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.
People
Welcome to the Committee on Theater and Performance Studies directories, where you can explore the diverse individuals who shape our vibrant community. Here you’ll find dedicated faculty and lecturers who are inspiring the future of performing arts; supportive staff ensuring the smooth operation of our department; and talented graduate students enriching our academic and artistic environment.
About
Positioned at the heart of a world-renowned academic institution and housed in a state-of-the-art presenting facility, the Committee on Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree, a joint Ph.D. program, a TAPS-focused Master of Arts Program in the Humanities, and wide-ranging curricular and production opportunities.
Calls for Papers
Workshop on Hemispheric Studies of the Americas
- University of Chicago
- Deadline: Autumn Quarter Presentations due September 21, 2026 and Winter or Spring Presentations due by October 5, 2026
- Contact: belsanchez@uchicago.edu and jchelgren@uchicago.edu
- Details
20th and 21st Century Cultures Workshop
- University of Chicago
- Deadline: Autumn Quarter submissions due September
Workshops
UChicago's interdisciplinary Advanced Studies Workshops are an integral part of graduate life for our PhD students.
Workshops in our fields include:
Application Requirements
Information about the application for admission, including the deadline, is available on the Division of the Arts & Humanities website. For more information about our programs, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies.
Undergraduate Programs
We offer undergraduate programs in French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Basque, and Portuguese literature.
These major and minor programs give students knowledge of the literature in their area of concentration and develop the ability to read, write, and speak one or more of the Romance languages. Students whose interests lay at the intersection multiple Romance-language literatures may pursue one of our programs in more than one literature.
Combined Undergraduate Program
Students whose interests lie at the intersection of multiple Romance language and literatures may pursue one of our programs in more than one literature.
Combined Graduate Program
Current RLL students whose interests lie at the intersection of more than one Romance language and literature may pursue a course of study in two RLL graduate programs (e.g., Italian and HLBS). Students must submit a petition (no more than one page) to the DGS by the end of spring quarter of their first year. The DGS, in consultation with the relevant Section Heads, will determine the intellectual soundness and feasibility of the student’s proposal, and will develop a plan for the fulfillment of requirements in both programs as listed below.