2008-2009 Undergraduate Calendar-Interactive Arts and Science

Last updated: February 4, 2009 @ 02:00PM

Interactive Arts and Science

This program is offered through the Centre for Digital Humanities

Director
Jean Bridge

Academic Adviser
Alisa Cunnington

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Christine Coughlin Poerschke

905-688-5550, extension 5363
Thistle 269F
http://www.brocku.ca/iasc

The Interactive Arts and Science (IASC) program, offered through the Centre for Digital Humanities, provides students an opportunity to study and work in the exciting and rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field of new media and digital interactivity. In this program students will explore the interplay of digital media and our understanding of human identity and values with careful attention to ways in which discourses in technoculture, narrative, gameplay, computing and media production intersect. In addition to core IASC courses that blend theory and practice and facilitate the development of new media portfolios, students can satisfy their individual interests in selection of courses from departments as diverse as Classics, Communications, Popular Culture and Film, Computer Science, Dramatic Arts, Education, English, Geography, History, Music, Studies in Arts and Culture and Visual Arts.

The IASC program aims to engage students in learning through independent inquiry, problem solving and portfolio building. The program encourages the exploration of digital and interactive tools for analyzing, representing and visualizing ideas in many traditional academic areas. Conceptual strategies such as interactive fiction, games and simulations are tested in hands-on projects and multimedia creation. Students will enjoy the freedom to probe, analyze, manipulate and transform ideas into action. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of interactivity, team-based work creates opportunities to tackle complex projects in new and exciting media.

Facilities
The Centre for Digital Humanities provides two classroom laboratories; two multimedia presentation rooms; a student services centre; a new media development lab; an audio-visual room; and a maintenance shop. Also accessible to the program is a smart room/video conferencing facility; Multimedia Production and Innovation Centre; computer graphics and multimedia lab.

Language Requirement for Humanities Majors

Students in the Interactive Arts and Science program are required to complete one credit in a language other than English. Where half-credit courses are used to satisfy the requirement, both half-credits must be in the same language. With the permission of the Director students may use the following computer language courses, IASC 1P00, 1P30, or 1P93 to satisfy this requirement.

Program Notes

Context credits and language requirement must normally be completed within the first ten credits.
Year 3 courses are normally restricted to students with a minimum of three credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of the instructor.
Non-majors and those without a declared minor in IASC may enroll in a maximum of one IASC studio course without a portfolio.
Enrolment in IASC is restricted due to space and equipment limitations.
Portfolio evaluation and interview are required of students seeking to change their major to Interactive Arts and Science. The Program will consider these requests in January and May of each year. Contact the Program for further information.
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

·	IASC 1F00 and 1P10
·	one language credit (see language requirement)
·	one Humanities context credit (CLAS 1P95, 1P97, DART 1F93, FILM 1F94, MUSI 1F50, IASC 1Q98, 1Q99 recommended)
·	one Social Science context credit (PSYC 1F90, GEOG 1F90, CHYS 1F90 recommended)
·	one-half elective credit (IASC 1P01 or 1P30 recommended)

Year 2

·	IASC 2F00 and 2P10
·	one credit from IASC 1P30, 1P96, 1P97, 1Q98, 1Q99, 2P03, 2P04, 2P25, 2P50, 2P57, 2P70, 2P93, 2P94, DART 2F92, 2F94, FILM 1F94 (not taken in Year 1)
·	one and one-half credits from IASC 2P07, 2P27, 2P60, 2P89, 2P90, 2P91, 2P95, 2P96, · COMM 2P26
·	one Science context credit

Year 3

·	IASC 3F00 or 3F90
·	one and one-half credits from IASC 2P28, 3F01, 3P01, 3P14, 3P26, 3P39, 3P62, 3P90, DART 3F94, FILM 2P94, PCUL 2P20
·	one and one-half credits from IASC 2P97, 2P98, 3P05, 3P10, CHSC 3P92, DART 3P95, 3P96 MUSI 2Q98, 2Q99
·	one elective credit

Year 4

·	IASC 3P97 and 4F00
·	two credits from IASC 3F96, 3P98, 3P99, 4F30, 3P28, 3P92, 3P94, DART 3F61, DART 3P92, DART 4F90, MLLC 3P99
·	one and one-half elective credits

