Last updated: September 6, 2001 @ 10:08AM

Drama and Theatre in Education
This program is co-ordinated by the Department of Fine Arts

Chair
Murray Kropf

Dramatic Literature and Theatre

Professors
Mary Jane Miller

Associate Professor
Glenys McQueenFuentes

Assistant Professors
Marlene Moser, Gyllian Raby

Part-time Instructors

Dramatic Literature:
Theatre: Terrance Cox, Maria-Clery Galery, Judith Marquis (scenic painting), Ken Garrett (lighting design), Cindy Emery (makeup and wigs), Kathryn Kerr (props), Michelle LaGasse (stage management),Leigh Kerr (theatre administration), Karyn McCallum, Barbara Gordon (scenic design), Peter Feldman (scene study), fourth year production) Taras Cymbalisty, Barbara Gordon, Guillermo Verdecchia
DramainEducation:Suzanne Burchell, Gail Fricker, Javier Gubern-Soyka, Christina Rozendaal, Helen Zdriluk

Resident Company, Theatre Beyond Words
Terry Judd, Linda Levesque, Shelley Marriage, Harro Maskow, Stephen Miller, Robin Patterson, Christine Stephen, Kevin Stewart

Visual Arts

Associate Professors
Murray Kropf, Merijean Morrissey, Derek Knight

Assistant Professor
Jean Bridge

Visiting Artist
Ed Aoki

Technical Director
Adrian Palmieri

Wardrobe Co-ordinator
Margaret Molokach

Director, Co-operative Programs
Cindy Dunne

General Information

Administrative Assistant,
Monika Lederich
(905) 688-5550, extension 3214
Thistle west 135
http://www.brocku.ca/finearts/

At Brock the study of the arts is concerned with their nature, function and history, from the classics to popular culture, from ancient drawings and rituals to the avantgarde. Through critical analysis of classic works and personal creative development, the student will gain an awareness of the ways in which the artistic media function. Our aim is to contribute to the vitality of the arts by developing sensitive, creative and articulate artists, teachers, audiences and graduates who are disciplined and adaptable, with both research skills and experience at collaborating effort.

The Department of Fine Arts offers honours, pass, single and combined major programs in four fields of study: Drama and Theatre in Education, Dramatic Literature, Theatre, and Visual Arts, honours Co-op programs in three fields of study: Drama and Theatre in Education, Dramatic Literature and Theatre In addition, the department offers a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Theatre. These programs represent the student's choice of major within the department. Single honours and pass programs are also offered in Contemporary Cultural Studies. The department also offers a Certificate and Concentration in Drama in Education.
Please consult the relevant entry for a listing of program requirements.

Facilities

The Theatre Program uses the facilities of the Centre for the Arts including the 543seat Sean O'Sullivan Theatre with its thrust stage, The Studio and The Playhouse. Scenery, properties and construction workrooms are part of the Brock Centre for the Arts complex.

Visual Arts facilities include a slide collection, art studios and a darkroom. Extracurricular activities. The department presents and sponsors theatre productions, exhibitions, public lectures and an annual spring festival of student work. The University regularly hosts mime performances and workshops by its resident company, the internationally acclaimed Theatre Beyond Words.

The Brock Centre for the Arts presents a professional season of international and Canadian artists in theatre, dance and music, family and children's events. In addition, the Visual Arts Program arranges for a variety of visiting artists and with Brock's Fine Arts Committee organizes a program of art exhibitions.

Drama in Education and Theatre in Education are distinct but comple-mentary theoretical and practical disciplines which facilitate learning over a wide educational range, and provide pedagogical tools for teachers, childhood studies professionals, theatre therapists and others (see the description of the certificate below). The focus is on learning through practice as well as about the principles, processes and practices of drama and theatre in education.

Drama in Education/Theatre
The combined honours programs combines the core courses of the Drama and Theatre in Education and Theatre courses in performance and playwriting, with the combined honours program in Dramatic Litertature. The program would be of particular interest to students planning a career in teaching, as well as to students planning a career in social work, drama therapy, psychotherapy, volunteer training, personnel manage-ment, union organizing and market consulting.

The Drama in Education/Theatre and Dramatic Literature Co-op program combines academic and work terms over a five-year period. Students spend two years in an academic setting studying the fundamentals of drama in education, theatre and dramatic literature prior to taking the first work placement. In addition to the current fees for courses in academic study terms, Co-op students are assessed an annual administrative fee (see the Schedule of Fees).

Admission to the Co-op program is on the basis of marks, a personal interview, audition and short essay handwritten on site. The normal requirement for admission is a minimum 80 percent average on six OACs (or equivalent). As this is a limited enrolment program, admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirement. The Co-op Programs Office and the Department of Fine Arts will facilitate admission decisions.

