The Department of Drama at UC Irvine and the Department of Theatre at UCSD offer a Joint Doctoral Program in Drama and Theatre.

The program’s general goal is to prepare students for a successful career at either a research university or a major liberal arts college. An academic career demands a combination of teaching, professional, and research skills. Students must learn how to come up with focused topics, find appropriate materials, read analytically both primary and secondary texts or documents, and write persuasive, thoroughly researched, and well-organized papers or books. They must also learn how to present material orally in an effective manner, whether at conferences or in the classroom, and to discuss, defend and modify their ideas. Academic positions in theatre may also offer the opportunity to direct undergraduate plays; however, this program, while providing some opportunities for directing, acting, and dramaturgy, focuses on academic rather than practical preparation. Working in an academic department also requires collegiality and professionalism, and we nurture these through cooperative work within seminars, organized events, and teaching assistantships. Thus the program aims, through a variety of experiences -- classroom, meetings, independent research, guided research, and teaching -- to prepare students for the kinds of work involved in an academic career in theatre.

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