The Master of Arts (Performing Arts) at Edith Cowan University is designed for experienced researchers, critics, and practitioners seeking to deepen their independent capacity within an increasingly multi-disciplinary and technologically advanced professional landscape. You will explore innovative approaches to arts practice, critical analysis, and their societal contexts, engaging with emerging methodologies in performing arts research. This postgraduate degree provides a crucial platform for advancing the Australian cultural environment through informed direction and marketable skills, fostering creativity and synthesis across diverse artistic backgrounds.
This Masters degree is studied full-time on campus over two years, involving significant independent research and scholarly work. You will engage in a rigorous process of inquiry, potentially devising and producing new works or developing novel approaches to artistic expression and its meaning. The programme culminates in a substantial Masters Thesis, where you will present significant findings or creative outcomes, often leading to performance, exhibition, or publication. You will graduate with advanced research capabilities, ready to contribute to the arts industry with enhanced leadership and innovation.