The State Theatre Institute was established in 1945 on the basis of a technical theatre school. Students were trained to become specialists in Acting, Directing and Theatre Art Studies. In 2015, in order to improve the quality of teaching, the three faculties - The Art of Acting, the Art of Directing and the Art Studies, were combined to establish the Faculty of Theatre in the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts.
Faculty chairs:
Acting in Drama Theatre and Film
Acting in Musical Theatre
Stage Speech
Drama Directing and Stage Plastic
Theatre Studies