Liberal Arts with Theatre Studies

Liberal arts with theatre studies combines the breadth of a genuinely interdisciplinary humanities education with the depth of sustained engagement with performance, its history, its theories, and its cultural functions. Liberal arts programmes are built on the premise that the most complex questions, whether about justice, beauty, society, or the environment, do not respect disciplinary boundaries, and that graduates who can move fluently between different ways of knowing are better equipped for a world that demands flexibility and critical thinking. Theatre studies adds a distinctive creative and analytical thread, examining how performance has been used across cultures and periods to explore, critique, and reimagine the conditions of human life.

At Glasgow this four-year MA (Hons) programme offers a flexible and interdisciplinary structure, allowing you to study more than one subject in a meaningful and connected way. Alongside theatre studies, you will engage with other arts and humanities disciplines, developing a broad understanding of major global issues including those related to the environment, social justice, and civic life. The programme cultivates intellectual range alongside depth, encouraging you to make connections across fields and to approach problems from multiple perspectives.

A year abroad is embedded in the programme, giving you the opportunity to study at an international partner institution and experience how different academic traditions approach the arts and humanities.

Graduates move into careers in arts administration, theatre, cultural education, broadcasting, journalism, policy, the civil service, and the voluntary sector. The broad intellectual formation of a liberal arts degree is valued wherever analytical range, communication, and the ability to engage with complexity are required. Many graduates also continue to postgraduate study in theatre, cultural studies, literature, philosophy, or other humanities fields.