Drama and Theatre Option

This list comprises 2022-23 courses in the Department of English that will be accepted for credit towards your Drama & Theatre program.

This list applies only to these courses as they are offered in 2022-23. These courses in a different year may not necessarily count towards your Drama & Theatre program; please check the list for the year in which you took the course.

Courses are listed below by the program requirements they fulfill.

Course descriptions may be found on the 2022-23 Undergraduate Courses page.

Other ENGL courses than those listed here may sometimes fulfill the program requirements given below. If you note a course not listed that seems to fulfill a given requirement, please see an advisor.

Theory and Criticism:

ENGL 317: Theory of English Studies 1: Philosophical Approaches (fall)
ENGL 318: Theory of English Studies 2: Literary Institutions (winter)
ENGL 319: Theory of English Studies 3: Cultural Theory Now (winter)
ENGL 352: Theories of Difference (winter)

Practice-Based Courses:

ENGL 269: Introduction to Performance (winter)
ENGL 368: Stage, Scenery and Lighting 1 (fall)
ENGL 372: Stage, Scenery and Lighting 2 (winter)
ENGL 377: Costuming for the Theatre 2 (winter)

Performance-Oriented Courses:

ENGL 269: Introduction to Performance (winter)
ENGL 367: Acting 2: Mask and Character Development (fall)
ENGL 375: Interpretation Dramatic Text: Acting Simulations for Couples and Family Therapy (fall and winter)
ENGL 465: Theatre Laboratory (fall and winter)

Courses in Theatre History:

ENGL 313: Canadian Drama and Theatre (fall)
ENGL 314: 20^th Century Drama (winter)
ENGL 370: Theatre History: The Long 18^th Century (fall)
ENGL 371: Theatre History, 19^th to 21^st Centuries: 19^th Century Popular Entertainments (winter)
ENGL 454: Topics in Cultural Studies and Gender: Gender and Sexuality Activism in Latin America and the Caribbean (winter)

Courses in Drama and Theatre Before 1900:

ENGL 315: Shakespeare (winter)
ENGL 370: Theatre History: The Long 18^th Century (fall)
ENGL 371: Theatre History, 19^th to 21^st Centuries: 19^th Century Popular Entertainments (winter)

400-level:

ENGL 454: Topics in Cultural Studies and Gender: Gender and Sexuality Activism in Latin America and the Caribbean (winter)
ENGL 465: Theatre Laboratory (fall and winter)

Canadian Component:

ENGL 313: Canadian Drama and Theatre (fall)

Shakespeare:

ENGL 315: Shakespeare (winter)

Courses with a Theoretical Component:

ENGL 454: Topics in Cultural Studies and Gender: Gender and Sexuality Activism in Latin America and the Caribbean (winter)

Additional courses:

All of the above courses can count as additional courses on the audit sheet if they are not fulfilling another particular requirement.