Theatre Studies in Canada

Hundreds of Canadian universities are conducting professional programmes in Theatre Studies.

Major Canadian universities that offer courses in Theatre Studies are Acadia University (BA in theater studies); University of Alberta (BA, MA, BFA and MFA in Drama; MFA in directing and MFA in Theatre Voice Pedagogy); University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre: Production and Design; Certificate in theatre design and technology; MA, MFA and PhD in Theatre; Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies; Bachelor of Arts in Drama; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Performance / Theatre ); Brock University (BA in Theatre BA in dramatic arts); Bishop’s University (BA in drama); University of Calgary (BFA and MFA in drama); Concordia University (BFA with concentration in theatre performance and BFA with concentration in design for the theatre); Dalhousie University (Diploma in Costume Studies BA in Theatre); University of the Fraser Valley (Theatre arts diploma); University of Guelph (BA/MA/PhD in Theatre Studies) and University of Lethbridge (Bachelor and Master of Arts in Dramatic Arts).

Universities such as Laurentian University of Sudbury (BA in theatre arts; BFA in Theatre); McMaster University (BA in theatre and film studies); Mount Allison University (BA in drama); Memorial University of Newfoundland (BA in drama and music and BFA); University of Manitoba (BA in drama) and University of Ottawa (BA/MA in Theatre; Master of Fine Arts in Theatre) are also preferred education destinations of overseas students.

Other popular Canadian universities that are well known for their courses in Theatre Studies are University of Prince Edward Island (BA with theatre studies minor); Queen’s University (BA in drama); Redeemer University College (BA in theatre arts); Ryerson University (BFA in Performance (Production) and Certificate in Fashion Coordination and Styling); University of Regina (Bachelor of fine arts in design; BA in theatre studies) and University of Saskatchewan (BA/BFA in drama).

Apart from these, Thompson Rivers University offers BA in creative & performing arts and BA in theatre arts. University of Toronto also conducts courses such as BA/MA/PhD in Drama and BA in Theatre and Drama Studies.

Vancouver Island University; University of Victoria; University of Winnipeg; University of Waterloo; University of Windsor; University of Western Ontario; Wilfrid Laurier University and York University are also having good reputation in the field of Theatre Studies education.