Theatre and Drama

Are you interested in creating art and culture that includes and engages children and youth? Do you wish to explore, perform, and apply theatre in diverse community settings through an international program? If so, this one-year program in Theatre and Drama is a great place to start.

Updated on 21. Feb. 2025

Facts

Duration

1 year / 2 semesters

ECTS creditis

60

Available spots

15

Admission requirements

Higher Education Entrance Qualification. Questions: opptak@uis.no

Admission cut off score

2024: All qualified applicants were offered a study place

Application deadline

15th of April via Samordna opptak

Apply from February 1st

In the one-year program, you will be challenged to explore your own artistic voice. (Photo: Pia Wall)

About the study

The course is open to both national and international students and is structured around three areas:

Acting and Theatre Production
Drama and Theatre Pedagogy
Applied Theatre

You can complete the program as a full-year course or as two half-year units.

It will prepare you to plan, create, and lead theatre productions, artistic projects, and other creative processes in theatre, schools, cultural settings, and community activities.

The course subject introduces the basic elements and fundamentals of performing arts, focusing on acting, directing, and dramaturgical methods and techniques across most relevant theatre practitioners.

You will gain experience in planning and implementing drama and theatre education in subjects, topics, and interdisciplinary projects in schools, which develop intercultural competence, engagement, joy of creation, and autonomy among the students.

The subject explores how these areas can be relevant in today’s multicultural society within the fields of art and culture, as well as various forms of educational and social work. You will gain experience in creating your own theatre projects, develop an artistic language within collective artistic processes in an international context.

You'll experience collaborations with local and international art and culture centres, museums, schools and educational institutions, children's and youth theatre.

As part of the study are trips to local and international theatre festivals, theatres and art’s projects.

The one-year program in Drama and Theatre at UiS was an incredible year, both academically, socially, and personally. I gained insight into a wide range of expressive forms within drama and theatre, which provided me with valuable experience for the future. The curiosity and sense of accomplishment I carried with me after this year were crucial for my path forward in the world of theatre.
Endre Sannes Hadland, former student

Endre Sannes Hadland has worked with independent theatre groups and projects in Oslo, Stavanger, and Denmark and is currently the resident dramaturg at Kilden Theatre.

Career oppurtunities

The program constitutes the first year of a bachelor's degree in Theatre and Drama, with the possibility of continuing to a master's degree in Theatre and Drama, Integrated Master’s in Teacher education in primary school, Lecturer Education.

It is a relevant study as continuing education for professionals in the arts and cultural fields, educational and social work, and those seeking to enhance their skills in interdisciplinary collaboration, active citizenship, and intercultural communication.

The study of drama and theater communication provides you with a background that can open doors to a variety of creative and exciting opportunities. Examples of relevant possibilities include:

Participate in productions and performances, from acting to directing, in an international level.
Teaching and developing resources related to drama and theatre pedagogy in intercultural and interdisciplinary prospectives.
Implementing cultural work and community involvement at cultural institutions such as cultural centres, museums, or other organizations that focus on cultural events and performances.
Organizing workshops, theatre training, creative entrepreneurship, art and cultural networking's.
Practice in Follie's Children's and Youth Theatre, Sølvberget- Stavanger Cultural Centre, and Primary schools.

This one-year program taught me an incredible amount. I grew as an educator, as an artist, and as a fellow human being – it’s a year I would never want to be without! The lecturers are highly engaged with the students, and there is a great balance between practical and theoretical work. It’s incredibly fun to develop theater skills while also working pedagogically and methodically. I highly recommend this program to both teacher students and those who want to enhance their theatrical skills and expertise.
Karoline Enoksen, former Theater and Drama student.

Karoline Enoksen is currently a content producer in VGTV's podcast department, a documentary filmmaker, and a performing artist. She has a teacher's degree and a master's degree in drama and theater with a specialization in directing.

Study plan and courses

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Compulsory courses
- Theater and Drama
  
  Year 1, semester 1
  
  Theater and Drama (MGL0080)
  
  Study points: 30
  
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- Theatre an Drama in intercultural context
  
  Year 1, semester 2
  
  Theatre an Drama in intercultural context (MGL0083)
  
  Study points: 30
  
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Learning outcomes

All study programmes at the UiS have a set of defined learning targets. Read more about the learning outcome for this study programme.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge:

A candidate who has successfully completed the course will have knowledge of:
Key movements and forms of expression in theatre, drama, theatre pedagogy, and applied theatre in the arts and cultural field, in schools, and in social life
Various acting techniques, working methods, dramaturgy, and directing methodologies as a foundation for creative stage work
Key trends in intercultural work within the arts and cultural sector, in schools, and in social life
Theatre that includes children and young people in intercultural contexts
The ability to function effectively across cultures, to think and act appropriately, and to communicate and collaborate with people from different cultural backgrounds—whether domestically or abroad
Aesthetic learning processes through drama and theatre as a prerequisite for learning
Key features in the development of theatre as an art form, various approaches within drama and theatre as art subjects in schools and applied theatre in different social contexts.
Interdisciplinary work and methods in artistic practice
Communication, collaboration, and innovation
Relevant research methods in the field
Technological tools and new media in creative work within theatre, drama, theatre pedagogy, and applied theatre.

Skills

A candidate who has completed and passed the course will be able to:
Master basic skills in acting techniques, directing, and dramaturgy, with particular emphasis on creating original theatre productions in various contexts
Master fundamental knowledge of concept development, composition, and scenic design in directing work
Master basic skills in different working methods in theatre, such as the method of active analysis and various devising processes
Be able to describe, interpret, and evaluate artistic and creative work and apply this knowledge critically and constructively in feedback situations.
Master basic skills in drama and theatre pedagogy and applied theatre
Be able to critically reflect on ethical dilemmas that arise in applied theatre work
develop a reflective and experience-based approach to theatre and drama, as well as theatre pedagogy
Master basic skills in acting and theatre production, drama, and theatre pedagogy, and applied theatre in an intercultural context
Facilitate deep learning and aesthetic learning processes through drama and theatre pedagogy in an intercultural context
Plan, execute, and evaluate theatre productions, drama and theatre teaching plans, and applied theatre in interdisciplinary settings within the arts and culture, schools, and community life
Master and actively use digital tools in theatre productions, drama and theatre pedagogy, and applied theatre, as well as in theoretical, practical, and artistic expression
Be able to apply relevant research methods related to the research and development assignment

General competence
A candidate who has completed and passed the course:
Should be able to plan, develop, and create theatre productions through collective artistic processes within the arts and cultural field
Be able to apply theatre’s expressive forms in developing performances for, by, and with children, youth, and various communities.
Be actively engaged with societal challenges and its diversity by creating art and culture that includes and engages children and young people.
Should be able to plan, develop, and lead drama and theatre pedagogical work in an intercultural context within schools and educational institutions
Should stimulate engagement, creativity, problem-solving and curiosity in students through the use of drama and theatre as an aesthetic learning process in schools
Should be able to explore socially relevant issues and promote social development through applied theatre as a tool, with a focus on democracy and citizenship
Have competence in an intercultural approach to work, being able to combine the cognitive, physical, and emotional/motivational aspects as crucial factors in understanding not only external behaviour but also the unwritten norms that shape different cultures.
Have competence in development processes