Phd in Drama
Queen Mary University of London
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Queen Mary University of London

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Queen Mary University of London

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Research students in the Department of Drama study in one of the United Kingdoms leading centres for performance research. We welcome applications from graduate students who research in any of our areas of expertise.Research students play an important part in Dramas collaborations with leading arts organisations, including the Barbican, Shakespeares Globe, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Actors Touring Company, the London Film Festival, LIFT, and Afro Reggae.We offer supervision across topics ...Read more

Research students in the Department of Drama study in one of the United Kingdom's leading centres for performance research. We welcome applications from graduate students who research in any of our areas of expertise.

Research students play an important part in Drama's collaborations with leading arts organisations, including the Barbican, Shakespeare's Globe, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Actors' Touring Company, the London Film Festival, LIFT, and Afro Reggae.

We offer supervision across topics including, but by no means limited to:

Performance and the city

Site-specific performance and installation art

Space and place

Applied and socially engaged theatre and performance, especially in relation to young people, older people, prisons, Brazil, development, democracy and human rights

Theatre in Education

National, intercultural, and transnational performance, especially in relation to the UK, Europe (particularly Ireland, Spain, Italy), South Africa, Canada, USA, Latin America (particularly Argentina and Brazil), and New Zealand.

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91/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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12th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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50th
What students say
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Kaci
15 Oct 24

Very accommodating and..Read more

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Emme
14 Mar 22

N/A..Read more

Entry requirements

Typically, the minimum entry requirement is an UK upper second class honours degree (2:1). Some Schools/Institutes require a first class honours degree and/or a masters degree. If your qualifications are not from a UK university, Queen Mary also considers recognised equivalent qualifications from accredited overseas institutions and equivalent professional qualifications.

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£4,786 per year

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£23,050 per year

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£23,050 per year

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Kaci
15 Oct 24
Drama BA (Hons)
Very accommodating and...
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Emme
14 Mar 22
Drama BA (Hons)
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Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London , London

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is an internationally regarded public research institution based in London....

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