International Direct - Bachelor of Arts - Theatre and Performance
About International Direct - Bachelor of Arts - Theatre and Performance
Program Description
International direct admission to UIC Global is for international students with advanced English-language skills. It focuses on academic, cultural, and professional growth so you can excel in school—and prepare for a successful future.As an international direct student at UIC Global, you’ll receive:
- Exclusive and rigorous academic coursework
- Priority access to in-demand courses that fit your interests
- Guidance from academic advisors and mentors
- Career development and networking opportunities
- Intensive classes with domestic students
Our curriculum balances history, theory and practice, integrating traditional performance forms with contemporary interdisciplinary practices. Courses in Acting, Voice, Movement, Directing, Playwriting, and Design help you to develop practical knowledge, cultural sensitivity, intellectual resourcefulness, and imaginative daring.
Our theatre faculty are working professionals and prominent theatre artists. The theatre department is led critically acclaimed award-winning actor, director, and Steppenwolf Ensemble member, Yasen Peyankov. Our faculty includes members of four of Chicago’s Tony Award winning theatre companies.
You will work in small classes with personalized attention from faculty.
- Develop your individual voice
- Engage in ensemble-based learning with fellow students
- Participate in coursework based on exploration - focus on process and discovery
- Learn through doing - participate in the UIC’s Mainstage Season performances and student-generated projects under the direction and coaching of the theatre faculty and guest artists
- Learn about the past and the present - integrate traditional performance theories and forms with contemporary interdisciplinary performance practices
- Get real world experience - take advantage of internships available at major Chicago theatres including Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Lookingglass Theatre Company
Performance facilities include a flexible mainstage "black box" theatre, a studio theatre, and other experimental performance spaces.
Many of the program’s graduates are employed professionally in theatre and film, or successfully pursue advanced study in prestigious graduate theatre programs.
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