2010-2011 Undergraduate Calendar

The Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, part of the Marilyn I. Walker 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 program examines the products of, and our readings of, individual or collaborative artistic endeavours from the perspective of both the cultural producer and the audience. Through the critical analysis of works of art, dance, film, video, music, theatre or digital media, 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, video, 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. A student's program may be organized with a view to one of three emphases: arts and cultural management, intermedia and interdisciplinarity, and cultural critique and agency. Courses should be selected in consideration of these organizing principles. Students are required to discuss their program with the Director.

Students may complete a Concentration in Curatorial Studies, offered by the Department of Visual Arts, as part of their Studies in Arts and Culture Honours degree program.

Students intending to work in the public sector for Culture in Canada should have a working facility in the other official language.

Program Notes

APCO 1P00, 1P50, COMM 2P63 and 3P63 are recommended.

PCUL 2P20 and 2P21 are recommended.

In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.

In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.

Honours Program

Year 1

	Three credits from STAC 1P95, CANA 1F91, DART 1F93, 1F95, IASC 1P02, MUSI 1F00, 1F10, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99
	COMM 1F90 or FILM 1F94
	one Sciences context credit or one Social Sciences context credit

Year 2

	Three credits from STAC 2P93, 2P94, 2P95, CANA 2P91, 2P92, DART 2F94, DART 2P96 and 2P97, IASC 2P60, PEKN 2P06, VISA 2F05, 2P26, 2P27, 2P50, 2P51, 2P52, 2P53, 2P90, 2Q98
	one credit from COMM 2F92, 2P54, 2P56, FILM 2P94, PCUL 2P20, 2P21 (see program note 2)
	the Sciences context credit or Social Sciences context credit not taken in year 1

Year 3

	Two credits from STAC 3P01, 3P14, CANA 3P15, 3P17, DART 3F94, MUSI 3P95, PEKN 3P06, VISA 3F01, 3P05, 3P06, VISA 3P41 and 3P42, VISA 3P50
	one credit from STAC 3M00-3M09, FILM 2P91, 3P20, 3P21, 3P91, FILM 3P93 and 3P95, FILM 3P97 and 3P98
	two elective credits (see program note 1)

Year 4

	STAC 4F40 and 4P68
	two and one-half credits from STAC 3P97, 3P98, 3P99, 3V90-3V99, 4F41, 4F99, 4V70-4V79, DART 4F90, HIST 3F90, MUSI 3P95, VISA 3P90, 3P91, 3V95-3V99, 4V70-4V79
	one credit from STAC 3M00-3M09, COMM 3P92, FILM 3P93 and 3P95, FILM 3P97 and 3P98, FILM 4P30, 4P31, 4P34, PCUL 3P96

Pass Program

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

Concentration in Curatorial Studies

Consult the Visual Arts entry for a listing of program requirments.

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, 1F95, MUSI 1F00, 1F10, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99
	one credit from STAC 2P93, 2P94, STAC 3P01 and 3P14, DART 2F94, 2P96, 2P97, PEKN 2P06, 3P06, VISA 2P50, 2P51, 2P52, 2P53, 2P90, 3F01
	one credit from STAC 3M00-3M09, 3P97, 3P98, 3P99, 3V90-3V99, 4F40, 4P68, DART 3F94, MUSI 3P95, VISA 3P50, 3P90, 3P91

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 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.

#STAC 1P02

Web Media Production

(also offered as IASC 1P02)

Principles of website creation and design. Formatting, lists, images, links and tables with HTML. Web colour and graphics formats with Photoshop, Typography and layout with CSS. Button, rollovers and forms with JavaScript. Introduction to animation and sound with Flash. Usability, accessibility and interactivity. Creation of public interactive web based projects.

Lab, tutorial 4 hours per week.

#STAC 1P95

Introduction to Digital Images, Methods and Concepts

(also offered as IASC 1P95 and VISA 1P95)

Technical foundations of digital images, media methods and concepts including web-based, digital photography, image processing software, and printing foundations of digital media in video, audio and computational production and post-production. Contemporary digital practices within the broader history of visual and media arts.

Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.

Restriction: open to STAC, COMM, COSC (single or combined), IASC (single or combined), VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours) BEd (intermediate/senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P96 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of instructor.

Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials which they must supply. A prerequisite for all digital media courses.

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 of Studies in Arts and Culture.

*STAC 2P93

Critical Practice in the Fine and Performing Arts

(also offered as IASC 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(s): one of DART 1F93, IASC 1F00, MUSI 1F10, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99.

Note: event attendance is required; events fees required.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in STAC 2F90.

*STAC 2P94

Embodied Text: Art Beyond the Artifact

(also offered as IASC 2P94)

How art functions outside the conventions associated with words, texts, paintings and scores. Experiencing musical, visual, movement, and theatre vocabularies through exploration of spatial/temporal/aesthetic/embodied forms of art in performance.

Seminar, workshop, 4 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): STAC 2P93 (2F90) or permission of the instructor.

