Degrees in Exeter 
- MPhil/PhD Drama
- MPhil/PhD Performance Practice
- MA Theatre Practice: Applied Theatre
- MA Theatre Practice: Directing and Actor Training
- MA Theatre Practice: General Programme
- MA Theatre Practice: Physical Performance and Actor Training
- MA Theatre Practice: Playwriting and Dramaturgy
- MA Theatre Practice: Staging Shakespeare
- 1st for Drama in The Sunday Times (2011) and 4th for Drama in The Times Good University Guide 2012
- 9th in the UK for world leading research1
- Superb industry standard Drama facilities
- Collaborative and practice-based approach including drama in the community and partnerships with the Globe Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company
- Exciting taught Masters programmes with strong focus on performance and practice
1 RAE 2008 based on the percentage of research categorised as 4*
We are one of the largest and best equipped Drama departments in the UK and offer a supportive and stimulating environment for postgraduate research and practice, welcoming students from all around the world. Our impressive reputation is backed up by consistently high scores for student satisfaction. Whatever your field of study – theatre, performing, directing, theory, writing for performance, dramaturgy, criticism, new media, analysis or historiography – you will have access to expert supervision, excellent practical resources and creative association with fellow students.
The department has a lively tradition of research and creative activity and many members of staff are writers and performers. We work with external artists and theatre companies to produce research-based theatre and performance. Students benefit from collaborations with organisations such as the Globe Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Institute, local and national theatre companies, and public sector bodies such as hospitals, prisons and schools.
