Theatre Studies

University of British Columbia

Canada, Vancouver

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University of British Columbia

Canada , Vancouver

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Application Fee

CAD 125

Campuses

Vancouver

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines15-May-2023

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

CAD 44,942 / year

Next Intake 15-May-2023

Theatre Studies

About

You can study intense specialization in a single field.

The Theatre Studies program includes introductory courses in the areas of Theatre Studies, Acting, Theatre Production, and Design, as well as practical participation in the department's production. Subsequent years require a strong focus on Theatre Studies, as well as the history, dramaturgy, and methods of theatre practice.

Campus features

Frederic Wood Theatre: a fully equipped proscenium arch, 400-seat theatre.
Telus Studio Theatre in the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts: an experimental black box theatre with seating arranged on three levels of 12 towers placed in a horseshoe shape, seating 270 people.
Dorothy Somerset Theatre: a black box studio theatre with flexible seating.

Learn more about theatre studies, acting, and technical theatre as you take courses in drama forms, voice and movement, lighting design, history of theatre, sound design, and much more. As part of your studies you'll participate in the department's dramatic productions.

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4

THTR 120 - Introduction to Theatre
Theory and practice of the theatrical arts. Attendance at plays is required.
THTR 130 - Introduction to Stage Acting
THTR 150 - Introduction to Technical Production
Foundation study of production technologies for the performing arts.
ENGL 120 - Literature and Criticism
Enriched study of selected works of literature from a number of critical perspectives. Open to students with a BC-equivalent mark of "A" (86%) in English 12 or "B+" (80%) in English Literature 12. Essays are required.

THTR 210 - Drama: Forms and Ideas I
The Anatomy of Drama: Its history, aesthetic principles, performative potential.
THTR 211 - Drama: Forms and Ideas II
Topics in comparative drama; drama and the other performing arts; dramaturgy.
THTR 245 - Play-Interpretation and Production-Analysis
Basic methods of interpreting dramatic texts and analyzing plays in performance. The plays presented on the Frederic Wood Stage will be studied in this course.

THTR 320 - History of Theatre I
Core concepts in world theatre history and the development of theatre prior to the nineteenth century.
THTR 310 - Theory of Drama Performance
The basic principles of dramaturgy and theory of performance. Historical and contemporary writing on dramatic theory and criticism and their relation to theatrical practice.
THTR 323 - History and Theory of Directing
THTR 325 - History of Canadian Theatre

THTR 410 - Dramaturgy
Advanced problems in dramaturgy, both in a historical and a contemporary context.
THTR 421 - History of Theatre from 1900 to the present
The development of Western Theatre from 1900 to the present
THTR 425 - Topics in Canadian Theatre
THTR 443 - Women in Theatre and Film
A course dealing with women's involvement in and contribution to various aspects of Theatre and/or Film Topics will change from year to year.

Disciplines

Faculty of Arts

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Graduation from a university-preparatory program at a senior secondary school: General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi). Certificates must be official. Photocopies are acceptable if certified by school principal, head, or counsellor. Notarized copies are not acceptable.

Career

Graduates go on to a multitude of career paths, including but not limited to director, playwright, dramaturge, producer, educator, arts administration, front of house manager, and curator.

Program graduates

Playwright-in-residence, Once Once Producionnes
Freelance theatre practitioner
Script translator

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Fee Information

Tuition Fee

CAD 44,942

Application Fee

CAD 125

How to Apply

As you complete the online application, keep the following tips in mind:

Start early and take your time. Once you begin the application, you will be able to save it and return to it later – but only up until the deadline. Once you have submitted your application to UBC, you will not be able to edit it. Since the online application can sometimes time out if left open for too long, we recommend working on your personal profile questions outside of the application (where you can run them through a spell-checker) then copy and paste them into your application.
Let the online application guide you. You’ll be asked to provide only the information we need based on your degree choice(s), your previous education, and other factors.
Tell us your full academic history. It’s important to include all of the high schools, colleges, and/or universities you have attended. Don’t leave anything out!
Be accurate. UBC has a number of methods in place to authenticate information provided in the application. These methods include, but are not limited to, contacting references, verifying academic records, and requesting additional documentation to verify your personal profile. If an application is found to contain untrue or incomplete information, UBC may, at its discretion: withdraw an offer of admission; require you to withdraw from UBC; subject you to academic discipline; or share the information provided with other post-secondary institutions, law enforcement agencies, or other third parties.
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