2003-2004 Undergraduate Calendar

The Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, part of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, is concerned with the cultural production, reception and interpretation of the fine and performing arts. From the classics to popular culture, from ancient drawings and rituals to the avant- garde, from the modern to the postmodern, the products as well as our reading of individual or collaborative artistic endeavour examining the perspective of both cultural producer and audience. Through the critical analysis of works of art, dance, film, music or theatre, students will gain an awareness of the ways artistic media have functioned in the past or the new ways in which the arts continue to grow.

Our aim is to contribute to the vitality of the arts by developing informed audiences, consumers or critics who are engaged by interdisciplinary practice as well as the theories by which we interpret creative work, whether dance, digital image, music, theatre or the visual arts.

Ultimately, the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture is dedicated to developing a context in which the contemporary artist, performer or art critic can examine pragmatic and theoretical approaches to understanding the creative process.

The Studies in Arts and Culture program is designed for students who wish to gain a critical view of contemporary culture from the perspectives of observer, creator and performer. Students are required to discuss their program with the Director.

Language Requirement for Humanities Majors

Students in the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture are required to complete one credit in a language other than English. Where half credit courses are used to satisfy the requirements, both half credits must be in the same language. It is recommended that students fulfill this requirement by year 2.

Program Note

In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above. In all 15 credit degree programs, at least seven credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, three of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program

Year 1

	Two credits from DART 1F93, MUSI 1F00, 1P11, 1P12, VISA 1F98
	one credit from CANA 1F91, COMM 1F90, FILM 1F94
	one language credit (see language requirement)
	one Science context credit or one Social Science context credit

Year 2

	Three credits from CANA 2P91, 2P92, DART 2F94, 2F97, PEKN 2P06, VISA 2F26, 2P50, 2P51
	one credit from COMM 2F92, FILM 2P20, 2P21, 2P54, 2P56
	the Science context credit or Social Science context credit not taken in year 1

Year 3

	Two credits from STAC 4F40, DART 3F94, MUSI 3P95, PEKN 3P06, 3P76, VISA 3P05, 3P06
	one credit from FILM 2P95, 3P20, 3P21, 3P93 and 3P95 or 3P97 and 3P98
	two elective credits

Year 4

	STAC 4F40
	three credits from STAC 4F99, DART 4F90, MUSI 3P95, PEKN 4P06, 4P13, VISA 3P90, 3P91
	one credit from COMM 3P92, FILM 3P93 and 3P95 or 3P97 and 3P98, 3P96, 4P30, 4P31

Pass Program

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the honours program entitles students to apply for a pass degree.

Minor in Studies in Arts and Culture

Students in other disciplines can obtain a minor in Studies in Arts and Culture within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

	Two credits from DART 1F93, MUSI 1F00, 1P11, 1P12, VISA 1F98
	one credit from DART 2F94, 2F97, PEKN 2P06, 3P06, VISA 2P50, 2P51
	one credit from STAC 4F40, DART 3F94, MUSI 3P95, PEKN 3P76, 4P06, 4P13, VISA 3P90, 3P91

Description of Courses

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

STAC 2M90-2M99

Special Studies in the Fine and Performing Arts

Studies of a particular artform (dance) or of a selected area across a range of forms (arts administration).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: topics to be announced by the Centre.

STAC 4F40

Arts Administration

(also offered as DART 4F40)

Issues in production, administration and organization: theatre structures, creative teams, work production, operation and outreach.

Lectures, seminar, workshop, 3 hours per week; additional production time as required.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Note: materials fee may be required.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in CCST 4F40 and THEA 4F40.

STAC 4F99

Honours Thesis

Critical, historical or creative project in the fine or performing arts of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.

Restriction: permission of the Director.

Note: students are urged to arrange and plan their projects in the spring for the following year.

Last updated: March 14, 2003 @ 01:39PM