Bachelor in Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $52,500 per year..

This programme is designed for students interested in theatre arts, whether they are new to the field or building on prior experience. It focuses on performance, design, direction, and writing through hands-on training and academic study. Students engage in creating productions and explore theatre's role in cultural expression and social change. The curriculum integrates practical work with critical analysis of dramatic texts and performance practices.

Focus areas include Acting, Design, Directing, Playwriting, Stage Management, Theatre History.

The programme requires 120 credits, including coursework in performance, technical theatre, dramatic literature, and production. Students complete a capstone project involving participation in a full production cycle.

Graduates pursue careers as actors, stage managers, theatre designers, directors, and dramaturgs in professional theatre companies, educational institutions, and media production.

Applicants must submit a high school transcript and a personal statement. No audition or portfolio is required for admission, but students interested in the theatre scholarship must demonstrate talent through a performance or design sample.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 47% of applicants.

Austin College is a private, four-year liberal arts and science college in Sherman, Texas, in the north Texas technology corridor. Its campus combines an immersive living and learning community with more than 70 clubs and student organizations, 14 NCAA varsity sports, and opportunities in art, music, and theatre. Students can use stages, recital halls, and galleries while building connections with classmates and faculty.

The flexible curriculum includes more than 55 majors and supports study across disciplines. Academic areas featured include finance, pre-med and health sciences, creative writing and English, neuroscience and psychology, and engineering. Coursework is connected to practical experience through investment activities, business simulations, laboratory and social science research, writing workshops, clinical internships, and technology industry internships. The college guarantees every student an internship, research project, or international experience before graduation.

Austin College reports an average class size of 16 students and a 12:1 faculty-student ratio. Students interested in health professions can prepare through dedicated pre-health support, medical and health professional school preparation, and internships with doctors, dentists, and local hospitals. Creative writing students can publish with the student-led Suspension Literary Magazine and work with peer mentors in the Scarbrough Writing Center. International students can expect a campus community, a flexible academic structure, and practical opportunities connected to their future plans.