Teaching
Methods of teaching will be a combination of lectures, workshops and seminars, usually 4 days a week. Teaching demands regular attendance and active participation in classes, contribution to workshops and presentations in seminars. Teaching happens both on campus, outside campus and online. Students are also expected to work independently, in pairs and in groups.
The programme has the following mandatory assignment types:
1. Individual written task: You will analyse and reflect on a specific task.
(Modules 2, 6)
2. Written group task: A task where you will be required to work together, usually creating a project plan, an application, a script or something similar. (Module 4)
3. Individual practical work: Individual exploration around a specific topic that results in a performance, a monologue, a research-based theatre piece or something similar. (Modules 2, 3)
4. Practical group work: Development, implementation and analysis of a process aimed at a specific target group. The workshop is implemented with other students or with the target group. (Modules 1, 4, 6)
5. Oral presentation: You will prepare a presentation (a short lecture) on a given topic. (Module 2)
Assessment
The programme has the following exam types:
1. Individual written home exam: You will have to work individually for 5 days usually and write an academic essay (or another genre specified) on a topic related to the module. Criteria regarding format, structure and content will be specified by the leader of the module. The teachers are not allowed to supervise during the home exam period. (Modules 1, 2, 6)
2. Individual oral exam: You will be requested to reflect on group practical work and connect it to theory connected to the module. Criteria regarding format, structure and content will be specified by the leader of the module. (Module 6)
3. Practical group exam: The exam is usually a performative presentation for/with a specific target group. The exam takes place either on campus or at a fieldwork partner location (e.g., school, museum, NGO etc.) outside of the university. The leader of the module will specify group distributions and group tasks. (Modules 3, 4)
4. MA dissertation: see below. (Module 7)
To submit your MA dissertation, you need to pass all Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 with at least an E grade (pass) and get approval for Module 5.
In your fourth semester, you can conduct research at one of the partner universities or even in a third country. The dissertation is a 30 ECTS module registered at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), requiring about 750 hours of work over 6 months. The dissertation must be written in English, following APA 7th reference style.
Word Count: 15,000 words (+/- 10%), excluding references and appendices. If your research includes creative or arts-based work (like a performance or an artefact), you can replace up to 5,000 words with a “word equivalent.” However, you’ll still need to submit a 10,000-word written dissertation with key sections like research questions, theory, methods, results, and analysis. Your supervisor and the Programme Coordinator must approve the word equivalent in advance. Examples of word equivalents include:
• A recorded performance or theatre piece
• A creative artefact (e.g., a script, extended poem, or visual work)
• Any other approved format
You will be assigned a supervisor from one of the partner universities based on your research topic and staff expertise. Supervision can be done in person (if possible) or online. Supervisors may be from partner universities or external scholars. Supervisors must meet partner university standards.
Your dissertation will be evaluated according to Trinity College’s regulations.
There are different grading scales in different countries, but these will be converted to a unified Theatre SPACEs grading scale:
Theatre SPACEs
Norway
Romania
Ireland
Excellent (A) 
A
10
Distinction
Very good (B)
B
9, 8
-
Good (C)
C
7
Pass
Satisfactory (D)
D
6
-
Sufficient (E)
E
5
-
Fail (F)
F
4, 3, 2, 1
Fail
