戏剧文学硕士（含论文）专注于戏剧理论和戏剧学领域。该计划的目的是通过鼓励从业者和理论家之间的对话和理解，将理论和实践方法联系起来进行戏剧研究。该计划使学生能够将戏剧的认识论和跨学科特殊性作为一种艺术形式和研究学科来扩大其学术范围。
The Department of Theatre offers a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Theatre with specialization in Directing.<br>The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in directing focuses on the practice of directing contemporary theatre. It allows students to develop their skills in the art of directing, and offers the unique opportunity to study both English and French theatre practices in a bilingual and bicultural setting. The program is designed to prepare students to work as directors in the professional theatre.<br>Theory courses provide exposure to contemporary artistic and cultural discourse, and the basis for students contextualization of their personal studio work within current art practice and theoretical investigation. Students enrol in two Theory courses per academic year, the Professional Internship course, in which students have the opportunity to work at one of the many art institutions in the region, or with a professional artist, is a distinctive feature of our program. Art History and Theory faculty members and adjunct professors of the Department are actively involved in research and publishing as well as in curatorial projects, in the areas of art and gender, transnational and post-colonial studies in art, critical questions in museology, the archive in contemporary art practice, among others. <br><br>The University's Department of Visual Arts is located in Ottawa's downtown core, home to many of Canada's most influential and dynamic art institutions. The Department is within walking distance of the National Gallery of Canada, the Canada Council Art Bank Gallery, the Ottawa Art Gallery, SAW Video and the Karsh-Masson Gallery, as well as the Canadian Museum of Nature. Located close by are the Canadian Museum of History, and Library and Archives Canada, and across the river in Gatineau, Qubec, AxeNo7 Gallery and Damn media arts center. These and other National Capital Region art venues feature outstanding collections, high-profile exhibitions, stimulating artists presentations and lecture series, and first-class research facilities.