Programme: MDram

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Code Faculty Department
01250114 Faculty of Humanities Department: School of the Arts
Credits Duration NQF level
Minimum duration of study: 1 year Total credits: 180 NQF level:  09

Admission requirements

  1. Relevant honours degree
  2. A weighted average of at least 65% for the honours degree

Additional requirements

• An acceptable level of proficiency in English or Afrikaans is required.

• An approved research proposal is required.

Core modules

  • Module content:

    The candidate must present a written body of work that will demonstrate the candidate’s ability to explore or document a specific phenomenon from the field of drama/theatre, performance and/ or film. The written body of work must comply with the standards set for such a dissertation by the Department of Drama.
    The candidate will also be required to perform in, or create, an independent practical project as part of the research process. This practical work may be constructed by the candidate him/herself, it may be a commissioned work, or it may be an existing text. 

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