BA/BS in Drama is a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts programme offered by University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 39,007 per year (CAD 8,059 per year for local students).
This Drama program explores the evolution of theatre and the practice of acting, directing, stage management, playwriting, costume design, lighting, and sound production. Five degree pathways are available: three-year and four-year Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Arts Double Honours, and Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours streams in Acting and in Design, with students consulting advisors to choose a track early in their studies. The program is based at the main Saskatoon campus, in a School for the Arts building with purpose-built facilities including studios with sprung floors, a costume lab, and the Greystone Theatre, though students can begin their studies off-campus through flexible learning. Direct entry from high school is available. Coursework combines theory with practical production experience, including a minimum of 50 hours of mandatory production work required in stage management courses, and the department mounts four mainstage productions each year, giving students hands-on experience with lighting, sound, and set construction. The program suits students pursuing theatrical careers in acting, directing, or design, as well as those seeking transferable skills for teaching, media, public relations, or project management roles.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry from high school requires senior secondary mathematics and a minimum overall admission average of 70%, assessed against the applicant's own curriculum: Saskatchewan applicants need Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30 (Pre-Calculus recommended for a Bachelor of Science stream), with an equivalent senior math course required from other provinces and countries; students missing the course can still be admitted with a math deficiency to clear under advisement. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis until seats fill, and applicants below 70% may be considered for the University of Saskatchewan Transition Entrance Program or special (mature) admission. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet USask's English proficiency requirement, shown on this programme's own admission page as IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 per band, or TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with a minimum of 4.0 per section (the university-wide equivalents also include Duolingo English Test 120, PTE Academic 63 and CAEL 70), or through prior English-medium study.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January, May and July
Application Deadline:The University of Saskatchewan does not publish fixed general application deadlines for its direct-entry undergraduate colleges (Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Education, Edwards School of Business, Engineering, Kinesiology, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy): admission requirements and deadlines for the 2027-28 cycle become available only once applications open on 25 September 2026, and the site gives no separate international closing date. Non-direct professional programs set their own dates instead: for September 2027 entry, the College of Law's JD opens 15 October 2026 with rolling review to a 1 February 2027 documents deadline and is not currently accepting international applicants; the College of Medicine's MD applications close 1 October 2026 for domestic (Canadian citizen/PR) applicants only; and the Nutrition program's single deadline is 15 March 2027 for both domestic and international applicants, with no late applications considered. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
