BA with Major in Theatre - Performance
All Performance majors must complete the following:
The Arts Core is a series of requirements common to all students pursuing degrees in the Faculty of Arts. We encourage completion of as many of these as possible in the first year:
• 6 hours of English from ENGL 1406 or ENGL 1413 & 1423
• 6 hours in a single language other than English: French, German, Greek, Latin, or Spanish
• 6 hours of Social Science: Economics, Politics, Sociology, or Women's and Gender Studies*
• 6 hours of Humanities: Art, Classics, Comparative Religion, History, Philosophy, Music, Women's and Gender Studies* (NB. studio classes in Art and Music do not fulfil this requirement)
• 6 hours of Science: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Engineering, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Math and Stats, Nutrition, Physics, or Psychology
*Only 6h of WGST may be counted for the Arts Core
The Performance Core features a series of sequential studio courses, as follows. Courses in bold are being offered during the 2019-20 academic term:
THEA 2213 | Acting and Performance 1 | 3h |
THEA 2223 | Acting and Performance 2 | 3h |
THEA 2753 | Theatre Voice and Speech 1 | 3h |
THEA 2763 | Theatre Voice and Speech 2 | 3h |
THEA 2853 | Theatre Movement 1 | 3h |
THEA 2863 | Theatre Movement 2 | 3h |
THEA 3313 | Acting and Performance 3 | 3h |
THEA 3323 | Acting and Performance 4 | 3h |
THEA 3532 | Theatre Movement 3 | 3h |
THEA 3863 | Dance in History and Culture | 3h |
THEA 4413 | Acting and Performance 5 | 3h |
THEA 4423 | Acting and Performance 6 | 3h |
Performance majors must also select 12h from the following list of Theatre Electives. Courses in bold are being offered in the 2019-20 academic year.
ENGL 2183 | Shakespeare 1 | 3h |
ENGL 2193 | Shakespeare 2 | 3h |
ENGL 2286 | Shakespeare | 6h |
THEA 2803 | Topics in Film | 3h |
THEA 2813 | Advanced Topics in Film | 3h |
THEA 2823/2833 | Intro to Production 1 or 2 | 3h |
THEA 2883 | Theatre History 1 | 3h |
THEA 2893 | Theatre History 2 | 3h |
THEA 3133 | Playwriting | 3h |
THEA 3243 | Dramaturgy | 3h |
THEA 3883 | Modern Drama: Ibsen-WWII | 3h |
THEA 3893 | Modern Drama: WWII - Present | 3h |
THEA 3923 | Canadian Drama and Film | 3h |
THEA 3973 | Women and Theatre | 3h |
THEA 4013 | Special Topics in Theatre 1 | 3h |
THEA 4023 | Special Topics in Theatre 2 | 3h |
THEA 4313 | Performed Violence 1 | 3h |
THEA 4323 | Performed Violence 2 | 3h |
THEA 4833 | Theatre Ideas 1 | 3h |
THEA 4843 | Theatre Ideas 2 |
In addition to their studio courses and Theatre electives, Performance majors must acquire at least 6h and no more than 12h of Production Credits by participating in one or both of the company’s annual productions. You do not register for these courses, you are assigned one or two production credits by the Director or Technical Director.
Plus electives to equal 120h