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POSTGRADUATE
A masters degree in collaborative theatre practice will launch at Staffordshire University this September, with strong industry links to improve the employment prospects of graduates. Dr Robert Marsden, Associate Professor of Acting and Directing and Head of the Department for Media and Performance, explains more.
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The arts is undoubtedly one of the industries hardest hit by the effects of COVID-19 and three national lockdowns so it is a bold, brave and undoubtedly brilliant move by Staffordshire University to launch a new postgraduate course in theatre arts. The Masters in Collaborative Theatre Practice, which starts this September, will take a multidisciplinary approach and have a strong focus on the employment prospects of students upon graduation. Dr Robert Marsden explains that the department already offers a masters course in music, is developing a masters in film for the future and is all set to launch an MA in collaborative theatre practice this September. “There’s flexibility there within the degree to collaborate on a theatre piece essentially but it doesn’t mean people can’t work across the department and work with other areas such as film or music,” he says.
