Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies

University of Delaware

Theatre is a performing art and that means it takes a lot of people to make it happen. Because theatre is highly collaborative, communication is the most necessary skill for theatre practitioners. That’s what students in this program will be developing, the ability to speak to other people with clarity, imagination and commitment. That’s why a degree in theatre can be applied to a wide variety of jobs and life paths. The Theatre Studies degree is a general degree allowing the student great flexibility. The theatre student can steer their education in four different directions. Two of these are for further study in theatre or outside of theatre. The other two directions are for students that want to use the degree to begin their careers. The Department of Theatre and Dance at University of Delaware offers students an expansive range of courses and a wide variety of opportunities in the performing arts. As the performing arts are communal in their creation and consumption, they develop two primary life skills: collaboration and communication. Through the strengthening of those two skills, it is the department’s commitment to cultivate citizens of the world that contribute to the greater community. Here in the Department of Theatre and Dance, the degree programs have been created to allow students the flexibility to design their own path. These paths include performing, producing, teaching, scholarship and research.

College of Arts and Sciences