FOR INFORMATION ? 

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CALENDAR CHANGES - CENTRE FOR THE 

ARTS 

COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NOVEMBER 14, 1984 

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Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of November 13, 1984 the 

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved: 

Calendar changes to FPA. 170, Introduction to Technical Theatre, and? 

EPA. 370, Technical Theatre. 

Prerequisite changes to 200 level and 300 level courses offered by the 

Centre for the Arts. 

Mr. ......Heat...Ristrar 

Secretary to the Senate 

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CALENDAR .CHANGE&. FOR. .TECHNICAL 

THEATRE COURSES (ISC 84-22) 

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Faculty o Interdisciplinary 

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At a meeting of the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies 

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee held on Tuesday, October 

30, 1984 members of the committee approved changes in the 

Calendar descriptions as shown in the attachment to this 

memorandum for the following two courses. 

FPA 170-3, Introduction to Technical Theatre 

FPA 370-3, Technical Theatre 

Would you please place this item on the next agenda of the 

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies. 

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Proposed calendar changes for Technical Theatre courses 

FPA 170 

CURRENT ENTRY: 

A basic introduction to technical theatre emphasizing lighting and sets, 

and primarily intended for students in the Dance and Theatre programs. 

The course will include actual production work, along with instruction 

in practice and theory. 

PROPOSED ENTRY: 

A basic introduction to technical theatre emphasizing lighting and sets. 

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The course will include adtual production work, along with instruction in 

practice and theory. 

RATIONALE: 

Although initially designed with students in the Dance and Theatre programs 

in mind, FPA 170 is intended for and of interest to students in other areas 

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of the Centre and to students of other departments as well. 

FPA 370 

CURRENT ENTRY: 

For students who have gained the basic knowledge of technical theatre. 

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Students will study various scenographic techniques and participate in 

the realization of related aspects of production. 

PROPOSED ENTRY: 

For students who have gained the basic knowledge of technical theatre. 

Students will study various scenographic techniques and be required 

to solve theoretical problems related to aspects of production. 

RATIONALE: 

The original entry leaves the erroneous impression that there is a 

component of FPA 370 tied to stage productions. This is no longer 

the case since the introduction of the production courses, EPA 372 

and 373. 

FOR THE ART'S (ISC 84-21) 

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Faculty of Interdisciplinary 

At a meeting of the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies 

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee held on Tuesday., October 

1984 members of the committee approved prerequisite changes which 

are designed to make the Arts in Context courses offered by the 

Centre more generally accessible to students. These changes are 

.set forth in the attached document. 

Would you please place this item on the next agenda of 

the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies. 

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Centre for the Arts Curriculum Committee 

Proposed Prerequisite Change 

1.

Re 200 level courses: (FPA 210, 212, 213, 214 and 215). 

Present . 

Calendar Entry: "Prerequisite: Any one of the following: 

FPA 111,127,128,136,137,142,143,150,166,167" 

Proposed Calendar Entry: "EPA 111, or one course from within the 

Faculty of Arts qualifying as a Group A requirement (see 

p.

56), 

or any one of the following: FPA 127, 128, 136, 137, 140, 142, 

143, 150, 166, 167". 

Rationale: In revising the context courses and establishing the 

desirable prerequisites for students in our programs, we may have 

unintentionally tended to exclude students whose preparation for 

these courses is adequate, even though it has been derived from 

other disciplines. The inclusion among the prerequisites of courses 

from the Faculty of Arts "Group A departments" - English, History, 

Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, Philosophy, Humanities) 

seems the cleanest way to rectify this oversight. 

2.

Re 300 level courses: (FPA 310, 312, 313, 314, 315) 

Present Calendar Entry: "Prere 

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uisites: 60 credit hours which must 

include any one of EPA 210, 212, 213, 214 or 215 or any two of 111, 

127,128,136, 137, 140, 142, 143, 150, 166 or 167 or equivalents." 

Proposed Calendar Entry: "60 credit hours which must include 6 hours 

from among the following: EPA 111,127, 128, 136, 137, 140, 142, 

143, 150, 166, 167, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215, or courses from within 

the Faculty of Arts qualifying as Group A requirements (see page 56.) 

Rationale: The same as for the second year courses. 