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A Program of the Faculty of Arts & Science and the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

New admissions for a program start on or after September 1, 2012 will be through the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (www.daniels.utoronto.ca).

The Bachelor of Arts, Architecture Studies Major programs have been transferred from the Faculty of Arts and Science to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design effective September 1, 2012. The programs described below apply to students enrolled in the programs before September 2012.

Architecture is both a profession and a discipline of study, offering a broad variety of career opportunities. Architecture, landscape architecture and design play a pivotal role in the production of the built environment, bridging the technical and social, practical and theoretical. It is a cultural and artistic practice that is critically engaged with the forces of urbanization and technological change, the challenges of environmental sustainability, and the struggle for cultural expression.

It involves the design, production, and organization of material culture from the scale of domestic objects to the scale of the metropolitan region. As such, studies in architecture, landscape architecture and design interact with numerous related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, as well as engineering, technology, and media. These studies may lead to professional graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and urban design, as well as careers in related design disciplines, the arts, history, business, journalism, and public policy.

The Architectural Studies programs provide Major degree options for students wishing to study architecture, landscape architecture and design as part of a liberal arts education. The programs serve as an introduction to the discipline focusing on the state of the art, current issues and emerging practices, all considered from critical, theoretical, and historical perspectives. Studio courses in design and visual communication provide opportunities to learn practical, formal, and analytical skills.

The Architectural Studies Major Programs (Hon. BA) contain concentrations in Architectural Design or in History, Theory, Criticism. The Architectural Design concentration is intended for students wishing an intensive exposure to architectural design within a broad liberal arts education; the History, Theory, Criticism concentration is intended for students wishing a broad interdisciplinary education in architectural studies. Introductory courses begin at the first-year level and lead into a sequence of courses in architectural design and representation, history, theory, and technology. Emphasis is placed on advanced theory and interdisciplinarity, since contemporary architecture, landscape architecture and design are intimately tied to knowledge and practice in urbanism, environmentalism, literature, media, cultural theory, art, science and technology, as well as philosophy, economics, and political science. This program could usefully be combined with a major in another discipline, such as fine art, urban studies, or computer science.

For further information regarding the BA Architectural Studies programs, contact: enquiry@daniels.utoronto.ca.

NOTE: The Bachelor of Arts, Architecture Studies Major programs have been transferred from the Faculty of Arts and Science to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design effective September 1, 2012. The programs described below apply to students enrolled in the programs before September 2012.

Available courses and timetable can be found on the Daniels website at www.daniels.utoronto.ca. Elective courses are available for Arts & Science students.

For students enrolled in the Program before September 2012.

New admissions for a start on or after September 2012 will be through the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. Please see the Daniels Faculty web: www.daniels.utoronto.ca

Requirements: 8.0 full course equivalents (FCE), including 2.0 FCEs at the 300+series

NOTE: The Major programs include the 4.0 Core FCEs below plus 4.0 FCEs from one of the Concentrations below. Students must check all required prerequisites and co-requisites for courses before registering.

Major programs:

(8 full courses or their equivalent, including 2.0 FCEs at the 300+series)

Core Courses for Architectural Studies programs (4.0 FCEs):

First Year:
1. Theory/Criticism: ARC131H1, ARC132H1

Second Year:
1. Design: ARC213H1
2. Visual: ARC221H1
3. Theory/Criticism: ARC231H1, and one of ARC232H1, ARC233H1, ARC234H1, ARC235H1, ARC236H1, ARC237H1, ARC238H1 or ARC239H1
4. History: FAH270H1, FAH272H1

Major with Concentration in Architectural Design (4.0 FCEs):

1. Design: ARC313H1, ARC314H1
2. Visual: ARC321H1
3. History: 1.0 FCE from: ARC333H1, ARC337H1, ARC338H1; FAH206H1, FAH207H1, FAH215H1, FAH216H1, FAH230H1, FAH231H1, FAH246H1, FAH300H1, FAH309H1, FAH316H1, FAH328H1, FAH330H1, FAH362H1, FAH364H1, FAH370H1, FAH371H1, FAH372H1, FAH373H1, FAH374H1, FAH375H1, FAH376H1, FAH380H1, FAH391Y0, FAH392Y0, FAH393Y0, FAH394Y0, FAH395Y0, FAH396Y0, FAH397Y0, 400H1, FAH404H1, 405H1, 410H1, 413H1, FAH421H1, 442H1, FAH470H1, FAH471H1, FAH477H1; GGR457H1; NMC366Y1, NMC368H1, NMC393H1, NMC394H1
4. Technics: one of ARC341H1/ARC342H1
5. 1.0 FCE from any of the courses in Groups A, B, C, D, E listed below. Students are encouraged to take additional courses from these Groups beyond the Major to fulfill degree requirements.

