Degree
programmes
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Degree programmes
The following programmes lead to the degree of Bachelor
and Master of Arts in Theatre and Drama:
- Acting (in Finnish and Swedish)
- Directing
- Dramaturgy
- Sound and lighting design
The following programmes lead to the degree of Master of
Arts in Theatre and Drama:
- Performance and theory
- Theatre pedagogy
The following programme leads to the degree of Bachelor
of Arts in Dance:
- Dance
The following programmes lead to the degree of Master of
Arts in Dance:
- Choreography
- Dance
- Dance Pedagogy
Work load
The extent of a degree is expressed in credits. One
credit is awarded for approximately 40 hours of work:
lectures, practical theatre work, teaching practice,
seminars and other forms of instruction, and independent
study. The Bachelor's degree in all programmes consists
of 120 credits, i.e. three years of full-time study. The
Master's degree consists of 160-180 credits, i.e. four or
five years of full-time study, depending on the
programme. A predoctoral postgraduate degree (Licentiate)
requires a further 80 credits, a doctorate 160 credits.
The degree programmes are divided into basic, practical
and advanced artistic studies. The basic studies cover
professional knowledge, the history of theatre and dance,
languages and computer studies. The practical studies
provide a basic competence in the student's chosen field
through theoretical and practical work and performances.
In the advanced artistic studies students specialise and
broaden their personal artistic and professional outlook
by means of demanding theoretical and practical
assignments.
Degrees
The three-year programmes lead to the lower, Bachelor's
degree in theatre and dance, the four or five-year
programmes to the higher, Master's degree. Theatre
undergraduates are selected for the Master's programme
direct, dance undergraduates first for the Bachelor's.
Having obtained a Bachelor's degree, students can then
apply for the dance, choreography or dance pedagogy
programme leading to the Master of Arts in Dance degree.
Licentiates and doctorates can be taken in theatre and
dance.
| Bachelor's 3 years |
Master's 4 years |
5 years |
| Theatre |
| acting |
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performance and theory |
| direction |
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theatre pedagogy |
| dramaturgy |
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| sound and lighting design |
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| Dance |
| dance |
dance |
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dance pedagogy |
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choreography |
Selection
THE FOUR-YEAR MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES AND THE
THREE-YEAR BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN DANCE
(acting (Finnish and Swedish), dance, direction, dramaturgy, sound and lighting
design)
Candidates who, in the entrance exam, prove their
artistic talent and aptitude for the field and who have
completed
- the Finnish matriculation exam, a vocational college or
higher qualification or
- a corresponding qualification abroad may be accepted as students.
A candidate who displays outstanding talent and aptitude
in the entrance exam may, however, be accepted even if
s/he does not possess one of the above qualifications.
Candidates for the matriculation exam may take part in
the entrance exam.
Students must have reached the age of 18 before embarking
on their studies or, in the case of students on the
acting and dance programmes, by the end of the year in
which they commence their studies. An applicant aged only
17 may be accepted for the Swedish programme in acting
with the permission of the Head of Department. A medical
certificate of aptitude for the field may be required of
candidates selected for the programmes in dance, acting (Finnish and
Swedish), sound and lighting design before
they are finally accepted.
THE ONE- AND TWO-YEAR MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
(acting (Finnish and Swedish-language
Nordic Master's year programme), choreography, dance,
dance pedagogy, direction, dramaturgy, performance and theory, sound and lighting
design, theatre pedagogy)
Candidates who, in the entrance exam, prove their
artistic talent and aptitude for the field and who have
completed
- a Bachelor's (lower) degree in theatre or dance or some
other appropriate subject, or
- some other university qualification corresponding to
120 credits in theatre or dance, or
- a foreign qualification corresponding to a Bachelor of
Arts
or who possesses sufficient, verifiable knowledge and
skills acquired by means of university level study,
artistic activity and working experience may be accepted
as students.
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