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Drama MPhil/PhD including Practice-Based in the Arts/PhD by Published works at University of Northampton

University of Northampton, United Kingdom

Programme overview

If you have a degree in drama or a related field, this research programme offers a great way to advance your knowledge and research abilities. Practice-based routes are available, with many graduates going on to academic or professional arts careers.

Faculty: Faculty of Education, Arts, Science and Technology  |  Department: Music and Arts  |  Duration: MPhil: Full time 12 months - 3 years, Part time 30 months - 5 years; PhD: Full time 2 years - 4 years, Part time 3 years - 6 years; PhD by Published Works: 1 - 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: October, March  |  Location: Northampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Art and Design Research Centre and the Centre for Cultural and Literary Studies are the ideal place to undertake your Drama PhD research. To broaden your expertise and strengthen your research, writing, presenting, and practising abilities, you will first get general, discipline-based, and project-specific training while creating and establishing research projects so that you may perform your research work successfully and autonomously.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second-class standard in a related area. International equivalent qualifications will also be considered. Or We require a UK Masters degree (or equivalent international qualification) in a relevant subject, or relevant professional qualifications and relevant experience in an associated area. Further Entry Requirements You might also be considered with lower-level qualifications or your degree is in an unrelated field, but you must have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate Research level. All suitable candidates will be required to attend an interview as part of the selection process. All offers of a place on the programme are conditional on: a successful interview. an appropriate Research Supervision Team. English language: All teaching at the University of Northampton is in English. You will therefore need to have good enough written and spoken English to cope with your studies right from the start. The scores we require: IELTS: 7.0 overall. Writing 6.5. No other subscore lower than 6.5 (or an equivalent English Language qualification) to study this programme Applications with IELTS lower than 5.5 in all components will not be considered.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,850 a year (2026/27). Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 16,850 a year (2026/27). Full-time Source

Intake: October, March

Duration: MPhil: Full time 12 months - 3 years, Part time 30 months - 5 years; PhD: Full time 2 years - 4 year

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