Performance: Design and Production - BFA
Performance: Design and Production - BFA
Formerly Performance: Production2
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Faculty: The Creative School
Requirements: Grades-Only
Grade range: Low 70s1
Experiential learning: Studio course(s) available
Full-time format: 4 Year
Is this degree for you?
Unique in Canada for its comprehensive approach, the Performance: Design and Production (formerly Performance: Production)2 degree program explores core topics related to live entertainment design and production, from concept to public presentation. This includes digital production, design applications, production management and marketing.
Study all aspects of production design such as costume, scenery, lighting, digital media and sound, while gaining hands-on experience in live shows and industry projects. Develop the technical, creative and leadership skills needed to produce large-scale productions like plays, dance shows, AR/VR immersive experiences and community art projects.
You’ll work alongside artists, designers, animators, filmmakers and performers. Apply your studies in dedicated facilities including the proscenium stage, black box theatre, rehearsal halls, dance studios, lighting and sound lab, and costume workshops.
80%
Time spent in studio
Student spotlight
Students take interactive exhibition projects to industry sponsor event
The Show Systems Engineering class is an exploration of applications of networking and show control in the performance industry, including topics such as lighting, sound, projection, rigging, motors and system control languages. Our students are able to engage in new technologies while developing an interactive experience as their cumulative assignment. These interactive experiences are displayed in partnership with industry sponsors UKAI projects and BlackTrax.
Read more: THT 582 x UKAI Projects - Above GROUND / Below GROUND
After you graduate with this degree
Career possibilities:
- Casting director
- Costume designer
- Director
- Event producer
- Production designer
💼 Employer possibilities:
- Canadian Opera Company
- Cirque Du Soleil
- Mirvish Productions
- National Ballet of Canada
- Stratford Festival
Academic requirements
This is a Grades-Only program. Admission decisions for Grades-Only programs are based on academic performance.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M courses including the following program specific requirements.
Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher prerequisite grades and/or higher overall averages:
- English/anglais (ENG 4U/EAE 4U preferred).
- The minimum grade required in the subject prerequisite (normally in the 65-70% range) will be determined subject to competition.
Academic admission requirements for all other applicants are available on the admission requirements page.
Tuition and fees range 2024-2025
For detailed fees information, visit tuition and fees by program.
Full-time format:
Ontario students: $7,305 - $7,798
Out-of-province students: $8,481 - $8,995
International students: $35,102 - $35,521
First-year courses
Here is a preview of first-year courses based on the available undergraduate calendar information.
The Creative School
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Notes:
- Actual minimum grade ranges required for fall 2025 admission/wait list consideration will be determined based on grades and qualifications presented by the applicant pool as they become available. Required grade ranges may fluctuate from year to year (up or down) as a result of competition. Applicants not educated in Ontario may present the equivalent of the Ontario requirements. TMU reserves the right to determine equivalency at its sole discretion.
- Updated December 2024: This program was formerly known as Performance: Production.
Disclaimer:
While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this site, in the event of a discrepancy, TMU's current Undergraduate Calendar is the official reference.