Postgraduate study

Choosing the right course and university for you is an extremely important decision. Here at The Shakespeare Institute you will be taught in an international environment by academic staff working at the forefront of their subjects.

 The School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies offers a wide range of postgraduate programmes. Visit the EDACS website for details. All of our postgraduate students become part of the College of Arts and Law Graduate School. Visit the website to find out more about its vibrant research community and top class facilities, as well as funding and scholarship opportunities.

Courses

Shakespeare and Creativity MA

The Shakespeare Institute's newest MA has a unique focus on Shakespeare and creativity, allowing you to combine theatrical and academic study of Shakespeare’s life and work.

Relevant to actors, directors and arts [more...]

Shakespeare and Creativity PhD with integrated study

This new programme, delivered by the Shakespeare Institute, combines taught modules with a full-length doctoral thesis. With a unique focus on Shakespeare and Creativity, it allows you to combine theatrical and academic study of Shakespeare’s [more...]

Shakespeare Studies PhD with Integrated Study

This innovative programme, delivered by the Shakespeare Institute, combines taught coursework with a full-length doctoral thesis. It allows students to combine a broad foundation in Shakespeare studies and its research methods through taught [more...]

Shakespeare Studies PhD/PhD by Distance Learning/MLitt/MA by Research

The Shakespeare Institute offers promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in a dynamic environment in the very place where the great playwright was born and died - Stratford-Upon-Avon.

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Shakespeare and Education MA/Diploma/Distance learning

The Shakespeare Institute'sMA in Shakespeare and Education is a unique, modular programme that is particularly appropriate for practicing teachers, offering the opportunity to enhance expertise in different aspects of Shakespeare’s work. It [more...]

Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon and the Cultural History of Renaissance England MA

This exciting interdisciplinary MA invites you to understand Shakespeare's works in the context of the social and cultural history of the period. The programme is taught by fellows at the Shakespeare Institute and members of the Department [more...]

Shakespeare Studies MA

This programme, delivered by the Shakespeare Institute, offers an unrivalled opportunity for the study of Shakespeare at postgraduate level. It develops a critical but appreciative understanding of Shakespeare’s contribution to literary and [more...]

Shakespeare and Theatre MA/Diploma/Distance learning

This is an innovative Shakespeare Institute programme that focuses on how Shakespeare's plays work in performance. It encourages a historical approach to interpretation and styles of presentation and it promotes the value of close reading as [more...]