Choose your passion: Whether it’s Drama or Visual Arts, both streams combine the study of theory and history, as well as practical opportunities for performance. You will study language, literature, critical theory, media and genres (such as film, television, opera, and more) to help you build the multidisciplinary skills and acquire hands-on experiences that are valued in today’s workplace.
Here’s what you’ll find in each area of concentration:
Drama Stream
- Explore wonderful and varied works of dramatic literature, and learn about the art of performance
- Get hands-on experience creating theatre on- and off-stage through acting, directing, producing, stage-managing or writing
Visual Arts Stream
- Learn about the history and current practice of visual
- hands-on experience in drawing, painting and digital photography
- Work with award-winning professors to develop your own creative projects
Explore what each year of your degree could look like, as well as how you can boost your major and career options.
Wondering what each year of your degree will look like? Check it out here.
Courses
The curriculum in Drama & Creative Arts offers a balanced approach to the study of the arts (focusing on either theatre or visual art) that blends history, theory and practice. You’ll learn critical thinking in the arts, effective research and communication skills, as well as project management techniques and strategies to work collaboratively.
You’ll find courses being taught in French, English and Spanish, as well as bilingual courses. In all of them, written assignments and examinations may be submitted in either official language.
Degree Types & Program Requirements
The Drama & Creative Arts program offers the following degree types and certificates:
- Specialized Honours BA/iBA
- Honours BA/iBA
- Bachelor of Arts
- Minor
The Drama & Creative Arts program is also available as a bilingual or trilingual international Bachelor of Arts.
Other Program Details
Performance Events in Drama Classes
Some drama courses include the production of and performance in live public performances as part of the regular coursework. Unlike other university assignments, this kind of work and the extensive rehearsal necessary to accomplish it are impossible to make up, submit late, or defer.
This means that attending all rehearsals and performances is a course requirement. It also means that attendance to all class meetings, technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, crew calls, and performances is a non-negotiable and non-transferable part of the coursework and a key component of your academic evaluation.
Because these courses are so time-consuming, you should NOT take more than one of the following courses in any given year:
- GL/DRCA 2517 6.00 Staging Plays: From Script to Production
- GL/DRCA 2621 6.00 Faire du Théâtre en français
- GL/DRCA 3640 6.00 Art dramatique : texte et production
- GL/DRCA 3955 6.00 Approaches to Theatre
Your instructors understand the intense nature of these courses and are here to help you, should you require time management support.
Meet Our Alumni
Discover the careers some of our alumni have excelled in, and find out how their experience at Glendon gave them an advantage in the job market. Graduates include Janelle Rainville, theatre manager at the University of Waterloo and former production manager at Théâtre français de Toronto; Estela Williams, who has starred in El Club on Netflix; and Rebecca Vandevelde, production manager for the Fringe and Next Stage theatre festivals.
Plays developed at Glendon have gone on to become successes on the national stage: AmericanDream.ca was workshopped at Glendon before making it to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
