Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts

(Revised Curriculum Academic Year 2023)

Department of Dramatic Arts, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University is the first educational institution to open bachelor program in dramatic arts in Thailand, offering courses on dramatic literature, acting, directing, playwriting, design and theatre management .

Students will study dramatic theory alongside practical training in the theatre.

The Department of Dramatic Arts offers courses in Dramatic Arts as a single major, a major-minor combination, or a double major for students who choose to specialize in this field. It also provides a minor program for students majoring in other disciplines, both within the Faculty of Arts and in other faculties. The department’s required and elective subjects are as follows:

Course

  • Life in a Theatre
  • Play Analysis
  • Voice and Movement in Theatre
  • World Dramatic Literature I, II, III
  • Acting I, II, III
  • Directing I, II, III
  • Speech and Voice
  • Sight and Sound in Theatre
  • Stagecraft
  • Theatre Production and Management
  • History of Theatre I, II
  • Dance in Theatre
  • Thai Theatre
  • Asian Theatre
  • Theatre for Young Audience
  • Oral Interpretation
  • Singing for Theatre
  • Playwriting I, II
  • Theatre Make-up
  • Stage Management
  • Theatre Producing
  • Scene Design I, II
  • Costume Design I, II
  • Stage Lighting I, II
  • Musical Theatre
  • Sound Design
  • Theatre Practicum
  • Criticism of Theatre, Film and Television
  • Selected Topics in Dramatic Arts I, II, III, IV, V, VI
  • Writing for Television
  • Writing for Film

Senior Project

  • Senior Project: Theatre Management
  • Senior Project: Scene Design
  • Senior Project: Costume
  • Senior Project: Playwriting
  • Senior Project: Acting
  • Senior Project: Lighting Design
  • Senior Project: Directing
  • Senior Project: Sound Design
  • Senior Project: Stage Management

Independent Study

  • Independent Study: Directing
  • Independent Study: Acting
  • Independent Study: Playwriting
  • Independent Study: Design
  • Independent Study: Theatre Production and Management
  • Independent Study: Stage Management
  • Independent Study: Dramatic Literature and Criticism

Curriculum Structure (Bachelor Degree)