Architectural Studies Major: Major with Concentration in History, Theory, Criticism (Arts program)

For students enrolled in the Program before September 2012.

New admissions for a start on or after September 2012 will be through the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. Please see the Daniels Faculty web: www.daniels.utoronto.ca

Requirements: 8.0 full course equivalents (FCE), including 2.0 FCEs at the 300+series

NOTE: The Major programs include the 4.0 Core FCEs below plus 4.0 FCEs from one of the Concentrations below. Students must check all required prerequisites and co-requisites for courses before registering.
This is a limited enrolment POSt that can only accommodate a limited number of students. Eligibility will be based on a student’s mark(s) in the required course(s).

Major programs:

(8 full courses or their equivalent, including 2.0 FCEs at the 300+series)

NOTE: The Major programs include the 4.0 Core FCEs below plus 4.0 FCEs from one of the Concentrations below. Students must check all required prerequisites and co-requisites for courses before registering.

Core Courses for Architectural Studies programs (4.0 FCEs):

First Year:
1. Theory/Criticism: ARC131H1, ARC132H1

Second Year:
1. Design: ARC213H1
2. Visual: ARC221H1
3. Theory/Criticism: ARC231H1, and one of ARC232H1, ARC233H1, ARC234H1, ARC235H1, ARC236H1, ARC237H1, ARC238H1 or ARC239H1
4. History: FAH270H1, FAH272H1

Major with Concentration in History, Theory, Criticism (4.0 FCEs):

1 Theory/Criticism: one additional of ARC232H1, ARC233H1, ARC234H1, ARC235H1, ARC236H1, ARC237H1, ARC238H1, ARC239H1
2. History: 0.5/1.0 FCE from: FAH206H1, FAH207H1, FAH215H1, FAH216H1, FAH230H1, FAH231H1, FAH246H11.0/1.5 FCEs from: ARC333H1, ARC337H1, ARC338H1, ARC431H1, ARC432H1; FAH300H1, FAH309H1, FAH316H1, FAH328H1, FAH330H1, FAH362H1, FAH364H1, FAH370H1, FAH371H1, FAH372H1, FAH373H1, FAH374H1, FAH375H1, FAH376H1, FAH380H1, FAH391Y0, FAH392Y0, FAH393Y0, FAH394Y0, FAH395Y0, FAH396Y0, FAH397Y0, 400H1, FAH404H1, 405H1, 410H1, 413H1, FAH421H1, 442H1, FAH470H1, FAH471H1, FAH477H1; GGR457H1; NMC366Y1, NMC368H1, NMC393H1, NMC394H1
3. 1.5 FCEs from any of the courses in Groups A, B, C, D, E listed below. Students are encouraged to take additional courses from these Groups beyond the Major to fulfill degree requirements.

New admissions for the Visual Studies program will be through the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (www.daniels.utoronto.ca).

The Visual Studies programs and courses have been transferred from the Faculty of Arts & Science to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. The programs described below apply to students enrolled in the programs before September 2014.

Available courses and timetable can be found on the Daniels website at www.daniels.utoronto.ca. Elective courses are available for Arts & Science students.

Visual Studies Specialist (Arts program)

This is a limited enrolment POSt that can only accommodate a limited number of students. Eligibility will be based on a student’s mark(s) in the required course(s). The precise mark thresholds outlined below are an estimate of what will be required in the coming POSt admission cycle.   Achieving those mark(s) does not necessarily guarantee admission to the POSt in any given year.

Required courses: completion of at least four full course equivalents including VIS120H1 and VIS130H1 and an average of at least a B in each of VIS120H1 and VIS130H.

