FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS
Available Programme: Postgraduate Diploma in Theatre Arts
MPhil/PhD
MA and PhD
Areas of Specialization:
(i) Directing; (ii) Playwriting; (iii) Theatre in Education; (iv) Theatre and Cultural Administration; (v) Media Arts Studies; (vi) Theatre Technology; (vii) Theatre Tourism; (viii) Acting/Speech Arts; (ix) Theatre History; (x) Dramatic Theory and Criticism; (xi) Sociology of Drama; (xii) Public Relations (xiii) Dance/Choreography; (xiv) Theatre for Development/Theatre in Education (xv) Costumes/Make-Up
MA and PhD
Areas of Specialization:
(i) Directing; (ii) Playwriting; (iii) Theatre in Education; (iv) Theatre and Cultural Administration; (v) Media Arts Studies; (vi) Theatre Technology; (vii) Theatre Tourism; (viii) Film Studies; (ix) Broadcasting; (x) Print Journalism (xi) Acting; (xii) Theatre History; (xiii) Dramatic Theory and Criticism; (xiv) Sociology of Drama; (xv) Public Relations; (xvi) Dance/Choreography (xvii) Music/Ethnomusicology; (xviii) Theatre for Development; (xix) Costumes/Make-Up; (xx) Voice and Speech Arts (xxi) Theatre Innovations
Admission Requirement:
O’level
5 O’ level credits to include English Language, Literature in English and any other 3 subjects obtained at not more than two sittings.
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
The candidate must be a graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University with at least a Third-Class degree or a minimum of lower Credit in the Higher National Diploma, HND, from a recognized Institution
Master’s Degree (MA)
- The candidate must have a first degree in the relevant discipline with an FCGPA of not less than 2.5 from Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University
- A candidate with a Postgraduate Diploma with an FCGPA of not less than 3.00 may also be admitted provided the University Matriculation requirements are satisfied
MPhil/PhD
The candidate must have a Master’s degree in the Theatre Arts with an FCGPA of not less than 3.20 from Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree
A candidate who holds a master’s degree in a relevant discipline with an FCGPA not less than 3.50 on a 5 Point Scale or an average of 60%, from Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University may be admitted provided the University Matriculation requirement is satisfied