Playwriting Programs

Undergraduate Playwriting Programs

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Canada

Manitoba

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

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England

East of England

University of East Anglia – Drama and Creative Writing, BA (Hons)

University of Essex – Drama and Creative Writing, BA

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London

Birkbeck University of London – Theatre Studies: Creative Writing, BA (Hons)

Brunel University – Theatre and Creative Writing, BA (Hons)

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

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South East England

Royal Holloway University of London – Drama and Creative Writing, BA

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South West England

Bath Spa University – Creative Writing and Drama, BA (Hons)

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West Midlands

University of Birmingham – Drama and Creative Writing, BA

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USA

California

Santa Clara University – Theatre: Playwriting, BA

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Georgia

Savannah College of Art and Design – Dramatic Writing, BFA

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Illinois

Columbia College Chicago – Theatre Arts: Playwriting, BA

DePaul University – Playwriting, BFA

Northwestern University – Theatre: Playwriting, BA

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

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Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University – Playwriting, BFA

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Massachusetts

Salem State University – Theatre Arts: Playwriting, BFA

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Missouri

University of Missouri – Theatre: Playwriting, BA

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New York

Fordham University – Theatre: Playwriting, BA

Marymount Manhattan College – Theatre: Writing for the Stage, BA

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North Carolina

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

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Oregon

Eastern Oregon University – Theatre Arts: Playwriting and Dramaturgy, BA

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Pennsylvania

Lehigh University – Theatre: Playwriting, BA

Point Park University – Contemporary Theatre Making: Playwriting, BFA

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Texas

University of Houston – Playwriting/Dramaturgy, BFA

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Wisconsin

Carthage College – Theatre: Playwriting, BA

Graduate Playwriting Programs

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Australia

New South Wales

The National Institute of Dramatic Art – Dramatic Writing, MFA

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Canada

British Columbia

University of British Columbia – Creative Writing and Theatre, MFA

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England

East of England

University of Essex – Scriptwriting, MA

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London

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

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

University of the Arts London – Performance: Writing, MA

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South East England

Royal Holloway University of London – Playwriting, MA

Bath Spa University – Scriptwriting, MA

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South West England

Falmouth University – Writing for Script & Screen (Online), MA

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Ireland

The LIR National Academy of Dramatic Art – Playwriting, MFA

University College Dublin – Writing for Stage and Screen,  MA

University of Galway – Drama and Theatre: Playwriting and Dramaturgy, MA

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Scotland

University of Glasgow – Playwriting & Dramaturgy, MLitt

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USA

Arizona

Arizona State University – Dramatic Writing, MFA

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Arkansas

University of Arkansas – Theatre: Playwriting, MFA

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California

University of California, Los Angeles – Playwriting, MFA

University of California, San Diego – Playwriting, MFA

USC School of Dramatic Arts – Dramatic Writing, MFA

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Connecticut

David Geffen School of Drama at Yale – Playwriting, MFA

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Georgia

Savannah College of Art and Design – Dramatic Writing, MFA

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Illinois

Northwestern University – Writing for Screen and Stage, MFA

Southern Illinois University – Playwriting, MFA

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Indiana

Indiana University Bloomington – Playwriting, MFA

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Iowa

The University of Iowa – Playwriting, MFA

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Louisiana

The University of New Orleans – Playwriting, MFA

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Massachusetts

Boston University – Playwriting, MFA

Smith College – Playwriting, MFA

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New Jersey

Rutgers University-New Brunswick – Theatre: Playwriting, MFA

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New Mexico

University of New Mexico – Dramatic Writing, MFA

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New York

Columbia University – Theatre: Playwriting, MFA

Hunter College – Playwriting, MFA

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

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Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University – Dramatic Writing, MFA

Temple University – Theater: Playwriting, MFA

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Rhode Island

Brown University – Playwriting, MFA

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Texas

University of Texas at Austin – Theatre: Playwriting, MFA

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Washington, D.C.

The Catholic University of America – Playwriting, MFA

Other Playwriting Programs

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Canada

Quebec

National Theatre School of Canada – Playwriting, Artist Diploma

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USA

New York

The Juilliard School – Playwriting, Artist Diploma