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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° Provide proof of a sufficient level in French (B1 of the European Framework of Reference ) 

3° 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.

4° 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.

5° 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 (toutes options) > 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 arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace - type long > BA en communication appliquée - type long > BA en musique - type long > BA en presse et information - type long > BA en théâtre et en arts de la parole - type long > BA en traduction et interprétation - type long		Après vérification de l'acquisition des matières prérequises, soit accès moyennant la réussite d'une année préparatoire de 60 crédits max, soit accès immédiat moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max	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

Specific procedures :

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).

Curriculum management 

• Academic supervisor : Jean-Louis BESSON
• Secretaries : Anne WIBO, Nicole BUCHE and Véronique LEMAIRE

Useful contacts

• Exam jury :
  - president : Jean-Louis BESSON
  - secretary : Pierre PIRET

The aim of this training programme is not to cover all the possible theories and areas of the performing arts, but to provide students with a method of working and research tools to acquire new knowledge and critical concepts, especially in the field of theatre, in a personal way and in the light of their previous experience (students, arts professionals, psychotherapists, teachers, etc.). The theatre is considered from a multidisciplinary perspective, through dramatic art, sociology, history of the theatre, aesthetics, scenography, law, management, history of production, reviews of shows etc. Students are required to undertake research and personal work, pass on new knowledge to others and share their results.   

The scope of this programme is essentially theoretical since it promotes dialogue with theatre practice, allowing students to gain practice in writing drama, production and stage management.

Contact with and immersion in theatrical life takes place throughout the course, through work placements in theatrical institutions, as assistants in production, on reading panels, in translating or adapting pieces for the theatre, in management, in technical management or in managing actors and so on. Not only does this provide students with hands-on experience but is also a way of entering the profession.

A cultural programme of different shows and events to see throughout the year as well as monthly meetings (opportunities for group discussion and debate), enable students to make links between the theory they have learnt, the practical experience they have gained and what they have felt as spectators ; in  this way, they can hone their critical faculties.

Depending on the type of teaching and the course, assessment may be different. 

• Certain courses have traditional oral and/or written assessments  (these take place during one of the 3 examination periods : January - June - August/September), whereas the assessment of seminars or research requires a greater degree of involvement from students and the assessment of personal work. The assessment methods to be used will be made clear at the beginning of each course.
• For work placements, assessment is done on a written folder which students must give to their placement director at the oral examination. There is also continuous assessment undertaken by the placement director.  

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.

Internationalisation is at the heart of this programme through the collaboration of international professors and students from many different countries. Such diversity is an integral source of enrichment and vitality.

In addition, students studying for a Master’s degree are able to study in other countries through the Erasmus international exchange programme. These exchanges are for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 1 year and are financed by the university. They provide students with the opportunity of doing one of the work placements in the Master’s programme in another European country. However, students must ensure that this will not prevent them from attending the rest of their courses regularly.

Information on Erasmus exchange : http://www.uclouvain.be/17371.html

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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Dissertation and dissertation seminar (25credits)
LTHEA2991	Dissertation (Master's paper) I	N.		5credits		x
LTHEA2992	Dissertation (Master's paper) II	N.		18credits			x
LTHEA2990	Dissertation seminar	Serge Goriely	15h	2credits	1+2q		x
Art, aesthetics (8credits)
LTHEA2135	History of performing arts aesthetic	Catherine Christophe	30h	4credits	1q	x
LTHEA2160	La scène belge : étude de la représentation théâtrale depuis 1945	Véronique Lemaire	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
French and foreign drama (32credits)
LTHEA2171	Dramaturgical study of theatrical texts I	Jonathan Châtel	45h	6credits	1q	x	x
LTHEA2172	Dramaturgical study of theatrical texts II	Jonathan Châtel	45h	6credits	1+2q	x	x
LTHEA2141	Du texte de théâtre aux plateaux I	Jonathan Châtel	45h	6credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA2142	Du texte de théâtre aux plateaux II	Jonathan Châtel	45h	6credits		x	x
LTHEA2241	Study of French theatrical literature I	Pierre Piret	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LTHEA2242	Study of French theatrical literature II	Pierre Piret	30h	4credits		x	x
Analysis of theatre practice (10credits)
LTHEA2151	Theoretical Study in Theatre Design	N.	45h	6credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA2271	History of dramatic production	Véronique Lemaire	22.5h	4credits	1q		x

The student chooses one of the following focuses :

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.

