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Develop your creativity in our drama program where you’ll train for a career in the theatre. Choose a concentration in performance, history and theory, design/technical theatre, or a combination of two or all three. Students get hands-on training behind the scenes in community theatre productions. Students love this program so much that many go on to graduate school for further learning and specialization.
Sample Courses: Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies, Introductory Acting, Drawing for the Theatre, Rendering for the Theatre, Stage Management, Directing, Improvisation and Self-Development
Career Tracks: Artistic producer; theatre performer; stage manager; costume, set, or lighting designer; theatre for social action practitioner
Join one of Canada’s most unique undergraduate programs involving drama. It’s perfect for students who are interested in performance and teaching with aspirations to use drama as a vehicle to empower others. With a focus on practical learning, you will develop presentations, performances and workshops around pressing social issues. Work in schools, art galleries, museums, hospitals, senior citizen residences and multicultural organizations. You can follow this up with our consecutive education degree program and become qualified to teach at any grade level or pursue graduate studies in a complimentary discipline.
Sample Courses: Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies, Introduction to Drama in Education and Community, Introductory Acting, Improvisation and Self-Development, Drama in the Classroom, Theatre for Social Action
Career Tracks: Theatre for young audiences performer or coordinator, teacher, child and youth counsellor, arts practitioner, stage manager
This double major is perfect for students who are interested in a career in both theatre and film. It is flexible so you can pick courses that interest you and prepare you for a career behind the camera or backstage. You could study set and costume design, video, film, theatre productions, theatre history, performance, or any combination, and more. The courses you take in CMF will ground you in the critical perspectives on media industries and their cultural, political and economic impact on our society. The Dramatic Art courses allow you to experience all aspects of production and gain a solid background in performance.
Sample Courses: Introduction to Media Design and Production, Stage Management, Directing the Screen Performance, Acting, Set Design, Television Performance, Nature of Theatre
Career Tracks: Producer/director, set designer, advertising manager, theatre manager, production specialist
The classroom will be your stage with this intensive program that will make you eligible to teach drama in grades 7 to 12. This concurrent program is hands-on, giving you opportunities to practice drama as a vehicle for learning and teaching. Put the theory you’ve learned into practice through field experience.
Sample Courses: Teaching and Learning, Educational Psychology, Assessment and Evaluation, Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies, Introductory Acting, Drama in the Classroom, Improvisation and Self Development, Theatre for Social Action
Career Tracks: Secondary teacher, principal, special education teacher, learning strategist, academic administrator, theatre performer, program developer, educational assistant, arts administrator
Professional Designation Possible: OCT (Ontario College of Teachers)
"My experience at the University of Windsor helped to build a diverse set of skills, including adaptability, organization, and communication, that have helped me in my career. It provided me with the professional experience required to be able to begin my career in theatre management right out of University. The level of care and support provided by the faculty and staff at UWindsor allowed me to feel confident in taking risks and to be open to taking new paths. Windsor is really a hidden gem in drama and theatre education in Ontario."
Corey Palmer
BA in Drama in Education and Community, BEd in Education
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The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.
