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At the end of their training, students will have acquired the knowledge and skills required for the critical analysis of theatrical creation and the performing arts. They will have mastered the research skills and key concepts when it comes to addressing their current or future job, whether this be as a playwright, actor, director, teacher, cultural administrator, drama critic, writer, scenographer, compere, etc.

They will have acquired these skills through theoretical training accompanied by practical work and supervised internships in the professional milieu. Depending on the focus chosen, they will have developed, amongst other things:
- advanced research skills regarding the theatrical phenomenon in its numerous dimensions;
- skills in teaching theatre (secondary school, academies, etc);
- specialist skills in the fields of directing and dramatic art.

The programme is made up of :
♦ core courses (75 credits), made up of :
- one dissertation and accompanying seminar;
- courses on the theory of performing arts;
- courses in French and foreign dramatic art;
- analysis of theatrical practices;
♦ one focus (30 credits);
♦ and one option (15 credits).

Other accessible masters :
at the end of the master 120, each focus in the Master in Performing Arts can be obtained in a new year of 30 credits only.

Accessible doctoral training :
'Ecole doctorale en Information et Communication'.

1° Student must hold a university degree or a non-university higher education degree included in the following list, or demonstrate useful knowledge or skills acquired in his personal or professional life (VAE).

2° Student must demonstrate :
a) the ability to express himself, draft texts, summarise and use his imagination;
b) a previous introduction to the philosophical, literary or artistic disciplines (e.g. via the Minor in Culture and Creation [30.0]);
c) practical experience in performing arts acquired prior to beginning the master. Theatre courses, internships and workshops followed at the Académie, school or university are just some examples of this type of experience. Advanced skills in stage management is a vital condition to start the teaching focus of the master.

3° In the absence of sufficient training in one or several of these subjects, prerequisites are added to the masters programme (maximum 15 credits).
If the total number of prerequisites exceeds 15 credits, access to the master will be subject to the student passing an Preparotory year for Master in Performing Arts [60.0], the programme of which, totaling 60 credits maximum, will be drawn up based on the student's file.

Course equivalences are submitted for approval to the chairman of the jury, the secretary of the jury and the academic faculty secretary.

4° Submit an application before 5 September, accompanied by a file containing copies of previous qualifications, a detailed list of higher education courses which may have been taken, a curriculum vitae and three passport photos. An admissions test or interview will take place in mid-September (just one session is planned).

University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
UCL Bachelors	See the general admission requirements	Direct access
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
All Bachelors	See the general admission requirements	Direct access
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
All Bachelors	See the general admission requirements	Direct access
Foreign Bachelors
All Bachelors	See the general admission requirements	Direct access
Non university Bachelors
Diploma		Access	Remarks
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> BA - assistant(e) en psychologie > BA - assistant(e) social(e) > BA - bibliothécaire-documentaliste > BA - conseiller(ère) social(e) > BA - instituteur(trice) primaire > BA - instituteur(trice) préscolaire > BA - éducateur(trice) spécialisé(e) en accompagnement psycho-éducatif > BA - éducateur(trice) spécialisé(e) en activités socio-sportives > BA en arts du spectacle et techniques de diffusion et de communication (type court) > BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace (type court) > BA en communication > BA en droit > BA en gestion des ressources humaines > BA en logopédie > BA en relations publiques > BA en techniques de l'image (photographie - cinématographie) > BA en techniques graphiques (infographie - édition) > BA en tourisme > BA en écologie sociale > BA en écriture multimédia > BA-AESI en arts plastiques > BA-AESI en français et français langue étrangère > BA-AESI en français et morale > BA-AESI en français et religion > BA-AESI en langues germaniques > BA-AESI en sciences humaines: histoire, géographie, sciences sociales		Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire de max. 60 crédits	Type court
> BA en arts du spectacle et techniques de diffusion et de communication - type long > BA en communication appliquée - type long > BA en musique - type long > BA en théâtre et en arts de la parole - type long > BA en traduction et interprétation - type long		Accès au master moyennant vérification de l'acquisition des matières prérequises (examen d'admission, entretien, examen de dossier, etc.)	Type long
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
"Licenciés"
Holders of a 'Licence en arts du spectacle'	See general access conditions	Direct access
Holders of other 'Licences' and Engineers	See general access conditions	Direct access
Masters
All Masters	See general access conditions	Direct access
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
> MA en arts du spectacle et techniques de diffusion et de communication > MA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace > MA en communication appliquée spécialisée, animation socioculturelle et éducation permanente > MA en communication appliquée spécialisée, publicité et communication commerciale > MA en communication appliquée spécialisée, relations publiques > MA en communication appliquée, animation socioculturelle et éducation permanente > MA en communication appliquée, publicité et communication commerciale > MA en communication appliquée, relations publiques > MA en interprétation > MA en musique > MA en presse et information > MA en presse et informations spécialisées > MA en théâtre et en arts de la parole > MA en traduction		Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max	Type long