Pass Program

Year 1

·	IASC 1F00 and 1P10
·	one language credit (see language requirement)
·	one Humanities context credit (CLAS 1P95, 1P97,
·	DART 1F93, FILM 1F94, VISA 1Q98, VISA 1Q99 recommended)
·	one Social Science context credit (PSYC 1F90, GEOG 1F90, CHYS 1F90 recommended)
·	one-half elective credit (IASC 1P01 or 1P30 recommended)

Year 2

·	IASC 2F00 and 2P10
·	one credit from IASC 1P30, 1P96, 1P97, 1Q98, 2P03, 2P04, 2P25, 2P50, 2P57, 2P70, 2P93, 2P94, DART 2F92, 2F94
·	one and one-half credits from IASC 2P07, 2P27, 2P60, 2P89, 2P90, 2P91, 2P95, 2P96, COMM 2P26
·	one Science context credit

Year 3

·	One and one-half credits from IASC 2P97, 2P98, 3P05, 3P10, CHSC 3P92, DART 3P92, MUSI 2Q98, 2Q99
·	one and one-half credits from IASC 3F00, 3F90 and 3P97
·	one and one-half credits from IASC 2P28, 3F01, 3P01, 3P14, 3P26, 3P39, 3P62, 3P90, · DART 3F94
·	one-half elective credit

Combined Major Program

Interactive Arts and Science students may combine either an Honours or Pass program and a second discipline. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department/centre. It should be noted that not all departments/centres provide a combined major option.

Honours

·	IASC 1F00, 1P10, 2F00, 2P10 and 3F00
·	three IASC credits (see program note 9)

Pass

·	IASC 1F00, 1P10, 2F00, 3F00
·	two IASC credits (see program note 9)

Concentration in Computer Game Development

Students may earn a Concentration in Computer Game Development by successfully completing the following courses as part of the academic work leading to a BA (Honours) in Interactive Arts and Science:

·	IASC 1P00, 1P30, 1P50, 1P93, 2P10, 2P60, 2P89, 2P95, 3F90, 3P26 and 3P94

Minor Program

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

·	IASC 1F00, 2F00 and 3F00
·	one credit from IASC 1P00, 1P10, 1P30, 2P10, 2P60, 2P95, 2P96
·	one credit from IASC 2P90, 2P91, 3F90, 3P01, 3P26, 3P62, 3P90,4F00, 4F30

Description of Courses

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

# Indicates a cross listed course
* Indicates a primary offering of a cross listed course

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.
IASC 1F00
Introduction to Interactive Arts and Science
Information and knowledge acquisition in digital and networked environments. Concepts of originality, authorship, immediacy, hypermediacy and intellectual property in new media. Examination and use of diverse narrative conventions especially those informed by interactivity and new media. Research and hands on application of digital tools for interactivity and multimedia
Seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.

IASC 1P00
Introduction to Media Computation
(also offered as APCO 1P00)
Programming by example; encoding and manipulating pictures (such as grayscale and colour replacement); pixel manipulation (such as red eye and mirroring); designing and debugging; text manipulation with HTML; file processing; automatic generation and manipulation of web pages; sound processing (such as MP3, encoding, volume and splicing); objects and graphical user interfaces.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 2 hours per week; tutorial, 1 hour per week.
Restriction: not open to COSC (single or combined), BCB, CAST and CNET majors.
Note: prior computer experience is not required.

IASC 1P01
Fluency With Technology
(also offered as APCO 1P01)
Skills, concepts and capabilities of computers, networks and the Internet. Topics include representation of information, current hardware, software and network technologies, modelling with Excel, presentations with Powerpoint, Internet searching and basic web page development with HTML.
Lectures, 3 hours per week, lab, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: not open to COSC (single or combined), BCB, CAST and CNET majors.
Note: some prior computer experience is preferred but not required.
Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in COSC 1P95 and 1P96.

IASC 1P10
Introduction to Media Tools
Systematic examination of imaging, multimedia authoring and animation software tools and their application to problems in visualization, representation and sequencing of image, text, video and audio content. Portfolio development emphasizes conceptualization and reflection in new media contexts.
Lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.

IASC 1P30
Programming for Interactive Media
(also offered as APCO 1P30)
Introduction to ActionScript and object-oriented programming syntax and usage for classes, functions, properties and events in interactive Flash applications for the web.
Lab 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.

