Program Overview

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Program Overview & Highlights

The Dramatic Art / Concurrent Education program is a hands-on, five-year program that combines drama as a vehicle for learning and teaching. Students will practice drama in the classroom and gain extensive studio training, as well as a minimum of 80 days of teaching experience in local schools.

Professional Designation Possible:

• OCT (Ontario College of Teachers)

Program Highlights:

• Learn the skills needed to communicate effectively in the classroom
• Service learning courses in the community and abroad, including in Tanzania
• Teachers with a foundation in communication are prepared to support students' essential media literacy skills
• Learn through a combination of studio-based classes and academic education
• 10 service learning electives to enhance your experience
• 98.8% of graduates are employed within 2 years
• 80 days of real teaching experience inside local schools
• 2 degrees in only 5 years
• Open the door to over 5,000 schools around the world with our International Baccalaureate qualification

Faculty & Staff

Student Recruitment Officer

• Selena Randhawa
• Recruiter - Business, FAHSS, Law, Education

Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator

• Sheri Lowrie
• FAHSS Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

• Course Requirements: English/ENG4U (min. avg. 60%)
• Minimum Average: 75%
• Mean Average: 85%
• Note: Admission to first year only

Career Tracks

• High school teacher
• Special education teacher
• Learning strategist
• Theatre performer
• Program developer
• Educational assistant
• Arts administrator

Related Programs

• Dramatic Art
• History / Concurrent Education
• Consecutive Education

Plan Your Program

Term: Fall 2025

Important Notes

1. ENGL-1010 is required for all FAHSS Majors. Students with 80% or higher in Grade 12 ENG4U (or equivalent) are exempt from this course requirement and will substitute it with an additional course from any area of study. If in co-op, it is recommended to take this course in summer. In its place, take an Open Choice.
2. All FAHSS programs require students to take one course with Indigenous content, perspectives, or materials. This can be done at any time during the student’s undergraduate education. It is recommended that co-op students fulfill this requirement in the summer term. See this link for course options: Not all Indigenous content courses are offered every term.
3. EDUC 1199: This 1.0 credit course is required for this Concurrent Education major, but it will be added automatically to your course schedule later in the summer. Please select five courses now from your teachable subject area(s). The addition of EDUC-1199 will not create a course overload.

Required Course Notes

Major Courses

• DRAM 1000
• DRAM 1600

Other Required Courses

• ENGL 1010

Recommended Other Courses

• GART 1210 (see note 2)
• Two courses from second teachable subject

Required Courses

DRAM 1000: Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies I

Introduction to the Process of Theatre and Performance Studies. Several of the following topics will be covered: play and performance analysis; genre and style; alternative articulations of performance; theories and process of production design; a survey of technical practices; and communication and collaboration. Introduction to Theatre and Performance Studies is a two-part sequence, required for majors in all School of Dramatic Art programs. A laboratory assignment supporting the production schedule of University Players is required for DRAM-1000. This course must be successfully completed in the first year of the program. (Laboratory hours by arrangement). (Open to non-majors). (This is an experiential learning course.)

DRAM 1600: Introduction to Drama in Education and Community I

An introduction to the principles, theories and applications of Drama in Education and Community with an emphasis on creativity, storytelling, and the developmental aspects of play. (Restricted to Drama in Education and Community Concurrent Drama/BEd Majors, or consent of instructor.)

EDUC 1199: Community Service Education

The course provides students with directed experience in a community service organization such as a service club, a youth club or group, a national park or conservation area, or a science museum. The Faculty of Education Field Experience Office will arrange the Community Service Field Placements, where applicable. Workshops and seminars will prepare students for the Community Service Field Placements and introduce students to the Professional Year Applicant Portfolio as a means of documenting and reflecting on professional learning and practice in the teaching profession. (Open only to students in the Modern Languages, French, English Language and Literature, History, Drama, Visual Art, General Science and Mathematics I/S Concurrent Education programs). (This is an experiential learning course.)

ENGL 1010: Academic Writing

An introduction to the fundamentals of effective writing in academic contexts. Topics may include language, essay writing conventions, critical thinking, research, editing and revising, and academic integrity. (1.5 lecture, 1.5 laboratory hours per week.) (Arts elective only; does not count for credit in the major or minor Fall 2025 Undergraduate Calendar 104 course requirements of any English or English and Creative Writing degree programs.) (Credit cannot be obtained for both ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1001 or GART 1510.)

Recommended Courses

GART 1210: An Introduction into Indigenous Topics

This course introduces students to Indigenous histories, perspectives, and modern realities through an Indigenous lens. The role of colonization is introduced as Indigenous relationships on Turtle Island changed as a result of contact and colonization. This survey course provides a learning opportunity for students to engage in Indigenous pedagogy and worldview as they learn how history impacts the contemporary lives of Indigenous people. Through exploring relationships, this course engages critical reading, writing and thinking skills through course lectures and seminar activities. The history of relations assists in understanding how colonization’s policies and statutory documents thereafter affected Indigenous peoples, such as the Royal Proclamation, Treaties, the Indian Act, the British North America Act (1867), and the Constitution Act (1982). Today, these colonial-state governance documents are a significant part of Indigenous-Crown and Indigenous-settler relations. (2 lecture hours and 1 tutorial hour per week.) (Also offered as SOSC-1210.)