University master's degrees
University Master's Degree in Theatre Studies

The only master’s degree in the Catalan university system, and one of the few in the Mediterranean region, to focus on both theoretical and practical theatre research

Content Official Master's Degree in Theatre Studies

Knowledge

  • Implement the theoretical background acquired through the analysis of the various aspects and specificities of the performing arts to a research project.
  • Define the main manifestations (dramaturgy, performance, and dance, among others) of the performing arts based on theoretical frameworks, methodologies and the techniques typical of each of them).
  • Identify and examine the potential relationship between the different manifestations of the performing arts based on its main characteristics.
  • Determine the work methodologies used for scene creation throughout all stages of the creation of a theatre project.
  • Distinguish any conceptual theoretical elements taken from the real practice of performance processes such as dramaturgy, performance, directing, scenography and choreography.
  • Incorporate the holistic principles of interdependency, transdisciplinarity, integrity, and epistemological pluralism that are typical of the performing arts.
  • Compare the performing arts with other artistic and heuristic disciplines (cinema, music, painting, video art, anthropology, aesthetics, semiotics, social sciences and philosophy).
  • Identify and select the most suitable methodologies and analysis tools for the specific study of each of the various fields of the performing arts.

Skills

  • Apply a critical approach to the observation and analysis of any specific manifestation of the performing arts.
  • Plan and develop the various activities related to a research project in the performing arts, either individually or collectively, while ensuring correct time and resource management. 
  • Critically evaluate a specific performance proposal based on the identification and examination of the key factors (dramaturgy scene design, directing actors, etc.) and define its theatrical field.  
  • Use tools, methods and suitable techniques-such as semiotics, comparison between artistic disciplines,  history and representation, etc. for the analysis of the performing arts.
  • Interpret documentary sources from the field of the performing arts both analytically and critically, while demonstrating an ability to summarise and encourage debate. 
  • Use suitable specific terminology and language register in research projects in the field of the performing arts.

Competences

  • Identify stereotypes and gender roles in the performing arts, evaluating their potential impact on professional practice.
  • Work cooperatively in multidisciplinary and diverse teams, taking on and respecting the roles and diversity of its members.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work autonomously, and to carry out both self-analysis and self-criticism.
  • Formulate relevant questions and hypotheses in professional contexts related to the performing arts by applying the knowledge and skills developed during the information stage.
  • Distinguish the various professional dynamics in the performing arts, and the specific functions of each professional profile involved in performance creation, without losing sight of the overall definition of mise-en-scène.