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Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.

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See the general admission requirements

Procédures particulières :

Toute demande d'admission doit être introduite avant le 5 septembre, accompagnée d'un dossier contenant la copie des diplômes antérieurement obtenus, la liste détaillée des cours suivis, un curriculum vitae, trois photos de format carte d'identité. Un entretien ou examen d'admission aura lieu à la mi-septembre (une seule session est prévue).

The aim of the course is not to cover all theories and domains, but rather to give students a working method and research skills to acquire new knowledge, and the critical concepts to tackle their own job in their own way. Performing arts will be addressed in a pluridisciplinary fashion, via dialogue with disciplines which analyse theatrical creation according to their own point of view: playwrighting, sociology, psychology, history, aesthetics, law, management, etc. Emphasis is placed on individual research and work, communicating knowledge and sharing results. Within a programme of a reflective nature, we will focus on dialogue with the theatrical practice, via the analysis, beyond literature, of the many facets of performance, by encouraging individual written work, games, producing, directing, scenography, multi-media, etc., and finally giving the student real life work experience through internships or giving them the chance to create their own work in cultural institutions.

Evaluation is consistent in its diversity: written or oral exams, continuous marking, presence and participation in courses, individual written or oral work, file and interview for internships, continuous assessment, marking of progress made in research methodology.

Courses are evaluated according to current university regulations (see General Examination Regulations). Students may find further information on specific evaluation methods in the course descriptions.

The course has an international aspect thanks to its foreign teachers and students from across the globe. This diversity is a daily source of vitality and enrichment.
Foreign holders of a doctorate enrol on the master programme to gain a deeper theoretical grasp of the subject and learn about a new cultural field.

Le tronc commun constitue la formation de base obligatoire (75 crédits). Axé principalement sur la théorie des arts du spectacle, il comporte aussi une initiation à la pratique.

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Mandatory Optional Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses
Click on the course code to see detailed informations (objectives, methods, evaluation...)
						Year
						1	2
Dissertation and dissertation seminar (25credits)
THEA2991	Dissertation (Master's paper) I  (in French)	N.		5credits		x
THEA2992	Dissertation (Master's paper) II  (in French)	N.		18credits			x
THEA2990	Research methodology in the peforming arts: principles of dissertation writing  (in French)	Serge Goriely	15h	2credits	1+2q		x
Art, aesthetics (8credits)
THEA2135	History of performing arts aesthetic  (in French)	Jean-Louis Besson	30h	4credits	1q	x
THEA2160	The performing arts : methodology and comparative aesthetics  (in French)	Marie-Christine Sirejols	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
French and foreign drama (32credits)
THEA2171	Dramaturgical study of theatrical texts I  (in French)	Jean-Pierre Sarrazac	45h	6credits		x	x
THEA2172	Dramaturgical study of theatrical texts II  (in French)	Catherine Christophe (supplée Jean-Pierre Sarrazac), Jean-Pierre Sarrazac	45h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
THEA2141	The study of European theatre I  (in French)	Jean-Louis Besson	45h	6credits	2q	x	x
THEA2142	The study of European theatre II  (in French)	Jean-Louis Besson	45h	6credits		x	x
THEA2241	Study of French theatrical literature I  (in French)	Pierre Piret	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
THEA2242	Study of French theatrical literature II  (in French)	Pierre Piret	30h	4credits		x	x
Analysis of theatre practice (10credits)
THEA2151	Theoretical stage design studies  (in French)	N.	45h	6credits	2q	x	x
THEA2271	History of dramatic production  (in French)	Bernard Faivre	22.5h	4credits			x

