Director
Alan Shepard (426 MacKinnon, Ext. 53882)
(E-mail: ashepard@uoguelph.ca or hlane@uoguelph.ca)

Graduate co-ordinator
Danny O'Quinn (414 MacKinnon, Ext. 53250)
(E-mail: doquinn@uoguelph.ca)

Graduate secretary
Sharon Ballantyne (427 MacKinnon, Ext. 56315)
sballant@uoguelph.ca

Graduate Faculty

Alan D. Filewod
BAYork, MA Alberta, PhD Toronto - Professor

Richard P. Knowles
BA, MA, PhD Toronto - Professor

Harry Lane
BA Durham, MA, PhD Toronto - Associate Professor & Co-Director of the School

Paul A. Mulholland
BA, MA Toronto, PhD Birmingham - Associate Professor

Judith Thompson
BA, Queen's, Cert. National Theatre School - Associate Professor

Ann Wilson
BA, MA, PhD York - Associate Professor

From the English Program:
Peter A. Brigg
BA Bishops, MA, PhD Toronto - Associate Professor

Daniel Fischlin
BFA, MA Concordia, PhD York - Professor

Michael H. Keefer
BA Royal Military College, MA Toronto, DPhil Sussex - Associate Professor

Danny O'Quinn
BSc, MA Western Ontario, PhD York - Associate Professor

From the School of Fine Art and Music:
Susan Douglas
BA Western Ontario, MA Carleton, PhD Concordia - Assistant Professor

Suzanne M. Lake
MFA Concordia - Professor

From the School of Languages and Literatures:
Stephen Henighan
BA Swarthmore, MA Concordia, DPhil Oxford - Assistant Professor

François Paré
BA Coll. Edouard Montpetit, BA Montreal, PhD SUNY (Buffalo) - Professor

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MA Program

     The MA Program in Drama is designed to provide an intensive introduction to graduate- level work in the scholarly study of theatre, particularly to students with research interest in the program's primary focus, Canadian drama and theatre. A secondary focus is the drama and theatre of early modern (16th- and 17th-century) England in performance. However, supervision is available in a range of other areas, including modern British, American, and European drama, and various aspects of performance. Students interested in creative writing may apply to work with a distinguished writer on a creative thesis or research project.
     Students may take courses in a variety of areas including dramatic literature, theatre history, and theory. The required core course, Approaches to Research and Theory, is designed to introduce students to research methodologies, leading eventually to individual projects using Guelph's major archival and library collections. The theatre archives at Guelph constitute the largest collection in Canada, with particular strengths in Ontario theatre and materials relating to Bernard Shaw.

Admission Requirements

     The normal requirement for admission to the Drama MA program is the equivalent of an Honours degree in drama or literature from a recognized post-secondary institution with at least a high second-class standing (78% or higher) in the last year of study. Students with degrees with excellent academic records in other disciplines will also be considered, or may be allowed to do qualifying undergraduate courses at the University of Guelph prior to beginning graduate study.
     Applicants are not required to write the Graduate Record Examination. In very exceptional circumstances, an applicant may lack the required Honours BA degree but may be assessed as qualified to undertake graduate studies in Drama on the basis of other experience and practice. For details, contact the Graduate Coordinator. Students wishing to enter the program normally do so in September. (Only under exceptional circumstances may students be considered for admission in either January or May).
     Applications from international students are warmly encouraged, although the application procedures are somewhat more complex. If the applicant's first degree was completed in a country where English is not the first language, English-language proficiency must be documented at the time of application. Sample minimum scores are 580 for TOEFL or 6.5 for the British Council test.

Degree Requirements
     All entering MA students will register for the joint, required two-semester course, DRMA*6010 Approaches to Research and Theory. This course must be taken upon entrance, requiring that entering students be registered in both the first Fall and Winter semesters. Students may choose between two options for completion of degree requirements:

1. Course work option: the required DRMA*6010 plus five other courses, plus either DRMA*6500 Research Paper or DRMA*6280 Independent Reading Course
   
2. Thesis Option: the required DRMA*6010, plus three other courses, plus a thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words (80-100 pages)
   

     Creative Writing Option: both the thesis and the research paper may, with approval, and contingent upon faculty availability, be completed as exercises in creative writing accompanied by critical/theoretical commentary.

