BA/BS in Drama Studies is a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts programme offered by Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,890 per year (CAD 11,350 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Performing Arts
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 11,350 / year
International tuition: CAD 22,890 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Drama Studies at Mount Allison University introduces students to acting, production, directing, design, theory, and literature, with an emphasis on creative exploration rather than professional actor training. The credential is a Bachelor of Arts major, with a minor available in any degree and an undergraduate certificate in Theatre Arts also offered. Students begin with an introductory course in drama before progressing through acting, production, directing, design, and dramatic theory and literature; in their final year, majors complete one or two independent projects with faculty mentors, working in areas such as writing, design, directing, management, or acting. Learning is hands-on and collaborative, centred on the Motyer-Fancy Theatre, a flexible black box space that stages up to ten plays a year and doubles as a student learning lab; the program also connects to student groups such as musical theatre societies, bilingual theatre troupes, and improv groups, plus guest workshops and a graduate-in-residence program. Delivery is on-campus at the Sackville, New Brunswick campus, in small classes. The program suits students who enjoy hands-on, collaborative learning and want experience beyond the classroom, leading toward roles such as set or costume designer, director, stage manager, or arts administrator.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Drama Studies's programme page sets no academic prerequisites of its own for a Bachelor of Arts and defers to Mount Allison's general admission requirements. There, decisions weigh the whole applicant — academic record, leadership, level of commitment, and potential for personal growth — with the specific courses and grades required varying by the applicant's province or country and prior education. Applicants whose language of instruction was not English must meet Mount Allison's English proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90 with at least 20 in each of Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing (PTE Academic 60 with no score below 51, CAEL CE 70 with no part below 60, Cambridge English B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 with no band below 169, and Duolingo English Test 110 are also accepted). Three years of Canadian secondary schooling, or 30+ credit hours at an English-medium post-secondary institution, can also satisfy it; applicants short only on language may receive conditional admission through the university's English Summer Pathway Program.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Mount Allison uses rolling admission with no fixed general deadline: for the 2027-28 (Fall 2027) intake, early admission based on final Grade 11 marks opens 1 October 2026, general admission with mid-year Grade 12 transcripts opens in February 2027, and 1 March 2027 is the deadline to submit all application documents for admission and scholarship consideration. The deadline to accept an offer and pay the registration deposit is 1 May 2027. Bachelor of Music applicants must submit their application package by 1 February 2027, and Fine Arts (BFA/BA) applicants must submit their portfolio by 15 February 2027. International applicants follow the same published dates; Mount Allison does not publish a separate international deadline, so admission remains rolling until programs are full. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
