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Course ID	Course
THTR 341	THTR 341 Shakespeare I Course Credits: 3 An intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include the sonnets, the history plays, Henry IV(Parts 1 and 2) or Henry V; the comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It; the problem play, Measure for Measure; the tragedies, King Lear and Macbeth, and the romance Cymbeline. Cross-listed: ENGL 351 Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third- or fourth-year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third- or fourth-year standing; or instructor's consent NB: Not offered every semester. See department chair.
THTR 342	THTR 342 Shakespeare II Course Credits: 3 An intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include Venus and Adonis, the history play, Richard III; the comedy, The Merchant of Venice; the tragedies Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, and Antony and Cleopatra; and the romances, The Winter's Tale and The Tempest. Cross-listed: ENGL 352 Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third- or fourth-year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third- or fourth-year standing; or instructor's consent NB: No overlap with ENGL 351/THTR 341.
THTR 343	THTR 343 Canadian Drama Course Credits: 3 A survey of Canadian plays, starting with the first official play written in North America (a seventeenth-century Canadian play) and progressing to twenty-first-century dramatists and their texts. Students will engage in detailed analyses of plays: their structures, historical/cultural contexts, and present-day relevance. The plays explore a variety of topics and themes, including but not limited to family life, social issues, class struggles, oppression, and marginalization. Students will also read plays about Indigenous culture and plays by Indigenous writers. Cross-listed: ENGL 393 Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104; third- or fourth-year standing or instructor's consent NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
THTR 344	THTR 344 Modern Drama Course Credits: 3 A study of eight to ten modern plays—British, American, and Canadian—representing different forms and approaches to drama in the last 100 years. Cross-listed: ENGL 394 Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third- or fourth-year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third- or fourth-year standing; or instructor's consent NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
THTR 345	THTR 345 Irish Drama Course Credits: 3 A survey of the dramatic literature of Ireland, focusing on twentieth century plays from Yeats to Beckett and Friel. After a quick review of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the course turns to the drama of Irish nationalism and follows its development into the international arena. Cross-listed: ENGL 395 Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third- or fourth-year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third- or fourth-year standing; or instructor's consent NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
THTR 346	THTR 346 American Drama Course Credits: 3 A survey of significant American dramatic literature. Beginning with a brief background of eighteenth and nineteenth century drama influenced by European styles, the course progresses to Eugene O’Neill, widely considered to be the dramatist to define a distinct American voice in the theatre. This course then examines the work of significant playwrights such as Arthur Miller, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, Tony Kushner, Lorraine Hansberry and others, and includes a component on “the book musical”. Cross-listed: ENGL 396 Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third- or fourth-year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third- or fourth-year standing; or instructor's consent NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
THTR 347	THTR 347 Drama of Japan Course Credits: 3 A survey of classical Japanese drama in English translation. The Noh drama of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries and the Bunraku and Kabuki drama of the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. An examination of the impact of these forms on film theory in the twentieth century. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104; upper-level standing NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
THTR 348	THTR 348 World Drama Course Credits: 3 World Drama is a survey course of the dramatic literature of the past 2500 years, from classic nationalist drama to the global contemporary drama of the twenty-first century. Students will explore social and global issues such as war, class struggle, gender inequality, dysfunctional family life, and more, from past times and today, in the context of the drama of different world cultures. World Drama is a course of reading, discussion, and audience response to live performances of global drama from differing cultures and times (in English translation). The course will entail both the reading of major plays and attendance of live performances of world dramatic masterpieces that are available at theatres in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Though designed for Theatre and English students, the course is of great value to any student who wishes a broader knowledge of world culture through its varied theatrical expressions. Play choices are made to avoid overlap with other dramatic literature currently taught in both the Theatre and English departments, where advisable. Cross-listed: ENGL 348 Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104; upper-level standing NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
THTR 352	THTR 352 Mainstage Course Credits: 1 Students must participate fully as an actor or stage manager in the semester's mainstage production.

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