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163 Master's degrees in Drama in United Kingdom
Writing for Theatre, Film, Radio and Television
Writing for Theatre, Film, Radio and Television offers a vocational training in writing drama across a range of different media contexts. The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama courses provide the opportunity for you to develop the core competencies and skills of the dramatist, to explore your ‘voice’, to develop your confidence in your own writing.
Film Production
The University of Salford offers an MA in Film Production, a one-year full-time programme designed for aspiring filmmakers. This degree equips students with the necessary skills to navigate the evolving film industry, encouraging creativity and critical thinking. Join a vibrant community dedicated to innovation and storytelling in film.

Theatre and Performance
University of Bristol's Theatre and Performance programme offers supervisory expertise in a wide range of subject areas, including early modern theatre and performance practices

Acting for Film
This full-time Acting for Film course from University of Chichester delivers highly practical training to fully equip you to transition from your undergraduate degree into the modern industry.
Screen Acting
The MA Screen Acting from MetFilm School offers students consolidated, bespoke, and advanced training for actors with existing experience in acting and/or performance. You will learn to deliver strong performances within a demanding and competitive industry, taking advantage of industry advancements to explore new technology alongside traditional forms of production.
Acting MFA
Our Acting MFA is an intensive and rigorous postgraduate programme designed to train highly versatile, contemporary performance practitioners.
Contemporary Theatre Practice
Ignite your creativity with University of East Anglia's MA in Contemporary Theatre Practice. You’ll combine high-level theatrical skills training with a wealth of opportunities to gain real-world insight and experience in today’s theatre industry.
Dance Practice and Performance
Develop your dance practice and performance skills by approaching them as research processes on this this Dance Practice and Performance programme from University of Roehampton.
Secondary Drama
If you’ve got an undergraduate degree and are striving to become a secondary school Drama teacher, then studying our Secondary Drama PGCE with QTS from University of Huddersfield will help you on your way. You’ll develop your subject specialist knowledge alongside hands-on classroom experience.

Public Art and Performative Practices
The Public Art and Performative Practices programme from London Metropolitan University prepares artists and art professionals for the increasing demand in the sector to develop publicly interactive, performative and immersive work.

Acting
The Acting degree from University of Essex is a postgraduate acting course rooted in ensemble practice, designed to develop talented individuals into skilled professional artists through ensemble-based training.
Performance - Design and Practice
The MA Performance - Design and Practice at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is a two-year, extended full-time programme. This course immerses students in the dynamic world of performance, encouraging innovative approaches to design and practice within a collaborative environment.
Film Studies
The MLitt in Film Studies at the University of St Andrews helps students master a range of advanced research skills and acquire knowledge related to the construction and analysis of the moving image, the past and present-day realities of various national and regional film traditions, the dynamics of the global film industry, and the theoretical approaches related to film.
Dramaturgy
The Dramaturgy programme from Birkbeck, University of London offers a comprehensive exploration of the practice and theory of drama, theatre and performance composition.

Dramatherapy
This Dramatherapy, MA course from Brunel University of London designed to prepare the next generation of dramatherapists for the complexities and diversities of contemporary health contexts.

Writing for Stage and Screen - Pre-Master's Programme
This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to a postgraduate degree at a top UK university. Learn more at the Writing for Stage and Screen - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Birkbeck, University of London.
Musical Theatre Creatives
Our MA Musical Theatre Creatives at Leeds Conservatoire is an individually-tailored MAfor anyone interested in creating new musical theatre and aprofessional career as a creative in the industries, whether as acomposer, writer, choreographer, lyricist or something that hasyet to be defined.
Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship - Theatre and Performance Pathway
This Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship - Theatre and Performance Pathway programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, develops the business and entrepreneurial skills and attributes you’ll need to commercialise on your creative and cultural practices and/or knowledge.
Dramaturgy and Writing for Performance
A unique programme for dramaturges and playwrights, this Dramaturgy and Writing for Performance degree, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, concentrates on the process of writing for live performance, together with an ongoing evaluation of the work in process.

Drama and Theatre Studies (by research)
Whether you’re driven by creative and practical research, or you want to specialise in a theatrical approach to theatre and performance, you'll research with renowned academics and practitioners at one of the UK's leading Drama and Theatre Arts departments. The Drama and Theatre Studies (by research) programme at University of Birmingham.