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Drama
General
Carleton Hall, Room 247
Office:
Mailing
Department of English
Address:
The University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton NB
Canada, E3B 5A3
Phone:
(506) 453-4676
Fax:
(506) 453-5069
Email:
lfalken@unb.ca
Website:
http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/arts/departments/english/
Faculty
Director: Dr. Len Falkenstein
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Ball, John C., BA, MA, PhD (Tor), Prof & Assoc Dean of Arts - 1995
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Falkenstein, Len, BA, MA (Sask), PhD (Alta), Prof - 1999
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Finlay, Tatrina, BA (Mt Allison), MA (UNB), Asst Prof - 2008
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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
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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 of a study is as follows:
Year One: DRAM 1173
Year Two: DRAM 2170
Year Three: DRAM 3170
Year 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
Core Courses
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DRAM 2170 Principles of Drama Production 6 ch
DRAM 3170 Advanced Drama Production 6 ch
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 3 ch
ENGL 3877 Modern Drama 3 ch
Other Electives
ENGL 2195 Creative Writing: Poetry and Drama 3 ch
ENGL 2263 Shakespeare and Film 3 ch
ENGL 3163 Creative Writing: Drama 3 ch
ENGL 3260 Shakespeare 6 ch
ENGL 3263 Shakespeare's Predecessors and Contemporaries 3 ch
CLAS 3403 The Comic Theatre of Greece and Rome 3 ch
CLAS 3413 The Tragic Theatre of Greece and Rome 3 ch
FILM 3981 Introduction to Directing and Acting for Film and Television 3 ch
FILM 3998 Film Production 3 ch
FILM 3999 Video Production 3 ch
GER 3023 Berlin to Broadway: Musical Theatre Across the Oceans 3 ch
MAAC 3101 Media Design I 3 ch
WLCS 3023 Berlin to Broadway: Musical Theatre Across the Oceans 3 ch
Equivalent courses offered by St. Thomas University can also be used for the Minor, with
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.
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