Bachelor Programme
Theatre: Acting
Theatre: Acting at UBC Vancouver is a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Department of Theatre and Film that combines professional actor training with theatre history and theory and a liberal arts education. After a first year of foundation courses, students train in scene study, voice, movement, storytelling and improvisation, then move on to heightened text, devised work and screen acting, and perform in department productions. Admission is by audition: students apply to the BFA through UBC and submit a recorded audition to the department, entering Year 1 from high school or Year 2 as transfers.
University
University of British Columbia
Country
Canada
Level
Bachelor
Field
Theatre
Duration
4 years
Language
English
Campus
Vancouver
Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Major in Acting
Intake
September
Application Deadline
January 15, 2027 for the UBC application (international scholars: November 15, 2026); supplemental materials to the Department of Theatre and Film by February 2 (11:59 pm Pacific); online callbacks in March
Tuition Information
2026/27 first-year tuition: CAD 51,530.40 per year for international students (Fine Arts rate, CAD 1,717.68 per credit x 30 credits) and CAD 6,200.70 for Canadian students (CAD 206.69 per credit x 30 credits). Fees for students starting in 2027/28 have not yet been published. Tuition only; student fees, health insurance and housing are extra.
Admission Requirements
- Two-step application: list the BFA Acting as first or second choice on the UBC application, then submit a recorded 2-minute monologue from a contemporary published play, a photo, resume, a 1-minute personal video, references and three short written answers
- Shortlisted applicants are invited to live online callbacks in March; transfers are accepted into Year 2 only
- BC high school: English Studies 12 (or English First Peoples 12)
- IB: no specific courses beyond UBC's general admission requirements; an audition or portfolio is required (Fine Arts)
- English language proof, if required, is due February 15, 2027 (see English Language Requirements below)
English Language Requirements
International applicants must satisfy UBC's English Language Admission Standard.
IELTS Academic
6.5 overall, no band below 6.0
TOEFL iBT
90 overall
PTE Academic
65 overall
Duolingo English Test
125 overall
CAEL
70 overall
Cambridge English
180