What will I learn?

If you have at least one year’s experience of working alongside others in a caring/support/facilitative capacity within a mental or physical health setting, as well as experience of drama/theatre or other action-based creative processes, this MSc in Dramatherapy could be your route to a new rewarding career.

Which department am I in?

School of Health Sciences

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

£16,725.00 (18,22,292) per year

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Queen Margaret University

Queen Margaret University,

Edinburgh,

EH21 6UU, Scotland, United Kingdom

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

£16,725.00 (18,22,292) per year

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Queen Margaret University

Queen Margaret University,

Edinburgh,

EH21 6UU, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Entry requirements

For international students

UK honours degree or equivalent in a related field. This may be (but will not necessarily be) in drama or theatre; applicants may also come from education, psychology, other allied health professions, social work or other backgrounds. A level of creative and drama-based competencies and experience will be needed to fully engage in the experiential learning of the course and will be considered at interview (see below).Normally a minimum of one years experience (or part-time equivalent, around 1000 hours) of work in a caring, facilitating, teaching, support, or equivalent capacity. Relevant work includes nursing assistant, project worker, arts-based facilitator, care work in a community setting, drama teaching. Some experience of having been engaged in psychotherapy/counselling, or experiential workshops in creative therapies is desirable.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.