STAGE ART, MANAGEMENT AND CREATIVE PRODUCING

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS

PROFESSIONAL AREA: MUSICAL AND DANCE ART

Major: STAGE ART, MANAGEMENT AND CREATIVE PRODUCING

Professional qualification: Master in Stage Art, Management and Creative Producing

Level of qualification: Educational-and-qualification Degree "Master"

Duration of programme:

1 year / 2 semesters

For Bachelors in "Dance", "Music", "Drama" and "Fine Arts";

1,5 year / 3 semesters

For Bachelors in other majors training in a third equivalency semester is provided.

Number of credits: 60 / 90

Field of study (ISCED-F): 0210: Arts, not further defined

Admission requirements:

- Average performance "Good" from the Bachelor's Degree programme;

- Motivation interview with the applicant.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning:

Recognition of credits based on the documents presented:

- A transcript of records or diploma from previous education;

- International diplomas and certificates in a foreign language (Cambridge FCE, TOEFEL for English; Zertifikat Deutsch, Sprahdiplom, Zweite Stufe for German; ТРКИ for Russian; DELF for French; DELE for Spanish);

- International diplomas and certificates in computer skills corresponding to ECDL (The European Computer Driving Licence).
• The Department of Art awards credits, according to the curriculum of the major, based on the certificates.

Requirements and rules for qualification:

In order to be awarded the qualification "Master" with the professional qualification Master in Stage Art, Management and Creative Producing 60 credits are necessary, 36 credits come from compulsory courses, 6 credits from elective courses, 3 credits from optional courses and 15 credits from Master's thesis/creative project/.

Profile of the programme:

The Master's degree programme features a broad range of theoretical, creative and practical disciplines, systematized as compulsory, elective and optional courses. Compulsory courses further develop knowledge and skills in the field of music, dance theatre, visual arts, as well as in the field of management, legal aspects of the creative work. Elective and optional courses increase and develop knowledge in the field of marketing, finance and project management, copyright, advertisement and PR. Training includes lectures, independent work, and individual work with a lecturer.

Students graduate with Master's thesis / creative project /.

Key learning outcomes:

Students master knowledge and skills in the field of: Arts – music, dance, theatre, fine arts; legal aspects in creative industries, stage arts marketing, copyright, sociology of art, stage arts finance and funding. They also acquire skill to work with people (communicative skills).

No	ECTS code	Course	Lectures and seminars	Out-of-class workload	credits
1		2	3	4	6
1	MUS1065	Music	60	120	6
2	DAN1070	Dance	60	120	6
3	ART1250	Visual Arts	60	120	6
4	DAN1145	Drama	45	90	4,5
5	MAN1396	Stage Arts Management	45	90	4,5
6		Optional course	30	60	3
*Total for semester* I			*300*	*600*	30
1	MAN1382	Introduction to Management	45	90	4,5
2	MUS1077	Creative Producing in Stage Arts	45	90	4,5
3		Elective course - 1	30	60	3
4		Elective course - 2	30	60	3
5		Master's Thesis defense/creative project/	0	450	15
*Total for semester* II			*150*	*750*	30
		Total for the entire year	450	1350	60
		Elective courses – 2 courses are to be chosen
1	MAR1155	Stage Arts Marketing	30	60	3
2	SOC1071	Sociology of Art	30	60	3
3	FIN3250	Stage Arts Finance and Funding	30	60	3
4	LAW1183	Copyright	30	60	3
5	MAR3370	PR	30	60	3
		Optional courses – 1 course is to be chosen
1	DAN2050	Bulgarian Folk Dances	30	60	3
2	MAR1158	Advertisement and Art	30	60	3
3	MAN1392	Projects Management	30	60	3
4	PHI1088	Aesthetics (theory of arts)	30	60	3

		Equivalency semester
	DAN2044	Theoretical Fundamentals of Choreography	60	120	6
	MDA1003	Bulgarian Folk Dances	45	90	4,5
	TFA1001	Acting	30	60	3
	DAN1006	History of Dance	45	90	4,5
	SOC1001	Ethnography	45	90	4,5
	DAN2018	Contemporary Dance Techniques	45	90	4,5
	MUS1051	Music Styles	30	60	3
		Total for the equivalency semester	300	600	30

Mode of training: full-time

Examination regulations, assessment and grading:

The curriculum features written and practical exams. Creative courses end with project assignments. Assessment and grading follows the ECTS system.

Students complete their training with defense of diploma work: Composition and staging of a dance in one of the three forms - dance story, thematic dance and thematic dance story. The dance show is performed live or recorded and played as a video at the State Examination Committee.

Optional or compulsory mobility: None

Internship: None

Apprenticeship programmes: None

Professional profile of the graduates:

The programme trains highly qualified specialists:

Directors of professional institutes in the field of stage arts;
Experts in the departments of culture in regional and municipality administrations, community centers secretaries, directors and organizers of festivals;
In the field of training staff to work in the entertainment industry;
Senior personnel in the field of recording industry and distribution;
In the field of impresario work and creative producing.

Access to further studies:

Graduates can enter the PhD programmes.

Programme Director:

Head of the professional area Music and Dance Art

Prof. Petar Iliev Angelov
Reception day: Tuesday, room А 110, from 10:00 to 12:00
phone numbers: + 359 52 359 581, + 359 888 565 532
e-mail: mti@vfu.bg