The Department of Theater and Dance relates academic study of theater, dance, and performance studies to a rich field of interdisciplinary studies. The Ph.D. is an intensive program concentrating in literary, critical, and historical research, designed to prepare students for university teaching.
The Ph.D. program, an intensive program concentrating on literary, critical, and historical research in various areas of World Theater and performance, is designed to prepare students for careers in teaching in institutes of higher education.