PhD in Drama and Performance – University of Worcester
University of Worcester
Worcester | England, United Kingdom
PhD in Drama and Performance
- Performing Arts – Drama and Theatre Studies, Dance and Ballet, Performative Practices (Theory and/or Practice)
- Other fields
Full time: 3/4 years
Part time: 5/6 years
Public University
- Self-funded PhD – you must provide both tuition and your own maintenance
- PhD Fully or partially externally funded, with a stipend, through private or public foundations, scholarships, grants, one or more companies, or public institutions that you have to find on your own
It is important to know that many universities offer different funding options and public and private grants available to students who match the application criteria. Before applying, it is a good idea to check the institutions’ websites and inquire about the options available to you.
Many universities require applicants to pay fees such as matriculation or dissertation fees, even if they offer a fully funded programme with or without a stipend.
Fees:
https://www.worc.ac.uk/study/fees-and-finance/course-fees.aspx
Funding resources:
https://www.worc.ac.uk/study/fees-and-finance/scholarships.aspx
https://www.worc.ac.uk/study/fees-and-finance/doctoral-loans.aspx
https://www.worc.ac.uk/study/fees-and-finance/access-to-learning-fund.aspx
https://www.worc.ac.uk/study/International/international-applicants/fees-scholarships-and-loans.aspx
The requirements for the thesis are as follows: Maximum 80,000 words including footnotes, but excluding the table of contents, abstract, tabulated data, diagrams, any appendices and the bibliography:
There will be a +10% margin for the maximum word count. There is no fixed penalty for exceeding this word count but, in line with the University’s ‘Policy on Word Count’ the examiner will not normally consider any work after the +10% margin has been reached.
The length of a thesis for a PhD that includes material other than in written form must be discussed between the student and supervisor at the beginning of the programme. This must be discussed again at APR. The final word limit will be agreed during the Transfer to PhD APR meeting.
Where a programme of research involves the student’s own creative work and this forms, as a point of origin or reference, a significant part of the intellectual enquiry, then the ‘thesis’ is understood to mean the totality of the work submitted for the degree. For this reason, the ‘practice’ element must be accessible to the Examiners prior to the viva voce examination.
Where it is not practical to replicate creative work, it must be displayed appropriately, catalogued and labelled for the examiners to view. The oral examination (viva voce) will normally take the form of a meeting of 1-3 hours to discuss the content of the thesis, although the timeframe may on occasion extend beyond this.
The procedure for application is described in detail here: https://www.worc.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/applying-for-a-phd/
- Postgraduate Masters Degree in a discipline which is appropriate to the proposed programme of study
or
- First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree or equivalent award in an appropriate discipline
or
- Research or professional experience at postgraduate level which has resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of achievement
International applicants
International applicants will be required to demonstrate that they have the appropriate level of written and spoken English. For MPhil/PhD this is an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum score of 6.0 in every component.
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Info for international students: https://www.worc.ac.uk/study/International/
Languages used within the program and for thesis writing and discussion: English.