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Diploma in Theatre

Canada

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What will I learn?

Overview

If you’ve always loved acting and can’t see yourself doing anything else, the two-year Theatre program at Douglas can get you started. In year one, you’ll take classes in speech, movement, acting, production and theatre history. You’ll also gain valuable experience working on four major plays put on by second-year students working in the box office, being a production assistant, setting up the opening night reception, as well as doing publicity and promotion.

Act in major productions

In year two, you’ll get on-stage acting experience working with professional directors, set designers and lighting specialists from the arts community, as well as students in the Stagecraft and Event Technology program. You’ll act in one major production each semester, applying the theory you learned in year one.

Theatre facilities

Our facilities, among the most modern in the province, provide an excellent teaching and learning environment. You’ll perform in the 350-seat Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre as well as a studio theatre, and will learn in other spaces such as the dance studio and theatre shop.

Continue your education

Graduates often transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree at universities both in Canada and abroad, such as UBC, SFU, University of Alberta, Circle in the Square (New York), Neighborhood Playhouse (New York), University of Wales (UK) and more.

Job opportunities

Over 1,200 actor and comedian job openings as well as over 2,600 producer, director and choreographer job openings are expected in B.C. for the next ten years.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Language, Literature and Performing Arts

Study options

Full Time (4 semesters)

Tuition fees
CAD$22,400.00 (US$ 16,097) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

31 January 2025

Start date

January 2025, May 2025, September 2025

Venue

Douglas College

New Westminster Campus,

700 Royal Avenue,

NEW WESTMINSTER,

British Columbia (BC),

V3M 5Z5, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

British Columbia secondary school graduation or equivalent; One course short of British Columbia secondary school graduation, or equivalent; Nineteen (19) years of age or older on the first day of the first semester of attendance; Seventeen (17) years of age on the first day of the first semester of attendance, and has not been enrolled at a school for a minimum of one year; Completion of a certificate or equivalent from a special needs program and has been in school for 12 years, or has received an Evergreen or Leaving School Certificate

Douglas College English Assessment

TOEFL iBT (in-person or online) - minimum score 83

TOEFL Essentials - minimum score of 9 (no score below 8 on any individual section)

IELTS - minimum overall band test score 6.5 (academic module only)

EIKEN Practical English - minimum placement of Grade 1

CAEL - minimum overall and essay score of 60 (computer or paper based)

Cambridge English CAE - minimum score 75 or "B

Cambridge English CPE - minimum score 60 or "C

Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 8 in each of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

Duolingo English Test Minimum overall score of 110. Official test scores must be sent directly to Douglas College.

Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - minimum score of 56

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About Douglas College

Students who complete one of Douglas College’s 10 degree programs enjoy a graduate employment rate of 94 percent.

  • Well-connected network of campuses in Metro Vancouver area
  • Diverse community of 4,000 international students
  • Scholarships and bursaries available
  • Tuition fees are among the lowest in British Columbia

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