IASC 1P50
Integrity and Literacy in the Information Age
(also offered as APCO 1P50 and COSC 1P50)
Professional issues in computing including historic and social perspectives, legal issues, licensing and copyright, social and ethical issues, professional conduct and information literacy.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; seminar, 2 hours per week.
Note: this course involves seminars and considerable written work. A good command of written and spoken English is required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COSC 2P50.

IASC 1P93
Applied Programming
(also offered as APCO 1P93)
Modern software techniques including problem solving and design of effective algorithms, structured program design methodology, subprogram library usage, documentation, correctness, floating-point arithmetic and error analysis.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 2 hours per week; tutorial, 1 hour per week.
Restriction: not open to COSC (single or combined), BCB, CAST and CNET majors.
Prerequisite: APCO 1P00 or 12U mathematics credit.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COSC 1P93.

IASC 1P96
Foundation Studio
(also offered as VISA 1P96)
Basic aesthetic and conceptual processes that underlie visual art production. Two- and three-dimensional formal principles, fundamental critical issues and stylistic/material development. Examples from historic and contemporary art practice provide context for studio projects and readings.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in the Registration guide. After that date open to IASC (single or combined) majors.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.

IASC 1P97
Studio Now: Introduction to Contemporary Practice
(also offered as VISA 1P97)
The making, thinking and language of contemporary art from the perspective of the studio practitioner; dynamics between contemporary art practice and theory. Emphasis on multimedia, alternative or marginal practices, current studio trends and the cultural reception of art.
Lectures, studio work, gallery visits, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in the Registration guide. After that date open to IASC (single or combined) majors.
Prerequisite: VISA 1P96 (minimum 60 percent).
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.

IASC 1Q98
Introduction to Visual Culture
(also offered as GBLS 1Q98 and VISA 1Q98)
Concepts of art, its vocabulary, structure and varied cultural contexts. Problems of meaning, visual perception and formal structure of the visual arts, functions of art in contemporary society, the function of galleries and museums, and the role of patrons and critics. Contemporary critical methodology.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours week.
Note: no studio work. Materials fee required. Students must take VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 to replace previous earned credit in VISA 1F98.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA (GBLS) 1F98.

IASC 1Q99
Introduction to the History of Western Art
(also offered as GBLS 1Q99 and VISA 1Q99)
Analysis of key monuments and the prerequisite technology, as well as various ways of looking at the visual past and present. Focus on the visual arts from prehistory through the early 20th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours week.
Prerequisite: VISA 1Q98 or permission of the instructor.
Note: no studio work. Materials fee required. Students must take VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 to replace previous earned credit in VISA 1F98.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA (GBLS) 1F98.

IASC 2F00
Discourses and Practice in Interactive Games
Key concepts in gameplay and narratology. Examination of interaction design based on usability and human factors. Analysis of interactive and video games from cultural and social perspectives.
Seminar, lab 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: IASC 1F00 (minimum 60 per cent) or permission of instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.

IASC 2P03
Early Medieval Britain 400-1000: Celts, Saxons and Vikings
(also offered as HIST 2P03)
The end of Roman Britain to the Danish invasions and conquest of 1013-16. Migrations, invasions and settlements of Anglo-Saxons, Scots and Vikings; Romano-British and Brittonic society; quest for King Arthur; processes of state formation; heroic society; warfare; conversion to Christianity.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), IASC majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

IASC 2P04
Medieval Britain1000-1485: The Four Nations
(also offered as HIST 2P04)
Medieval Britain from the Danish invasions and conquest of 1013-16 until the Wars of the Roses. Emphasis on Celtic societies; Norman Conquest and impact; kings and kingship; church and monasticism; Anglo-Celtic relations, including the Scottish Wars of Independence and the English conquest of Wales.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), IASC majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

IASC 2P07
Foundations of Geomatics
(also offered as ERSC 2P07 and GEOG 2P07)
Introduction to spatial, metric, graphic and other concepts common to cartography, photogrammetry, remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS). Properties of maps and air photos and satellite imagery. Principles of map compilation and design. Practical experience in computer mapmaking, image interpretation and GIS analysis.
Lectures, lab, field work, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC, ERSC (single or combined) and GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: one of ERSC 1F01 (1F95), GEOG 1F90, 1F91 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P10
Media Tools for Interactivity
Exploration of real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video and graphical processing using patcher programming languages such as Pure Data and Max/MSP. User-centred interaction with systems through tactile, aural and visual senses using sensors and actuators.
Lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: IASC 1F00 (minimum 60 per cent); one of IASC 1P00, 1P10, 1P30, 1P93.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.

