English - Drama and Theatre Honours (B.A.)
54 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (12 credits)
Note: ENGL 230 and ENGL 355 should be taken in the first two terms of the program.
- ENGL 230 Introduction to Theatre Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 355 The Poetics of Performance (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 491D1 Honours Essay (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 491D2 Honours Essay (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Complementary Courses (42 credits)
42 credits selected as described below. At least 6 of the 42 credits must be at the 500 level. A maximum of 9 credits may be from another department with the signed permission of the Program Adviser. A maximum of 9 of the 42 credits are allowed at the 200 level, none in the final year of the program.
Shakespeare or Another Major Figure in Drama and Theatre Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from a list of courses on Shakespeare or, when available and with an instructor's signed permission on the student's Audit Sheet, another major figure in Drama and Theatre:
Drama and/or Theatre Courses with a Canadian Component (3 credits)
3 credits from a list of courses in Drama and/or Theatre with a Canadian component:
Theatre History Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from the list of courses in Theatre History:
- ENGL 306 Theatre History: Medieval and Early Modern (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 308 English Renaissance Drama 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 310 Restoration and 18th Century Drama (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 312 Victorian and Edwardian Drama 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 314 20th Century Drama (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 370 Theatre History: The Long Eighteenth Century (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 371 Theatre History: 19th to 21st Centuries (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 467 Advanced Studies in Theatre History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 486 Special Topics in Theatre History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 516 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Drama and Theatre Before 1900 Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from the list of courses in Drama and Theatre before 1900:
- ENGL 306 Theatre History: Medieval and Early Modern (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 308 English Renaissance Drama 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 310 Restoration and 18th Century Drama (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 312 Victorian and Edwardian Drama 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 370 Theatre History: The Long Eighteenth Century (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 516 Shakespeare (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Theory, Criticism and Methods (3 credits)
3 credits of Theory, Criticism, and Methods courses from the complementary list or with the permission of your department adviser.
- ENGL 317 Literary and Cultural Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 318 Literary and Cultural Methods (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 319 Literary and Cultural Criticism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 322 Theories of the Text (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 346 Materiality and Sociology of Text (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 352 Theories of Difference (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
400-Level Theory Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from a list of courses with a theoretical component, from the option's offerings at the 400 level or above:
- ENGL 444 Studies in Women Authors (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 458 Theories of Performance in Practice (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 459 Theories of Text and Performance (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 467 Advanced Studies in Theatre History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Performance-Oriented Courses (9 credits)
9 credits from the list of Performance-Oriented courses:
- ENGL 365 Costuming for the Theatre 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 367 Acting for the Stage (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 368 Stage Scenery and Lighting 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 372 Stage Scenery and Lighting 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 376 Directing for the Theatre (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 377 Costuming for the Theatre 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 396 Theatre Practicum 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 397 Theatre Practicum 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 465 Theatre as Craft (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 466 Performance Creation (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 469 Acting 3 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 565 Drama Workshop (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
English Courses (12 credits)
12 credits in English selected in consultation with an academic adviser.
Drama and Theatre - Courses of Interest - Other Departments (0–9 credits)
Students are normally permitted to count 6 credits from other departments toward their English programs. In exceptional circumstances, an adviser, approached by a student with strong academic grounds for including a third such course, may grant permission, to a maximum of 9 extra-departmental credits, and must so indicate in advance by signing the departmental program audit sheet. This list comprises courses in other departments that might be accepted by an adviser for credit towards the student's Drama and Theatre program. This list applies only to these courses as they are offered in the current academic year. There might be other courses in the Faculty of Arts for which a student could receive Drama and Theatre program credit. A student who has identified a course not noted below should show their program adviser the course syllabus in advance and, if he or she agrees, get the adviser's initialled approval of the course on their program audit sheet. The Department requires a complete signed audit sheet in the student's file in Arts 155 in order to process the file for graduation. Included in the list are courses taught in languages other than English and courses that have prerequisites.
3 credits from the following practice-based courses: (3 credits)
3 credits from the following practice-based courses:
- ENGL 269 Introduction to Performance (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ENGL 365 Costuming for the Theatre 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 368 Stage Scenery and Lighting 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ENGL 372 Stage Scenery and Lighting 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ENGL 377 Costuming for the Theatre 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Related programs
- English - Drama and Theatre Major Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Drama and Theatre Joint Honours Component (B.A.)
- English - Drama and Theatre Minor Concentration (B.A.)
- English - Drama and Theatre Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
- English - Drama and Theatre Joint Honours Component (B.A. & Sc.)
- English - Drama and Theatre Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
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