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

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $39,500 per year for full-time undergraduate students on the McMinnville campus..

Students participate in live stage productions from their first year, taking on roles as performers, designers, technicians, and directors. They engage in hands-on work across acting, stagecraft, lighting, costume design, and arts management. The programme includes specialized courses in acting for camera, musical theatre analysis, and educational theatre development. A unique track prepares students for secondary school theatre teaching with a double major in theatre and secondary education.

Focus areas include Acting for the Camera, Educational Theatre, Theatre Management, Musical Theatre Analysis, Stagecraft and Design, Directing.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across core theatre courses, performance work, production roles, and general education requirements. Students complete a double major in theatre and secondary education if pursuing teacher licensure.

Graduates enter careers as high school theatre teachers, professional performers, stage managers, costume designers, or arts administrators.

Applicants must submit a completed undergraduate application, high school transcripts, and a theatre arts portfolio or audition. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for admission.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme; also available at the Portland Campus and online through eCampus for select courses. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 88% of applicants.

Linfield University has campuses in McMinnville and Portland, Oregon, as well as eCampus programs for students who prefer to learn online. The McMinnville and Portland locations reflect the Pacific Northwest through their landscapes and diversity. The university has a total student population of 1,651, and students come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, with 16 countries represented.

Academic study at Linfield spans undergraduate programs and online and hybrid degrees. The university’s academic programs are designed to encourage curiosity about the future and the wider world. Areas available through Online and Continuing Education include international business, nonprofit management, management, accounting and education. Education majors begin hands-on learning early, sometimes during their first year. Students can also pursue nursing, graduate study and programs in the College of Arts and Sciences or the Linfield Center for Wine Education.

International students should know that Linfield offers both traditional campus study and flexible online pathways. Online and Continuing Education combines collaborative learning with online flexibility, skill-based study, mentorship and academic advising. Transfer options may support students bringing previous study, including international baccalaureate and other non-course credits. Student life includes clubs, athletics, leadership opportunities and learning experiences intended to introduce new perspectives, people and interests.