Postgraduate Course: Key Developments in European Theatre 1 (CLLC11104)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Key Developments in European Theatre is taught in two 2-hour seminars per week by tutors from different subject areas. It comprises units on the important developments in dramatic theory and praxis in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Scandinavian countries, since the early modern period. Each unit will also introduce students to one or two key dramas from the country under consideration. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| Central | Seminar | Core course seminar | 2-11 | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will acquire a broad sense of how theatre and drama have developed in Europe, and how intellectual and artistic cross-fertilization has taken place between countries. They will become familiar with a selection of key theatre texts and key dramatic theories, and will be encouraged to see the relevance of historical developments to the theory and praxis of European theatre now. |
Assessment Information
| One 4,000 word essay to be submitted as directed in the programme handbook. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Veronique Desnain
Tel: (0131 6)50 3054
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Course secretary | Ms Heather Elliott
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
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