Program requirements

(Ten full courses or their equivalent, including four 300/400 VIS half courses, two of which must be VIS401H1 and VIS402H1, and two FAH full courses or their equivalent including FAH102H1 and three other FAH half courses)

Requirements as follows: at least eight VIS and two FAH full courses or their equivalent including FAH102H1 and three other FAH half courses

First Year:

VIS120H1, FAH102H1 and VIS130H1

Higher Years:

1. 14 half-courses in VIS
2. Thesis Text/Critique VIS401H1; Thesis projectVIS402H1

Notes:
1. A full 400-series course is mandatory
2. Prerequisites for all courses beyond first year will be VIS120H1 and VIS130H1
3. No more than 13 FAS/VIS and FAH full courses may be taken in combination

Visual Studies Major (Arts Program)

This is a limited enrolment POSt that can only accommodate a limited number of students. Eligibility will be based on a student’s mark(s) in the required course(s). The precise mark thresholds outlined below are an estimate of what will be required in the coming POSt admission cycle.   Achieving those mark(s) does not necessarily guarantee admission to the POSt in any given year.

Required courses: completion of at least four full course equivalents including VIS120H1 and VIS130H1 and an average of at least a B in each of VIS120H1 and VIS130H.

Program requirements

(Six Visual Studies full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+ half courses)

First Year:

VIS120H1 and VIS130H1

Higher Years:

Ten half-courses in VIS

Notes:
No more than 13 FAH and FAS/VIS full courses may be taken in combination

Visual Studies Minor (Arts Program)

This is a limited enrolment POSt that can only accommodate a limited number of students. Eligibility will be based on a student’s mark(s) in the required course(s). The precise mark thresholds outlined below are an estimate of what will be required in the coming POSt admission cycle.   Achieving those mark(s) does not necessarily guarantee admission to the POSt in any given year.

Required courses: completion of at least four full course equivalents including VIS120H1 and VIS130H1 and an average of at least a B in each of VIS120H1 and VIS130H.

Program requirements

(No more than four Visual Studies full courses or their equivalent, including at least one fULL 300-level course or its equivalent.)

Note:

No more than 4 full courses may be taken in a Minor Subject POSt
1. VIS120H1 and VIS130H1
2. Six half-courses in VIS
3. Note: VIS minors are not permitted to take VIS401 and VIS402, or any Independent VIS courses

Architecture and Visual Studies Courses

All ARC courses listed below, when offered, are open to Faculty of Arts & Science students regardless of POSt, except where marked as restricted (R) in the course title. Available courses and timetable can be found on the Daniels website at www.daniels.utoronto.ca.

A comprehensive introduction to the discipline, art and profession of architecture using case studies, both historical and contemporary, local and international.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC132H1 Contemporary Architecture[24L]

An introductory survey of contemporary international architecture that examines how design is responding to technological change, environmental degradation, accelerating globalization of economy and media, and the politics of regional and cultural identity.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC213H1 Architectural Design I (R)[36P]

An introductory design studio that explores design issues and methods as they relate to constructed spaces and territories. The studio explores concepts of site and place as an introduction to the allied disciplines of architectural design, landscape architecture and urban design. The conventions of representation introduced in ARC221 are carried forward and applied to the set design problems.

Prerequisite: ARC221H1; Enrolment in an ARC program
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC221H1 Architectural Representation I (R)[36P]

A studio-based introduction to the conventions and techniques of graphic communication and visual representation in the design disciplines. The course serves as a hands-on introduction to drawing technique and theory, analytical drawing and diagramming, geometry and composition, and three-dimensional representation in drawing and model.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in an ARC program
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC231H1 Architecture and Technology[24L]

A selected survey of projects in the history of architecture exemplary for exploring the relationship between architecture and technological change.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC232H1 Architecture, Media and Communication[24L]

An introduction to the interrelationship between architectural theory and studies in media and communications during the twentieth century.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC233H1 Post-Colonial Studies in Architecture[24L]

An introduction to the emerging field of research in history and theory concerning the role of architecture, urban design and allied design areas in the relationship between western and non-western nations during and after the period of colonialism.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC234H1 Architecture & Cultural Difference[24L]

An introduction to contemporary issues in architecture pertaining to cultural difference, the politics of cultural identity, and possible structures and strategies for heterogeneity.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC235H1 Architectural Criticism[24L]

An introductory course in architectural criticism that reviews the writings of major critics, the history of criticism in architecture and the use of alternative critical perspectives.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC236H1 Design and Cultural Transformation[24L]

A survey of the social, economic, technological and cultural factors that have been instrumental in transforming material culture since the Industrial Revolution.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

ARC237H1 Topics in the History and Theory of Landscape Design[24L]

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC238H1 Topics in Urban Design History and Theory[24L]

An introduction to projects and practices, theories and issues in contemporary urban design considered from a historical perspective and in the context of changing forces and paradigms or urbanization, technology, ecology and culture.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC239H1 Introduction to Architectural Theory[24L]

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

An intermediate design studio that explores design issues and methods as they relate to tectonics and material assemblies. A critical framework is established through the introduction of theories, precedents and experimental design strategies.

