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Postgraduate Course: Key Developments in European Theatre 2 (CLLC11105)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaCommon Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionKey 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)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralSeminar1-11 09:00 - 09:50
First Class Week 18, Wednesday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: Central. room 2.06 Appleton Tower
No Exam Information
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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Transferable skills Not entered
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Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Veronique Desnain
Tel: (0131 6)50 3054
Email: Veronique.Desnain@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Heather Elliott
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Heather.Elliott@ed.ac.uk
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