MA

Contemporary Performance

Learn more about studying Contemporary Performance as an international student.

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Key facts

  • Degree type
    Master's
  • Duration
    1 year
  • Delivery method
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    15,250GBP
  • Start date
    Sep
  • QS Ranking
    Not QS Ranked

Program overview

What Liverpool Hope University says about their program:

This MA programme offers an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective in contemporary performance practice and research. The programme is unique, guiding students to conceive, devise and deliver their creative ideas through close engagement with cutting-edge theories and practice bringing together the arts with science and ritualistic practices. It will be of particular interest to practitioners, curators and researchers interested in performance in its widest cultural sense and its application to the various strands of contemporary cultural practices.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • 120 - 112 UCAS points
  • IB Diploma at 28 points minimum
  • 50% in a recognized foundation program

Postgraduate academic requirements

  • A degree from a recognized institution equivalent to a UK honors degree

English proficiency

Undergraduate

  • IELTS

    6.0 reading and writing (no individual scores lower than 5.5)

IELTS: 6.5 (for nutrition)

Postgraduate

  • IELTS

    6.5 overall (no individual scores lower than 5.5)

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Required grades

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Scholarships at Liverpool Hope University

  • Hope Inspiring Futures Scholarship

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    Automatically awarded to international students holding an offer for any undergraduate course at Liverpool Hope University. Provides a minimum £2,000 tuition fee discount in the first year, with a further £1,000 discount in years two and three for students who maintain a 2:1 grade average. No separate application is required — it is applied automatically upon receipt of a programme offer.

All scholarship information on Studee is provided for guidance only. Always check the university's official scholarship page for the latest information on eligibility, award amounts, deadlines, and application requirements.

Fees

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    £14,500 per year

  • Postgraduate tuition

    £15,250 per year

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What is the cost of living near Liverpool Hope University?

Category Cost  (in British Pound Sterling)
Rent, 1-bed apartment in city centre£798
Rent, 1-bed apartment outside centre£548
Utilities (electricity, heating, water, refuse)£137
Internet (60 Mbps unlimited)£31
Mobile phone plan (data + calls)£16· Liverpool average
Monthly public transport pass£79
Monthly grocery basket£102
Coffee shop drink£4
Cinema or cultural event ticket£14
Gym membership£26

Indicative monthly costs per person.

Data sourced from livingcost.org (Crowdsourced) and numbeo.com (Crowdsourced).

Visa requirements for Liverpool Hope University

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UK student visa requirements