One focus from the following :

The research focus helps the student train in research and scientific oral communication relevant to his discipline and to participate in research work as part of a team. It helps him address new questions linked to aesthetics, philosophy and anthropology.

						Year
						1	2
Research training (20credits)
THEA2983	Participation in a scientific symposium I  (in French)	N.	120h	5credits		x
THEA2984	Participation in a scientific symposium II  (in French)	N.	120h	5credits			x
THEA2981	Scientific papers writing I  (in French)	N.		5credits		x
THEA2982	Scientific papers writing II  (in French)	N.		5credits			x
Aesthetics, anthropology and philosophy (10credits) Two courses chosen from :
ROM2710	Literary aesthetics   (in French)	Pierre Piret	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
ROM2720	Literary History   (in French)	Damien Zanone	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
ROM2725	Seminar : Literary History   (in French)	Agnes Guiderdoni, Damien Zanone	15h	5credits		x	x
ROM2730	Analysis of literary Representation   (in French)	Myriam Delmotte	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x

						Year
						1	2
Placements in an educational environment (6credits) The 50 hours of placement are evenly spread over the two years of the Master programme but will only be validated in the second year.
THEA9002	Observation and teaching practice : performing arts.  (in French)	N.	50h	6credits			x
Disciplinary courses and seminars (11credits)
Teacher training in the discipline (7credits)
THEA2310	Performing arts Didactic II  (in French)	Jean-Edouard Fasbender	15h	2credits	1+2q	x
THEA2340	Performing arts didactic (This course combines the teaching from IAD AGR002, IAD AGR003 and the part devoted to scientific communication from GLOR2550.)  (in French)	N.	60h	5credits	1+2q	x
Analysing teaching practices and their context (4credits) The practice analysis exercises (THEA 2320) which are based on the supervision and review of the placement, are spread over the two years of the Master but re validated during the second year.
THEA2320	Reflection and intergration of training periods (THEA9002)  (in French)	N.	15h	2credits	1+2q		x
GLOR2550X	Theory and Analysis of Teaching Procedures in Performing arts  (in French)	N.	15h	2credits			x
Cross-disciplinary courses and seminars (13credits)
AGRE2020	To understand the adolescent in school situation, to manage the interpersonal relationship and to animate the class group  (in French)	Bernard Demuysere, Christian Lannoye, Marie-Christine Liesse, Pierre Meurens, Pascale Steyns, Marie-Cécile Wagner (coord.), Anne d'Alcantara, Philippe van Meerbeeck	22.5h + 22.5h	4credits		x
AGRE2120	The school institution and its context  (in French)	Etienne Bocquet (coord.), Dominique Grootaers, Christian Lannoye, Jacquy Masset	22.5h + 25h	4credits		x
AGRE2220	General didactics and education to interdisciplinarity  (in French)	Ghislain Carlier, Jean-Louis Dufays, Philippe Parmentier, Marc Romainville, Bernadette Wiame (coord.)	22.5h + 15h	3credits			x
AGRE2400	See specifications in french  (in French)	Michel Dupuis, Bernadette Wiame (coord.)	20h	2credits			x

This focus enables students to undertake more advanced study of the theoretical and practical knowledge they gained through activities in the core subjects. Apart from additional practice, they can gain knowledge in the fields of art, literature and cultural management ; indeed, men and women working in theatre are often also producers, playwrights, managers, stage designers, communicators and authors etc.

