Drama

Drama at 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. MPhil/PhD Drama - The Department has always insisted on the importance of practice, and interest in research through practice is strongly welcomed. This might include a major interest in theatrical direction, performance, or playwriting associated with written study in the dissertation for drama. MPhil/PhD Performance Practice - The MPhil/PhD in Performance Practice offers you an opportunity to extend and reflect on your creative performance practice. The area of study is entirely dependent upon your expertise, and could include playwriting, acting, directing, physical theatre, dance theatre, music theatre, or music performance. The major part of your PhD will be a series of creative projects designed to interrogate the research objectives of your chosen practice. Each creative project will be accompanied by an analytical commentary of normally no more than 10,000 words. Normally, the written commentaries and introductory material for a PhD in Performance Practice extend to 40,000 words. MA by Research Drama - The Master of Arts by Research in Drama is a research degree that offers you the opportunity to pursue a research project of your choosing. The degree programme is intended both as an award in its own right or as a progression route to a PhD. You will complete an extended dissertation on an area of your particular interest, informed by a critical awareness of the current issues in the discipline, supervised by academic staff. The Masters by Research degree is assessed by a written dissertation of up to 40,000 words.

Entry requirements

An upper second-class (2:1) honours degree (BSc or BEng) or equivalent in a relevant subject. GCSE Maths and English grade C or 4 or Functional skills Maths and English Level 2 or equivalent.

Apprentices must also have a valid and eligible residency status to gain entry onto the apprenticeship – please see the ESFA guidance for further information.

Apprentices whose first language is not English need to meet IELTS requirements of at least 7.0 overall and no less than 6.5 in any other section.

Test Name: IELTS Academic, IELTS Online, IELTS One Skill Retake and IELTS Indicator (IELTS – Academic version)
Required Score: 6.0 overall and no less than 6.0 in any section

Test Name: TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL iBT Paper Edition and TOEFL MyBest scores
Required Score: Overall score 87 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, listening, reading and speaking.

Test Name: Pearson Test of English (Academic) PTE
Required Score: 64 overall with no less than 64 in all communicative skills

Test Name: LanguageCert International ESOL SELT
Required Score: B2 Communicator with minimum 33 in writing, speaking, listening & reading

Test Name: LanguageCert Academic
Required Score: 65 overall and no less than 65 in any skills score

Test Name: INTO Pre-sessional English
Required Score: 60 and no less than 60 in any sub-section

Test Name: Study Group Academic English
Required Score: Minimum of 60% overall, no less than 60% in any section

Test Name: Skills for English: SELT
Required Score: B2 Pass

Test Name: Duolingo English Test - test taken up to 30th June 2024
Required Score: 110 overall and no less than 110 in Literacy, 95 in Conversation, 110 in Comprehension and 90 in Production

Test Name: Duolingo English Test - test taken from 1st July 2024
Required Score: 110 overall and no less than 110 in any Integrated Subscore

Careers

We are committed to ensuring you receive high quality research supervision to maximise your potential and prepare you for a rewarding career.

Postgraduate students have access to the wide range of support offered by our Career Zone. In addition, postgraduate research students can access our Postgraduate Researchers' Programme, which covers a range of topics to help you to succeed during your research degree and to act as a springboard for your research career.

Graduate destinations

Below are some examples of initial employment titles and employers of Drama postgraduates who have studied with us in recent years.

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