Registration and admissions process

Major – MA Theatre

Thank you for your interest in the Master of Arts in Theatre­­­ at Zurich University of the Arts.

If interested in a Master’s degree applicants apply for admission to their chosen Major. Afterwards they separately choose their Minor. Both programmes Major and Minor will start in the first semester.

→ Detailed information on the Major-Minor programme structure at ZHdK
→ Detailed information on Minor Selection

Admissions requirements

For admissions and matriculation requirements, please refer to the Regulatory Framework for Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes at Zurich University of the Arts (RO § 19–24).

For additional requirements, including the language skills required for admission to the chosen major, please refer to the draft Programme Regulations of the Master in Theatre at Zurich University of the Arts (StO MA Theatre § 4 ff.).

In exceptional cases, ZHdK may admit individuals without a bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification from a recognized and accredited university. → Further information (PDF).

The Master of Arts in Theatre (MATch) is aimed at artists with existing professional practice in the extended field of theatre and performance who would like to acquire knowledge of the methods and working processes of artistic research and develop experimental projects in collaboration with their peers during the two-year Master’s programme.

MA Theatre, Acting - Hannah Drill
MA Theatre, Acting - Hannah Drill

Admissions requirements

New students have: 

  • A Bachelor’s in a relevant degree programme and existing professional artistic practice
  • Knowledge of or a broad interest in contemporary aesthetic and sociopolitical discourses
  • The ability to successfully implement and document their own artistic, scientific or artistic-scientific projects within the scope of interdisciplinary collaboration
  • The ability to visualize and critically question the relevance of their own artistic or scientific position in the art and culture field
  • An excellent command of written and spoken English or German
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Registration

→  Online registration, MA Theatre

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