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PhD Drama and Theatre (Joint Program with UC Irvine) at University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego, United States

Programme overview

The Joint Doctoral Program in Theatre and Drama is run by the UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance and the UC Irvine Department of Drama. It centres on theory and history with a customised curriculum in areas such as performance and dance studies, theatre history, critical race theory and non-Western performance.

Department: Theatre and Dance  |  Duration: 144 units, equivalent to four years of full-time study; normative time 5 years; max registered time 7 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

Minimum 144 units, 40 in required seminars (TDGR 290 Dramatic Literature and Theatre History to 1900, TDGR 291 from 1900, TDGR 292 Cultural and Critical Theory), at least three seminars at UC Irvine, first and second-year comprehensive exams, a prospectus, a qualifying paper, a second-language research requirement and at least four quarters of teaching.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University admission (graduate level): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent and a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average in upper-division or prior graduate work. Programme page (catalog): Students with a BA (minimum GPA: 3.5), MA, or MFA degrees in theatre, drama, performance studies, dance studies, literature (or another area in the humanities) are eligible.

UC San Diego enrolls for Fall term only.

Apply through the official page: https://connect.grad.ucsd.edu/apply/

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