Why choose this programme?
The aim is to provide students with wide-ranging knowledge of and attendant approaches to Ibsen’s dramatic art. Its significance for modern drama, theatre, and new media production will also be explored.
The Master’s Programme in Ibsen Studies provides a unique opportunity for a two-year full-time interdisciplinary study of Ibsen’s dramatic art. The language of instruction is English. The objective of the programme is to provide the student with:
- A reading of Ibsen’s oeuvre, with emphasis on biographical, historical and aesthetic perspectives
- The reception and adaptation history of Ibsen’s oeuvre; in literature, on the stage and in new media
- The development of the modern western drama, with Ibsen’s dramatic form as the backdrop
The programme provides a foundation for further research on Ibsen and for those interested in an academic career. It also offers non-vocational training for teaching, performing and propagating Ibsen’s works, including the aspect of cultural administration.
The Library at The Centre for Ibsen Studies contains the most comprehensive collection in the world of books and other materials on Ibsen. Our librarians administer The International Ibsen Bibliography.
The aim is also to strengthen and coordinate research on Ibsen, nationally and internationally, by hosting international scholars and offering conferences and series of lectures on a regular basis.
Designed primarily for foreign students, the programme is open also to Norwegians.