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Research training (20credits)
LTHEA2983	Participation in a scientific symposium I	N.	120h	5credits		x
LTHEA2984	Participation in a scientific symposium II	N.	120h	5credits			x
LTHEA2981	Scientific papers writing I	N.		5credits		x
LTHEA2982	Scientific papers writing II	N.		5credits			x
Aesthetics, anthropology and philosophy (10credits) Two courses chosen from :
LROM2710	Questions of Literary aesthetics	Pierre Piret	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2720	Questions of Literary History	Damien Zanone	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2725	Seminar : Literary History	Agnès Guiderdoni, Damien Zanone	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LROM2730	Analysis of literary Representation	Myriam Delmotte	22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x

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A) 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.
LTHEA9002	Observation and teaching practice : performing arts.	N.	50h	6credits			x
B) Disciplinary courses and seminars (11credits)
Teacher training in the discipline (7credits)
LTHEA2310	Performing arts Didactic II	Michel Desmarets	15h	2credits	1+2q	x
LTHEA2340	Performing arts didactic (This course combines the teaching from IAD AGR002, IAD AGR003 and the part devoted to scientific communication from GLOR 2550.)	N.	60h	5credits	1q	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.
LTHEA2320	Reflection and intergration of training periods (THEA9002)	N.	15h	2credits	1+2q		x
LGLOR2550X	Theory and Analysis of Teaching Procedures in Performing arts	N.	15h	2credits	2q		x
C) Cross-disciplinary courses and seminars (13credits)
LAGRE2020	To understand the adolescent in school situation, to manage the interpersonal relationship and to animate the class group	Anne Chevalier, Ann d'Alcantara, Xavier Dejemeppe, Bernard Demuysere, Christian Lannoye, Pierre Meurens, Pascale Steyns, Philippe van Meerbeeck, Pascal Vekeman, Marie-Cécile Wagner (coord.)	22.5h + 22.5h	4credits		x
LAGRE2120	The school institution and its context	Branka Cattonar, Dominique Grootaers, Christian Lannoye, Caroline Letor	22.5h + 25h	4credits		x
LAGRE2220	General didactics and education to interdisciplinarity	Ghislain Carlier, Marie-Laurence De Keersmaecker, Myriam De Kesel (coord.), Jean-Louis Dufays, Philippe Parmentier, Marc Romainville, Bernadette Wiame	22.5h + 15h	3credits			x
LAGRE2400	See specifications in french	Michel Dupuis, Anne Ghysselinckx (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.

 

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Theatre practice (5credits)
LTHEA2255	Techniques of dramatic writing	Peter Missotten	30h	5credits	1+2q		x
Theatre and performance (12credits)
LTHEA2152	Practical Study in Theatre Design	Daniel Lesage	45h	7credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA2205	Comparative approach between theatre and cinema	Serge Goriely	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Cultural Institution (13credits)
LTHEA2120	Sociology of the theatre	Emmanuel Wallon	30h	5credits	1q	x
LTHEA2222	Organisation and management of cultural organisations connected with the theatre	N.	30h	4credits	2q	x
LTHEA2223	Cultural Law and Administration	Ariane Joachimowicz	22.5h	4credits	1q		x

Students choose one option or option courses worth 15 credits, with the agreement of the secretary of the examining board.

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15 credits chosen from :
LFILO2180	Advanced Studies in Philosophical Anthropology A	Michel Dupuis (coord.), Nathalie Frogneux, Raphaël Gély	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LFILO2181	Advanced Studies in Philosophical Anthropology B	Michel Dupuis (coord.), Nathalie Frogneux, Raphaël Gély	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LFLTR2292	Art and Literature	Ralph Dekoninck, Myriam Delmotte	22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2390	Typology and permanence of mythical imagineries	N.	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMUSI2450	Art and Music	Brigitte Van Wymeersch	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LPOLS1121	Political Sociology	Benoît Rihoux	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
LPOLS1225	Social and cultural anthropology	Alain Reyniers	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LROM2710	Questions of Literary aesthetics	Pierre Piret	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LSOC2015	Social Structures and Power	Georges Liénard	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LSOC2020	Sociologie of Culture and Intercultural Dynamics	Marie Verhoeven	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA2410	Philosophy of Art and Literature	N.	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA2205	Comparative approach between theatre and cinema	Serge Goriely	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LTHEO1120	Introduction to the History of Religions	Philippe Cornu	45h	4credits	2q	x	x
LHART2350	Special problems of contemporary art	Alexander Streitberger	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LHART2360	Art and new media	Alexander Streitberger	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LDROI1006L	Philosophie et anthropologie philosophique	Jean-Michel Counet	60h	6credits	1q	x	x

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15 credits
LTHEA2255	Techniques of dramatic writing	N.	30h	5credits	1+2q		x
LTHEA9110	Observation of a professional producer work	N.	100h	5credits		x	x
LTHEA9120	Active participation in a play writer comity (workshop)	N.	60h	5credits		x	x

