Master's Programme in Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research

Master's Programme in Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research

Delve into diverse performance cultures and dramaturgical practices in this research-oriented international double-degree master’s programme.

The Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research (CDPR) programme offers students a unique opportunity to experience distinctly different forms of dramaturgical thinking and performance cultures, enabling a comparative approach to dramaturgical practice and theory.

The programme is the first double-degree programme in Uniarts Helsinki.

The programme is tailored for process-oriented students who wish to work in international and multidisciplinary contexts such as collaborative productions, research-oriented artistic projects, and in other projects and institutions that combine artistic activities and research.

The CDPR studies have a different structure for students commencing their studies at Uniarts Helsinki and for students who participate in the programme from one of the partner universities.

For students commencing their CDPR double-degree studies at Uniarts Helsinki, studies consist of programme-specific studies, seminars in dramaturgy, and optional advanced studies. In the fourth semester, they return to Uniarts Helsinki to complete their thesis, the planning of which they have begun in the first semester. The thesis usually consists of an artistic and a written part. The artistic thesis can either be an independent project or working as a dramaturge in a collaborative production with other students of Uniarts Helsinki’s Theatre Academy.

For students participating in the programme from one of the partner universities, studies at Uniarts Helsinki consist of both programme-specific and optional advanced studies. Studies include workshops and seminars in comparative dramaturgy and performance research, as well as advanced studies in dramaturgy and other fields of theatre and performance arts.

Annual tuition fee €5,000 for students studying in English and coming from outside the EU and EEA countries.

Master of Arts (Theatre and Drama). Double master’s degree from two universities.

A master’s degree gives eligibility to complete a Doctor of Arts (Theatre) degree, for example, as a third-cycle degree.

Should students be interested in going on to practice-led doctoral studies, the goal of the CDPR programme is to provide them with the necessary knowledge and skills to do so.