M.A Theatre Arts

M.A Theatre Arts is a two-year degree program. The theatre course focuses on preparing the students for successfully navigating the ever-changing environment of the highly competitive theatre, film and television industry through intensive training sessions along with a strong theoretical understanding of new approaches to performance, presentation and production.

The program is a way to increase the number of trained men and women in theatre practices and to provide a venue for the development of theatre artists who intend to apply their knowledge of the theatre craft for work in professional theatre or in film, radio, or television.

Through this course, the candidates will learn to analyze the script and sequences of a cinema, their overall impact and faults, and the beauty underlining it. The program addresses the significance of theatre and television within the context of current developments and issues including the industrial organization of film and television production.

M.A Theatre Arts Highlights

Eligibility Criteria for M.A Theatre Arts

1. Applicant should have graduated from any discipline from a recognized board with minimum 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.

2. Applicants should have a minimum of computer knowledge.

3. an age limit is prescribed by a few institutes that provide part-time degrees.

4. According to some institutes, a candidate’s age should not be less than 17 years and not more than 27 years.

5. Candidates should have aggregate marks of 40% to 50% in the SC/ST/PWD.

Admission Process

1. Applicant on relevant entrance examinations determines admission to various universities and colleges.

2. Some private colleges and deemed universities perform their counselling process by conducting their university-level entrance exams.

3. Candidates who qualify for the test are called for an interview before the final seat allotment.

4. Some colleges require a minimum of 50% aggregate in the qualifying examination.

5. Candidates who qualify for the test are called for an interview before the final seat allotment.

Career after M.A Theatre Arts

M.A Theatre Arts degree holder can make their career in various fields such as Acting in Colleges/ Universities, the Film Industry, Street Plays etc. The program is sound undergraduate preparation for public service or law, teaching, careers in sales and business, and for fields involving human relations.

This is basically an Acting, Dance and Drama course. The aim of this program is to equip students with information and aptitude to execute as an actor to proficient industry benchmarks. Students holding a degree will be able to find work as Actors, Film directors, Producers, Teachers and Academicians, Theatre writers, Performing Arts critics etc.

M.A Theatre Arts Syllabus