Academic Advising

Faculty of Humanities: Department of Dramatic Arts

Academic Advising

During the school year we have Townhalls where you will learn about the courses and special opportunities available to you. 

All students should contact our faculty advisor Alisa Cunnington for more information and guidance about their academic planning, or visit the DARTboard for recent postings.

Students should also add the Humanities Advising Sakai tab and the Brock Humanities advisor on Facebook. 

Please note that:

*Students may be required to audition in order to proceed in certain performance courses.*

*The following courses may be cycled and offered in alternate years: 2P96, 2P97 and 2F92; 3F76 and 3F77; 3P08 and 3P09; 3P90 and 3P91; 3P51 and 4P92. All Y courses are cycled.*

Fourth Year and Registering into your courses

DIE & AT students - if you are going into fourth year be sure to check in with Academic Advisor Alisa Cunnington at acunnington@brocku.ca . She'll set you up with the courses you need, including DART 4P91.
All students: here's some information about DART 3P97/98 Advanced Project Courses (previously called 'Advanced Tutorial') and DART 4F94 Honours Thesis.  Contact the Department for more Information.

For students who began their studies at DART in the Fall of 2010:

Please see this advising sheet.  Programs for each Concentration, the Honours and Pass degrees are clearly explained.

DART Academic Advising

Humanities Academic Advisor: 
Alisa Cunnington  x5279
book an appointment on-line at www.brocku.ca/humanities/advising/index.php

Registration information & dates may be found here

DART and ACTRA

Though we are not a conservatory training program and we do not intend to lead you through a professional training situation Brock University is listed as an Ontario postsecondary institution whose graduating performance program students may be eligible for Apprentice Membership in ACTRA Toronto.

ACTRA’s membership rules offer a first qualifying credit to graduating students who have demonstrated the commitment and discipline required to complete a post-secondary acting degree at institutions recognized by ACTRA.

Credit for graduates is contingent on membership application being made within 60 days of graduation. Interested Ontario grads are encouraged to contact the ACTRA Toronto Membership Office by email at membershipactratoronto.com or by phone at 416-928-2278.

DARTboard

DARTboard is the Department's Wiki or (Portal) providing access to resource pages for Faculty, Staff and Students in the Department of Dramatic Arts. http://dartboard.pbworks.com/

Who should read DARTboard? Current students, staff and faculty who are looking for information about Department and community events, course-related postings, schedules, phone numbers, opportunities and other matters of interest to our community.
This is a beta project: please check it out and send comments and suggestions.

 

Alisa Cunnington is the Academic Advisor for the Department of Dramatic Arts. Watch the video above for an introduction to advising at DART.

Career-focused education in the Fine and Performing Arts

The Globe and Mail recently published an interesting report about career-focused education in the Fine and Performing Arts.  It begins with the statement:

“In 2007, the Canadian arts and culture industries contributed $46 billion to the country’s GDP and employed over a million people.”  Following remarks about trends of lower levels of remuneration in the sector the article adds that “not all graduates of the fine and performing arts end up in cultural industries. Indeed, 40% work in sectors such as business and manufacturing.”

There is a useful listing of skill sets that employers of this sector seek of new graduates and job applicants.  Identified by the employers the Globe and Mail interviewed here is a sample of the qualifications that are sought-out the most:

- rather than grades, focus is placed upon on the candidate’s experience through school, community theatre or other professional arts organizations
- outside experience to enhance the training and experience that they receive at school is desired
- a strong sense of etiquette, discipline, and a positive attitude cannot be overestimated when working in a creative and collaborative business
- essential that the candidate is flexible, adaptable and have good organizational skills

The article includes brief interviews with university graduates working in the arts and culture sector. Rob Kraszewski, Coordinator, Board and Executive Relations, TIFF, remarks that it turns out his theatre degree ended up being far more practical than he had ever imagined.

You can read the entire report at the Globe and Mail website.

posted October 25, 2011