Master of Fine Arts in Performance

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Overview This programme provides a student with an advanced introduction to the challenges and possibilities of organizing and presenting a public professional performance. Base on the development of a substantial live performance, the programme also offers supervision on an agreed dissertation topic and two courses in management and marketing from the College’s MBA programme. The core of the programme is the performance project. Under faculty supervision, the student is required to devise or identify a suitable recital, concert performance, or other approved live performance work, oversee the development of the project (original or adapted), arrange for rehearsal, directing and performance of the piece, and manage, market and produce a recorded public performance of the work. The student may be involved in all areas of the performance as musician, singer, dancer, writer, director, actor, technician, or engage others to assist in some or all of them. All aspects of the production, including the decision making that went into choosing the piece, a literary critical analysis of the programme content and a critical review of the performance, are documented in a substantial (10,000 words) dissertation. The dissertation module (9 credits) and the faculty panel’s evaluation of one of the recorded live performances (21 credits) provide the basis for the assessment of the project. Course Schedule Students prepare the performance project and dissertation over the fall and spring semesters, with the delivery of them taking place at an agreed point over the summer, but before the completion of the academic year at the latest. The two taught classes are taken in the fall and spring semesters, with one completed in each of the semesters. MFA570 Performance project (21 credits) MFA571 Performance project dissertation (9 credits) MBA500 Leadership and management (or an approved elective from the MBA course offerings, or an approved independent study topic with a supplementary fee on leadership and management in the performing arts – 3 credits) MBA502 Marketing management (or an approved elective from the MBA course offerings, or an approved independent study topic with a supplementary fee on marketing in the performing arts – 3 credits) Course Requirements Entry to the programme is decided on the basis of an interview, an audition in the applicant’s area of expertise, and the submission of a portfolio of work demonstrating the applicant’s experience and skills in the field in which the applicant proposes to work. An undergraduate degree is not required for entry to the programme, though one may be cited in the application portfolio in support of the application. Career Skills A graduate of the programme will have demonstrated a superior ability to create, manage and deliver a substantial professional public performance. Along with the academic courses, the skills developed in the making of the performance project and the dissertation portfolio will provide the graduate with an enhanced understanding of the practical and artistic requirements of producing a substantial live performance. These skills and abilities, along with the dissertation that demonstrates mastery of them, provide an excellent platform for the development of a career in the performing arts industry and education.

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American College Dublin, a constituent college of Irish American University, is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is licensed as an institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland and the State of Delaware. Located on Merrion Square, in the heart of Ireland’s capital city, American College Dublin offers an outstanding post-secondary education at the bachelor’s and master’s levels in liberal arts, performing arts, creative writing, international business, accounting and finance, hospitality management and event management. Read less

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