The Department of Theater offers two graduate programs, one leading to the Master of Arts in Theater (MA) and the other to the Master of Theater Practice (MPT) with a specialization in directing.
The MA in Theater is a thesis program focused on the field of dramaturgy and theater theory. It aims to create bridges between theoretical and practical approaches to theater by encouraging dialogue between practitioners and theorists. It allows students to broaden their field of knowledge with regard to the epistemological and interdisciplinary specificities of theater as an art form and discipline of study; it encourages the analysis of the main Western theatrical traditions according to various theoretical approaches; it promotes a better understanding of Canada’s major theatrical traditions and helps develop scholarly discourse appropriate to each.
The Master of Theater Practice (MPT) program focuses on directing practice and theory. It allows students to develop their knowledge and skills in the art of directing, furthermore offering them a unique opportunity to study English- and French-speaking theatrical traditions and practices in a bilingual and bicultural environment. The program aims to train students as directors for professional and university theater.
Both programs are offered full-time and last two years. They can be followed in English as well as in French.
The Department offers a multidisciplinary program in Medieval and Renaissance studies at the master’s level.
The multidisciplinary master’s degree in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MDR) has two objectives:
- Offer multidisciplinary training in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the graduate level;
- Teach students theoretical approaches and research methods specific to the study of the period.
Since the 16th century, studying the Middle Ages has consisted of studying a “middle” period, that is to say intermediate, between what is perceived as two great civilizations, the classical Roman world and the modern Western world. This definition had a profound impact on academia, crystallizing a periodization that is now traditional in most human sciences disciplines.
NOTE: The University of Ottawa offers a partial tuition fee waiver scholarship to French-speaking international students. This significant contribution to financing their study project allows for a considerable reduction in tuition fees.
To benefit from the partial exemption scholarship, international students must:
- accept an offer of admission to a program of study offered only in French;
OR
- have completed secondary or post-secondary studies in French for at least two years and have obtained their diploma; And
- register for compulsory courses in French if these courses are given in both official languages (French and English).
