The 120 credit hour, 36 course program may be completed on a full-time basis as set out under Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre).

• The program is designed to educate and train the student in the history, theory and practice of the theatre arts. The degree provides an undergraduate training, delivered by theatre professionals, that will prepare students to enter a professional graduate school of theatre, theatre conservatory or an apprenticeship in the theatre profession. The degree also provides a broad liberal arts education with a strong component of dramatic literature, enabling the graduate to pursue a variety of careers outside the theatre profession.
• In recognition of the relative isolation of the Grenfell Campus and the need for students of the performing arts to be exposed to examples of excellence in their field of study, provision will be made for students in their senior years to visit major theatre centres outside the province (e.g. the Harlow Campus will be utilized for studies in London and Stratford).
• Where circumstances warrant any prerequisite(s) for Theatre courses may be waived by the Program Chair.
• Students in their first year will not be allowed to participate in theatre productions. Exceptions will be made only with the permission of the Head of the Division of Fine Arts, and permission will be given only where a student demonstrates satisfactory performance. Where circumstances warrant, a student in second or third year may be given the opportunity for advanced responsibilities in production with the permission of the Program Chair. Permission will be given only where a student demonstrates above average academic performance as well as exceptional theatrical ability.
• Productions will constitute the designated number of rehearsal hours as described below. However, the final week of rehearsals (technical rehearsals) will include ten hour days on Saturday and Sunday. All performances will take place in the evenings with the possible exceptions of occasional matinees.

Table: Suggested Program of Study for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)

YEAR ONE	YEAR TWO	YEAR THREE	YEAR FOUR
FALL SEMESTER	​	​	​
3 credit hours in first-year English courses Elective Theatre 1000 Theatre 1010 Theatre 1020	English 2350 English 3205 Theatre 2010 or Theatre 2020 Theatre 2080 or Theatre 2090 Visual Arts 2700	3 credit hours chosen from Classics (3405, 3410, 4240, 4300, 4305, English 3021, 3022, 3156, 3171, 3181, 3200, 3201, 3206, 3260, 3275, 3902, 4210, 4211, 4300, 4301, 4302, 4305, 4307, 4308, 4317, 4912, Folklore 3300, French 3501, Spanish 4502) Elective Theatre 3010 or Theatre 3020 Theatre 3060 or Theatre 3070 Theatre 3080 or Theatre 3090	Theatre 4010 or Theatre 4020 Theatre 4060 or Theatre 4070 Theatre 4080 or Theatre 4090 Theatre 4040 Theatre 4030
WINTER SEMESTER	​	​	​
3 credit hours in first-year English courses Elective Elective Theatre 1001 Theatre 1110 or Theatre 1120	Elective English 2351 Theatre 2011 or Theatre 2021 Theatre 2081 or Theatre 2091 Visual Arts 2701	3 credit hours chosen from Classics (3405, 3410, 4240, 4300, 4305, English 3021, 3022, 3156, 3171, 3181, 3200, 3201, 3206, 3260, 3275, 3902, 4210, 4211, 4300, 4301, 4302, 4305, 4307, 4308, 4317, 4912, Folklore 3300, French 3501, Spanish 4502) Elective Theatre 3011 or Theatre 3021 Theatre 3061 or Theatre 3071 Theatre 3081 or Theatre 3091	Theatre 4001

 

Major in Theatre

​Requirements

The 120 credit hour, 36 course program may be completed on a full-time basis as set out under Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre).

 

Minor in Theatre

The Theatre Minor in either Acting or Technical Theatre Production consists of 27 credit hours:

• THEA 1000, 1001. 1010. 1020. 1110, and 1120
• For the Theatre (Acting) Minor:   at least 9 credit hours from THEA 2010, 2011, 2090, 2091, or 4030. (THEA 2080 or THEA 2081 may be substituted for THEA 2090 or THEA 2091 with approval from the instructor and the Chair of the program). Or For the Theatre (Technical Theatre Production) Minor: at least 9 credit hours from THEA 2010, 2011, 2090, 2091, or 4030.

 

Articulation Agreement with the College of the North Atlantic

• Students who have graduated from the two-year Digital Filmmaking Diploma Program offered by the College of the North Atlantic and who are entering the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre), Technical Theatre Production program will be given a total of 59 credit hours toward the 120-credit hour degree.
• A maximum of 9 additional transfer credit hours applicable to the degree may be used to meet the degree requirements.
• Students will be required to complete an additional 61 credit hours over the course of five semesters:

 

Table: Suggested Program of Study for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre) for Graduates of the Two-Year Digital Filmmaking Diploma Program Offered by the College of the North Atlantic

 

​Year/Semester	​Courses
​Year 1, Fall Semester	​English 1001 (or equivalent) English 1000, 3020, 3060, 3090
​Year 1, Winter Semester	​6 credit hours chosen from Classics 3405, 3410, 4240, 4300, 4305, English 3021, 3022, 3156, 3171, 3181, 3200, 3201, 3206, 3260, 3275, 3902, 4210, 4211, 4300, 4301, 4302, 4305, 4307, 4308, 4317, 4912, Folklore 3300, French 3501, Spanish 4502 Theatre 3021, 3061, 3091
​Year 1, Intersession	​Theatre 1001
​Year 2, Fall Semester	​Theatre 4010, 4030, 4040, 4060, 4090
​Year 2, Winter Semester	​Theatre 4001