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Master of Arts in Performing Arts Studies

Study Mode :

Full-time / Part-time

Normal Duration :

1 years / 2 years

Tuition Fee (HK$) :

Please refer to Fees and Financial Aid

Credit Requirement :

24

Programme Overview

This new Master of Arts in Performing Arts Studies Programme is the first ever performing arts theoretical studies programme in the master level (Hong Kong Qualification Framework Level 6) offered by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA).  This Programme knits together courses from the six Academy Schools (School of Chinese Opera, School of Dance, School of Drama, School of Film and Television, School of Music and School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts) in HKAPA into a coherent, flexible, interdisciplinary programme of study.  This Programme enables students to become interdisciplinary thinkers or practitioners. With a mixture of students from different disciplines and performing arts backgrounds, this Programme facilitates interdisciplinary exchanges across the practices, skills, knowledge, and research methodologies of the various performing art disciplines. Graduates will become cultural advocates and leaders and engage in managerial, curatorial, and educational areas of the creative, cultural and performing arts industries.  This Programme is provided by the General Education and Research Unit in the HKAPA.

Admission Requirements

 

  1. Possess a Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution, normally with honours not lower than Second Class (upper division), or an average grade not lower than B; and
  2. Language Requirements: IELTS 6.0 (Academic test) or 78 or above in TOEFL iBT (from a testing centre recognised by the Academy).

Auditions, Interviews, and Tests

Selected applicants will be invited to attend an interview in person via email. Interview will be conducted in English. 

 

Please visit Auditions, Interviews, and Tests for more details about the interview. 

 

Applicants of 2024/35 Autumn intake will be interviewed during March to April 2024

 

Interview List of 2024/25 Autumn intake (Updated 12 March 2024)

Curriculum

Required Courses 

Students must take the 3 required courses listed below, 3 credits each (Total: 9 credits)

Offering School/unit

Course Title

General Education and Research

Research & Practice-as-Research

General Education and Research

Decoding Performance

General Education and Research

Contemporary Hong Kong Arts Practice

Total: 9 credits

 

Elective Courses 

Students are required to take 15 credits from the elective courses listed below:

Offering School/unit

Course Title

General Education and Research

Independent Research (Prerequisite: Research & Practice-as-Research)

Chinese Opera

Chinese Opera: Culture and Practice

Chinese Opera

Cross-media Studies of Chinese Opera and Cinema

Dance

Contemporary Dance in Action

Dance

Reading Dance

Drama

Interdisciplinary Dramaturgy

Drama

Critical Studies in Education for Performing Arts Educators

Film and Television

Cinema Studies I

Film and Television

Cinema Studies II

Music

Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Music

Music

Wellness and Performing Arts

Music

Curating Performing Arts

Theatre and Entertainment Arts

Arts Management

Theatre and Entertainment Arts

Creative Industries

Total: 15 credits

To select 5 (3 credit) courses or 

Independent Research (6 credit) + 3 (3 credit) courses

*Courses may only be offered in one semester, or every 2 years e.g. in Semester 1 of 2023/24, 2025/26, and 2027/28.