IASC 2P25
Revolutions in Communication
(also offered as HIST 2P25)
Major developments in the history of communication from the invention of writing until the modern information age.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

IASC 2P27
Introduction to Digital Imaging
(also offered as COMM 2P27 and VISA 2P27)
Principles in digital imaging: digital cameras and image capture; digital negatives; colour management; image adjustment and enhancement and image output. History of photography, imaging and critical analysis of visual culture.
Seminar, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), COMM, VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: one of IASC 1F00, APCO 1P00 and 1P01, COMM 1F90, VISA 1P97 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA 2F26 and VISA (COMM) 2F95.

IASC 2P28
Persuasive Discourse: Theoretical Foundations
(also offered as ENGL 2P28 and WRIT 2P28)
Classical foundations, historical developments and contemporary theory. Includes the relation of language use to cultural practices, ethics, identity and power. Analysis of various genres of texts and persuasive writing in popular culture and mass media.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from IASC 1F00, COMM 1F90, ENGL 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, WRIT 1(alpha)80 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ENGL (WRIT) 3P27.

IASC 2P50
Great Myths in Literature and Art
(also offered as CLAS 2P50)
Most influential myths in Greek and Latin literature and in ancient art, emphasizing continuity of themes and images. Selected readings in major genres of poetry and prose. Selected works of painting and sculpture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: CLAS 1P95 and 1P97.

IASC 2P57
Representing the World in Modern Fiction
(also offered as ENGL 2P57)
Major modes in the representation of human experience in modern fiction: romance, realism, modernism and postmodernism. Novels and short stories.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: IASC 1F00, one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit in ENGL 2P55.

IASC 2P60
Web 2.0 Content, Construction, Collaboration
(also offered as APCO 2P60)
Context and topics in web-based interactive environments, communities and social networks designed for sharing content, user interaction and collective intelligence. Blogs, videoblogs and vodcasts; peer 2 peer and consumer 2 consumer; RSS, agents and recommender systems; social networks; online communities and virtual environments; tagging, bookmarking; wikis; mashups; collaborative and open source software and working environments.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

IASC 2P70
Introduction to Literary Theory
(also offered as ENGL 2P70)
Approaches to meaning and interpretation in the contemporary study of literature.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: IASC 1F00, one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P89
Internet Technologies
(also offered as APCO 2P89 and COSC 2P89)
Concepts and techniques for building and maintaining advanced interactive Web sites. Topics include XML and SGML, database connectivity and forms handling, basic animation, graphics optimization for the Web, scripting, advanced searching and Web design for accessibility.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab/seminar, 2 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of IASC 1P00 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P01 (minimum 60 percent) or COSC 1P03 (minimum 60 percent).

IASC 2P90
Computer-Mediated Communication
(also offered as COMM 2P90)
Nature of computer-mediated communication (CMC) and its role in social, educational and interpersonal contexts. Introduction to technology and methodologies essential to explore the potential of CMC.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: COMM 1F90 or IASC 1F00 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P91
Hypertext: Reading and Writing in New Spaces
(also offered as COMM 2P91)
Theory, philosophy and politics of Hypertext as a communicative mode. Topics include critical theory in a Hypertext context, changing perceptions of reader narrative, new forms of Hypertext fiction and Hypertext compared with other electronic textuality.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: IASC 2P90 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P93
Critical Practice in the Fine and Performing Arts
(also offered as STAC 2P93)
Interdisciplinary approach to key ideas about music, art, dance and drama through critical readings and guided exposure to selected public fine and performing art events. Exploration of issues in aesthetics and criticism using varied theoretical approaches.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of IASC 1F00, DART 1F93, MUSI 1F10, PEKN 4P76 (3P76), VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (1F98).
Note: event attendance is required; events fees required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in STAC 2F90 and 2P90.

