Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts

Brock University

The Department of Dramatic Arts (DART), part of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts (MIWSFPA), addresses the study, application and interrogation of the discipline as cultural and educational practice.The Department of Dramatic Arts offers a BA Honours in Dramatic Arts. For honours students, Concentrations are available in Drama in Education and Applied Theatre, Performance, Production and Design and Theatre Praxis. The Department also offers a four-year (20 credit) BA with Major Dramatic Arts degree and a three-year BA Pass degree. A Certificate program in Drama in Education and Applied Theatre as well as a Minor in Dramatic Arts are also offered for non-DART majors.At the core of the degree are courses that integrate theory and practice (praxis). These involve a mix of lectures and studio work that explore ways in which creativity and analysis are linked culturally and historically.All DART degree offerings integrate theory and practice. You will gain a broad educational base in performance, design and technical skills through the study of critical thinking, theatre history, dramaturgy and dramatic literature.DART mounts an annual performance season of productions imagined and realized by students, directed and designed by faculty and guest artists, and mentored by professional technical staff and alumni. You will immerse yourself in various facets of theatre and work collaboratively as an actor and member of the creative and production teams.

• Drama in Education and Applied Theatre
• Performance
• Production and Design