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BA Honors and BA Major/Minor Requirements
44.8
Drama
44.8 Drama
44.8.1 Honors in Drama
Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult §15.2.2 for admission requirements.
See §43.6 for Faculty regulations concerning the Honors program.
The Honors program offers the exceptional student an opportunity for intensive study in Drama. Because the performed play is the object of exploration, knowledge of dramatic literature, theatre and aesthetics is as essential as familiarity with the creative process of theatre art. The program is therefore flexible enough to embrace both components. Students are encouraged to participate in departmental productions.
Honors in Drama requires a minimum of 
48, maximum of 72 in Drama (at the junior and senior levels) including DRAMA 103, 150, 208, 209, 257, 279, 306, 308, 401, 402 (Honors Essay), 406, and 409. DRAMA 402 (Honors Essay) will be completed under the supervision of a full-time faculty member of the Department, will start in the Winter Term of the third year and continue through the fourth year. Due to the nature of the Honors in Drama program, a Combined Honors program in Drama is not normally offered.
Note: The following courses have been approved for cross-listing as applicable to the Honors program in Drama: JAPAN 416, SCAND 353 and 354. See §43.3(5) for regulations pertaining to cross-listed courses.
Promotion Requirements
Promotion from year to year requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a minimum GPA of 3.3 in Drama courses.
Graduation Requirements
Graduation with Honors in Drama requires a graduation average of at least 3.0 with an average of at least 3.3 in all Drama courses. Graduation with First Class Honors requires a minimum average of at least 3.7 on all Drama courses in the last two years and an average of 3.5 or better on all courses in the two final years (last 60).
44.8.2 Major and Minor in Drama
Degree of BA
See §43.3.
Drama as a Major
The minimum Faculty requirement for a major concentration is 6 at the 400-level. However, students wishing to concentrate in Drama are required to complete an additional 6 at the 400-level or above to fulfil the departmental requirement, for a total of a minimum of 12 at the 400-level or above.
A major in Drama requires DRAMA 103 and 150 as foundation courses which should be taken in the first year and which fulfill the Group 1 Breadth and Diversity Requirement of the BA. At the senior level, the Department requires a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 48 (at least 12 of which must be at the 400-level or above). The program requires core courses in Theatre History or Theory (DRAMA 208 plus two of 203, 209, 301, 302, 305, 308, 327, 409), Acting (DRAMA 257), and Production (DRAMA 279). DRAMA 208, 257, and 279 should be taken in the second year. Further courses are available in acting, community-based theatre, design, directing, dramatic and theatrical theory, improvisation, movement, oral communication, performer-created theatre, playwriting, production and performance, technical theatre, and theatre history. Students may select Drama options to obtain broad exposure to theatre, or may focus on specific areas of interest.
The sequential nature of the BA (Drama) program requires careful planning of second-, third- and fourth-year choices. As students must obtain prior consent from the Department of Drama each year to register in certain BA Drama courses, students should consult a BA Drama Advisor as early as possible to obtain assistance in selecting their courses.
Drama as a Minor
See §43.3(4).
A minor in Drama requires at least 12 at the senior level, of which 6 must be at the 300-level or above. Some 300-level Drama courses have specific prerequisites or need Departmental consent. Students interested in a minor in Drama should take DRAMA 102 and 149 as their Group 1 Breadth and Diversity Requirement of the BA and should obtain registration approval from the Department before registering in any Drama course.
Note: The following courses have been approved for cross-listing as applicable to a major or minor in Drama: JAPAN 416, SCAND 353, and SCAND 354. See §43.3(5) for regulations pertaining to cross-listed courses.
For the degree of BFA in Drama, see §43.9.
