Graduate
The University of Chicago's TAPS PhD program is a personalized, interdisciplinary program where students combine theatre and performance studies with a joint doctorate in a cooperating field such as Music, Classics, or Comparative Literature, among others. The program's five components — coursework, oral exams, practice-based research, a joint dissertation, and teaching — reflect its blend of academic and performance-based inquiry, typically requiring up to one additional year of study compared to single-degree programs.
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All admitted PhD students are guaranteed to have full funding support from the University and external sources, or a combination of the two for the duration of their program.
The TAPS MAPH specialization offers an intensive, theory-and-practice-focused graduate immersion in theatre and performance studies, leveraging UChicago's faculty expertise and strong ties to Chicago's professional performance community.
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