Directing: Puppet Theatre Directing

This master’s program is an advanced academic pathway aimed at training director-pedagogues with modern stage thinking and deep knowledge of dramaturgy and stage technologies, based on both Uzbek and international theatrical traditions. It prepares independent-minded directors for creative, scientific, and pedagogical activity.

During the program, graduate students:

• Study the laws of puppet theatre staging, its technologies, and dramatic structures;

• Develop skills to create independent performance concepts, plan character systems, and collaborate fully with actors and creative-technical teams;

• Acquire experience in research, teaching, and directing.

Upon completion, graduates will:

• Master stage arts;

• Be ready for scientific inquiry;

• Work in theatres, higher education institutions, and creative laboratories;

• Participate in national and international projects as creative, independent, and pedagogically capable professionals.

Total workload:

• Classroom study — 900 hours

• Independent study — 900 hours

• Research and master's thesis — 1080 hours

• Scientific-pedagogical work — 420 hours

• Research internship — 300 hours

Curriculum structure:

• Theory and research activity — 45 weeks (semesters 1–3)

• Internship — 5 weeks (semester 4)

• Research and thesis — 13 weeks (semesters 1–4)

• Assessments — 16 weeks (semesters 1–4)

• Introduction to credit system — 3 weeks (semesters 1 and 3)

• Holidays — 18 weeks

• Total — 100 weeks

Notes:

• 1 credit equals 30 academic hours

• Coursework earns credit through independent study (30 hours = 1 credit)

• Final state assessment includes master's thesis defense

• Internships are held in HEIs, research institutions, and partner organizations