 

						Year
						1	2
Theatre practice (5credits)
THEA2255	Techniques of dramatic writing  (in French)	Jean-Pierre Sarrazac	30h	5credits	1+2q		x
Theatre and performance (12credits)
THEA2152	Practical stage design studies   (in French)	Daniel Lesage	45h	7credits		x	x
THEA2205	Comparative approach between theatre and cinema  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Cultural Institution (13credits)
THEA2120	Sociology of the theatre  (in French)	Emmanuel Wallon	30h	5credits	1q	x
THEA2222	Organisation and management of cultural organisations connected with the theatre   (in French)	N.	30h	4credits	2q	x
THEA2223	Law and management of cultural organisations connected with the theatre   (in French)	Ariane Joachimowicz	22.5h	4credits			x

Students choose one option or electives worth 15 credits.

						Year
						1	2
15 credits chosen from :
ARKM2370	Art and new media  (in French)	Alexander Streitberger	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
ARKM2770	Special problems of contemporary art  (in French)	Alexander Streitberger	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
DROI1006	Philosophy and Philosophical Anthropology  (in French)	Jean-Michel Counet	60h + 12h	6credits	1q	x	x
FILO2180	Advanced Studies in Philosophical Anthropology   (in French)	Michel Dupuis, Nathalie Frogneux, Raphaël Gély	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
FLTR2290	Art and Literature  (in French)	Ralph Dekoninck, Ralph Dekoninck (supplée Myriam Delmotte), Myriam Delmotte	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
GLOR2390	Typology and permanence of mythical imagineries  (in French)	Myriam Delmotte, Paul Deproost (coord.), Alain Meurant, Brigitte Van Wymeersch	30h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
MUSI2450	Art and Music  (in French)	Brigitte Van Wymeersch	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
POLS1121	Political Sociology  (in French)	Benoît Rihoux	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
POLS1225	Social and cultural anthropology  (in French)	Alain Reyniers	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
ROM2710	Literary aesthetics   (in French)	Pierre Piret	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
SOC2015	Social Structures and Power  (in French)	Luc Van Campenhoudt	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
SOC2020	Sociologie of Culture and Intercultural Dynamics  (in French)	Marie Verhoeven	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
THEA2410	Philosophy of Art  (in French)	N.	30h	3credits		x	x
THEA2205	Comparative approach between theatre and cinema  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
THEO1120	Introduction to the History of Religions  (in French)	Sandra Smets	45h	4credits	2q	x	x

						Year
						1	2
15 credits chosen from :
THEA2255	Techniques of dramatic writing  (in French)	Jean-Pierre Sarrazac	30h	5credits	1+2q		x
THEA9110	Observation of a professional producer work  (in French)	N.	150h	10credits		x	x
THEA9120	Active participation in a play writer comity (workshop)  (in French)	N.	60h	5credits		x	x

						Year
						1	2
15 credits chosen from :
AGRE2221	Learning and teaching with new technologies  (in French)	Marcel Lebrun	15h + 15h	2credits		x	x
AGRE2310	Micro-teaching exercises  (in French)	Marie-Cécile Wagner	15h	2credits		x	x
COMU2605	Analysis of cultural and mediatic productions  (in French)	Sarah Sepulchre	30h	5credits		x	x
COMU2640	Media education  (in French)	Thierry De Smedt	30h	5credits		x	x
COMU2661	Communicational issues in the multimedia  (in French)	Gérard Valenduc	30h	5credits		x	x
FLTR2150	History of Humanism   (in French)	Agnes Guiderdoni (coord.), Aline Smeesters	22.5h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
PSYM2533	Psychomotricité et psychologie clinique de l'enfant et de l'adolescent  (in French)	Sandrine Deplus, Philippe Godin, Nathalie Grosbois	60h	6credits	1q	x	x
THEA2420	New technologies and educational methods  (in French)	N.	15h	2credits		x	x
THEA9003	Observation and teaching practice : performing arts.  (in French)	N.	10h	3credits		x	x