Students admitted to the Co-op program must follow the Drama in Education/Theatre and Dramatic Literature Co-op program schedule. Failure to adhere to the schedule may result in removal from the Drama in Education/Theatre and Dramatic Literature Co-op program. Eligibility to continue is based on the student's major average and non-major average. A student with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average will be permitted to continue. A student with a major average lower than 70 percent will not be permitted to continue in the Drama in Education/Theatre and Dramatic Literature Co-op program.

The Drama in Education/Theatre and Dramatic Literature Co-op program designation will be awarded to those students who have honours standing and who have successfully completed a minimum of twelve months of Co-op work experience.

The pass program combines the core courses of the Drama and Theatre in Education curriculum with theatre courses in performance and play writing. The program would be of interest to students planning a career in social work, drama,therapy, psychotherapy, volun-teer training, personnel management, union organizing and market consulting.

Language Requirement for Humanities Majors

Students in the Department of Fine Arts are required to complete one credit in a language other than English. Where half credit courses are used to satisfy the requirements, both half credits must be in the same language. It is recommended that students fulfil this requirement by year 2. (Theatre students are urged to fulfil this requirement in year 1.)

Program Notes
  1. Course cycling pattern in Dramatic Literature is as follows:

    Year 1:
    DRAM 2F95, 2F97, 3F93
    Year 2:
    DRAM 2F98, 3F97
  2. An audition is required prior to enrolment in THEA 1F99.
  3. A minimum of 60 percent in both DRAM 1F93 and THEA 1F99 is required in order to proceed as a major.
  4. Students must satisfy context requirements before year 3.
  5. In all 20 credit degree programs at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above. In all 15 credit degree programs, at least seven credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, three of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above.

Pass Program
·   DIEE 2P01 and 3F12
·   two credits from DIEE 2P02, 3P03, 3P04, 3P05 3P06, 3P07
·   DRAM 1F93
·   THEA 1F99, 3F00 and 3F91
·   THEA 2F04 or 2F50
·   one of DRAM 2F95, 2F97, 2F98
·   one Humanities language credit (see language requirement)
·   one Science context credit
·   one Social Science context credit
·   two and one-half elective credits

Combined Major Program

Honours

Drama in Education/Theatre and Dramatic Literature
·   DIEE 2P01, 2P02, 3P03, 3P04, 3P06, 3P07 and 3F12
·   DRAM 1F93 and 4F90
·   DRAM 3F93 or 3F97
·   THEA 1F99, 2F50, and 4F56
·   two credits from THEA 3F41, 3F50, 3F52, 3F91
·   three credits from DRAM 2F95, 2F97 or 2M93, 2F98, 3F00, 4F94
·   one Science context credit
·   one Social Science context credit
·   one language credit (see language requirement)
·   two elective credits

Drama in Education/Theatre and Dramatic Literature Co-op (honours only)

Students must follow the program schedule as listed below. Failure to adhere may result in removal from the program.

Year 1
·   DRAM 1F93
·   THEA 1F99
·   one Science context credit
·   one Social Science context credit
·   one language credit (see language requirement)
Year 2
·   DIEE 2P01, 2P02 and 3F12
·   THEA 0N90 and 2F50
·   two credits from DRAM 2F95, 2F97, 2F98 or 2M93, 3F00
Summer Term
·   THEA 0N00 (optional)
Year 3
·   DIEE 3P03, 3P04, 3P06 and 3P07
·   DRAM 3F93 or 3F97
·   two credits from THEA 3F41, 3F50, 3F52, 3F91
Summer Term
·   THEA 0N01
Year 4
Fall Term
·   THEA 0N02
Winter Term
·   THEA 0N03
Year 5
·   DRAM 4F90 and 4F94
·   THEA 4F56
·   two elective credits

Certificate in Drama in Education

The Certificate in Drama in Education would be of particular interest to social workers, drama therapists, psycho-therapists, prison counsellors, people who train volunteers, personnel managers, union organizers and market consultants who wish to add to existing qualifications or to acquire courses which might later be applied to a degree. The DIEE certificate will develop skills such as assessing and evaluating what is perceived, generating ideas, making connections, predicting outcomes, empathizing, abstracting the core from the periphery, questioning, accommodating and compro-mising, self-presentation. University admission standards apply. Prospective students should consult the Theatre and Dramatic Literature program entries.

The certificate is awarded upon completion of at least five credits as set out below with a minimum 60 percent overall average.
·   DIEE 2P01, 2P02, 3F12, 3P04 and 3P07
·   two credits from BIOL 1F25, CANA 1F91, MUSI 1F00, PSYC 1F90, RECL 1P90 and 1P91, VISA 1F90

Concentration in Drama in Education

Students can earn a Concentration in Drama in Education by including the courses listed below as part of their academic work leading to an honours degree in an academic department or program. The words "Concentration in Drama in Education" will be added to the student's transcript if the required courses are successfully completed. Students are advised to consult the Drama in Education co-ordinator.
·   DIEE 2P01, 2P02, 3P03, 3P04, 3P05, 3P06, 3P07 and 3F12
·   ENGL 2P10
·   THEA 3F91
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