Dramatic Arts (BA) at University of Lethbridge

Programme overview

The Dramatic Arts BA is a flexible major covering performance, tech and design, directing, dramaturgy and playwriting, with fewer required drama courses so students can customise their program. Combined options include a BA/BASc with a science major and a BA/BBA with the Dhillon School of Business, plus a BA/BEd. Students take part in Mainstage productions and the student-run TheatreXtra series.

Faculty: Faculty of Fine Arts | Duration: 4 years (5 years for combined degrees) | Intake: Fall & Winter | Study mode: full-time | Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

What you will study

Students learn multiple facets of theatre, with internship opportunities in stage management, playwriting, theatre creation and costume design. Sample classes include Performance Fundamentals, Dramaturgy, Improvisation, Design for Theatre and Fundamentals of Business.

Career pathways

Actor, acting coach, costume designer, theatre manager, program coordinator, scriptwriting, technical directing, casting, teaching and coaching.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Alberta high school applicants need English Language Arts 30-1, three further courses from the published list of 30-level courses (for example Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2, Physics 30, Science 30, Social Studies 30-1 or 30-2, a language at 30 level) and one additional 30-level course worth at least 5 credits, with a minimum 65% average across the five courses. Requirements for other Canadian provinces and territories are listed on the programme page.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate application deadlines are listed for the fall term and the winter term; the general application deadline for the fall term at the Lethbridge Campus is June 30, and the winter term application deadline at the Lethbridge Campus is November 1 (Calgary Campus: August 1 for fall, December 1 for winter).

Applications for the fall term open September 15 and winter term applications open January 15. Deadlines: fall term general deadline June 30 (Lethbridge Campus) and August 1 (Calgary Campus); international students June 15; Bachelor of Education (Combined, After Degrees and Early Years Education) February 1; Bachelor of Nursing and After-Degree March 1; Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation March 15; Bachelor of Health Sciences June 1; Bachelor of Music June 15. The undergraduate application fee is $140, waived for Canadian Indigenous students; applications are submitted through ApplyAlberta.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ulethbridge.ca/future-student/application

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