1.9k Full-time Bachelor's degrees in Drama

BA Drama and Applied Theatre is a pioneering degree designed to train people who are passionate about the arts as a springboard for social change. This three-year degree programme inspires the next generation of critical practitioners, performance makers and educators wishing to be at the forefront of change that benefits individuals and communities.

The BA (Hons) Performance and Contemporary Arts is for aspiring artists and performance creators who want to shape the future of theatre, performance, and the arts for the better. You’ll explore different ways to make performances that centre social justice and original ideas, and challenge traditional methods. 

The BA Production Arts programme prepares you for a career in set construction, scenic painting and prop making. Graduates will be ready to work professionally across the creative industries including theatre, film, TV, live events, and visual merchandising, and can pursue roles as designers, engineers, artists and workshop managers.

The Drama program of Rhodes University is offered at the Drama Department, one of the foremost institutions for studying theatre and performance in South Africa. We have an illustrious history with a long list of acclaimed and award-winning graduates.

If your interest in theatre includes scenery, costumes, lighting and sound, Baldwin Wallace University’s Theatre - Design and Technical major offers real-world learning opportunities.

The Acting program at Emerson College is an audition-only program for Theatre and Performance majors who decide, after their first two years at Emerson, that they crave a more singular focus on the craft of acting.

Students in the Theatre Arts program at Bard College at Simon's Rock receive one-on-one instruction, a variety of opportunities to learn about all aspects of performance, and the encouragement to fashion their own programs of study in consultation with the faculty.

Theatre tells the story of what it means to be human. At Washburn University we crave a better understanding of ourselves and our world, seeking what it means to be human today, in the past, and what our future might look like.

The Acting Program at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point offers a comprehensive, conservatory training in stage and screen acting for the students interested in a performance career. 

The Theatre Arts programme at Weber State University offers a comprehensive Bachelor of Arts degree for aspiring performers and technicians. This full-time, on-campus course provides diverse study modes including acting, directing, and design. Students gain practical experience in one of Utah’s premier performance venues.

The Theatre - Musical Theatre program at Minnesota State University Mankato offers an array opportunities exploring a wide range of dramatic literature and movement possibilities in three performance venues. 

What better starting place for your theatre career than the place that draws on the Jesuit legacy that began the careers of legendary dramatists like Molière, Voltaire and Calderón de la Barca? The Theatre Arts program from Loyola University New Orleans has the added benefit of being in a highly creative, arts-focused community with a wide range of performing opportunities. 

You’ll embrace the excitement of theater through an intense and joyful program of performance and study. Occidental College Theater program curriculum provides a rich understanding of both the enactment of the written word and the essence of theatrical expression.

Take centre stage at university by developing your stage technique with tutors who have worked professionally in musical theatre with the Musical Theatre (Hons) program at Solent University. 

BA (Hons) Acting (Musical Theatre) degree course at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama provides you with the skills to work in classical and contemporary theatre, musicals, feature film, television and radio.

The Marshall University Theatre performance program (BFA degree) takes the conservatory approach to actor training.  Using 21stcentury as well as tried-and-true trends in actor training, students in performance develop their craft according to current expectations in the American theatre, film and television industries.

The Theatre programme at The City University of New York offers a comprehensive bachelor level education in stage production and performance. This public study mode course explores the art form through practical and theoretical lenses. Students engage in hands-on work and critical study during this undergraduate degree.

The Department of Theatre from Columbus State University a offers comprehensive undergraduate Theatre - Design and Technology Track, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre. 

Pursuing the Entertainment Technology program from Millersville University of Pennsylvania is the ideal opportunity to offer combined training in the entertainment arts, computer, and industrial technology disciplines that several industry sectors consider high demand areas. 

The Theatre program at Bellarmine University develops future artists, educators, scholars and audience members who are imaginative, knowledgeable, skilled and socially responsible.