#STAC 2P95

Introduction to Web-Based Interactive Media

(also offered as APCO 2P95, COMM 2P95, IASC 2P95 and VISA 2P95)

Basic technical and design foundations of web-based media production, including image processing, interactive web design and multimedia production, contemporary digital practices within the broader history of cultural production, tracing development in technology and media arts.

Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.

Restriction: open to STAC, COMM, VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of APCO 2P89, COMM 1F90, IASC 1F00, VISA 1P97.

Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment, which they must supply.

STAC 3M00-3M09

Arts and Culture Studies Abroad

Unique cultural, architectural or regional setting examined through the eye of the visual and/or performing artist, critic or art historian utilizing the host country's/city's institutional resources, museums and galleries.

Restriction: permission of the Director.

Prerequisite(s): one STAC credit; one credit from DART, VISA or permission of the instructor.

for students with an interest in studio and performance and arts histories (including dramatic arts, music, visual arts).

*STAC 3M07

2010-2011: Creative Cities of Culture: New York

(also offered as DART 3M07, IASC 3M07 and VISA 3M07)

Creative and performance aspects of New York City and environs. Emphasis on the urban spectacle, cultural assets and policy, presentation, production and management. Examination of public space, architecture, cultural generation, and the interaction between art forms, context and the city.

Restriction: permission of the Director.

Prerequisite(s): one STAC credit; one credit from DART, MUSI, VISA or permission of the instructor.

Note: students are expected to pay their own expenses.

*STAC 3P01

Media Transformations in The Creative Arts

(also offered as IASC 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.

Prerequisite(s): two STAC, COMM, ENGL, IASC, VISA or WRIT credits or permission of the instructor.

#STAC 3P10

Expanded Video Process and Production

(also offered as IASC 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) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until the date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): two STAC, IASC 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.

*STAC 3P14

Dramatic Creation for Contemporary Cultural Practice

(also offered as DART 3P14, IASC 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.

Prerequisite(s): two STAC, COMM, DART, IASC 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, 3F50, 3P92 or 3P53 have been successfully completed.

#STAC 3P97

Appropriation in Art and Culture

(also offered as LART 3P97 and VISA 3P97)

Authorship and appropriation in visual and literary culture. Topics include the historical development of the notions of the artist, copyright and plagiarism, quotation, parody and intertextuality, the role of found objects, collage and montage, and the significance of digital technologies. Historical and contemporary examples from a wide range of media.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in STAC (LART/VISA) 3V97.

#STAC 3P98

Reporting Arts and Culture

(also offered as WRIT 3P98)

Contexts, genres, conventions, and practices of arts journalism in Canada; critical reading of selected texts in arts journalism; practical experience researching and writing arts news, reviews, features, and publicity for print and electronic media.

Lectures, lab, three hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): two credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above in STAC, COMM, ENGL, WRIT or permission of the instructor.

*STAC 3P99

Interpretive and Critical Writing in the Arts

(also offered as VISA 3P99 and WRIT 3P99)

Principles and methodologies for the written presentation and representation of works of art, artists' practice and events within general and specific disciplinary contexts, discourses and frameworks. Examples from across the arts; practice based projects from real world events and performances. Orientation to specialized publics in print and other media.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum 10.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Note: event attendance is required; events fees required.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in STAC (VISA/WRIT) 3V99.

#STAC 3Q90

Innovations in Advanced Digital Media

(also offered as IASC 3Q90 and VISA 3Q90)

Introduction to advanced interactive media concepts and visualization technologies. Design and workflow issues and integration of visual effects and 3D animations with live action media. May include motion capture, 3D and 2D animation, HD, 2K and 4K live action video and 3D graphics software.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

STAC 3V90-3V99

Special Studies in the Fine and Performing Arts

Interdisciplinary study of specific issues within the fine and performing arts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.

Note: topics to be announced; materials fee may be required.

*STAC 4F40

Arts Management

(also offered as DART 4F40 and VISA 4F40)

Effective management of arts organizations to fulfill social and artistic mandates.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to STAC, DART (single or combined), VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.

Note: materials fee may be required.

#STAC 4F41

Curatorial Studies Practicum

(also offered as VISA 4F41)

Practical application of the critical and theoretical aspects of curating. Research and organization of an exhibition from proposal, thesis, work-plan, budget, marketing and program plan to dissemination and presentation of works of art within a professional gallery.

Lectures, seminar, lab, 6 hours per week

Restriction: open to STAC, VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): VISA 3P42.

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.

*STAC 4P68

Arts, Heritage and Culture: Public Policy and Governance

(also offered as DART 4P68 and VISA 4P68)

Examination of federal, provincial and municipal intervention in and support for the fine and performing arts and their cultural production. Strategies for effective engagement of policy through governance and philanthropy.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: materials fee may be required.

STAC 4V70-4V79

Advanced Studies in Arts and Culture

*STAC 4V72

2010-2011: Crossing Boundaries between Fine Art and Entertainment

(also offered as VISA 4V72)

The exchange between high art and entertainment, considering intertextuality and cultural appropriation; the changing role of museums and community-based arts; and the migration of values and tastes between market-driven and not-for-profit cultural outcomes.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum 15.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Note: event attendance is required; event fees required.

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