BA/BS in Dramatic Arts (BFA) is a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts programme offered by University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 24,662 per year (CAD 6,822 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Performing Arts
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 6,822 / year
International tuition: CAD 24,662 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Dramatic Arts program leads to a Bachelor of Fine Arts and runs four years on the Lethbridge campus with a Fall intake, giving students hands-on training across acting, movement, stagecraft, stage management and playwriting, alongside theatre history and theory. The curriculum builds creativity and collaboration together with discipline and confidence, and the program allows students flexibility in shaping their own path through the degree. Students can take part in co-operative education, international exchanges, volunteer opportunities and applied studies, and work in dedicated production spaces including a 450-seat proscenium theatre, black box theatres, scenic and lighting studios, a scene shop, prop shop, costume labs and a sound recording studio. It suits students seeking a practice-intensive theatre education, whether on stage or in production roles, and can lead to work as an actor, stage director, set or costume designer, or technical director, with some careers requiring further study at the graduate level.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Domestic (Canadian high school) admission to Dramatic Arts (BFA) requires five senior-year courses with a minimum 65% average (ten courses at 65% in Quebec), one of which must be a required English course (English Language Arts 30-1 in Alberta, or the provincial equivalent), with the remaining courses drawn from the university's approved subject list for the province, which for this program includes arts, music and drama options. International applicants are assessed on the same academic scale against home-country credential equivalencies through the university's international admissions office. All applicants whose first language is not English must meet the university's English Language Proficiency requirement, most commonly Alberta English Language Arts 30-1 (or equivalent) with a minimum blended grade of 75%, three consecutive years of full-time secondary study in English, or an approved test: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 per band), TOEFL iBT 86 overall (min. 20 per section), Duolingo 120 overall (min. 110 per subscore), PTE Academic 61 overall (min. 60 per part), or CAEL 70 overall (min. 60 per component). No portfolio, audition or interview is stated for this program. The program admits in Fall.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants to the University of Lethbridge for Fall 2027 entry apply by 30 June 2027 (post-secondary applicants) or 15 December 2026 (direct-entry high-school applicants), with admission-decision documents due by 30 June or 15 July 2027 and final documents by 1-15 August 2027; for Winter 2028 entry the domestic deadline is 1 November 2027. International applicants for Fall 2027 apply by 15 June 2027, with decision documents due 30 June 2027 and final documents by 15 July 2027; for Winter 2028 the international deadline is 15 September 2027. Applications for Fall 2027 opened 14 September 2026. Deadlines vary by program and campus and are not rolling in the open-ended sense, though the university notes some programmes may close early once capacity is reached. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
