Postgraduate Programme
Royal Holloway, University of London is committed to providing an environment which nurtures research, learning and teaching of the highest quality, and which advances knowledge, the personal development of its students and staff, and the public good, locally, nationally and throughout the world..
The Department
The Department hosts the largest number of postgraduate students in the country. Many of our successful doctoral students have been appointed to full time lecturing posts in a range of HEI in the UK and overseas.
The Department benefits from a range of unique performance spaces which include a traditional Japanese Noh theatre, a fully equipped black box studio, the substantial Victorian Boilerhouse, and several additional studio spaces.
The Department has a lively postgraduate culture comprised of 20-30 MA students who benefit from working together on core courses and practical projects during the year. The MA in Theatre offers a unique combination comprising critical and theoretical core courses with a specialist practical pathway in Applied Drama (now accepting applications for 2010-2011), Directing, Physical Theatre and Performance and Playwriting. The MA in Research is designed for students preparing for PhD study, and we are able to supervise students interested in a variety of areas of theatre history (Greek or Roman theatre, Medieval theatre, Renaissance, Restoration, Victorian) as well as contemporary British and global theatre.
All postgraduate students are encouraged to attend research days organised by the Department. Each term a research day centres on a particular theme. This year papers will be presented around the themes of the body and the spectacular. IN the summer term post-graduates are responsible for organising the research day and inviting guest speakers from other institutions.
Funding and Scholarships for MPhil/ PhD candidates:
Applications for all MPhil/PhD bursaries and scholarships should be submitted by 26 February 2010.
Candidates MUST have an accepted place on the MPhil/PhD programme for 2010 in order to be considered for awards. Application forms for study are available through the Graduate School website at: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Graduate-School/
You are warmly invited to contact Drama and Theatre staff directly regarding potential supervisions, and to discuss your research proposals. For staff research interests, and contact details, please see the Drama webpages at:http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Drama/staff/index.html
For general queries, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies in Drama, Dr Sophie Nield, at sophie.nield@rhul.ac.uk, or the Graduate School team, through the website: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/graduate-school/Contact/
AHRC scholarships: This year, the Department of Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway College is pleased to announce that we have available THREE MPhil/PhD Arts and Humanities Research Council block grant scholarships. Application forms for study are available through the Graduate School website at: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Graduate-School/
It is the intention of the Department to offer ONE of these scholarships in partnership with the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures. The Department is keen to build on the international focus of its research, and shares many interests and research agendas with colleagues in SMLLC. Candidates are invited to consider framing potential projects across the Departments: staff research interests are outlined at: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Modern-Languages/For-Staff/ Areas of potential interest for this award may include, but are not limited to: representation and performativity in early Modern Europe; icon, image and emblem; aspects of film and theatricality; the 'gothic' in performative cultures; European Naturalism.
Deadline for receipt for applications: 26 February 2010.
The following College scholarships and awards are also available for application to support MPhil/ PhD study. Applicants must have been accepted onto the programme, and should submit the following, along with a supporting statement from their proposed supervisor, by 26 February 2010, to be considered for these awards.
- Reid Scholarship (HEU Fee Waiver + £13,250)
Bids should include: the candidate’s CV, details of proposed area of study (research proposal) and a supporting statement (max. one side of A4). Awards will be made at the discretion of the Dean.
- College Maintenance Award (£6,000)
Bids should include the candidate’s CV, details of proposed area of study (research proposal) and a supporting statement (max. one side of A4).
- Crossland Scholarship (£5,000)
Bids should include the candidate's CV, details of proposed are of study (research proposal) and a supporting statement (max. one side of A4).
- College Research Scholarships – (HEU Fee Waiver)
Applications for all MPhil/PhD bursaries and scholarships should be submitted by 26 February 2010.
Candidates MUST have an accepted place on the MPhil/PhD programme for 2010-11 in order to be considered for awards. Application forms for study are available through the Graduate School website at: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Graduate-School/
You are warmly invited to contact Drama and Theatre staff directly regarding potential supervisions, and to discuss your research proposals. For staff research interests, and contact details, please see the Drama webpages at:http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Drama/staff/index.html
For general queries, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies in Drama, Dr Sophie Nield, at sophie.nield@rhul.ac.uk, or the Graduate School team, through the website: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/graduate-school/Contact/
Postgraduate MA Awards
The Department is also seeking to award two AHRC Masters level scholarships, and one College Masters Scholarship (HEU fee waiver). The deadline for applications is Friday, 12 March 2010. Please contact the Drama MA Co-ordinator, Dr Chris Megson, at chris.megson@rhul.ac.uk, for information.
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