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15 credits chosen from :
LAGRE2221	Learning and teaching with new technologies	Marcel Lebrun	15h + 15h	3credits		x	x
LAGRE2310	Micro-teaching exercises	Marie-Cécile Wagner	15h	2credits		x	x
LCOMU2605	Analysis of cultural and mediatic productions	Sarah Sepulchre	30h	5credits		x	x
LCOMU2640	Media education	Thierry De Smedt	30h	5credits		x	x
LCOMU2661	Sociotechnics Stakes of multimedia	Christophe De Vleeschouwer, Xavier Marichal	30h	5credits		x	x
LFLTR2150	History of Humanism	Agnès Guiderdoni, Aline Smeesters	22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LPSYM2533	Psychomotricity clinical psychology of the child and adolescent	Sandrine Deplus, Philippe Godin, Nathalie Grosbois	60h	6credits	1q	x	x
LTHEA2420	New technologies and educational methods	N.	15h	2credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA9003	Observation and teaching practice : performing arts.	N.	10h	3credits		x	x

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15 credits chosen from :
LCOMU1323	The Press, Journalism and Society	Benoît Grevisse	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LCOMU2606	nter-cultural communication	Alain Reyniers	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LCOMU2200	Cultural Studies	Marc Lits, Alain Reyniers, Alain Reyniers (supplée Marc Lits)	30h	5credits		x	x
LCOMU2645	Communication in the Sector of Cultural Organisations	Fabienne Guilleaume (supplée Sarah Sepulchre), Sarah Sepulchre	30h	5credits		x	x
LCOMU2260	Cultural Politics	Patrick Colpé, Sarah Sepulchre	30h	5credits		x	x
LPOLS1112	Accounting of the Non-Market Sector	Karine Cerrada Cristia	30h + 15h	4credits		x	x
LPOLS1314	Social Law	Bernard Nyssen	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LTHEA2222	Organisation and management of cultural organisations connected with the theatre	N.	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA2223	Cultural Law and Administration	Ariane Joachimowicz	22.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
LTHEA2430	Performing arts promotion and diffusion	N.	21h	3credits	1q	x	x
LTHEA2440	Cultural policy and practices	N.	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA9130	Active participation in public relations work (workshop)	N.	120h	8credits		x	x
LTHEA9170	Observation or active participation in a theatrical institution management work	N.	120h	8credits		x	x
LTRAV2260	Psycho-sociological analysis of labour relations	Thomas Périlleux	30h	5credits		x	x
LTRAV2600	Staff and organization	Laurent Taskin	30h	5credits		x	x
LTRAV2610	Business economics	Nicolas Neysen (supplée Alain Vas), Alain Vas	30h	5credits	2q	x	x

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15 credits chosen from :
LFLTR2230	Questions de littérature générale et comparée	Erica Durante	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2720	Questions of Literary History	Damien Zanone	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2730	Analysis of literary Representation	Myriam Delmotte	22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LROM2750	Contemporary literature and images	Jean-Louis Tilleuil	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LROM2760	Principles and Foundations of Fiction	Vincent Engel	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2790	Belgian literature in the French language: indepth questions (Prerequisite : ROM1523 Belgian Francophone literature (or an equivalent course) ¿ 3 credits)	Pierre Piret	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LROM2851	Italian Literature within Narrative, Poetry and the Stage	Costantino Maeder	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2852	Poetry within Destruction and Re-creation : from Saba, Montale, Ungaretti to the Present	Costantino Maeder	15h	5credits	1+2q	x	x
LROM2855	Seminar : Narrative, Theatre, Opera, Cinema	Costantino Maeder	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LROM2856	The Writer and the Cinema	Costantino Maeder	15h	5credits	1q	x	x

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15 credits chosen from :
LTHEA2152	Practical Study in Theatre Design	Daniel Lesage	45h	7credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA9110	Observation of a professional producer work	N.	100h	5credits		x	x
LTHEA9111	Active Assistantship to a Professional Stage Director Work	N.	200h	10credits		x	x
LTHEA9210	Personal theatrical staging work	N.	300h	15credits		x	x
LTHEA9140	Active participation in theatrical translation or adaptation's work (workshop)	N.	100h	5credits		x	x
LTHEA9150	Stage lighting and sound workshop	N.	30h	3credits		x	x
LTHEA9155	Stage managing workshop	N.	30h	3credits		x	x
LTHEA9160	Observation of a directing professional actors work	N.	50h	5credits		x	x
LTHEA9165	Personal directing actor work	N.	30h	3credits		x	x
LCOMU2221	Langage Iconique	Andrea Catellani, Sébastien Fevry (supplée Philippe Marion), Philippe Marion	30h	5credits		x	x
LCOMU2223	Langage sonore	Thierry De Smedt	30h	5credits		x	x
Optional courses (maximum 10 credits) (5credits) A choisir parmi les cours non encore suivis du master en arts du spectacle. Si certains cours sont également offerts dans la finalité spécialisée, le tronc commun ou une option de ce master, le recouvrement ne pourra pas excéder 6 crédits.

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To be chosen from the Faculty or University programmes, with the agreement of the secretary of the examining board. 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 core subjects or in another option course, the credits may not exceed 6 with each of these headings. No courses may be taken from the teaching focus and/or the professional focus.