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76 PhD programmes in Drama

Drama and Theatre Studies Practice-Based
Explore creative, practice-based research with the Drama and Theatre Studies Practice-Based programme from University of Birmingham. Supported by our academic experts, your project might include new performance techniques, examine a particular aspect of theatre practice or involve a specific community of participants

Theatre and Performance
Theatre and Performance at University of Hull has a strong reputation for world-leading and internationally excellent research.

Theatre and Performance
University of Bristol's Theatre and Performance programme offers supervisory expertise in a wide range of subject areas, including early modern theatre and performance practices

Drama
Research students in Drama study with some of the United Kingdom’s leading performance researchers. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework, the Drama programme of the Queen Mary University of London is part of the highest-rated Drama department in the United Kingdom.

Drama (Theory and Practice)
Drama (Theory and Practice) at University of Hull has a strong reputation for world-leading and internationally excellent research.

PhD in Theatre
Enhance your career prospects and gain advanced theoretical and technical knowledge with postgraduate study of the PHd in Theatre at Victoria University of Wellington.

PhD in Film
Enhance your degree with a postgraduate qualification and gain advanced knowledge and skills in PhD in Film at the Victoria University of Wellington.

Theatre
The Theatre programme at the University of Surrey will provide you with a supportive and collegiate research experience within our conservatoire, the Guildford School of Acting (GSA).

Drama, Dance and Performance
This Drama, Dance and Performance PhD programme from the University of Huddersfield incorporates historical research, theoretical inquiry, and emerging forms of practice research. Many of our students develop innovative approaches to performer training, teaching, and devising as part of their practice research.

Drama and Theatre Studies
Whether you’re driven by creative and practical research, or you want to specialise in a theatrical approach to theatre and performance, you'll research with renowned academics and practitioners at one of the UK's leading Drama and Theatre Arts departments. The Drama and Theatre Studies programme at University of Birmingham.

Drama
Drama at University of Hull has a strong reputation for world-leading and internationally excellent research.
Drama
Our PhD Drama programme at The University of Manchester enables you to carry out an in-depth piece of research before either writing a full thesis or completing a practice-based dissertation.
Drama
The Drama MPhil/PhD course from The University of Exeter is an internationally-renowned centre for practice, research and teaching, and offers a supportive and stimulating environment for postgraduate research and practice, welcoming students from around the world.
Theatre Studies
At University of Glasgow, our outward-looking, multi-disciplinary research activities are based on high-quality, challenging and flexible graduate Theatre Studies programmes.
Performance Studies
The Performance Studies program at Northwestern University is committed to the interdisciplinary study of performance.
Theatre Studies
The PhD in Theatre Studies at University of Victoria offers training and mentorship from leading theatre scholars and professionals to support the development of a research project that marks an original contribution to the field of theatre studies.
Drama
This Drama degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.
Performance Practices
The doctoral subject Performance Practices at the University of Gothenburg explores issues with relevance to the field of performing art, artistic research, and society as a whole.
Creative Arts
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is University of Malaya’s premier research Creative Arts degree.
Drama and Theatre
The Department of Drama at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the Department of Theatre and Dance at UCSD offer a Joint Doctoral Program in Drama and Theatre, the only one of its kind in the UC system and indeed in the entire US.