What can you do with a dramatic literature degree?

Job options

• Actor.
• Broadcast presenter.
• Community arts worker.
• Dramatherapist.
• Runner, broadcasting/film/video.
• Theatre director.
• Theatre stage manager.

What is dramatic literature?

1. a. A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action.

Does NYU have a literature program?

The department offers a full and varied curriculum in literary history, critical theory, dramatic literature, theatre history, and literary culture. Students can major or minor in English Literature, or choose to major in English Literature in the Creative Writing Track.

What is dramatic literature and criticism?

Drama criticism is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of dramatic works. Various reference works describe literary criticism as essentially an opinion, supported by evidence, relating to theme, style, setting, historical context, or political context.

What is the curriculum for the Dramatic Writing Department?

The Dramatic Writing Department’s curriculum consists of writing workshops, text analysis classes, production/performance classes and pre-professional training classes to be taken as well as general education classes throughout the university.

What kind of literature does a dramatist study?

The dramatist knows dramatic literature. This course surveys dramatic literature from Ancient Greece to the beginning of the modern movement, with emphasis on Tragedy and Comedy and on the changing conventions, techniques, and purposes of playwriting.

What are the Arts and media programs at NYU?

Listed below are the academic programs in the arts and media: (Note that many programs listed under “Humanities” focus on areas of artistic production and may also interest you.) Need More Information?

What does the dramatic writing BFA program do?

The Dramatic Writing BFA program is a four-year program designed to give students a liberal arts based education with an emphasis on writing for theater, film and television.