The Master of Science program THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES offers students a unique opportunity in our country to study, for two years, with professors and specialists in the theory, aesthetics and history of theater and performance. The goal of this program is to encourage a rigorous exploration of theater theory, to stimulate critical thinking and to encourage interdisciplinary research in the field of performing arts, which in the last two decades has experienced rapid development in our country.
At the same time, this program aims at professionalization in the field of scientific and artistic research, by studying methodologies and research methods based on artistic practices (Practice as Research, Practice-based research). To this end, the curriculum contains two courses dedicated to artistic research: Research through Theater and Performing Arts and Performance as Experiment.
The master's program prepares students for a career either within or outside academia. It is intended to serve as a preparatory course for students wishing to pursue a doctorate, helping them to develop their scientific/artistic research skills, but it is also suitable for those who wish to improve their knowledge of contemporary theater in order to then become practitioners in the field.
At the end of their studies, each master's student will have the opportunity to showcase their knowledge in an individual theoretical research project (dissertation thesis), as well as through a portfolio of studies and articles published throughout the two years of the master's degree.
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Registration is mandatory. online by accessing registration platform.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION
To prepare the digital file correctly, here are the main documents you will need in electronic format (PDF or JPEG):
- Registration request (Registration form), generated by the online registration platform completed with diacritics where applicable;
- Bachelor's degree and diploma supplement (or transcript) or certificate issued by the faculty for graduates of the class of 2026;
- Baccalaureate Diploma and transcript;
- Birth certificate;
- Marriage certificate (if applicable) or possible name change document;
- Master's degree diploma (as applicable) or certificate of student in master's university studies (as applicable) which should result in detail by year, the status of budgeted or fee-paying student;
- Curriculum vitae;
- Receipt for payment of the fee if not made through the online registration platform or supporting documents regarding exemption from paying the registration fee;
- The specific requirements of each study program, according to the methodology (argument, portfolio uploaded to a virtual space made available to the candidate);
- ID card or Passport (valid for at least 6 months from the start of the study program – for foreign citizens)
- Certificate of recognition of the baccalaureate diploma and/or bachelor's degree issued by the Ministry of Education and Culture (in the case of studies completed outside Romania);
- Certificate of linguistic competence for the Romanian language (for EU and third-country citizens), for study programs conducted in Romanian;
- Certificate of English language proficiency (for EU and third-country citizens), for study programs conducted in English;
- Written recommendation from a legally established Roma organization (civic, public, political), attesting to the candidate's membership in the Roma ethnic group and not the fact that he/she is part of the respective organization (for Roma candidates running for distinct positions, approved by the Ministry);
- Supporting documents, provided for in the admission organization regulations for candidates who come from the social protection system or are persons with disabilities;
- Consent to the processing of personal data (Information Note, generated by the online registration platform);
- Standard medical certificate (issued by the family doctor, stating that the person is fit to enroll in college).
*The above documents are required in PDF or JPEG format, unless otherwise specified. This is a standard requirement for documents requested in the admissions process, so that they can be easily uploaded and processed through the online platform. It is important to carefully check the specific requirements for each document to ensure that all requirements are met and that all documents are uploaded in the requested format (PDF or JPEG).
Complete portfolios/CVs are uploaded electronically to the application platform. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise they will not be admitted to the exam.
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Upon registration, candidates will submit, in addition to the documents required by law:
- a Curriculum Vitae containing information about your studies and professional activity;
- a research project in the field of Theater and Performance Theory (between 7.500-10.000 characters, 3-5 pages) that highlights the individual study and research objectives pursued.
Sample 1
writing test
is scored from 1 to 10
duration: 2 hours
Writing a theatrical culture essay on a topic from theater and performance theory, based on the competition bibliography.
Sample 2
ORAL TEST
is scored from 1 to 10
30 – 40 minutes candidate
- colloquium to defend the research project submitted upon registration;
- intervened
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Banu, George: The Last Quarter Century of Theatre. A Subjective Panorama, Ed. Paralela 45, Pitesti, 2003
- Berlogea, Ileana: Romanian theater in the 20th century, Romanian Cultural Foundation Publishing House, Bucharest, 2000
- Brown, Russell: History of Universal Theatre, Nemira Publishing House, Bucharest, 2016
- Ghitulescu, Mircea: History of Romanian literature. Dramaturgy, Tracus Arte Publishing House, 2008
- Ionita, Anca: Theatricality. The essence of theater., Ed. Pro Universitaria and Ed. Universitaria Craiova, 2021
- Mitter, Shomit; Shevtsova, Maria (ed.): Fifty Key Directors of the 20th Century, UNITEXT Publishing, 2010
- Pavis, Patrice: Theater dictionary, Fides Publishing House, Iași, 2011
- Paul Allain, Jen Harvie: The Routledge Guide to Theatre and Performance, Nemira Publishing House, Bucharest, 2012
- Ubersfeld, Anne: Key terms of theatre analysis, European Institute Publishing House, Iași, 1999
MENTIONS :
- No appeals are allowed for oral/practical tests.
- The tests are scored on a scale of 1 to 10.
- The final grade is the arithmetic average of the two tests.
- The minimum admission average for places financed from the budget and for those with a fee cannot be less than 6,00 (six)
DIVISION CRITERIA IN CASE OF EQUAL AVERAGES :
- Criterion 1. Average of the final exam – bachelor's degree.
- Criterion 2. Overall average of years of study in the undergraduate university cycle.