School of English, Drama and Creative Studies

“Welcome to the School of English, Drama and Creative Studies. We’re the home of a diverse community of academics and students, and we deliver exciting undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in subjects including English Literature, English Language, Drama and Theatre Arts, Digital Media and Communication, Film and Creative Writing. We are also home to the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Our research, and its impact, is world-leading, and we welcome scholars and students from across the world to study and work with us.”
- Professor Dan Moore, Head of School

Postgraduate study

We encourage creative thinking at Masters and Doctoral levels, via different modes of study.

Research

Links to research centres, department research and our latest research awards.

News

18 October 2022

Dan Leno’s Mother Goose

Dr Caroline Radcliffe takes a look back at a production staged 120 years ago, starring an earlier Pantomime Dame, Dan Leno.

17 October 2022

Fall in with Shakespeare this Autumn

The Shakespeare Institute, in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), is launching its latest short course, Fall in with Shakespeare this month.

10 June 2022

Student Film wins Learning on Screen Award

We are delighted to announce that an audio-visual dissertation by an MA Film and Television: Research and Production student has won a Learning on Screen Award.

25 April 2022

Reconnecting Birmingham to Ruskin Land

Researchers from the University of Birmingham will be working with artists and schools to co-create artworks on the themes of nature and environmental justice.

14 April 2022

Serious about comedy

Dr Rose Whyman and Professor Graham Saunders presented at SERIOUS ABOUT COMEDY

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