Drama - Technical/Design (BFA)
Credentials available
- Bachelor of Fine Arts – Dramatic Arts (Technical/Design)
Campus
- Lethbridge
Intake
Program description
Through our rigorous program of hands-on theatre experiences, refine your 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.
Our innovative program highlights the connections between design and technical production, ensuring appreciation for historic traditions and anticipating future trends.
Explore courses in all manner of technical theatre while gaining a range of skills and learning techniques in scenery, lighting, sound, costuming, stage management, and safety. Enrich your classroom experiences by working behind the scenes in a season of exhilarating diverse 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 co-operative 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.
Internship Opportunities
Expand your experiences and gain new perspectives beyond the classroom. Learn more
Possible careers
- Artistic Directing
- Lighting Design
- Set Design
- Costume Design
- Playwright
- Makeup Artistry
- Scriptwriting
- Technical Directing
- Stage 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
Find more information about careers opportunities.
Admission requirements
For admission, Canadian high school students in Alberta must have completed five of the following courses with a minimum 65% average across them:
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Not a Canadian high school student in Alberta? Find your admission requirements here
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"You have the opportunity to learn so much by being involved in productions. Work on as many as possible. Even after completing all of your credits, the experience of a production will provide so many enriched learning experiences." - Laura Cheverie
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Sample classes
Additional information
4 Years
- University Theatre – 450-seat proscenium theatre
- David Spinks Theatre – configurable black box
- Performance lab, rehearsal studios, greenroom, and dressing rooms
- Scenic, lighting, and costume design studios
- Scene & Properties shop with industrial, power, and hand tools
- Costume labs
- Dye and craft room
- Electrics area
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Dramatic Arts (Performance)
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Dramatic Arts /Bachelor of Education or Bachelor of Arts (Dramatic Arts) /Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Arts (Dramatic Arts) or Bachelor of Arts & Science (Dramatic Arts)
Bachelor of Arts (Dramatic Arts)/Bachelor of Management (same page as BA (Dramatic Arts))
Participate and get involved 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.
Find monetary support as a student in the Faculty of Fine Arts – both as a future student and continuing.