Playwriting Programs

The following list is divided into four categories: “Undergraduate Playwriting Programs”, “Graduate Playwriting Programs”, “Doctoral/PhD Programs”, and “Other”. The programs below are sorted alphabetically by country, with the US separated into states and Canada into provinces.

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Undergraduate Playwriting Programs

Canada
England
Netherlands
USA

Graduate Playwriting Programs

Canada
England
Ireland
Scotland
USA

Doctoral/PhD Programs in Playwriting

USA

Other Playwriting Programs

Canada
USA


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Undergraduate Playwriting Programs

Canada

Manitoba

The University of Winnipeg – Theatre and Film: Playwriting Concentration, BA


England

Birkbeck University of London – Theatre and Creative Writing, BA

Brunel University – Theatre and Creative Writing, BA

Liverpool John Moores University – Drama and Creative Writing, BA

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Writing for Performance, BA

University of East Anglia – Drama and Creative Writing, BA

University of York – Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance, BA


Netherlands

HKU University of the Arts – (Dutch) Writing for Performance, Bth


USA

California

Santa Clara University – Theatre: Focus on Playwriting, BA


Georgia

Savannah College of Art and Design – Dramatic Writing, BFA


Illinois

Columbia College – Comedic Writing and Performance, BA

DePaul University – Playwriting, BFA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Playwriting, Directing, & Dramaturgy, BFA


Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University – Theatre Performance: Playwriting Track, BFA


Massachusetts

Smith College – Theatre: Playwriting Emphasis, BA


Missouri

University of Missouri – Theatre: Writing for Performance, BA


New York

Fordham University – Theatre: Playwriting Track, BA

Long Island University – Theatre: Directing and Playwriting, BFA


North Carolina

University of North Carolina Charlotte – Theatre: Directing, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Writing, BA


Ohio

Ohio University – Playwriting, BFA


Pennsylvania

University of the Arts – Theater: Directing, Playwriting & Production, BFA


Texas

University of Houston – Playwriting & Dramaturgy, BFA


Washington

Western Washington University – Theatre: Dramatic Writing Concentration, BA


Graduate Playwriting Programs

Canada

Alberta

University of Calgary – Drama: Playwriting Specialization, MFA


British Columbia

Univerisity of British Columbia – Creative Writing and Theatre, MFA

University of Victoria – Creative Writing: Playwriting Genre, MFA


England

Falmouth University – Writing for Script and Screen, MA, PGDip *online*

Goldsmiths University of London – Dramaturgy and Writing for Performance, MA

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media, MA/MFA

Royal Holloway University of London – Playwriting, MA

St Mary’s University – Playwriting, MA, PGDip, PGCert

University of Leeds – Writing for Performance and Digital Media, MA

University of the Arts London – Performance: Writing, MA

University of Essex – Playwriting, MA


Ireland

Trinity College Dublin – Playwriting, MFA

University College Dublin – Writing for Stage and Screen,  MA

University of Galway – Playwriting and Dramaturgy, MA/PDip


Scotland

University of Glasgow – Playwriting & Dramaturgy, MLitt

University of Edinburgh – Playwriting, MSc


USA

Arizona

Arizona State University – Dramatic Writing, MFA


California

The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Writing for Theatre and Media, MFA

UC San Diego – Theatre: Playwriting, MFA

UCLA – Playwriting, MFA

USC, School of Dramatic Arts – Dramatic Writing, MFA


Connecticut

Yale School of Drama – Playwriting, MFA


Georgia

Savannah College of Art and Design – Dramatic Writing, MFA


Illinois

Northwestern University – Writing for the Screen and Stage, MFA

Southern Illinois University – Playwriting, MFA


Indiana

Indiana University – Playwriting, MFA


Iowa

The University of Iowa – Theatre: Playwriting, MFA


Massachusetts

Boston University – Playwriting, MFA

Smith College – Playwriting, MFA


New Jersey

Rutgers University – Playwriting, MFA


New Mexico

The University of New Mexico – Dramatic Writing, MFA


New York

Columbia University – Theatre: Playwriting Concentration, MFA

Hunter College – Playwriting, MFA

NYU: Tisch School of the Arts – Musical Theatre Writing, MFA


Ohio

Ohio University – Playwriting, MFA


Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University – Dramatic Writing, MFA

Temple University – Playwriting, MFA


Rhode Island

Brown University – Playwriting, MFA


Texas

Texas Tech University – Theatre: Playwriting Track, MFA


Washington D.C.

The Catholic University of America – Playwriting, MFA


Doctoral/PhD Programs in Playwriting

England

University of Essex – Playwriting, PhD


Other Playwriting Programs

Canada

Québec

National Theatre School of Canada – Playwriting, Artist Diploma


USA

New York

The Juilliard School – Playwriting, Artist Diploma


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