Number and Title of Course:  English 131, Introduction to Drama

 

Length of Course: One semester (Fourteen weeks)

 

Classroom Hours Per Week:  Four classroom hours per week  (a mixture of lecture and seminar)

 

Number of Credit Units:  Three credits

 

Prerequisite: English 12 with a C+ or higher, or English 100 with a C or higher, or English 101

 

Description of Course: This course is a study of the development of drama in the western world. Particular attention is devoted to modern and contemporary plays.

 

Written Assignments: Students will complete three written assignments (of about 800 words each) and one final examination.

 

 

Textbooks: The instructor will select a number of plays for study. Current instructor outlines are available from the English Department

 

Transferability:  UBC English first year, SFU English 103, UVic English first year

 

Steve Barnes , B.Sc. (Alberta), M.A. (British Columbia)
Zeferino Cabrita, B.A., B.F.A., M.A. (British Columbia)
Dilek Cansin, B.A. (Macalester College), M.A. (British Columbia)
Debra Clarke, B.Sc., M.A., TESL Cert (British Columbia)
Leah Kaser, B.A. (British Columbia), M.Ed. (Lesley College)
Angela Lavery, B.A., B.Ed., (Toronto), M.A. (British Columbia)
Nicola Maher, B.A. (British Columbia), M.A. (Sussex)
Leslie Mercer, B.A.(British Columbia), M.A. (University College Dublin)
Denis Roberts, B.A., P.D.P., M.A. (Simon Fraser)
Jim Smith, B.Ed., M.Ed. (British Columbia), M.A.(Simon Fraser)
Gary Swanson, B.A. (Simon Fraser), M.A. (British Columbia)