The Bachelor of Arts, Minor in Theatre is intended for students who wish to pursue Theatre courses and the study of theatre as part of a Vancouver Island University BA degree. Upper-level Theatre courses complement several other disciplines including creative writing, playwriting, digital media, or media studies and these courses are useful electives for education students. The courses offered are generally either academically-focused or skill-focused. Theatre history courses, for example, require reading, research, and writing skills, while courses in directing or design focus more on developing techniques and methodologies.