The English program includes many courses in drama, so, if theatre and performance interest you, consider making these courses the core of your program:
- ENGL 1005H: Love and Hate
- ENGL 1809H: Making a Scene
- ENGL 2100Y: Perilous Realms: Medieval and Renaissance Literature
- ENGL 2150Y/2151H Studies in Shakespeare
- ENGL 2152Y/2153H Shakespeare for the Stage and Classroom
- ENGL 2804Y/2805H Modern Drama
- ENGL 2809H Stage and Screen
- ENGL 3040Y/3041H Practicum Course*
- ENGL 3123H Angels and Demons, Shepherds and Shrews: Medieval Drama
- ENGL 3153H The Renaissance Theatre
- ENGL 3155H Elizabethan Literature
- ENGL 3202Y/3203H Restoration and 18th-century Theatre and Journalism
- ENGL 4150Y/4153H Advanced Studies in Shakespeare
- ENGL 4804Y/4805H Advanced Studies in Modern Drama
- ENGL 4040Y/4041H Practicum Course*
- ENGL 4809H: Setting the Scene
Additionally, most of these courses are part of the Option in Theatre Studies. So, you can pursue this option in conjunction with your English degree.
Option in Theatre Studies
The Option in Theatre Studies will be of particular interest to those active in theatre or wishing to demonstrate a background in theatre arts. Students are advised to consult with the program coordinator early in their program.
Graduating students who have fulfilled the requirements for a General or Honours degree in any subject may apply for an Option in Theatre Studies, if they have successfully completed the following 6.0 credits:
– 2.0 credits from Category A (Performance)
– 2.0 credits from Category B (History, Text, Theory)
– 2.0 additional credits from those listed below
– At least 3.0 of the total 6.0 credits must be from different academic disciplines
Courses & Requirements
To earn this option, you will need to fulfill the requirements of a General or Honours degree in any subject as long as you have successfully completed the following 6.0 credits:
2.0 credits from Category A (Performance), 2.0 credits from Category B (History, Text, Theory), 2.0 additional credits from those listed below, at least 3.0 of the total 6.0 credits must be from different academic disciplines
Category A (Performance):
- CUST 2571H
- CUST 2572H: Workshop: Performance and Protest
- CUST 2573H
- CUST 3175Y: Workshop: Making Theatre
- CUST 3572H: Workshop: Storytelling and Theatre
- CUST 3573H: Workshop: Theatre of the Absurd
- CUST 4070Y/4570H: Advanced Studies in Theatre and the Performing Arts
- ENGL 1809H: Making a Scene
- ENGL 2152Y/2153H: Reading Shakespeare for the Classroom and Stage
- ENGL 2809H: Stage and Screen
- ENGL 2811H: Children’s Literature: Poetry, Picture Books, and Plays
- ENGL 3205H: Modern Laughter
- ENGL 4809H: Setting the Scene
- INDG 1570H: The Origins of Theatre: Performance in Indigenous and Cultural Studies
- INDG 2010H: Indigenous Contemporary Dance
- INDG 2020H: Indigenous Contemporary Music
- INDG 2110Y: Introduction to Indigenous Theatre
- INDG 3010H: Indigenous Storytelling: Oral, Written, and Performative
- INDG 3030H: Indigenous Dance Theatre
- INDG 3060H: Theatre for Indigenous Communities
- INDG 3860Y, INDG 3861H, INDG 3862H: Practicum Field Placement
- INDG 4860Y, INDG 4861H, INDG 4862H: Practicum Field Placement
- With permission of the Option coordinator: ENGL 4040Y/4041H: Practicum Course
Category B (History, Text, Theory):
- AHCL 2303H: Approaches to Classical Literature
- AHCL 3320H: Tragedy in the Ancient World
- AHCL 3330H: Comedy in the Ancient World
- CUST 3071Y:
- ENGL 2150Y/2151H: Studies in Shakespeare
- ENGL 2804Y/2805H: Modern Drama
- ENGL 2809H: Stage and Screen
- ENGL 3123H: Angels and Demons, Shepherds and Shrews: Medieval Drama
- ENGL 3153H: The Renaissance Theatre
- ENGL-MDST 3203H: Theatre and Journalism During the Restoration and Eighteenth Century
- ENGL 3205H: Modern Laughter
- ENGL-MDST 3209H: The First Media Revolution
- ENGL 4150Y/4151H: Advanced Studies in Shakespeare
- ENGL 4804Y/4805H: Advanced Studies in Modern Drama
- INDG 3560Y: The Living History of Indigenous Dance and Theatre
- With permission of the Option coordinator: ENGL 4901H
1.0 credit from the following courses may count as a Category B option:
- FREN 3172H: Molière et son époque / Seventeenth-Century French Literature
- FREN 3202H: Le théâtre français au XXe siècle / French Theatre of the Twentieth Century
- FREN-CAST 3231H: Théâtre québécois / Québécois Theatre
*Practicum Courses in English (3040Y/3041H and 4040Y/4041H) offer a student the opportunity to earn credits for practical experiences in theatre with Departmental permission.
For more information about practicum courses or the Option in Theatre Studies contact swbrown@trentu.ca.