Prerequisite: ARC213H1, ARC221H1; Enrolment in the Major program with Concentration in Architectural Design
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC314H1 Architectural Design III (R)[36P]

A final design studio that investigates techniques, methods and theories for building design. Students are given an opportunity to create a synthetic architectural design proposal that incorporates ideas and methods developed over the combined studio cycle of the program.

Prerequisite: ARC313H1 and ARC321H1; Enrolment in the Major program with Concentration in Architectural Design
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC321H1 Architectural Representation II (R)[36P]

An intermediate studio-based course that explores a range of contemporary techniques and theories in visual representation as they are deployed in the design disciplines. Students are given the opportunity to work in a selection of two-dimensional, three-dimensional and digital media.

For students in the International Summer Program. Documentation and analysis of architecture and urbanism in the city where the programme is based. Topics may include building types, urban morphology and development, public spaces, urban precincts, and ways of life supported by them. Cities may vary each year.

Prerequisite: One half course in architectural history/theory; or, permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC333H1 Urban Design History, Theory Criticism[24L]

An introduction to selected projects and practices, theories and issues in contemporary urban design considered from an historical perspective and in the context of changing forces and paradigms of urbanization, technology, ecology and culture.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in an ARC Major program with Concentration in Architectural Design/Major program with Concentration in History, Theory, Criticism
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

ARC334H1 Urban Design History, Theory Criticism II[24L]

A selective survey of the interrelationships between theories and practices of landscape, ecology, and urbanism from the mid-eighteenth century to the late twentieth.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the ARC Major program with Concentration in History, Theory, Criticism/Major program with Concentration in Architectural Design
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

ARC335H1 History/Theory of Urban Landscape Architecture Design I[24L]

Study of landscape architecture elements in gardens, public open space, parks, and urban development. Fosters an understanding of landscape architecture considering examples from ancient to modern times. Places historical positions in landscape architecture within a more contemporary context. Landscape architectural design from the standpoint of: a work of art, a manifestation of cultural ideologies, and an act of humans in nature.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the ARC Major program with Concentration in History, Theory, Criticism /Major program with Concentration in Architectural Design
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC337H1 Housing Design: Theory & Practice[24L]

Urban housing forms and processes since 1800. Contemporary housing theories and policies in the context of world issues. Design principles, criteria and practice investigated through case studies.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the ARC Major program with Concentration in History, Theory, Criticism/Major program with Concentration in Architectural Design
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC338H1 Mies van der Rohe[24L]

An in depth examination of the work and thought of German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the ARC Major program with Concentration in History, Theory, Criticism/Major program with Concentration in Architectural Design
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

ARC341H1 Building Technology-Ecology I[24L]

An introduction to building technology considered historically, in its relation to design theory, and its relation to the history and theory of technology.

Prerequisite: ARC231H1; Enrolment in the Major program with Concentration in Architectural Design
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

ARC342H1 Building Technology-Ecology II[24L]

A topic-based course in the history and theory of building science and structures.

New admissions for the Visual Studies program will be through the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (www.daniels.utoronto.ca).

The Visual Studies programs and courses have been transferred from the Faculty of Arts & Science to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. The courses described below apply to students enrolled in the programs before September 2014.

Available courses and timetable can be found on the Daniels website at www.daniels.utoronto.ca. Elective courses are available for Arts & Science students.

Visual Studies Courses

Art Supplies Fee

Some courses in this department have a mandatory Art Supplies Fee to cover non-reusable materials. The fee for each such course is given below in the course description, and will be included on the student’s ROSI invoice.

First Year Seminars

The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here.

