Project topic: Practical Master in Applied Theatre and Dramaturgy

The course constitutes the practical part of the student's artistic/art pedagogical problem in the master's program. The course focuses on the practical dimension of students projects, either through developing their own practical work or through doing an internship in a relevant institution for 8 weeks. The scope and nature of the project must be clear in the project plan and/or in a standarized agreement with the collaborating institution. In both cases, students must plan, develop, finalize and document their practice, as well as reflect and present on it in accordance with the approved project plan.

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of this course, students will have:

• a broad understanding and insight into complex artistic or art educational production processes linked to your own master's project
• broad understanding of the necessary skills and methods that must form the basis for the implementation of an individual master's project
• have knowledge of relevant methods for documentation

Skills

Upon successful completion of this course, students will know how to:

• plan, develop and realize their own artistic/art pedagogical practice according to their own research question
• communicate and reflect on their own practice both orally and in writing
• acquire practical skills related to the specialization focus of the independent master's thesis
• anchor and place their own work in appropriate dramaturgical or applied discourses and practices
• dispose of material, financial and human resources for the project that follow basic sustainability principles
• can work goal-oriented, independently and systematically, and collaborate in teams

The course has seminars where students learn about practical and methodological tools for planning, implementing and documenting the master's project throughout the semester. The aim of the course is to provide a concrete and practically oriented knowledge base for the student's own development and to follow-up the master's projects.

It is possible to work both individually and in groups. Extra incentive funds in the form of increased support for master's scholarships can be given to those students who choose to work together. It is encouraged to cooperate with an external party.

Especially for those students who choose to do internships:

NTNU has agreements with several actors/institutions that offer internships working as producers, curators, dramaturgs and doing communication work in marketing department. A start-up meeting between the candidate, supervisor and institution shall map the candidate's work tasks and see this in relation to the student's possible research area.

Master’s students at the Faculty of Humanities are required to acquaint themselves with the content of the webpage on the master’s thesis, which outlines the rights and obligations of the student, the supervisor, and the department in relation to the master's thesis. The webpage also provides information on the supervision hours allocated to the master’s thesis. See the following link for more informaton: Master's thesis

Course requirements

As part of the course, the students will submit a project plan. It may include: production plan, documentation overview, resource requirements and agreements with an external collaborators.