Course Number |
Course Name |
Eligibility |
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561-501-DW | Movement for Actors 5 | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 0 hours |
Laboratory: 5 hours |
Homework: 0 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 75 hours |
Course Description: Stage movement: This course will continue to develop the student’s understanding of the body as an instrument for theatrical creativity and interpretation. Designed to further reinforce the physical tools already acquired by the student actor this course intends to continue the integration of these techniques into creative dramatic situations as well as further explore the actor's physicality in relation to character and stage blocking. Dance: The student's movement vocabulary will be expanded to encompass a wider range of dance techniques and styles. Stage combat: Students will learn to merge the technical skills of stage combat with the artistic process of the actor through exploring hand-to-hand stage combat techniques used in creating moments of violence for both stage and film. |
561-513-DW | Improvisation 5 | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 0 hours |
Laboratory: 3 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: In this course, students apply all of their improvisation skills to the collective creation or the devising of a piece of theatre based on a theme or topic that they explore and research in depth. They also work on developing narrative skills and improvising characters and monologues. |
561-523-DW | Voice and Speech 5 | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: Students will assimilate all previous vocal training into comprehensive exercise routines for personal use. They will develop creative control of emotion and thought in the context of voice, structure, hierarchy, inflection, impulse, preoccupation and implicit movement. The ultimate goal is to extend the expressive and interpretive vocabulary within the parameters of the natural voice. Finally, students will prepare a range of performance materials for competent, professional presentation. |
561-524-DW | Singing 1 | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: Students will gain skill in solo and choral singing – melody and harmony, intonation and rhythm. They will assimilate advanced methods of warming up, exercising and extending the singing voice, including exercises in register balancing, range, style, connections and releases, reinvestment, focus, and contact point. Students will experience the interpretive potential of the singing voice through preparing solo and ensemble songs from the musical theatre, folk, operetta and chorale repertoire. |
561-534-DW | Acting 5 - Rehearsal | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: In this course, the focus is research, readings and text analysis in preparation for playing a role in the 1st and 2nd Major productions. Working with the director, students will engage in character and dialect work (if required), as well as preliminary blocking. |
561-535-DW | Acting Before the Camera 1 | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: Fundamentals of on-camera acting will be covered, including camera basics, shots, framing, and on-set protocol, then moving into reading and audition technique, and basic scene work. Emotional connection and preparation will also be introduced. This section will help the emerging actor step up to the challenges of film acting through daily improvisation, acting and feedback. |
561-557-DW | History and Literature 5 | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 3 hours |
Laboratory: 0 hours |
Homework: 2 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: 1900 brings into play a variety of distinct theatrical styles and purposes against the background of middle class and social realism. This course will examine the development of the modern in a wide variety of theatrical texts and production styles, culminating in the theatre of the absurd. The key here is theatre as an aesthetic form, as a political force and as an expression of the age. |
561-565-DW | Rehearsal and Performance 1 | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 0 hours |
Laboratory: 3 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: Major stage productions (2 and 3): Two full-length plays, supported by full production elements, taken from audition, through rehearsal, to a two-week run in front of a public audience. While gaining exposure to two directorial approaches, the student will integrate all the skills acquired to this point in order to present a clear, consistent and believable character. |
561-578-DW | Career Management | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 3 hours |
Laboratory: 0 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: An introduction to the business of being a professional actor, students will be introduced to a variety of career management topics that will enable them to apply strategies for looking for work and managing their careers. Areas of discussion will focus on photos, resumes, agents, unions (CAEA, ACTRA, UDA), the business of auditioning, theatre vs. film industry, employment research, self-producing, grant writing, taxes/finances, working in other markets (i.e. TO, Vancouver, LA, NY) and other career options in the arts. Guest lecturers will include; Casting agents, Artistic Directors, Actors, Comedians, Playwrights, Production people, etc |
109-103-MQ | Physical Activity and Autonomy | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 30 hours |
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Physical Education Department's website for their offering course for the following: |
602-D0x-MQ | French Block D | | |
Language of instruction: French
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Choose one course from the list of options below: - 602-D01-MQ: Français, travail et numérique (niveau 1)
- 602-D02-MQ: Français, travail et numérique (niveau 2)
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. |
602-E0x-MQ | French Block E | | |
Language of instruction: French
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Choose one course from the list of options below: - 602-E01-MQ: Projet expérientiel en français (niveau 1)
- 602-E02-MQ: Projet expérientiel en français (niveau 2)
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. |
___-___-__ | Complémentaire | | |
Language of instruction: French
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: Most programs include two complementary courses. These courses give you an opportunity to build a new skill or explore other areas of knowledge unrelated to your program. You can choose your complementary courses from the following domains (access to domains varies by program):
- Arts and Aesthetics
- Computer Science
- Contemporary Issues
- Mathematics Literacy
- Modern Languages
- Science and Technology
- Social Sciences
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