You can complete a Theatre (BA) Honours degree with a focus in one of four areas:
- Acting
- Costume Studies
- Stage Design & Technical Theatre
- Theatre Studies
Theatre (BA)
Explore theatre through performance, production, and creative inquiry while building communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills that can take you in many directions.
Program Type
Bachelor
Faculty
Location
Program Start
September
Program Options
Combined degree
Honours
Major
Minor
Study abroad
Why choose this program?
Theatre is about more than performance. It's about storytelling, collaboration, creativity, and seeing the world from different perspectives. This flexible degree lets you explore what interests you while building skills you can use in many careers.
In the Theatre (BA), you'll explore theatre history, performance, dramatic writing, directing, production, and more. You'll learn through creative projects and collaboration while developing your communication, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
You'll have opportunities to create, perform, and work with others while learning how theatre reflects culture and society. With flexible degree options, you can also combine Theatre with other subjects to build a program that fits your interests and goals.
Whether you want to work in theatre, education, communications, arts management, public service, or another field, you'll graduate with creative experience and skills that can take you in many directions.
Careers
Theatre graduates build strong communication, collaboration, creativity, research, and leadership skills. These skills can open doors to careers in the arts, education, media, communications, community work, and more.
You could work in arts administration, communications, education, community arts, cultural organizations, or other creative fields. Some graduates also continue their education through graduate or professional programs in theatre, education, communications, law, and related areas.
What you will learn
Explore the many sides of theatre through courses in performance, directing, design, production, theatre history, and more. You'll build your skills through creative projects, hands-on learning, and collaboration with other students.
Whether you're interested in acting, directing, playwriting, dramaturgy, costume design and construction, scenic design, lighting, sound, props, stage management, or theatre history, you'll have opportunities to develop your skills and explore where theatre could take you.
Sample courses
Watching Performance on Stage and Screen
Dramaturgy
Acting 2
Ancient and Medieval Theatre
Scriptwriting
Dance and Movement 3
Modern Theatre
Stars and Stardom on Stage and ScreenÌý
Modern Theatre
Puppets: Bringing Objects to LifeÌý
Creative Responses to A Midsummer Night’'s Dream
Learn alongside students from across the Fountain School of Performing Arts and take part in creative, collaborative projects. You can participate in productions, attend guest artist workshops, and explore theatre through creative research and hands-on experiences.
Get paid work experience
Dal Arts students can apply for the FASS Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Pilot Program, which offers a one-semester paid work term where you put what you learn in the classroom into practice, build career-ready skills and gain experience in the workplace.
Learn beyond the classroom
Arts students can take their learning beyond the classroom through the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ experiential learning program.
Participate in internships, community-based projects, research opportunities and career-focused experiences that help you apply what you learn, explore your interests and prepare for your future.
Customize your degree
Build a degree that reflects your interests and goals. Choose from major, double major, combined Honours, and minor options. You'll explore areas such as theatre history, dramatic literature, dramaturgy, directing, performance studies, and theatre production.
You can also combine Theatre with other subjects in Arts and Science, giving you the flexibility to explore more than one area of interest.
You can study Theatre in several ways, depending on your interests and goals:
- Major – Make Theatre a main focus of your BA.
- Double Major – Study Theatre alongside another subject.
- Combined Honours – Combine Theatre with another subject at the Honours level.
- Minor – Add Theatre to a degree focused on another subject.
Collaborative Creative Projects Ìý
Production Participation Ìý
Guest Artist Workshops Ìý
Creative Research Opportunities Ìý
Theatre History Ìý
Dramatic Literature Ìý
Dramaturgy Ìý
Directing Ìý
Performance Studies Ìý
Theatre Production
Build your creative, communication, and collaboration skills while exploring what interests you most. Whether you want to pursue a career in theatre or take your skills in a different direction, a Theatre degree can prepare you for what comes next.
Admission requirements
Minimum admission requirements
To be considered for admission to this program, you must meet minimum academic criteria:
- Completion of secondary school (Grade 12)
- Achievement of the minimum average for your program of choice.
- Completion of Grade 12 English (or equivalent course).
Admission to many ÃÀÅ®×ö°® programs is competitive. This means that meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.
Program-specific admission requirements
- Minimum overall average: 70%
- Academic English 12
- Four additional academic Grade 12 subjects
Successful audition is required for admission.ÌýÌý
Applicants may be asked to prepare monologues and participate in additional audition activities as outlined by the School of Performing Arts.
