Interactive Arts and Science

This program is offered through the Centre for Digital Humanities

Director

Martin Danahay

Academic Adviser

Alisa Cunnington

General Information

Administrative Assistant

Clara Suba

905-688-5550, extension 5363

Thistle 269F

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, Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Computer Science, Dramatic Arts, Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education, English Language and Literature, 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 learning spaces; a game testing and new media development labs. Also accessible to the program is a video conferencing facility; computer graphics and multimedia lab.

Program Notes

Honours Program

Year 1

	IASC 1F00 and 1P10
	one Humanities context credit (see program note 1)
	one Social Sciences context credit (see program note 1)
	one and one-half elective credits (see program note 2)

Year 2

	IASC 2F00 and 2P10
	one credit from IASC 1P30, 1P96, 1P97, 1Q98, 1Q99, 2P25, 2P50, 2P57, 2P70, 2P93, 2P94, DART 2F94, 2P92, FILM 1F94 (not taken in Year 1)
	one and one-half credits from IASC 1P95, 2P07, 2P60, 2P89, 2P90, 2P91, 2P95, 2P96, COMM 2P26
	one Sciences context credit

Year 3

	IASC 3F00 or 3F90
	one and one-half credits from IASC 2P28, 3P01, 3P14, 3P26, 3P39, 3P62, 3P90, 3V90-3V99, DART 3F94, FILM 2P94, PCUL 2P20
	one and one-half credits from IASC 2P97, 2P98, 2P99, 3P05, 3P10, 3P95, 3M07, CHSC 3P92, DART 3P95, 3P96
	one elective credit

Year 4

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

Pass Program

Year 1

	IASC 1F00 and 1P10
	one Humanities context credit
	one Social Sciences context credit
	one and one-half elective credits (see program note 2)

Year 2

	IASC 2F00 and 2P10
	one credit from IASC 1P30, 1P96, 1P97, 1Q98, 2P25, 2P50, 2P57, 2P70, 2P93, 2P94, DART 2F94, 2P92
	one and one-half credits from IASC 1P95, 2P07, 2P60, 2P89, 2P90, 2P91, 2P96, COMM 2P26
	one Sciences context credit

Year 3

	One and one-half credits from IASC 2P97, 2P98, 2P99, 3P05, 3P10, 3P95, 3V90-3V99, 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, 3M07, 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 3)

Pass

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

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, 1P02, 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 1P02, 1P10, 1P30, 2P10, 2P60, 2P95, 2P96, 3P95, 3P96
	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.

#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.

IASC 1P02

Web Media Production

(also offered as STAC 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.

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 must supply any additional materials and equipment.

#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 must supply any additional materials and equipment.

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, 1.5 hours per week.

Note: this course involves seminars and considerable written work. A good command of written and spoken English is required.

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(s): APCO 1P00 or 4U mathematics credit.

IASC 1P95

Introduction to Digital Images, Methods and Concepts

(also offered as STAC 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 IASC (single or combined), COSC (single or combined), MCMN, STAC, 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.

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 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. Production and Design Concentration students may register. Contact the Visual Arts Department.

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 Registration guide. After that date open to IASC (single or combined) majors.

Prerequisite(s): 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 LART 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.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 1Q98.

#IASC 1Q99

Introduction to the History of Western Art

(also offered as LART 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.

Note: no studio work. Materials fee required.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 1Q99.

IASC 2F00

Game Discourses and Criticism

Games as cultural artifacts that inspire a hybrid and multidisciplinary discourse. Analysis of larger context of humanities around games through game criticism. Connection of cultural studies with extant game critique, and of theoretical literature on game studies and critical analysis using new media tools.

Seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00 (minimum 60 per cent) or permission of instructor.

#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(s): 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.

Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00 (minimum 60 per cent); one of IASC 1P00, 1P10, 1P30, 1P93.

Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.

#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 2P28

Persuasive Discourse: Theoretical Foundations

(also offered as ENGL 2P28 and WRIT 2P28)

Classical foundations, historical developments and contemporary theory. 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(s): one credit from IASC 1F00, COMM 1F90, ENGL 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, WRIT 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WRIT (ENGL) 2P27.

#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.

Prerequisite(s): 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(s): IASC 1F00, one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

*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(s): 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(s): 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, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00, COMM 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P91

Social Media: Reading and Writing in New Spaces

(also offered as COMM 2P91)

Theory, philosophy and politics of Social Media as a communicative mode. Topics include critical theory in a Social Media context, changing perceptions of reader narrative and Social Media compared with other electronic textuality.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 1F00, COMM 1F90, PCUL 1F92 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(s): one of IASC 1F00, DART 1F93, 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.

IASC 2P94

Embodied Text: Art Beyond the Artifact

(also offered as STAC 2P94)

How art functions outside the conventions associated with words, texts, paintings and scores. Experiencing 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(s): IASC 2P93 (STAC 2F90) or permission of the instructor.