VIS120H1    Visual Concepts [24L/12T]

Visual concepts introduces students to a wide range of topics situated in Modernism and Post-modernism that inform current art practice and critical discourse. The course investigates post-1970 art practice through the diverse societal, cultural and political influences of post-modernism.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

VIS130H1    Visual Strategies [36L/12T]

A studio based course that employs intensive and diverse investigation of drawing strategies that stress the formulation and communication of visual ideas.NOTE enrolment instructions in the Registration Instructions and Timetable for this course. (Art Supplies Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1 with a grade of 60% or higher
Exclusion: FAS143H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS200H1    The Meaning of Contemporary [24L]

Using local, national and international sources, this course examines art, architecture and design concepts that are influencing visual culture in the world today. Students will conduct site research into the ideas that inform studio practices in these fields. Field trips and presentations by professionals will augment lectures.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS201H1    Painting: Methods and Materials [36P]

This is a hands-on course that deals with technical and theoretical issues of painting in the early 21st century. The act of painting and the relevance of painting are stressed through both historical and current issues. This course is very project oriented. (Art Supplies Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Exclusion: FAS145H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS202H1    The Moving Image [36P]

This course introduces students to the production of digital moving image artworks. Students are encouraged to work in all production and post-production forms including live video recording, GIFs and animation. In addition to hands-on instruction to cameras and editing software, this course includes individual and group critiques, seminars and critical viewing of contemporary moving image artworks. (Art Supplies Fee: $100).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS203H1    Time-Based Arts [12L/24P]

A studio course examining the particular properties of various time-based art forms, including audio and audio installation, video and video installation, interactive performance and other time-based media used by artists. Readings, gallery visits and screenings and slide presentations provide background to these art practices. Students produce projects responding to assignments. (Art Supplies Fee: $100).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS204H1    3D Installation [12L/24P]

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles of working in 3 dimensions, using projects, slide lectures and writing. (Art Supplies Fee: $60).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Exclusion: FAS146H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS205H1    Drawing [36P]

Studio-based projects explore drawing practice in the early 21st century. Materials and approaches both bear witness to continuity and respond to changing contemporary cultural issues. (Art Supplies Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Exclusion: FAS243H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS206H1    Print Media One - Relief (formerly VIS203H1) [36P]

Principles and practices of Relief Printmaking. Projects in single and multiple block edition production. (Art Supplies Fee: $150).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Exclusion: FAS232H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS207H1    Print Media II - Intaglio (formerly VIS303H1) [36P]

An introduction through studio projects to the principle forms of intaglio printmaking, including etching and collagraph. (Art Supplies Fee: $150).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Exclusion: FAS324H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS208H1    Performance Art [12L/24P]

Practical and aesthetic concerns in the evolution of Performance against the backdrop of critical and historical perspectives. Students explore a range of Performance possibilities, alone and collaboratively to develop both intellectual and physical skills which will inform both their performance work and their view of art. Seminars focus on critical aspects of Performance.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS209H1    Women in Visual Art [12L/24P]

The emergence and incorporation of the feminist perspective in current art theory and practice form the basis of lectures, seminars, projects and essays that focus on language, photography and other mediums that signal the shift to a variety of strategies shaping art in the post-modern era.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1 VIS130H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS211H1    Works on Paper (formerly VIS205H1) [12L/24P]

A studio based course which explores the potential of paper from drawing to object making, in the context of contemporary art practice. (Art Supplies Fee: $25).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Exclusion: FAS143H1, FAS243H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS212H1    Colour [12L/24P]

Colour may be claimed as the property of all: for most everyone sees, uses, and knows colour. Studying colour takes us into areas of humanities and sciences. This study, through lectures, projects and readings aims to develop a student’s understanding and use of colour. (Art Supplies Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1 VIS130H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS213H1    Drawing and the Body [36P]

Drawing strategies and media are explored through the reference of the human form. The body becomes the site of self and a vehicle for expression. (Art Supplies Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Exclusion: FAS243H1
Recommended Preparation: VIS205H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS217H1    Photobased (Chemical) [12L/24P]

Photobased projects in which the fundamentals of optical-chemical-mechanical photographic processes and technologies are integrated with concepts in contemporary photobased practice. Student must have light metre and 35mm camera that allows full manual control. (Art Supplies Fee: $100).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Exclusion: FAS147H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS218H1    Photobased (Digital) [12L/24P]

Photobased projects in which the fundamentals of optical/digital photographic processes and technologies are integrated with concepts in contemporary photobased practice. (Art Supplies Fee: $100).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Exclusion: FAS147H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS220H1    Painting and the Subject [36P]

