Bachelor of Drama - Performance (BFA)
Lethbridge, Canada
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2024*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
CAD 21,304 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* deadline for international applicants June 15, 2024
** for International Students| 6,428.50 CAD for Canadian Students| Additional fees may apply
Key Summary
Introduction
Through our rigorous program of hands-on theatre experiences, you'll refine artistic techniques and develop lifelong skills such as creativity, confidence and discipline. Courses in theatre history and theory provide a comprehensive understanding of drama’s essential role in society.
This innovative program highlights the connections between performance, directing, and devised theatre, ensuring appreciation for historic traditions and anticipating future trends. Explore courses in acting, voice, and movement, and discover a range of performance techniques, including theatre for young audiences, improvisation, and physical theatre. Enrich your classroom experiences by performing in a season of exhilarating theatre productions that range in style and scale.
Work-Integrated Learning
You have full access to co-operative education, international exchanges, independent and applied studies as well as volunteer opportunities. uLethbridge is the only university in Alberta to offer cooperative education to all majors, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Productions
Participate in a dynamic season of theatre activities, including Mainstage productions supervised by professors, the student-run TheatreXtra series, and an array of practical workshops, play readings, public forums, and special events.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Between 2021 & 2022, 62% of new high school grads received financial awards averaging $1,041.
We work hard to offset the cost of tuition with scholarships and paid work-integrated learning opportunities for students.
We have made it as simple as possible for you to apply for scholarships and awards. By completing both our general awards application and our undergraduate awards application online, you have access to approximately 90% of the available awards at ULethbridge!
$1.09 million was distributed to incoming new high school and transfer students through the Alberta Scholarship Program, ULethbridge awards, and athletic awards. These award recipients received over $1,000 ($1,062) on average.
Curriculum
- DRAMA 1000: Introduction to Dramatic Arts
- DRAMA 2010: Performance Fundamentals
- DRAMA 2100: Play Reading and Analysis
- DRAMA 2120: History and Development of Theatre I
- DRAMA 2130: History and Development of Theatre II
- DRAMA 2310: Acting I
- DRAMA 2320: Voice I
- DRAMA 2340: Movement I
- DRAMA 2341: Movement Studies I (Series)
- DRAMA 2350: Speech Communication
- DRAMA 2420: Directing I
- DRAMA 2600: Drama Portfolio I
- DRAMA 2740: Devised Theatre I
- DRAMA 2750: Playwriting I
- DRAMA 2810: Introduction to Stagecraft
- DRAMA 2825: Introduction to Design for Theatre
- DRAMA 2827: Visualization A
- DRAMA 2828: Visualization B
- DRAMA 3040: Exploring Creativity
- DRAMA 3100: Theatre in Performance
- DRAMA 3130: Canadian Theatre
- DRAMA 3150: Theatre Studies (Series)
- DRAMA 3151: Play Reading and Analysis II
- DRAMA 3160: Dramaturgy
- DRAMA 3310: Acting II
- DRAMA 3320: Voice II
- DRAMA 3342: Movement II
- DRAMA 3420: Directing II
- DRAMA 3510: Theatre for Young Audiences
- DRAMA 3600: Drama Portfolio II
- DRAMA 3611: Advanced Stagecraft I
- DRAMA 3740: Devised Theatre II
- DRAMA 3750: Playwriting II
- DRAMA 3765: New Play Workshop
- DRAMA 3770: Improvisation
- DRAMA 3821: Technical Theatre Studies (Series)
- DRAMA 3832: Technical Theatre Construction: Scenic
- DRAMA 3833: Technical Theatre Construction: Lighting
- DRAMA 3834: Technical Theatre Construction: Costume
- DRAMA 3846: Design for Theatre: Scenic
- DRAMA 3847: Design for Theatre: Lighting
- DRAMA 3848: Design for Theatre: Costume
- DRAMA 3870: Technical and Design History A
- DRAMA 3871: Technical and Design History B
- DRAMA 4000: Creative Collaboration
- DRAMA 4100: Theatre in Professional Contexts
- DRAMA 4150: Theatre Studies (Series)
- DRAMA 4211: Theories of Theatre
- DRAMA 4310: Acting III
- DRAMA 4312: Acting for the Camera
- DRAMA 4420: Directing III
- DRAMA 4600: Drama Portfolio III
- DRAMA 4611: Advanced Stagecraft II
- DRAMA 4740: Devised Theatre III
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- Acting
- Stage Directing
- Artistic Directing
- Lighting Design
- Set Design
- Costume Design
- Playwright
- Makeup Artistry
- Scriptwriting
- Technical Directing
- Casting
- Teaching/Coaching
Some of these careers require additional education. Students may also choose to continue their education at the MFA or PhD levels.