This program provides students with a deep insight into the practice and reception of theatre studies. It begins with a foundational year, i.e., the first year of the module, that enables students to analyze the forms and meanings of performance in national and international contexts. In subsequent years, students tailor their learning to achieve their own intellectual and career goals. Courses include topics in audience reception, performance archives, arts journalism and the playwright’s art.  The degree emphasizes hands-on learning and its capstone is Destination Theatre, with students immersing themselves in theatre cultures outside of London to experience live performance, theatrical spaces, and cultures of reception.

The Honours Specialization in Epidemiology and Biostatistics program in the Bachelor of Medical Science program is intended to provide a unique alternative to other Honours Specializations, particularly for students who are interested in health economics, health systems policy, and health technology assessment.

The Major in Arts and Humanities forms the core of the new School for Advanced Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The School will provide a research-intensive, interdisciplinary academic experience for a select group of high achieving students. This program  will focus on writing, research skills and methodologies in Arts and Humanities, culminating in a thematic, integrated fourth-year seminar.

The new Bachelor of Engineering Science in Chemical Engineering (International Collaboration) is a dual-degree program to be offered collaboratively by Western University and Zhejiang University. Designed as a “2 + 2” program, students will take their first two years of the program at Zhejiang University before transferring to Western University for Years 3 and 4. The two universities have collaborated on the curriculum of Years 1 and 2, and two additional bridging courses will ensure that students from Zhejiang University are prepared for the final two years of the program at Western University. Courses in Years 3 and 4 of the program are the same as Western’s current Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering).

Similar to Western’s existing chemical engineering program, the “2+2” program will focus on the depth of core courses such that students are able to formulate  chemical engineering  problems  encountered  in  real life  using  first principles. However, in today’s ever-diversified applications of chemical engineering ranging from traditional petrochemical industries to those recently emerged (such as biomedical and nanotechnology), depth of knowledge should be complemented with a breadth that enables graduates to apply these principles into other related problems. The program thus will equip graduates with critical thinking and broad understanding in translational problem-solving skills.