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

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
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 2nd April 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.