PhD study gives you the opportunity to engage with an area of drama, theatre, scenography or performance in depth and at the highest level of scholarship. The Central School of Speech and Drama is an obvious home for such research. As a specialist centre of excellence we are well equipped to cater for a range of activities and practices. Our facilities and resources are second to none. Our staff have expertise across a wide range of areas of study, including Applied Theatre, Performance, Theatre Pedagogy and more. We have extensive connections with all sectors of the theatre industry. We have a range of developed international links. And as a college of the University of London we are used to building bridges between leading-edge practice and advanced academic enquiry.
At Central we seek to facilitate the growth and development of your own research and specialist practice (whether that is an academic practice or as a drama/theatre practitioner or designer working in the field). Your eventual PhD submission may be by way of a single and sustained written thesis, and it may feature practice-based presentation(s) alongside a written thesis. You will undertake training in specific and relevant research methods geared towards the demands of your own area of enquiry. You will develop your work in a facilitative environment, sharing the outcomes of your research with peers. You will present aspects of your work at Central’s annual Postgraduate Conference in April and our annual Practice-based Research Festival in September. At the successful conclusion of your study you will have produced original research that is worthy of publication in appropriate formats and media.
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MPhil, PhD
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