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About the course
The Master of Theatre (Directing) develops your potential for artistic leadership and deepens your knowledge of directing practice as an artist, performance-maker, collaborator and researcher. It focuses on collaborative creative skills, reflective processes, leadership attributes and industry know-how across text-based theatre, new writing, devised work, live art, and community and cultural development. Delivery includes lab-based workshops, seminars, lectures, tutorials, master classes and national/international internships taught by internationally renowned staff.
What you might learn
Students build advanced directing craft through intellectual rigour, artistic inquiry and self-reflection, ethical practice, interdisciplinarity and artform innovation. The course aims to strengthen collaborative leadership capabilities through hands-on making, research and experimentation across diverse performance forms. It also supports students to form professional creative partnerships through sustained work with peers and visiting local, national and international artists and organisations.
Career outcome
Graduates are prepared for professional pathways as theatre and performance directors across independent and institutional contexts. The course supports careers in artistic leadership and performance-making, including developing and directing new work, devised projects and community-based cultural development initiatives. Skills in collaboration and research can also support work as a creative collaborator or practitioner-researcher in the performing arts sector.
Entry requirements
IELTS 6.5: with no band less than 6.0
Living Costs in Melbourne**
Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 15 - 20 |
Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,583 - 2,094 |
Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,207 - 1,596 |
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 9 |
Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 240 - 318 |
Average Salary***
