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This five-year program leads to a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama Education from the Faculty of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from the Werklund School of Education. A minimum of 150 units must be successfully completed.

The BFA (Drama Education) program is a specialized program, which exists only in combination with the BEd. It is designed for students intending either to teach drama in schools or to work as drama specialists with young people or community groups following certification. It provides opportunities for course work in performance creation and other aspects of the theatre, which relate directly to the particular needs of theatre with and for youth and communities.

Students must meet the admissions requirements for the Faculty of Arts as well as the Werklund School of Education as specified in the Admissions section of this Calendar.

A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS FOR CONCURRENT DEGREES

Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.3.1 Major Degree Programs.

B. MAJOR-FIELD REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAMA

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 60 units to a maximum of 78 units in Courses Constituting the Field of Drama while fulfilling the following requirements:

• 18 units Drama 209, 210, 223, 225, 242, 243
• 3 units Drama 346
• An additional 33 units labelled Drama at the 300 level or above
• An additional 6 units labelled Drama at the 400 level or above

C. BEd PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Refer to 4.3Five-Year BEd (Concurrent) Program in the Werklund School of Education section of the Calendar.

Note: Students in this program must complete Education 201 before they can enter their first year in the Werklund School of Education.