Major in Drama [Arts]

General Information

See Bachelor of Arts (BA) for additional regulations and requirements.

The sequential nature of the BA (Drama) program requires careful planning of second-, third- and fourth-year choices. As students must obtain prior consent from the Department of Drama each year to register in certain BA Drama courses, students should consult a BA Drama Advisor as early as possible to obtain assistance in selecting their courses.

Requirements for the Major

The minimum Faculty requirement for a major concentration is ★6 at the 400-level. However, students wishing to concentrate in Drama are required to complete an additional ★3 at the 400-level or above to fulfil the departmental requirement, for a total of a minimum of ★9 at the 400-level or above.

Foundation Courses

These should be taken in the first year to fulfill the Group 1 Breadth and Diversity Requirement of the BA:

Senior Level

Minimum of ★30 and a maximum of ★48 (at least ★9 of which must be at the 400-level or above), including:

★6 from

Notes

DRAMA 203, DRAMA 208, DRAMA 257, and DRAMA 279 should be taken in the second year.
Further courses are available in acting, community-based theatre, design, directing, dramatic and theatrical theory, improvisation, movement, oral communication, performer-created theatre, playwriting, production and performance, technical theatre, and theatre history.
Students may select Drama options to obtain broad exposure to theatre, or may focus on specific areas of interest.