Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

YOU 304 — Introduction to Yorùbá Drama, Cinema and films

YOU department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• comprehend and define the meaning of drama/cinema/film as literary genre
• explain early attempts at play acting and writing of Yorùbá drama/cinema/films
• identify various dramatic elements
• list important figures in Yorùbá travelling theatre
• describe the emergence of home videos in Yorùbá play
• engage in film criticism and reviews, and

Course contents

Arts 658 New The concept of drama in the language. A survey of early attempts at play writing and play acting. The influence of traditional and folk drama, ritual drama. The influence of rites, ceremonies and festival traditional drama on play acting, dance, costumes, folk opera, the oral and written plays.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study YOU 304.

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