Representation and abstraction are investigated through the development of subject matter and themes drawn from personal, social and cultural sources. (Art Supplies Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS301H1    Painting: The Painted Edge [36P]

This studio based, project oriented course critically examines contemporary visual culture through painting. Projects are presented and discussed during regular class critiques. Lectures will take place throughout the course. (Art Supplies Fee: $15).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, VIS201H1
Exclusion: FAS245H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS302H1    The Moving Image: Advanced Projects [36P]

Students continue to hone their skills in pre-production, production and post-production of digital media used in moving image artworks. Emphasis is placed on the conceptual development of projects, with class discussions and individual meetings focusing on all stages of works-in-progress. Strategies for distribution, exhibition and funding are examined. (Art Supplies Fee: $75).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, VIS202H1/VIS203H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS303H1    Advanced Time-Based Arts [12L/24P]

A studio course that continues the students’ development in all areas of time-based art practice through seminars, readings and self-directed projects. (Art Supplies Fee: $100).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, VIS202H1/VIS203H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS305H1    Drawing and Painting [36P]

Time and place in drawing and painting. This course provides a discourse with which to continue the evolution of the students’ work in drawing and painting. (Art Supplies Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1,VIS130H1, VIS201H1 and one of VIS205H1/VIS211H1/VIS213H1
Exclusion: FAS243H1, FAS343H1, FAS345H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS306H1    Site/Installation and 3-D Construction [12L/24P]

An investigation into the history and practice of site/installation and 3 dimensional fabrication through slide lectures, projects and seminar discussions. Earth works, large scale public projects, and site specific installations will be explored. (Art Supplies Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, VIS204H1
Exclusion: FAS348H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS307H1    Art and Context [12L/24P]

Applying art to the borders of other disciplines or issues within the university community, students develop projects with the objective of opening spaces for discourse: art as a transgressive device.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1 and one VIS 200-level course.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS309H1    Advanced Printmaking [12L/24P]

Seminars and studio projects give the more advanced students the opportunity to address issues of transformation in Print technology. (Art Supplies Fee: $150).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, one of (VIS206H1/VIS207H1)
Exclusion: FAS334H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS310H1    Imaging the Political [12L/24P]

Studio projects complemented by seminars and readings examine plastic, social and gender politics in contemporary imaging.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1 and one VIS 200-level course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS311H1    Independent Projects [TBA]

Students propose and produce projects in media that are offered in Visual Studies.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS312H1    Collage [12L/24P]

An investigation of collage through the 20th century. The evolution of collage as a means of expression will be explored in the form of studio projects and lectures. (Art Supplies Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1 and one VIS 200-level course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS313H1    The Body [12L/24P]

Ideas about the body are challenged by developments in technology, culture and politics. This course studies the metamorphosis of gender, age and culture through projects, lectures and readings. (Art Supplies Fee: $50).

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1 and one VIS 200-level course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS318H1    Integrated Photobased Explorations [12L/24P]

Studio projects are based on issues and writing relevant to contemporary photobased practice; seminars and readings are integral. Students will work with both chemical and digital processes. (Art Supplies Fee: $100).

Prerequisite: (VIS120H1, VIS130H1), and one of VIS217H1/VIS218H1
Exclusion: FAS347H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS319H1    Defining Landscapes [12L/24P]

The concept of “landscape” is the entry point for investigating the relationship between people and their environments: landscape as both the source of inspiration and the vehicle of expression. Exploration through open media studio projects, written work, readings and seminars.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1 and one VIS 200-level course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS320H1    Critical Curatorial Lab [12L/24P]

Projects and seminars develop an understanding of curatorial and critical practice in contemporary visual and media arts.

Prerequisite: (VIS120H1, VIS130H1)/FAH102H1 and one FAH OR VIS 200-level course
Exclusion: FAH451H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS321H1    Artists’ Multiples [12L/24P]

Production of artists’ multiples in various media is augmented with gallery and archive visits, screenings and artist talks. Historical and contemporary technologies for reproduction are examined.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1 and one VIS 200-level course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS322H1    The Constructed Image [12L/24P]

Composing an image is a skill. Students increase their skill and methodology in constructing their own images; they explore the construction of the image as an intersection of theory and practice.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1 and VIS130H1 and ANY 200 level VIS course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS323H1    Painting: Contemporary Practice [36P]

