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Courses

The Drama Major draws courses from a range of departments in Weinberg, the School of Communication , and the School of Music . With the exception of independent study registrations, the Drama Major offers no courses of its own, but rather enables students to design their own programs by accessing courses across existing departments and schools.

Each year the director circulates a list of courses that count toward the Drama Major. However, the list is not exhaustive, and students may consult with the director about the eligibility of additional courses. Majors are strongly urged to meet with the director at least twice during each academic year in order to plan their schedules.

In a typical year, diverse departments in Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences offer from 20 to 30 courses that count toward the Drama Major. Faculty in Theatre, Dance, Musicology, and Performance Studies offer an additional 20 to 30 courses that fulfill core requirements in the history, theory, and analysis of theatrical performance.

Virtually all other courses in Theatre, Dance, Music, and Performance Studies may count toward core requirements in the arts and crafts of performance. The only exception is the acting curriculum, which is limited to students majoring in Theatre. However, Drama Majors may enroll in Acting for Non-Majors.

What follows are titles of courses regularly offered in Weinberg, the School of Communication , and the School of Music that count toward the Drama Major:

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences:

African American Studies 259: Introduction to African American Drama
African American Studies 379: African American Women Playwrights
Asian American Studies 380: Topics in Asian American Arts and Performance
Business Institutions 390: Arts Management
Classics 245: Classics and Cinema
Classics 345: Greek Tragedy
Comparative Literary Studies 204: Dramatic Practice
Comparative Literary Studies 281: From Modernism to Postmodernism in Literature, Theatre, and Film
Comparative Literary Studies 312: Studies in Drama
Comparative Literary Studies 362-1,2,3: Modern Drama
English 212: Introduction to Drama
English 234: Introduction to Shakespeare
English 312: Studies in Drama
English 322: Medieval Drama
English 332: Renaissance Drama
English 334-1,2: Shakespeare
English 339: Special Topics in Shakespeare
English 342: Restoration and 18 th c Drama
French 272: Introduction to French and Francophone Theatre
German 324: Modern German Drama
Philosophy 380: Philosophy of Art
Slavic 314: Chekhov
Slavic 318: 19 th c Russian Comedy and Satire
Slavic 369: 20 th c Russian Drama and Theatre
Sociology 345: Class and Culture
Sociology 350: Sociology of the Arts

School of Communication and School of Music : MOST courses in Dance, Theatre, Music, and Performance Studies count toward the performance requirement for the Drama Major. The following courses in the School of Communication and School of Music count toward the literature, history, theory requirement for the Drama Major:

Dance 101.2: Dance in Context
Dance 230: History of Dance
Dance 330: Dance Criticism
Dance 335: Topics in Dance Research
General Communication 103: Analysis and Performance of Literature
General Music 230: Masterpieces of Opera
Musicology 330: Russian Fairy Tale and Opera
Musicology 331: Orientalism and Music
Musicology 334: Jazz, its Roots and Elements
Musicology 335: Selected Topics
Performance Studies 307-1,2/Theatre 307: Studies in Gender and Performance
Performance Studies 318.1: Shakespeare's English Histories
Performance Studies 318.2: Shakespeare Adaptations
Performance Studies 326-1,2: Performance Art
Theatre 140-1,2: Theatre in Context
Theatre 345-1,2,3: History of Western Theatrical Practice
Theatre 365-1,2: American Drama and Theatre
Theatre 366: Special Topics in History, Literature, Theory
Theatre 367: History of Lyric Theatre
History 368: History of African Theatre and Drama
Theatre 369: Latin American Theatre
Theatre 374: Text Analysis for Theatrical Production