						Year
						1	2
15 credits chosen from :
COMU1323	The Press, Journalism and Society  (in French)	Benoît Grevisse	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
COMU2606	nter-cultural communication  (in French)	Alain Reyniers	30h	5credits		x	x
COMU2200	Cultural Studies  (in French)	Marc Lits, Alain Reyniers	30h	5credits		x	x
COMU2645	Communication in the Sector of Cultural Organisations  (in French)	Fabienne Guilleaume, Pierre Van Braekel	30h	5credits		x	x
COMU2260	Culture Policy  (in French)	Patrick Verniers	30h	5credits		x	x
POLS1112	Accounting of the Non-Market Sector  (in French)	Karine Cerrada Cristia (coord.), Michel Gatz	30h + 15h	4credits		x	x
POLS1314	Social Law  (in French)	Bernard Nyssen	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
THEA2222	Organisation and management of cultural organisations connected with the theatre   (in French)	N.	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
THEA2223	Law and management of cultural organisations connected with the theatre   (in French)	Ariane Joachimowicz	22.5h	4credits		x	x
THEA2430	Performing arts promotion and diffusion  (in French)	N.	21h	3credits		x	x
THEA2440	Belgian cultural policy  (in French)	N.	30h	3credits		x	x
THEA9130	Active participation in public relations work (workshop)  (in French)	N.	120h	8credits		x	x
THEA9170	Observation or active participation in a theatrical institution management work  (in French)	N.	120h	8credits		x	x
TRAV2260	Psycho-sociological analysis of labour relations  (in French)	Thomas Périlleux	30h	5credits		x	x
TRAV2600	Staff and organization  (in French)	Laurent Taskin	30h	5credits		x	x
TRAV2610	Business economics  (in French)	Alain Vas	30h	5credits		x	x

						Year
						1	2
15 credits chosen from :
FLTR2510	Topics in European literature  (in French)	Erica Durante	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
ROM2720	Literary History   (in French)	Damien Zanone	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
ROM2730	Analysis of literary Representation   (in French)	Myriam Delmotte	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
ROM2750	Contemporary literature and images   (in French)	Jean-Louis Tilleuil	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
ROM2760	Principles and Foundations of Fiction   (in French)	Vincent Engel	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
ROM2790	Belgian literature in the French language : indepth questions (Prerequisite : ROM1523 Belgian Francophone literature (or an equivalent course) ¿ 3 credits)  (in French)	Pierre Piret	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
ROM2851	Italian Literature within Narrative, Poetry and the Stage   (in Italian)	Erica Durante	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
ROM2852	Poetry within Destruction and Re-creation : from Saba, Montale, Ungaretti to the Present   (in Italian)	Costantino Maeder	15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
ROM2855	Seminar : Narrative, Theatre, Opera, Cinema   (in Italian)	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
ROM2856	The Writer and the Cinema   (in Italian)	Costantino Maeder, Franco Musarra (supplée Costantino Maeder), Ulla Schroder (supplée Costantino Maeder)	15h	5credits	2q	x	x

						Year
						1	2
15 credits chosen from :
COMU2220	Analysis of auditive languages  (in French)	Thierry De Smedt, Sébastien Fevry	45h	5credits		x	x
THEA2152	Practical stage design studies   (in French)	Daniel Lesage	45h	7credits		x	x
THEA9110	Observation of a professional producer work  (in French)	N.	150h	10credits		x	x
THEA9210	Personal theatrical staging work  (in French)	N.	300h	15credits		x	x
THEA9140	Active participation in theatrical translation or adaptation's work (workshop)  (in French)	N.	100h	5credits		x	x
THEA9150	Stage lighting and sound workshop  (in French)	N.	30h	3credits		x	x
THEA9155	Stage managing workshop  (in French)	N.	30h	3credits		x	x
THEA9160	Observation of a directing professional actors work  (in French)	N.	50h	5credits		x	x
THEA9165	Personal directing actor work  (in French)	N.	30h	3credits		x	x

						Year
						1	2
To be chosen from the Faculty or University programmes, with the agreement of the secretary of the examining board and the dissertation supervisor. Students must check with the lecturer in charge that they may follow the course(s) in question. If certain courses are available in the research focus, in the teaching focus, in the professional focus, in the core subjects or in another option course, the credits may not exceed 6.