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2022-2023 Cal State East Bay Catalog 
    
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THEA 497 - Issues in Dramatic Literature


Units: 3
An exploration of the universal, societal and individual issues addressed in plays throughout the ages.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper Division standing.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2 and A3.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
  1. Distinguish between issues a play raises as they relate to a specific society and universal themes as they relate to all (or most) societies.
  2. Explain how playwrights through the ages have used the theatre to address important issues of their time.
  3. Distinguish the role of text in the process of production, particularly thinking about how elements of production reveal issues and themes of value to society.




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