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76 PhD programmes in Drama

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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

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$31,644/yr

Theatre and Performance

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

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$23,675/yr

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

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
4 years$29,628/yr

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.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$31,184/yr

Drama (Theory and Practice)

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

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$23,675/yr

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.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available

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. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available

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).

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$28,410/yr

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.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$25,299/yr

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.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2
3 years$31,644/yr

Drama

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

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,058/yr
The University of Manchester3,9(97)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

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.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$30,440/yr
The University of Exeter4,3(115)
Exeter, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

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.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$31,793/yr
University of Glasgow4,3(113)
Glasgow, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

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.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$37,502/yr
Northwestern University4,2(54)
Evanston, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Performance Studies

The Performance Studies program at Northwestern University is committed to the interdisciplinary study of performance. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$9,344/yr
University of Victoria4,2(30)
Victoria, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

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.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$4,106/yr
University of Pretoria4,2(334)
Pretoria, South Africa Top 2% in Worldwide

Drama

This Drama degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
2 years$1,619/yr
University of Gothenburg4,1(67)
Göteborg, Sweden Top 1% in Worldwide

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.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Malaya4,2(68)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Top 2% in Worldwide

Creative Arts

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is University of Malaya’s premier research Creative Arts degree.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$14,693/yr
University of California, Irvine (UCI)4,4(7)
Irvine, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

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.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$37,217/yr

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