Program Overview

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Program Overview & Highlights

• Co-op Available
• Honours 4-Year Program
• Combined Honours Programs Available
• B.A.

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. You’ll get hands-on training behind the scenes in community theatre productions and have the chance to earn while you learn with paid co-op. Students love this program so much that many go on to graduate school for further learning and specialization.

Learn through a great combination of studio-based classes and academic education

Earn while you learn with paid co-op and begin the journey to a successful career

Strong faculty mentorship fosters deep connections between professors and students

Numerous double major, minor and certificates options – create your own dream career pathway

Develop skills sets that will translate to personal development and employability - writing, reading, communication, critical thinking, collaboration skills and many more

Learn More About Our Program

100% of our graduates are employed within 2 years1

1 (OUGS Fine and Applied Arts, 2020)

What Lancers Are Saying

"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

Faculty & Staff

Student Recruitment Officer

Selena Randhawa

Recruiter - Business, FAHSS, Law, Education

Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator

Sheri Lowrie

FAHSS Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator

Selena Randhawa

Recruiter - Business, FAHSS, Law, Education

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

Course Requirements: English/ENG4U (min. avg. 60%)

Minimum Average: 70%

Minimum Average (Co-op): 80%; 70% minimum in English

Mean Average: 83%

Academic Calendars

The University of Windsor Academic Calendar is your source for official information about academic programs and regulations of the University of Windsor.

Career Tracks

• Artistic director
• Artistic producer
• Broadcaster
• Theatre performer
• Comedian
• Stage manager
• Lighting designer
• Playwright
• Film critic
• Project manager
• Public relations officer
• Set designer
• Sound technician
• Stage manager
• Theatre manager

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. Students studying within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are encouraged to review the FAHSS Overview page.

Required Course Notes

Major Courses

• DRAM 1000
• DRAM 1170

Other Required Courses

• ENGL 1010

Recommended Courses

• GART 1210
• One Social Science
• One Language or One Science

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 1170: Drawing for Theatrical Design

Introductory course in the theory and practice of drawing for the theatre with practical, historical and aesthetic aspects. This is a skills development course that involves the exploration of a variety of concepts, techniques and media used for visual expression. Emphasis is placed on observation, spacial relationships and effective visual communication in a two-dimensional format. This course must be completed by all BA(H) and RAMACOMM students in their first year. Open to non-drama majors.

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.)