Masters Abroad

Expand your craft of acting, musical theatre or stage and production management abroad through direct entry into one of the exciting master’s programs at CapU’s partner institution, the highly regarded Guildford School of Acting in England, UK.

Accepting applications now!

Ever thought about pursuing a master’s degree program outside of Canada?

Through a uniquely crafted international partnership between Capilano University and the University of Surrey (UoS), CapU student graduates from select programs within the School of Performing Arts now have the opportunity to apply for select Master of Arts (MA) or Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program at the highly regarded Guildford School Of Acting (GSA) in the University of Surrey.

University of Surrey

Country: England, United Kingdom
City: Guildford in west Surrey (approximately 45km from central London)
Institution: Guildford School Of Acting (GSA) in the University of Surrey (UoS)

ELIGIBILITY

As a CapU student, you will meet the minimum eligibility criteria if you:

• Hold a Musical Theatre Diploma, Technical Theatre Diploma, or Acting for Stage and Screen Diploma from CapU (with a minimum/approved GPA achieved);
• Demonstrate significant engagement with drama, theatre and performance; and
• Meet UoS’s standard English language requirement or demonstrate exemption.

Further requirements:

The following UoS programs are open for applications to eligible students:

• MA Acting
• MA Musical Theatre
• MFA Acting
• MFA Musical Theatre
• MA Stage and Production Management

Cost, fees and scholarships

• Upon assessing all accepted applicants, GSA will award a £5,000 (approx. $9,300 CAD) scholarship per program to each accepted student.
• Qualified Students accepted into an eligible UoS MA or MFA program will be responsible for their tuition fees, course specific additional costs, and living expenses.
• Students will be required to maintain continuous health/medical and accident insurance coverage at the level specified by the Student Support Services at UoS and/or as advertised on the relevant pages of the UoS website.
• All accepted students have guaranteed accommodation options of various configurations.

Information Sessions

Join a study abroad information session, specifically designed to provide you with more details about this exciting program! Hosted by Global Engagement Team and faculty representatives from CapU’s School of Performing Arts and Guildford School Of Acting (GSA), these sessions are your opportunity to ask questions and, in some cases, meet student alumni.

How to apply

UoS reserves the right to offer an alternative academic route to the advertised route and cannot guarantee the advertised route remains open.

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Program Contact

For further questions, please contact:

Capilano University:

• Study Abroad Office: studyabroad@capilanou.ca 

• Theatre Department: theatre@capilanou.ca

• Gillian Barber: gbarber@capilanou.ca

Guildford School of Acting (University of Surry):

• Program inquiries: Kevin Michael Cripps – k.cripps@gsa.surrey.ac.uk

• Admissions inquiries: Mary Bird – mary.bird@surrey.ac.uk