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Applied Theatre Arts (MA) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The MA in Applied Theatre Arts explores theatre and cultural fieldwork: theatre and therapy, theatre in education and theatre for social change and community-based theatre, training practitioners in popular theatre with marginalized communities. All students complete an international externship the summer after their academic year.

Duration: 38 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

38 required units including Staging Community-based Theatre, Engaging Community Narratives, Theatre of the Oppressed, Liberation Arts and Community Engagement (theory and praxis), Participatory Action Research, a Los Angeles residency and an international externship. A written and oral examination is required after coursework.

Career pathways

Teachers, therapists, social workers, case managers, community organizers and activists using theatre in their work.

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Application information

Duration: 38 units

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