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Courses

NOTE: With the exception of DRMA*6010, the content of the courses listed below will vary according to the research interests of the faculty involved in offering the course. Specific course descriptions for a particular offering of the course will be available from the Graduate Co-ordinator one year in advance of the course being offered. Please consult the Graduate Co-ordinator for information on the particular focus of a specific offering of any of the courses listed below.

Course/(Credit Value)	Term	Course Description
Theory and Methodology
DRMA*6010 Approaches to Research and Theory (1.0)		Introduces methodologies of graduate-level scholarship through a series of modules. Module 1 (required) focuses on a common text of imaginative literature, to introduce a range of theoretical and interpretative strategies and research tools. Subsequent modules (of which two are required) focus on particular issues in the study of literature and performance.NOTE: This course is offered over the fall and winter semesters. Students must register for both the fall and winter offerings of the course. They will receive an INP ("in progress") grade at the end of the fall semester and a final grade at the end of the winter semester.
DRMA*6220 Aspects of the Theory of Drama, Theatre, and Performance (0.5)		Studies of selected theories of drama, theatre, and performance, and of particular theoretical issues and approaches.
Theatre History and Historiography
DRMA*6060 Aspects of Canadian Theatre History (0.5)		A seminar on selected aspects of history of theatre as a practice and an institution in Canada.
DRMA*6080 Special Studies in Canadian Theatre (0.5)		A detailed study of some particular aspect of Canadian theatre, providing opportunities for the student to pursue in depth an area of specialized research.
DRMA*6090 Aspects of Theatre in Early-Modern England (0.5)		A seminar on selected aspects of the theatre of the 16th- and early 17th-centuries in England.
DRMA*6120 Aspects of 20th-Century Theatre (0.5)		A seminar on selected aspects of theatre in the 20th century.
DRMA*6150 Special Studies in Theatre History (0.5)		Detailed study of a particular aspect of theatre history, providing opportunities for the student to pursue in depth an area of specialized research.
DRMA*6180 Aspects of 19th-Century Theatre (0.5)		A seminar on selected aspects of theatre in the 19th century.
Dramatic Literature and Criticism
DRMA*6020 Canadian Drama in English (0.5)		Studies of Canadian scripts written in English, providing opportunities for detailed analyses of particular writings, periods or genres in their social and cultural contexts.
DRMA*6040 Quebec and Franco-Canadian Drama (0.5)		Studies in Quebec and Franco-Canadian scripts written in French, providing opportunities for detailed analyses of particular writings, periods, or genres in their social and cultural contexts.
DRMA*6050 Special Studies in Canadian Drama (0.5)		Detailed study of a particular aspect of Canadian drama, providing opportunities for the student to pursue in depth an area of specialized research.
DRMA*6100 English Drama to 1642 (0.5)		Studies of selected scripts from the 16th- and early 17th-century in England, providing opportunities for detailed analyses of particular writings, periods, or genres in their social and cultural contexts.
DRMA*6130 Aspects of 19th-Century Drama (0.5)		Studies of selected scripts from the 19th century, providing opportunities for detailed analyses of particular writings, periods, or genres in their social and cultural contexts.
DRMA*6140 Aspects of 20th-Century Drama (0.5)		Studies of selected scripts from the 20th century, providing opportunities for detailed analyses of particular writings, periods, or genres in their social and cultural contexts.
DRMA*6190 Special Studies in Drama (0.5)		Detailed study of a particular aspect of dramatic literature, providing opportunities for the student to pursue in depth an area of specialized research.
Other Courses
DRMA*6280 Independent Reading Course (1.0)		Completion of a detailed study of some particular aspect of drama and theatre, under faculty supervision.
DRMA*6500 Research Paper (1.0)
DRMA*6801 Reading Course I (0.5)		An independent study course, the nature and content of which is agreed upon between the individual and the person offering the course. Subject to the approval of the student's advisory committee and the graduate committee.
DRMA*6802 Reading Course II (0.5)		An independent study course, the nature and content of which is agreed upon between the individual and the person offering the course. Subject to the approval of the student's advisory committee and the graduate committee.

        

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