IASC 2P94
Embodied Text: Art Beyond the Artifact
(also offered as STAC 2P94)
Consideration of the ways that art functions outside the conventions associated with words, texts, paintings and scores. Creative process and projects that put into practice musical, visual, movement and theatre vocabularies through the exploration of spatial/temporal/aesthetic/embodied forms of art in performance.
Seminar, workshop, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: IASC 2P93 (STAC 2F90 or 2P90) or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P95
Introduction to Web-based Interactive Media
(also offered as APCO 2P95, COMM 2P95 and VISA 2P95)
Basic technical and design foundations of web-based media production, including image processing, interactive web design and multimedia production. Locates contemporary digital practices within the broader history of cultural production, tracing developments in technology and media arts.
Seminar, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), COMM, VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: one of IASC 1F00, APCO 2P89, COMM 1F90, VISA 1P97.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment, which they must supply.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA (COMM) 2F95.

IASC 2P96
Introduction to 3D Modelling and Animation
(also offered as COSC 2P96 and VISA 2P96)
Concepts and skills of 3D modelling and rendering. Approaches to building models, using texturizing, lighting, cameras and rendering as well basic animation techniques. Relevant historic and theoretical perspectives on 3D and virtuality situating 3D within creative process and broader critical practices in cultural production.
Seminar, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: one of IASC 1F00, 4.0 COSC credits, VISA 1P97.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.

IASC 2P97
Digital Video Art
(also offered as VISA 2P97)
Concepts of basic videography and its applications within conceptual and aesthetic studio practice. Camerawork, composition and lighting; digital video and audio editing, special effects, composing, text and titling; and DV output. Critical analysis of recent and contemporary film and video practices.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: IASC 1F00, VISA 1P97 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA 2F96.

IASC 2P98
Intermedia: Time and Space
(also offered as VISA 2P98)
Approaches to the conceptualization and production of video, sound generation, multimedia environments, performance, interactive and installation art.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: IASC 1F00, VISA 2P97 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA 2F96.

IASC 3F00
Imagining Immersive Worlds
Simulation, models, scenarios and immersive environments and game design for social analysis, entertainment, education and play. Critical examination of game genres and applications.
Seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: IASC 2F00 (minimum 60 per cent) and one IASC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
Note: enrolment is limited to 24 students. Materials fee is required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.

IASC 3F01
Ancient Epic Tradition
(also offered as CLAS 3F01)
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica, Vergil's Aeneid and Ovid's Metamorphoses. Topics include the conventions of epic, the original oral transmission of heroic verse and its transformation into a written genre, concepts of heroic conduct and character.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from IASC, ENGL, GBLS, or one credit from CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P97.

IASC 3F90
Survey of Humanities Computing
(also offered as HIST 3F90)
Research and concepts associated with the emerging discipline of humanities computing. Topics may include use of computer games in the humanities, hypertext design and delivery and current theory treating the use of multimedia as an instrument for expression.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students who have completed 10.0 overall credits.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HUMA 3F90.

IASC 3F96
Interdisciplinary Workshop
(also offered as DART 3F96 and VISA 3F96)
Advanced studio workshop in interdisciplinary studio practices, including video, performance, audio and conceptual art, including interventions and other time-based or experimental media. Projects involve collaboration and investigation of alternatives for public dissemination of artworks.
Lectures, studio work, reading, movement exercises, off-campus projects, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisites: VISA 2P97 and 2P98 (2F96) or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply. Several field trips are organized outside of the regular course meeting time. Students participating in field trips are expected to pay their own expenses.

IASC 3P01
Media Transformations in the Creative Arts
(also offered as STAC 3P01 and VISA 3P01)
The trajectory and influences of new media on the development of and discourses in 20th century and contemporary creative production including the arts, broadcast, film, video and electronic arenas such as the internet, games and interactive media. Overview of fundamental concepts, practices and language. Consideration of aesthetics, production, script and story, direction, authorship, collaborative process and distribution.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: two IASC, COMM, ENGL, STAC, VISA or WRIT credits or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P05
Geographic Information Systems
(also offered as ERSC 3P05 and GEOG 3P05)
Principles and use of computer-based systems for capturing, managing, manipulating, analysing and displaying data relating to the Earth's surface, emphasizing raster applications. Practical work using Idrisi.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and ERSC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: IASC 2P07 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P10
Expanded Video Process and Production
(also offered as STAC 3P10 and VISA 3P10)
Practical and conceptual strategies in moving image production using digital video capture, other time-based media and emerging technologies. Contextualization in contemporary discourses. Script, location, directing actors, sequence, production design, planning and process, editing and effects.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) until the date specified in the Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: two IASC, STAC or VISA credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Material fees required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.

