MA Theatre – Research – Transfer at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

The research-oriented Master’s degree program in Theater – Research – Transfer offers a qualification that is both academically sound and professionally oriented for those interested in artistic practices and transfer processes in cultural institutions. The students will work as a future generation of theoretically versed practitioners in responsible, formative positions in the field of artistic practice, in the areas of dramaturgy, theater pedagogy, curating, public relations and cultural management.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; part-time option  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The first semester is dedicated to the central fields of theater studies (theory, historiography, performance analysis) and fundamental questions of transfer in practice. In the second semester, these topics are deepened and tested in the context of an artistic project conducted in collaboration with guest artists. The third semester is characterized by two obligatory external internships, which are flanked by accompanying courses.

Career pathways

This degree program prepares you primarily for artistic and design-related curatorial tasks in theater and other cultural institutions, for example in the areas of dramaturgy, theater pedagogy, public relations, festival and program design and cultural management, etc. At the same time, the program opens up the possibility of further academic qualification, for example in the context of a doctoral degree in theater studies.

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