Manchester has a worldwide reputation for the quality of its research into Performance, Applied Theatre and Screen Studies. We have some of the country's leading researchers and practitioners of drama who publish regularly and seek to promote a research culture at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Drama offers a wide range of screen project courses on the themes of documentary, docufiction and the 'fantastic'. Previous student productions:
Drama is pleased to announce its great success in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. 85% of our research outputs were graded in the top two categories of 4* and 3*. In research terms this positions us as the second best Drama Department in the country.
We have some of the country's leading researchers and practitioners of drama who publish regularly and seek to promote a research culture at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The following Postgraduate studentships in Drama are available for programmes commencing September 2012:
1 AHRC Doctoral Award in Film Studies
1 AHRC Professional Preparation Masters Award in Drama
2 PhD/Professional Doctorate fees bursaries (or up to 4 if part-time)
The School of Arts, Histories and Cultures holds a number of additional awards to support Doctoral study, including President's Doctoral Scholar Awards (available to new applicants only), University Research Scholar Awards and Overseas Research Student Awards. For more information about awards and how to applied, please go to www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduatestudy/funding/
Manchester's Drama Subject Area has a worldwide reputation for the quality of its research into Performance, Applied Theatre and Screen Studies.
Research Seminars & ConferencesExplore our Research pages for the latest information on forthcoming seminars and research events.
New Postgraduate Programmes at DramaArts Management, Policy and Practice MA This vocational MA combines a solid theoretical grounding with a practical, hands-on approach. Offering flexibility and scope for specialisation, it is designed to serve as an entry-level qualification for recent graduates as well as offering professional development for mid-career practitioners.
Applied Theatre Professional Doctorate (PT) The programme is aimed at experienced professional artists interested in undertaking PhD study. The Professional Doctorate takes account of the professional practice-base of the candidate and integrates this as a central knowledge base for an advanced research project. Candidate's PhD projects are embedded in professional practice and will have an impact across academic and non-academic contexts.
Anthropology, Media and Performance PhD AMP is delivered jointly by Centres for Applied Theatre Research and Screen Studies in the Subject Area of Drama and by the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology in the Social Anthropology Discipline Area. The programme is a practice-based PhD that draws on the expertise and facilities available in social anthropology, visual and media anthropology as well as screen and performance studies to provide students with a unique opportunity to pursue projects that combine different aspects of these fields.
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