Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
BFA Acting
University of British Columbia, Department of Theatre and Film · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Acting
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In personMinimum commitment of three years for completion
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Acting degree combining professional acting training with theatre studies. Early years cover storytelling, improvisation, scene study, movement and voice; later years add acting styles, screen acting, audition technique, solo creation, singing, voice-over and stage combat.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Screen acting, Voice & speech, Movement
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- The University of British Columbia
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Minimum commitment of three years for completion
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- UBC Vancouver campus
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- One recorded monologue from a contemporary published play (not a film, not self-written), maximum 2 minutes, single uninterrupted take.
- Self-tape
- Yes
- In-person audition
- No
- Audition detail
- Recorded audition plus supplemental material: photo, acting resume, one-minute video, references and three short written responses.
- References
- References from acting experience (teachers, workshop instructors, directors).
- Writing or research sample
- Three short written responses of 500 characters or less.
- Deadlines
- Apply by February 1, 2027
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
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Performance opportunities
As published by the provider. Showcases and productions are opportunities to perform; they do not guarantee agents, auditions, casting, union eligibility or work.
- Productions
- Courses are integrated with theatre productions; students may act in shows and work with guest artists and industry professionals.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)