Master of Performing Arts

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The Master of Performing Arts (M.P.A. or M.Perf.A.) is a graduate degree awarded in the fields of dance, drama, film and music. The degree generally requires a minimum of two years of full-time study to complete. [1] The degree program is offered primarily in Asia, [2] and was formerly offered in the United States of America, [3] where it has been supplanted by the more prevalent Master of Fine Arts, Master of Music and Master of Arts in Performing Arts degrees.

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Asia

Institutions presently offering a Master of Performing Arts program include:

Bangladesh

India

Malaysia

Europe

Italy

In the Italian higher education system, the various Academies of Fine Arts offer second level programs that lead to a "Diploma Accademico di Secondo Livello in Arti Visive e Discipline dello Spettacolo" which translates to "Masters in Visual and Performing Arts". The degree bears this name regardless of whether the discipline studied was in the Visual Arts or the Performing Arts. This credential is thus equivalent if the discipline studied was a Performing Arts discipline.

United States

Institutions that formerly granted the Master of Performing Arts degree include:

California

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Oklahoma

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  5. ↑ Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar University
  6. ↑ Banaras Hindu University. "Course Offered". Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
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