Master of Performing Arts explained

The Master of Performing Arts (M.P.A. or M.Perf.A.) is a graduate degree awarded in the fields of dance, drama, film and music. The degree generally requires a minimum of two years of full-time study to complete.^[1] The degree program is offered primarily in Asia,^[2] and was formerly offered in the United States of America,^[3] where it has been supplanted by the more prevalent Master of Fine Arts, Master of Music and Master of Arts in Performing Arts degrees.

Asia

Institutions presently offering a Master of Performing Arts program include:

Bangladesh

• Rajshahi University^[4]

India

• Dr. Hari Singh Gour University^[5]
• Banaras Hindu University^[6]
• Bhatkhande Music Institute^[7]
• Bharathidasan University
• Indira Gandhi National Open University^[8]
• Lovely Professional University^[9]
• University of Hyderabad^[10]

Malaysia

• University of Malaya^[11]

Europe

Italy

In the Italian higher education system, the various Academies of Fine Arts offer second level programs that lead to a "Diploma Accademico di Secondo Livello in Arti Visive e Discipline dello Spettacolo" which translates to "Masters in Visual and Performing Arts". The degree bears this name regardless of whether the discipline studied was in the Visual Arts or the Performing Arts. This credential is thus equivalent if the discipline studied was a Performing Arts discipline.

United States

Institutions that formerly granted the Master of Performing Arts degree include:

California

• University of Southern California^[12]

Louisiana

• University of New Orleans^[13]

Massachusetts

• Emerson College^[14]

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City University^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Post-Graduate Programmes . Bharathidasan University . 28 November 2012.
2. Book: Unesco. Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Regional Institute of Higher Education and Development. Handbook on diplomas, degrees and other certificates granted by higher education Institutions in Asia and the Pacific. 28 November 2012. 1998. SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development. 978-974-202-036-1. 115.
3. Book: James Cass. Max Birnbaum. Comparative Guide to American Colleges for Students, Parents, and Counselors. 28 November 2012. 1983. Harper & Row. xii. 9780878662210.
4. Web site: Department of Theatre and Music . Rajshahi University . 28 November 2012.
5. http://www.dhsgsu.ac.in Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar University
6. Web site: Course Offered . Banaras Hindu University . 28 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121209220748/http://www.bhu.ac.in/fpa/Course%20offered.htm . 9 December 2012 . dead .
7. Web site: Courses and Schemes . Bhatkhande Music Institute . 30 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130331012146/http://www.bhatkhandemusic.edu.in/pages/courses.html . 31 March 2013 . dead .
8. Web site: School of Performing and Visual Arts Programmes . Indira Gandhi National Open University . 28 November 2012.
9. Web site: Programme Details . Lovely Professional University . 28 November 2012.
10. Web site: Programmes of Study . University of Hyderabad . 28 November 2012.
11. Web site: Programmes for Semester II (February) 2011/2012 Session . University of Malaya . 28 November 2012.
12. Web site: A Musical Recital . First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View . 30 November 2012 .
13. Web site: Aigerim Magavina . Tulane University . 28 November 2012.
14. Web site: 2011 Passion for Action Leadership Award Recipient . Wheelock College . 28 November 2012.
15. Web site: Through the Years . Oklahoma City University . 28 November 2012.