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NB: Students in an English program who wish to take an introductory Shakespeare course must take ENGL 315 and not ENGL 215. If you took ENGL 215 prior to declaring your English program on Minerva, however, that course may count retroactively towards your program requirements in one of: Major Figure; Drama and Theatre with an Historical Dimension.
Theory and Criticism
- ENGL 317 Theory of English Studies 1 (Winter)
- ENGL 319 Theory of English Studies 3 (Fall)
- ENGL 346 Materiality and Sociology of the Text (Fall)
Courses in Theatre History
- ENGL 309 English Renaissance Drama 2 (Fall)
- ENGL 310 Restoration & 18th Century Drama (Fall)
- ENGL 312 Victorian and Edwardian Drama (Winter)
- ENGL 371 Theatre History: 19th to 21st C. (Winter)
- ENGL 467 Advanced Studies in Theatre History: The Actress (Winter)
- ENGL 485 Special Topics in Theatre History 1700-1900: History of Stage Design (Winter)
- ENGL 486 Special Topics in Theatre History After 1900: History of Costume (Fall)
Courses in Drama and Theatre before 1900
- ENGL 309 English Renaissance Drama 2 (Fall)
- ENGL 310 Restoration & 18th Century Drama (Fall)
- ENGL 312 Victorian and Edwardian Drama (Winter)
- ENGL 371 Theatre History: 19th to 21st C. (Winter)
- ENGL 485 Special Topics in Theatre History 1700-1900 (Winter)
Courses in Drama and Theatre at the 400-level
- ENGL 413 Special Topics in Canadian Drama and Theatre (Fall)
- ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (Winter)
- ENGL 430 Studies in Drama: Modernism in the Theatre (Fall)
- ENGL 458 Theories of Text & Performance 1 (Fall)
- ENGL 460 Studies in Literary Theory: Theorizing the Comic (Fall)
- ENGL 467 Advanced Studies in Theatre History: The Actress (Winter)
- ENGL 485 Special Topics in Theatre History 1700-1900 (Winter)
Courses with a Canadian component
- ENGL 313 Canadian Drama (Winter)
- ENGL 376 Scene Study: Multiculturalism and North American Drama (Winter)
- ENGL 413 Special Topics in Canadian Drama and Theatre (Fall)
Performance-oriented courses
- ENGL 365 Costuming for the Theatre 1 (Fall)
- ENGL 367 Advanced Acting (Fall)
- ENGL 368 Stage Scenery and Lighting 1 (Fall)
- ENGL 372 Stage Scenery and Lighting 2 (Winter)
- ENGL 377 Costuming for the Theatre 2 (Winter)
- ENGL 466D1 Directing for the Theatre (Fall and Winter)
Courses on Shakespeare
- ENGL 315 Shakespeare (Fall)
- ENGL 345 Literature and Society (Fall)
- ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (Winter)
Additional Courses from the Drama and Theatre Option's Offerings
This category includes all the courses listed above except required courses, as well as the course listed below.
Note that any English course not on this list—such as unlisted courses in Cultural Studies—may not count towards your Drama and Theatre program.
- ENGL 314 20th Century Drama (Winter)
- ENGL 395 Culture and Theatre Studies: Perfomance Studies (Fall)
- IPLAI 500 Shakespeare as Theatre / Shakespeare as Opera (Winter)
- ENGL 568 Studies in Dramatic Form: Contemporary Tragedy (Winter)