Applied Theatre: Theatre as Social Work, Master of Arts (M.A.)

In this degree programme, you will work with the methods of applied theatre in an application-oriented way. Theatre becomes a central instrument of social change. The need for people who use creative methods to shape this change is increasing in line with the challenges we face as a society: Demographic changes, climate change, the diverse reality of the post-migrant society. The course is the only one of its kind in Germany to combine the subjects of social work (HAW Coburg) and theatre studies/theatre didactics (University of Bayreuth). In practical and solution-oriented activities, the degree programme teaches skills in artistic project development and reflection on one's own actions. Specific skills of social work in the aesthetic-artistic field are taught as well as possibilities of cultural management and artistic research – all of this in cooperation with partner organisations from civil society wherever possible.