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(s): one of IASC 1F00, 4.0 COSC credits, VISA 1P95, 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(s): one of IASC 1F00, VISA 1P95, 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.

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(s): IASC 1F00, VISA 1P95 and 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.

IASC 2P99

Introduction to Sound Design

(also offered as VISA 2P99)

Approaches to the conceptualization and production of sound recording, notation, field-recording, foley arts, soundtrack production, experimental music and performance, and contemporary sound art.

Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.

Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00, IASC 2P97 and VISA 1P95 or permission of the instructor.

Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.

IASC 3F00

Imagining Immersive Worlds

Philosophical and cultural discourse on virtual worlds and gauge their influence on issues such as identity, play and stories. Synthesis and critical approaches to virtual reality and simulation. Creation of game/simulation in virtual worlds focusing on processes and procedures in the development and experience the work ethics.

Seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): 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 must supply any additional materials and equipment.

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: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.

Note: enrolment limited to 20 students.

IASC 3F91

Innovations in Advanced Digital Media

(also offered as STAC 3F91 and VISA 3F91)

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.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit in IASC (STAC/VISA) 3Q90.

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, interventions and other time-based or experimental media. Projects involve collaboration and investigation of alternatives for public dissemination of artworks.

Lectures, studio work, reading, off-campus projects, 5 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P95, one credit from VISA 2P95, 2P96, 2P97, 2P98, 2P99 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 3M05-3M09

Visual Studies Abroad

Topics in an area of mutual interest to the student and instructor.

IASC 3M08

2011-2012: Creative Cities of Culture: Montreal

(also offered as DART 3M08, STAC 3M08 and VISA 3M08)

Creative and performance aspects of Montreal 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 of Studies in Arts and Culture.

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.

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.

Prerequisite(s): two IASC, COMM, ENGL, STAC, VISA, 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. After that date open to IASC (single or combined), ERSC (single or combined), GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BA General Studies, BSc General Studies majors, IASC, ERSC and GEOG minors until date specified in Registration guide.

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

Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. VISA 1P95 recommended. Material fees required. Students might require 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.

Prerequisite(s): two IASC, COMM, DART, STAC, 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 IASC 3P14 if DART 2F92, 3F50, 3P53 or 3P92 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 among communication, media, computing and software development.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 2F00, COMM 2P17, 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(s): two 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(s): 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(s): IASC 2P90 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P91

Prototype Process and Development

Game development from concept through to production, including concept evaluation, storyboarding, work flow and team management.

Lab, 25 hours per week

Note: will be held over two weeks in Summer session and is aimed at both Brock and internation students.

IASC 3P92

Technology and Culture

(also offered as COMM 3P92 and PCUL 3P92)

Exploration of mutually productive relations among cultural practices and technologies, using historical and contemporary examples.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors and DCUL minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 1F00, COMM 2P17, 2P26, PCUL 2P20 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(s): two credits from IASC (minimum 60 percent), APCO (minimum 60 percent), COSC (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P95

Internship in Interactive Media

Part-time internship in a business related to interactive media or the gaming industry.

Tutorial, 1 hour per week, plus internship placement time.

Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors and permission of the instructor.

Note: enrolment will be limited to the number of placements available. Students will be required to submit a project setting the internship experience within a theoretical framework.

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(s): IASC 3F00.

Note: enrolment limited to 15 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.

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 10.0 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 10.0 overall credits or approval of the Director.

Note: arrangements must be made with the Director prior to registration.

IASC 3V90-3V99

Special Studies in the Visual and Perfoming Arts

Topics in an area of interest to the student and instructor.

IASC 3V98

2011-2012: Twenty-First Century Teaching and Learning with Technology

Possibilities and limitations for post-secondary teaching and learning with technology focusing on mobile learning.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. This project-based course will require that students develop and test new curricular models.

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 must supply any additional materials

#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.

IASC 4P01

Creating Social Value from Material Culture

(also offered as STAC 4P01)

Theory and practice of creating social value from material culture. Curatorial and interpretive practice in public institutions focusing on art, human and natural history, and science and technology. Informal learning theory, authority structures and community engagement, audience segmentation and selection, exhibit design, and collections development within social and political contexts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

Note: event attendance may be required. Event fees may be required.

IASC 4V70-4V79

Advanced Studies in Interactive Arts and Science

Variable topics in an area of mutual interest to students and instructor

IASC 4V72

2011-2012: Crossing Boundaries between Fine Art and Entertainment

(also offered as STAC 4V72 and 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 of 15.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Note: event attendance is required. Event fees required.

IASC 4V74

2011-2012: Contemporary Phototextuality

(also offered as ENGL 4V74, LART 4V74 and STAC 4V74)

Contemporary artists' narratives and literature with photographs: interactions of image and text, and moving image. Theoretical, creative and applied aspects, and text and visual analysis. Interdisciplinary focus on Canadian authors and artists. May include Sophie Calle, Andree Christensen, Milutin Gubash, Never Lopez and Catherine Owen.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Note: may include off-site studies. Event attendance is required. Event fees required.