Drama

• Programs of Study
• Core and Elective Courses



Faculty

Director: Dr. Len Falkenstein

• 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), Instructor - 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 of 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

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
CCS 3123 Berlin to Broadway: Musical Theatre across the Oceans 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 Editing and Post Production 3 ch
MAAC 3101 Media Design I 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.