The Bachelor of Performing Arts is currently undergoing a program redesign. It is suspended until further notice.<br>The one-of-a-kind BPA degree-completion program provides the unique opportunity to achieve a bachelor's degree in one additional year of study. Get the latest information about the upcoming relaunch of the BPA by joining our contact list below.<br>Expanding upon previous training and/or an existing performance practice, the BPA engages students with the aesthetic, conceptual, formal, cultural and practical aspects of performance creation across multiple mediums.<br>Combining academic research and hands-on studio experimentation, culminating in the creation and production of a capstone performance project, the curriculum explores how to strengthen and sustain a self-generated practice as both a content-creator and event producer.<br><br><br>Learning outcomes<br>Gain real-world performing arts creation and collaborative processes.<br>Produce two production works with the cohort at two venues in Greater Vancouver.<br>Develop entrepreneurial skills necessary to make a self-directed performing arts career feasible.<br>Examine the historical and cultural context of the performing arts in Canada and around the world.<br>Investigate, critique, and challenge the sociopolitical and cultural environment of the performing arts industry.<br>Practical coursework in fundamental business skills, such as grant writing, founding an arts organization, and individual career development.