Courses offered in French
AHL 4710 Laboratoire en entrepreneuriat et innovation sociale [Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab]
Design of social innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives that allow students to apply their critical and creative skills as part of community engagement projects. Active participation in round tables, discussions and on-site experiences.
Lecturer: Laura C. Ambrosio
Schedule: Tuesday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
THE 2511 Introduction au jeu [Introduction to Acting]
Introduction to the techniques and disciplines of theatrical performance.
This course is for all those who wish to learn the basics of acting on stage. We will explore the work of actors through practical acting exercises (solo, duo, and group), diction, voice, improvisation, as well as how to work a script and build a character.
Lecturer: Edmundo Marcelo Arroyo Espinoza
Schedule: Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
THE 2595 Régie [Stage Management]
The magic of the theatre is largely dependent on stage management.
How do stage managers handle different theatrical departments, artistic partners and technical requirements? This course will demonstrate the work involved in stage management and how to successfully fulfill the various responsibilities it entails.
Lecturer: Tina Goralski
Schedule: Wednesday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Prerequisites: THE 1501
THE 3715 Décors et costumes [Costume and Set Design]
Exploring how to set the scene on stage, specifically with set design and costumes.
In terms of set design, the goal is to develop the approach and imagination required for professional work. For costume design, the goal is to understand the work method and to apply it to designing costumes for the stage. The course is based on practical exercises in set and costume design.
Lecturers: Isabelle Bélisle and John David Doucet
Schedule: Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
Prerequisites: Six units from 2000-level theatre (THE) courses
THE 3590 Son [Sound Design]
Sound design and use of sound on stage.
Just like writing, acting and directing, sound plays a vital role in theatre productions, films and concerts. Do you want to make your audience laugh or cry, enchant them or scare them, make them fall in love or horrify them? All this can be achieved through effective sound design. Come study with Nick Di Gaetano and learn ways to impress your friends!
Lecturer: Nicolas Di Gaetano
Schedule: Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
FLS 2741 Mieux lire en français [Reading Better in French]
Systematic practice of written comprehension. Reading texts of varying genres and levels of difficulty. Introduction to critical reading and awareness of levels of language.
Lecturer: Catherine Buchanan
Schedule: Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.
Prerequisites: FLS 2521 or a language test
RUS 2505 Les femmes dans la culture et la littérature russe [Women in Russian Literature and Culture]
Since the Middle Ages, no understanding or appreciation of Russia would be complete without learning about its extraordinary women – saints, empresses, artists, scientists, soldiers, imposters, revolutionaries ... not to mention its literary characters, either world renowned or less known.
Lecturer: Arkadi Klioutchanski
Schedule: Monday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. and Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m.
PHI 2792 Esthétique et philosophie de l’art [Esthetics and the Philosophy of Art]
Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Is beauty universal? Why do we feel pleasure in seeing or reading great works of art that represent horrible or sad events? Can art improve morals? These are the questions that this course will explore!
Lecturer: Samuel Lelièvre
Schedule: Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9:50 p.m.
FRA 3557 Réécritures et adaptations [Rewriting and Adaptation] (1.5 units)
Intertext, intertextuality, rewriting, adaptation: concepts that invite us to explore the ties that bind literature, theatre, and cinematography throughout history. This course will take a literary journey, adopting an approach that considers the text as the product of readings and interpretations, and as a place where ancient myths and contemporary stories converge.
Lecturer: Monia Brahim
Schedule: Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:20 p.m.
AHL 3500 B L’islamophobie : des clés pour comprendre [Keys to Understanding Islamophobia]
What is islamophobia? We will seek to answer this question by analyzing definitions in the current literature, the development of the concept and its various uses, and by comparing it to parallel concepts, such as xenophobia, racism and discrimination, among others. The goal of this course is to better understand the issues surrounding this sociopolitical and religious phenomenon, as well as its perceptions and representations and the complexity of its description in the discourse.
Lecturer: Salah Basalamah
Schedule: Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.
Courses offered in English
THE 3190 Sound
Practical and creative skills for sound design in the theatre.
Just like writing, acting and directing, sound plays a critical role in any great theatrical production, film or concert. Do you want to make your audience laugh or cry, be enchanted or recoil in fear, fall in love or feel horrified? You can do all this by designing and creating elaborate soundscapes. Come study with Nick Gaetano – learn how to impress your friends!
Lecturer: Nicolas Di Gaetano
Schedule: Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
THE 4123 Writing for the Theatre
Scripting space and telling stories.
In this class, students will learn how to adapt a novel into a play for the theatre and why theatre space is such an important element in telling a story. This class combines reading contemporary plays and completing practical exercises in playwriting. The aim is to write a new play and present a public reading of the text at the end of the term.
Lecturer: Yana Meerzon
Schedule: Tuesday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Prerequisites: 6 course units in theatre (THE) at the 2000 or 3000 level.
Bilingual course offered in French and English
ALG 3980 Littérature et culture allemandes / German Literature and Culture
Enrich your Winter 2025 term by exploring an interesting mix of texts written by German, Austrian and Swiss authors!Literary texts and other forms of cultural expression will be read within their historical and cultural contexts. Understanding will be supported by reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar exercises. While the language of instruction is German, communication will also be facilitated in French and English.
Lecturer: Angela Bruckel-Lichtenoecker
Schedule: Monday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Prerequisite: ALG 2902