Theater
About This Programme
Acting, directing, design and dramaturgy in a global performance context.
Course Highlights
- Critical, practice-based theater and performance studies
- Electives in Arts Practice and in History, Theory, Criticism
- Making theater and thinking critically about it
What You'll Study
Studied full-time over four years on the Saadiyat Island campus, combining the NYUAD Core Curriculum, major coursework and electives, up to two semesters of Study Away across NYU's global network, and a required senior Capstone.
Foundations
Global theater and performance practices as tools to imagine and enact new worlds.
- Making Theater
- Thinking Theater
Electives
Seven electives across Arts Practice and History, Theory, Criticism, including from other arts programmes.
- Arts Practice electives
- History, Theory, Criticism electives
Senior Capstone
A capstone seminar and a two-part project.
- Capstone Seminar
- Capstone Project A and B
Careers
Graduates work in theater and in media and entertainment production and pursue graduate study, including MFA programmes, supported by NYUAD's Career Development Center.
Programme Details
Award
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Start Date
September 2026
Duration
4 years
Qualification
Bachelors
Subject Area
Arts & Humanities
Study Pattern
Full time
Delivery Format
On campus
Tuition Fee
AED 251,838/yr
USD 68,574 as published, converted at the pegged rate of 3.6725
Apply through the Common Application. NYU Abu Dhabi awards need-based institutional grants, with need calculated from the CSS Profile. Published tuition is USD 68,574 per year (2026-27), the same for every undergraduate major; most students pay less through need-based aid.