Painting: Contemporary Practice introduces philosophical and theoretical issues raised by the conceptual relationship of painting to other artistic strategies and the contemporary environment. Studio work will be complemented by the study of advanced artists working in this medium.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, VIS220H1
Recommended Preparation: VIS201H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS324H1    The Aesthetics of Everyday Life [36P]

This interdisciplinary seminar course examines the aesthetic qualities of objects and experiences not usually considered by philosophers, including such things as sports, food, human relationships and weather. Projects are based on the textbook, “The Aesthetics of Everyday Life” and students will be evaluated through open-media studio projects and class participation.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, a minimum of ONE 200-level VIS course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

VIS325H1    Contemporary Art Issues [36P]

Everything was contemporary once; this course explores the idea of contemporaneity. Students will be asked to identify themselves in the present-day landscape and to convey that awareness in seminar discussions and studio projects.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, a minimum of ONE 200-level VIS course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS326H1    Studio Practice [36P]

A project-based studio course in which each student works to advance and to articulate their visual arts practice, and to develop individual process, themes and influences, the articulation. Group critiques, seminars, reading and writing assignments. Open media, students must have access to own means of production.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, at least TWO 200-level VIS courses
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS327Y0    Urban Studio: Hong Kong[30L/24P]

Urban Studio uses the dynamic urban fabric of Hong Kong as a laboratory for art-making. Students will explore the city to develop visual research that examines social, spatial, and urban issues. The course consists of site-research, field trips, guest speakers, art production, and culminates in an informal public exhibition.

Prerequisite: St. George campus Arts & Science: VIS120H1, VIS130H1; UTSC: 1 FCE at either B or C level in Studio
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

DRM354Y1    Stage and Costume Design I[48L/24P]

A detailed exploration of theatrical stage and costume design, historical and contemporary, theatrical and practical.

Prerequisite: An interview in April (must submit a Drama Ballot Form by early March). Open to Fine Art students.
Corequisite: For Drama Majors & Specialists: DRM100Y1 (or DRM230Y1 if DRM100Y is already completed).
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS401H1    Thesis Text and Critique [36P]

This course is taken in conjunction with VIS402H1 : Thesis Project students develop and fabricate a series of projects over the course of the academic year. Studio, ,textual and critical analysis forms the basis for the final exhibition. The student is required to actively participate in all aspects of the course. Class discussions with faculty. This class is intended for 3rd and 4th year VIS Majors and Specialists.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1 and at least two 200-level VIS courses and two 300-level VIS courses or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: FAS 434-5, FAS 447-8, FAS 450-3
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS402H1    Thesis Project [36P]

Students realize projects embarked upon in VIS401H1 Thesis Text and Critique. Class discussions with faculty.

Corequisite: VIS401H1
Exclusion: FAS 434-5H1, FAS 447-8H1, FAS450-3H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS403H1    Secondary Focus Project [36P]

A variety of projects developed in various media with a strong interdisciplinary focus.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

Independent Studies Courses Note

Only three of VIS311H1, VIS403H1, VIS404H1, VIS405H1 may be taken.

Independent Studies credits (VIS311H1, VIS403H1, VIS404H1, AND405H1 are only open to VIS Specialists and VIS Majors.

VIS404H1    Independent Studies [36P]

Individual advanced projects, including texts, that are subject to group critiques.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS405H1    Visual Studies Internship [12L/24P]

A one semester Internship provides placement at a gallery, media arts centre, artist run centre, artist or publication with a focus on contemporary art practice

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, permission of Undergraduate Secretary
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS406H1    Interventions: Art in Public Spaces[12L/24P]

This course is an introduction into the complex process of Public Art.. Through lectures ,projects, seminars and field trips the student will develop a clearer understanding of the collaborative nature of public production around key issues such as advocacy, environmental ethics and the sensual nature of space.

Prerequisite: Prerequisites: at least two 3rd level VIS courses Recommended preparation: VIS306H 
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

VIS410H1    Artist In Residence Master Class [TBA]

Students work under the supervision of a visiting artist who provides the students with a full introduction to the specifics of her/his practice as an artist. A variety of media are explored specific to the visitor’s own practice. Seminars are augmented with critiques in response to assignments.

Prerequisite: VIS120H1, VIS130H1, at least TWO 300-level VIS courses and permission of Graduate Program Director
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)