Students must consult the Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) degree regulations that form minimum requirements for the relevant programs in all subjects. Listed below are special or additional requirements that must also be met by students in Drama programs.
NOTE: Drama can also be used for the Theatre Arts Certificate. Careful course planning can support earning the Certificate through electives and core courses in most Bachelor of Arts (BA) and some Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) programs, and the program can also be taken on its own. Students in other Schools are advised to consult with the department chair to confirm the feasibility of the Certificate within their chosen program.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) Minor (24 credits in Drama)
DRAM1101 (Introduction to Play Production)
Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) Academic Field (24 Credits)
24 credits in one discipline with at least 6 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level
Multidisciplinary Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS)
This degree allows a student to combine courses from three disciplines to form a coherent topic with a specific focus – in effect, a customized program. There must be a minimum of 18 credits in each major discipline. See “Program Options for BA” for general guidelines.
Students with an interest in theatre or Applied Theatre may wish to consider a Multidisciplinary Degree combining DRAM courses with:
- Education “teachable subjects” in preparation for teaching at the middle and high school level
- History and French in preparation for work in Parks Canada historical sites
- Political Science, Sociology, and/or Communication for work in social justice and not-for-profit organization or politics
- Psychology and Sociology in preparation for further studies in Drama Therapy or Social Work
- Political Science or Sociology and Mi’kmaq Studies for work in/with Mi’kmaq communities
- Sport and Physical Activity Leadership (SPAL) and Sociology and/or Communications for work in community wellness
Once a topic is chosen in consultation with a Department Chair, it must be approved by the Dean of Arts & Social Sciences (who seeks advice from the Chairs of all disciplines involved in the topic area). Approval must be received after the first 60 credits of the degree
Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies (BACS) Major in Applied Theatre (48 Credits)
- 6 credits of 1000 level ENGL (1104. 1107, 1008 recommended)
- DRAM 1101: Play Production (3 credits)
- DRAM 2204: Improvisational Drama (3 credits)
- DRAM 2205: Applied Theatre (3 credits)
- DRAM 3107: Collective Creation and Devising (3 credits)
- DRAM 4100 Advanced Topics in Applied Theatre (6 credits)
- 6 credits of Dramatic Literature and Theory (DLT) – see below
- 6 credits of Arts Enterprise and Policy (AEP) – see below
- 6 credits of Theatrical Practice (DRAM) – see below
- 6 additional credits chosen from DLT/AEP/DRAM
In addition, note the standard BACS requirements:
- maximum of 9 credits at the 1000 level in courses counted towards the Major
- minimum of 24 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, of which at least 9 credits must be at the 4000 level. The BACS required core course, COMS 4100: Self-Directed Senior Project (6 credits) can be counted towards the 4000 level requirement.
Dramatic Literature and Theory course options (minimum 6 credits)
- ENGL2241 Shakespeare (3 cr)
- ENGL2606 Dramatic Literature by Women I (3 cr)
- ENGL2607 Dramatic Literature by Women II (3 cr)
- ENGL2642 A Survey of the Drama (6 cr)
- ENGL3122 Medieval Drama (3 cr)
- ENGL3241/ENGL3243 Renaissance Drama I & II (3 cr each)
- ENGL3301 Romantic Drama (3 cr)
- ENGL3303 Victorian Drama (3 cr)
- ENGL3320 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama (6 cr)
- ENGL3406 Canadian Drama (3 cr)
- ENGL3407 Dramatizing Ireland: Plays from 1950 – Present (3 cr)
- ENGL3441 Modern American Drama (3 cr)
- ENGL4240 Studies in Shakespeare (6 cr)
- ENGL4404 Indigenous Drama in Canada (3 cr)
Special topics can be used in this category when the special topic is focused on Dramatic Literature or Performance Theory.
Arts Enterprise and Policy course options (minimum 6 credits).
- COMM 3109: Strategic Corporate Communication
- COMM 3104/HIST 3118: Public History in the Media **Approved 2024 – DRAM-2104 (replaced DRAM-3104: Stage Craft)
- COMM 3105/HIST 3119: Memory & History in the Public Sphere
- COMM 3115: Communication and Social Change
- DRAM/MUSI 3108: Arts Management in the Creative Economy
- FOLK/MUSI 3601: Cultural Tourism
- MGMT 1603: Nature of Entrepreneurship
- MRKT 1301: Introduction to Marketing
- MRKT 4305: Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations
- POLS 3124: Art and Politics
Special topics and alternate courses may be approved in consultation with the department chair or program lead, provided that approval is sought before registering for the course in question and the course Is justified in light of the student’s career intentions.
Theatrical Practice course options (minimum 6 credits).
- DRAM2101 Introduction to Acting
- DRAM2151 Voice Production
- DRAM2201 Directing **Approved 2024 – DRAM-3201 (replaced DRAM-2201)
- DRAM2203 Theatre for Children
- DRAM2621 Playwriting I
- DRAM2623 Playwriting II
- DRAM3101 Movement for the Theatre
- DRAM3103 Voice for the Theatre
- DRAM3104 Stagecraft
- DRAM3105 Stage Management
- DRAM3106 Acting II
- DRAM4101 Site Specific and Environmental Theatre
Note that DRAM1101, 2204, 2205, 3107, 3108, and 4100 do not fulfill the requirement for this category.
DRAM2701/3701/4701 can be used in this category when the special topic is focused on theatrical practice.