Program Overview

This MA offers a tangible link between the classroom and the professional environment offering:

• Hands-on training through UCC’s unique partnership with Cork Opera House;
• Access to industry-experienced teachers and active professionals led by Dr. Marie Kelly (formerly of the Abbey Theatre, Board member Everyman Theatre, Cork, Vice-President of Irish Society for Theatre Research) and Eibhlín Gleeson, CEO Cork Opera House (formerly Chamber Choir Ireland, EMG Arts Management, John F Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts, Washington DC).
• Direct engagement with industry, e.g. producing work at the Cork Opera House or mounting artistic outputs on an online platform or mounting artistic outputs on an online platform.
• Learning in a culturally engaged City with several centres of excellence in teaching in the Arts: UCC School of Film, Music & Theatre, CIT Cork School of Music, Crawford Gallery;
• Access to international mentors and lecturers via webinar technology;
• Access to Blackstone Launchpad and UCC Ignite encouraging entrepreneurship;
• Field trips, visiting lectures, symposia on producing and arts management which encourage networking and understanding of the cultural sector;
• Access to the School of Film, Music and Theatre’s range of research related activities and events including FUAIM and Perforum ;

Placement or Study Abroad Information

An end of year internship is a core element of the programme, allowing students to gain experience working in an arts organization or related environment outside of that of the Cork Opera House.

On graduating an exit ‘Placement Award’ of €1,100 will be made to the student of highest merit.