Spring into Shakespeare

Let your love of Shakespeare bloom on our short course this spring and benefit from the expertise of our Shakespeare Institute and our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).

Enhance your knowledge of Shakespeare and gain the skills to study at postgraduate level. You can take the course for pleasure, to boost your career or to progress onto a Masters.

Successfully completing this short course provides you with an alternative qualification for entry onto our MA Shakespeare programmes.

Our short course covers key areas of Shakespeare studies, informed by our academic experts with input from RSC theatre practitioners.

You’ll cover topics including genre, language, and Early Modern playing practices. Drawing on the University’s collaboration with the RSC, you’ll attend virtual seminars held in collaboration with their theatre experts to discuss contemporary performances of Shakespeare.

You’ll enhance your understanding of how Shakespeare’s texts are performed by hearing from those who bring his plays to life on stage.

You’ll learn through weekly online lectures and seminars, discussion boards, production viewings, Q&As with RSC staff, and independent study.

All lectures and seminars are recorded, so you can choose to join the live seminars or catch up in your own time.

If you access materials outside of teaching hours, you can contribute to seminars via the online discussion boards.

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