20 Master's degrees in Drama in Canada

Advanced Filmmaking
This Advanced Filmmaking Postgrad.Cert program from Fanshawe College gives you the practical skills and knowledge you need to join the film and television industry in a variety of positions. Learning from industry professionals, you will gain hands-on experience in all stages of production. You won’t just be learning about films, you’ll be making them at Fanshawe's state-of-the art film school.
Theatre and Performance Studies
The Theatre and Performance Studies MA program at York University emphasizes our collective interest in theatre, performance, and cultural politics. For us, this means teaching classes that explore performance both on stage and in everyday life in order to highlight the cultural, political, material and ideological dimensions of performance practices – both past and present.
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
The Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies program at the University of Toronto offers a graduate program leading to the Master of Arts.
Directing
A professionally oriented Directing program at the University of Alberta which offers 6 directing exercises in various theatres, including 3 full length productions.
Theatre Design
Canada’s foremost Masters in Theatre Design program at the University of Albertain production design for professional theatre designers training to Associated Designers of Canada standards of practice.
Creative Writing and Theatre
At the University of British Columbia, we have Canada's oldest and most respected MFA Program in Creative Writing and Theatre. Offering an unprecedented 11 genres for potential study, students work in a learner-centered, workshop-driven program which offers an exciting breadth of choices, award-winning faculty and a setting in one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.
Theatre
The two-year M.A. Theatre program at University of British Columbia offers students the opportunity to pursue theatre studies through coursework and an M.A. thesis project. Students are expected to give primary attention to an area of expertise of their choice while training in the broader theoretical, critical, and historical contexts of the field.
Theatre Studies
The Theatre Studies program of University of Guelph is a research-based degree that offers students the opportunity to work with award-winning theatre scholars and practitioners.
Directing and Design Production
The Directing and Design Production program of University of Victoria, British Columbia requires practical theatre experience.
Theatre Directing
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Theatre Directing offered at University of Ottawa focuses on the practice of directing contemporary theatre.
Theatre Studies
Performance is the key to everything we do. Our graduate Theatre Studies program at University of Victoria, British Columbia teach in a comprehensive and immersive style.
Dramatic Arts
The Dramatic Arts programme at the University of Lethbridge is a comprehensive Master of Arts degree delivered in person at the Lethbridge campus. This full-time, 24-month course focuses on advanced research through coursework and a thesis, offering students a rigorous academic environment to explore theatre and performance.
Theatre
The Master of Fine Arts in Theatre in Design and Production is an intensive program from University of British Columbia intended to prepare students for work as designers in the professional theatre.
Theatre Practice
The Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Practice at the University of Alberta brings talented and motivated graduate students together with outstanding educators, active artists and theorists with local, national, and international perspectives in the performing arts.
Drama
A Drama program at the University of Alberta offering a strong foundation of historical and contemporary critical and theoretical approaches to theatre and performance.
Dramatic Arts
The Dramatic Arts program at University of Lethbridge offers graduate students the opportunity to explore innovative approaches to theatre production and performance including traditional theatre disciplines, as well as interdisciplinary artistic projects.
Applied Theatre
Discover the dynamic and global impact of theatre. Under faculty supervision, you’ll find critical ways to apply this knowledge through opportunities such as a practicum project with community organizations or research institutes at the Applied Theatre programme at the University of Victoria.
Theatre
Theatre from University of Ottawa is focused on the fields of theatre theory and dramaturgy. The objective of this program is to bridge theoretical and practical approaches to the study of theatre by encouraging dialogue and understanding between practitioners and theoreticians.
Theatre - Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Theatre - Medieval and Renaissance Studies from University of Ottawa includes a thesis and is focused on the fields of theatre theory and dramaturgy. The objective of this program is to bridge theoretical and practical approaches to the study of theatre by encouraging dialogue and understanding between practitioners and theoreticians.
Drama Therapy
The Drama Therapy programme at Concordia University Montréal is a two-year, course-based Master of Arts. This full-time professional qualification integrates theatre with clinical psychology. Students complete 60 credits, including intensive internships, to prepare for careers as registered therapists in diverse healthcare settings.