IASC 3P14
Dramatic Creation for Contemporary Cultural Practice
(also offered as DART 3P14, STAC 3P14 and VISA 3P14)
Components of dramatic story. Understanding character, dramatic action, structure, direction, improvisation, tempo, rhythm, voice and body potential. Theory and practical application in projects for creators in the arts, media and film.
Seminar, workshop 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: two IASC, COMM, DART, STAC or VISA credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply. Students will not receive earned credit for STAC 3P14 if DART 2F92, 3P92 or 3P53 have been successfully completed.

IASC 3P26
Social and Political Aspects of Digital Gaming
(also offered as COMM 3P26 and PCUL 3P26)
Critical investigation of digital gaming, particularly of the interrelationships between communication, media, computing and software development.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: IASC 2F00 or COMM 2P20.

IASC 3P28
Rhetorical Analysis
(also offered as ENGL 3P28 and WRIT 3P28)
Analysis of literary and non-literary texts using categories, insights and practices of classical and contemporary rhetorical studies. Texts include poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, scientific and political writing, and advertising. Attention to the rhetoric of public spaces, issues of social justice, and the building and maintenance of human communities.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: two IASC or ENGL credits, one WRIT credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P39
Contemporary Literature in English
(also offered as ENGL 3P39)
The postmodern period emphasizing the forms, approaches and cultural responses that have characterized writing in English in the later 20th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of IASC 2P57 and 2P70, two ENGL credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P62
Video Games in the Classroom
(also offered as EDUC 3P62)
Research and current issues related to the integration of video games and other interactive new media technologies into the elementary and secondary school instructional program.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 6.0 overall credits.

IASC 3P90
Advanced Topics in Digital Culture
(also offered as COMM 3P90)
Explorations of topics such as virtual communities, cyber-identity/identities and cyber-spirituality.
Lectures, lab, seminar, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: IASC 2P90 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P92
Technology and Culture
(also offered as COMM 3P92 and PCUL 3P92)
Exploration of mutually productive relationships among cultural practices and technologies, using historical and contemporary examples.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of IASC 1F00, COMM 2P20, 2P21 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P94
Introduction to Human Computer Interaction
(also offered as APCO 3P94 and COSC 3P94)
Human factors in the design and support of computing systems. Design methodologies such as GOMS, TAGs and Task Analysis. Design principles relating to various interaction paradigms.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab/seminar, 2 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of, two IASC credits (minimum 60 percent), APCO 1P50 (minimum 60 percent), two APCO credits (minimum 60 percent).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in COSC 3P04.

IASC 3P97
Interactive Media Portfolio
Cumulative portfolio that presents and reflects upon individual and team work (process and completed productions) developed through Interactive Arts and Science program.
Lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: IASC 3F00.
Note: enrolment limited to 15 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.

IASC 3P98
Directed Studies
Program of study through research and readings designed in consultation with the faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors with a minimum 10 overall credits or approval of the Director.
Note: arrangements must be made with the Director prior to registration.

IASC 3P99
Directed Project
Interactive media project with directed readings designed in consultation with the faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined majors with a minimum 10 overall credits or approval of the Director.
Note: arrangements must be made with the Director prior to registration.

IASC 4F00
Team-based Practicum in Interactive Media Design and Production
Principles and methodologies around interactive design; interface design and information design in relation to the conceptualization, planning and production of an interactive multimedia project taking into account diverse and complementary roles of writing, narrative structure, play mechanics, and the creation and integration of visual and audio elements.
Seminar, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 75 percent major average and permission of the instructor and the Chair.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.

IASC 4F30
Topics in History and Computing
(also offered as HIST 4F30)
Historians' use of the computer to support interpretation, expression and teaching. Material presented through readings and an applied exercise: 3D model construction. Use of photographs, maps and 3D modelling software to generate models of historic buildings.
Note: no programming or software experience required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in HUMA 4F30.