THEATRE FACULTY

The Theatre Faculty enhances the development of the creativity of young theatre makers with the aim of creating a theatre performance and reflecting on it in a scientific and theoretical analysis.

Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels

The study at the Theatre Faculty is accredited in three levels:

• Undergraduate level
  bachelor’s degree (Bc.) (3-year full-time study)
• Postgraduate level
  master’s degree (Mgr.art.) (2-year full-time study)
• Postgraduate level
  doctoral degree (ArtD.) (3-year full-time study, 5-year part-time study)

DEPARTMENTS

• Acting
• Directing and Dramaturgy
• Theatre Management
• Puppetry
• SCENOGRAPHY
• Theatre Studies

Credit system

The programmes are in compliance with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). The credit system enables the students to take an active share in the design of their curriculum and choose the pace of their study.

The credit system enhances the exchange of students and guarantees the recognition of studies taken outside the mother institution.

Number of credits

• Bachelor’s degree: 180
• Master’s degree: 120
• Doctoral degree: 180

ACADEMIC YEAR

The academic year is divided into winter and summer semesters. The winter semester begins in September and ends in December. It is followed by a four-week examination period in January. The summer semester begins in February and ends in May. It is followed by a four-week examination period in June.

Admission examinations for undergraduate studies for a bachelor’s degree are held at the end of February. Admission examinations for postgraduate studies for a master’s and doctoral degrees are held at the end of June or the beginning of July.

Detailed information about admission examinations is available in due course at df.vsmu.sk.

FACILITIES

The Faculty provides teaching of practical and theoretical subjects in the new building at 4 Svoradova Street. There are also several small rehearsal rooms for dramatic and puppet theatre, the professional LAB Theatre and stage and costume studios. The Theatre Studio is responsible for technical service and operation in this building. The classrooms are equipped with presentation techniques and Wi-Fi connection. The school also has its own specialised library. The productions of LAB Theatre are performed for the public three to four times a week during the academic year. There is also a theatre café.