The programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:

1. Subject Knowledge and Understanding of
1. the histories, forms, traditions, and current configurations of theatre and performance practices from twenty-first-century historiographic perspectives,
2. contemporary advanced critical, artistic, and conceptual paradigms in order to locate, interpret, and intelligently engage with theatrical and performance phenomena in the twenty-first century,
3. the various aesthetic, political, social, and intellectual practices that constitute a varied range of contemporary (established, emergent, and cutting-edge) theatre and performance,
4. the wider interdependence of creative practice, critical theory, production processes, and cultural policies,
5. the inherent interdisciplinary and trans-national location and context of theatre art and performance practice,
6. the interstices between technoscience, the human condition, and the performing arts in the twentyfirst century.
2. Intellectual Development and Skills
1. to critically reflect about practices, theories, contexts, and ideas that shape theatre and performance, drawing on a range of sophisticated perspectives, including from the sciences,
2. an awareness of intercultural and cross-continental (especially cross-European) differences,
3. the ability to engage creatively and imaginatively with textual, visual, and performed sources and artworks,
4. to appreciate and critically evaluate their own work and the work of others,
5. to understand the interplay between theory and practice, and their mutual enrichment,
6. to devise, undertake, and contextualise original research in a self-directed way,
3. Key / Transferable Skills
1. the ability to negotiate and successfully bridge cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural barriers,
2. confidence in interacting, negotiating and collaborating with others, even across international borders and language barriers,
3. the ability to source, organise, articulate, and disseminate advanced ideas appropriately and effectively, in a way that advances knowledge and adds value,
4. the ability to work and learn independently and autonomously, as well as continuous self-reflection, in order to be able to expand one’s skills and knowledge base,
5. proficiency in presenting complex thoughts, arguments, and data in coherent and lucid ways, both verbally and in writing, pitched appropriately to a range of audiences,
6. initiative to identify, create, address, and successfully execute complex tasks and problems to a professional level.
4. Other Skills relevant to Employability and Personal Development
1. to comprehend, analyse, and critically interpret texts, policy documents, funding and job applications, as well as generate the same, especially but not exclusively in the creative industries,
2. to appraise and produce informed and specialised documentation about public events, including works in languages other than English,
3. to trace, assess, and synthesise information and data from a range of sources, both primary and secondary, printed, electronic, and other,
4. to analyse critically and assess professional capabilities in the workplace,
5. to undertake research at an advanced level, including bibliographical and documentation techniques, performance and textual analysis, as well as other research methodologies,
6. to use archives, texts, electronic technology, and other knowledge resources,
7. to support creative work with rigorous research, appropriate documentation, and efficient conceptual consideration,
8. to engage confidently and competently in advanced academic research at the forefront of the discipline,
9. to communicate effectively across a wide range of socio-cultural scenarios and expectations, spanning from local, town-level activities, to national popular culture events (e.g. religious celebrations and Carnival), to ‘high culture’ occasions (e.g. opera).