Dramaturgy Programs
Below is a comprehensive list of dramaturgy programs from around the world. Beyond standard dramaturgy courses, you’ll also find programs that integrate dramaturgy with secondary skillsets such as writing, history, and dramatic criticism. Designed to launch your career, these programs will equip you with the essential skills needed to thrive in the dynamic theatre industry.
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Undergraduate Dramaturgy Programs
Australia
England
Ireland
Macedonia
Netherlands
Scotland
USA
Doctoral/PhD Programs in Dramaturgy
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Undergraduate Dramaturgy Programs
Canada
Ontario
University of Toronto – Dramaturgy and Drama Studies, BA
USA
Illinois
DePaul University – Dramaturgy/Criticism, BFA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Playwriting, Directing, & Dramaturgy, BFA
Indiana
University of Evansville – Directing and Dramaturgy, BS
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Amherst – Dramaturgy, BA
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Twin Cities – Theatre Arts: History/Dramaturgy, BA
New Jersey
Rutgers University–New Brunswick – Theater: Dramaturgy, BFA
North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Theatre: Directing, Dramaturgy & Dramatic Writing, BA
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma – Theatre: Dramaturgy, BFA
Oregon
Eastern Oregon University – Theatre Arts: Playwriting and Dramaturgy, BA
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University – Dramaturgy, BFA
Texas
University of Houston – Playwriting & Dramaturgy, BFA
Graduate Dramaturgy Programs
Australia
Victoria
The University of Melbourne – Dramaturgy, MT
England
London
Birkbeck University of London – Dramaturgy, MA
Goldsmiths University of London – Dramaturgy & Writing for Performance, MA
Ireland
University of Galway – Drama and Theatre: Playwriting and Dramaturgy, MA
Macedonia
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University – (English/Macedonian) Dramaturgy, MA
Netherlands
University of Amsterdam – International Dramaturgy (Arts and Culture), MA
Utrecht University – Contemporary Theatre, Dance and Dramaturgy, MA
Scotland
University of Glasgow – Playwriting & Dramaturgy, MLitt
USA
Connecticut
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale – Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, MFA
Indiana
Indiana University Bloomington – Dramaturgy, MFA
Iowa
The University of Iowa – Dramaturgy, MFA
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Amherst – Dramaturgy, MFA
New York
Columbia University – Theatre: Dramaturgy, MFA
Doctoral/PhD Programs in Dramaturgy
USA
Connecticut
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale – Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, DFA
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