduate program.

Academic background and requirement

  • A minimum overall average in the B+ range (76% at UBC)

 

 

China:

  • The Bachelor's degree of at least four years of study
  • Overall average of B+ standing.

 

India:

  • A four-year Bachelor's Degree or a Master's degree
  • First Class/Division 1 (65%) or Very Good (8 on a 10-point scale)

 

Iran:

  • The Bachelor’s degree of at least four years of study
  • 16 on a 20-point scale

Career opportunities

  • Professional Dramaturg
  • Actor
  • Director
  • College Instructor
  • Secondary School Teacher
  • Arts Administrator

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