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DRAMA
[for 2012-13 Calendar]
DRAMA
General Office:
Carleton Hall, Room 247
Mailing Address: Department of English
The University of New Brunswick
Box 4400 Fredericton, N.B.
Canada E3B 5A3
Phone:
(506) 453-4676
Fax:
(506) 453-5069
Email:
lfalken@unb.ca
Website:
http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/english
FACULTY
Director: Dr. Len Falkenstein
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Ball, John C., BA, MA, PhD (Tor), Prof - 1995
Falkenstein, Len, BA, MA (Sask), PhD (Alta), Prof -1999
Finlay, Tatrina, BA (Mt Allison), MA (UNB), Asst Prof - 2008
Martin, Randall, BA (Tor), MA (Birmingham), DPhil (Oxon), Prof - 1994
General Information
The UNB Drama program offers pre-professional training in all aspects of theatre, including acting, directing, stage management,
and costume, set, lighting, and sound design. Students in the program stage 5-7 major productions annually under the auspices of
Theatre UNB, the production wing of the program. The Drama program is administratively housed within the Department of English.
Programs of Study
Major
Students can complete a Major in English with a concentration in Drama. For information on this program, see the English
Department section in this Calendar.
Minor
The Drama Minor consists of 24 ch chosen from required, recommended, and elective courses as listed below. Students can
complete the Minor over either 3 or 4 years, having entered the program in the first or second year of their studies. Required
courses for the Minor are DRAM 2170 , DRAM 3170 , and either DRAM 4170 or both DRAM 4173 and DRAM 4174 . For the
remaining 6ch in the program, students can choose from a range of elective courses, with DRAM 1173 and ENGL 3877 being
strongly recommended.
The recommended program study it as follows:
Year
Year
Year
Year
One: DRAM 1173
Two: DRAM 2170
Three: DRAM 3170
Four: DRAM 4170
The remaining 3ch of electives can be taken in any year. Students entering the program in the second year of their studies can take
DRAM 1173 and DRAM 2170 simultaneously. Students wishing to spread the work of DRAM 4170 across two different academic
years can choose to take DRAM 4173 and DRAM 4174 , two 3ch courses which are the equivalent of DRAM 4170 .
Students interested in the program are advised to consult the Director of Drama for further information.
Core and Elective Courses
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Core Courses
DRAM 2170 Principles of Drama Production
6ch
DRAM 3170 Advanced Drama Production
6ch
DRAM 4170 Thesis Production and Independent Project 6 ch
[or DRAM 4173 Thesis Production (3 ch)+ DRAM 4174 Independent Drama Project (3 ch)]
Elective Courses
Recommended Electives
DRAM 1173 Introduction to Acting and Performance
3ch
ENGL 3877 Modern Drama
3ch
Other Electives
ENGL 2195 Creative Writing: Poetry and Drama
3ch
ENGL 2263 Shakespeare and Film
3ch
ENGL 3163 Creative Writing: Drama
3ch
ENGL 3260 Shakespeare
6ch
ENGL 3263 Shakespeare's Predecessors and Contemporaries
3ch
CLAS 3403 The Comic Theatre of Greece and Rome
3ch
CLAS 3413 The Tragic Theatre of Greece and Rome
3ch
FILM 3981
Introduction to Directing and Acting for Film Television 3ch
FILM 3990
Advanced Production
6ch
FILM 3998
Film Production
3ch
FILM 3999
Film Production
3ch
MAAC 3101 Media Design I
3ch
Equivalent courses offered by St. Thomas University can also be used for the Minor, with the permission of the Director of Drama. Other
courses, including some offerings in Film, Creative Writing, and Music, can also be taken as electives, with the permission of the Director
of Drama.