Course Descriptions

Continued development in the creative language of photography both expressive and technical. Includes black and white, and colour photography, both chemical and digital. Theory and practical application will be approached through assigned projects and independent work.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): Art 316.6
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course.

Continued development in the creative language of photography both expressive and technical. Includes black and white, and colour photography, both chemical and digital. Theory and practical application will be approached through assigned projects and independent work. Students will complete an independent project to present in final class critique.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 318.3
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course. Students with credit for ART 416.6 may not take this course for credit.

This course is designed to allow students continual development in the creative language of photography both expressive and technical building on skills learned in previous courses. Theory and practical applications will be approached through assigned projects and independent work. Advanced techniques will be introduced such as large format cameras, advanced editing techniques, alternative processes and mural printing. Students will complete and independent project to present in final class critique.

Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
Prerequisite(s): Art 417.3
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course. Students with credit for ART 416.6 may not take this course for credit.

Continued identification of the concepts, materials and means of sculpture and related three-dimensional form. Methods of construction (casting, carving, building, assembling, etc.) and presentation, both traditional and experimental, will be encouraged. This includes a wide exploration of materials and combination of materials (such as wood, metal, cement, plaster, found objects, etc.).

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 341.3 and ART 342.3
Note: Students with credit for ART 414 may not take ART 441 for credit. Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course.

Continued identification of the concepts, materials and means of sculpture and related three-dimensional form. Methods of construction (casting, carving, building, assembling, etc.) and presentation, both traditional and experimental, will be encouraged. This includes a wide exploration of materials and combination of materials (such as wood, metal, cement, plaster, found objects, etc.).

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 341.3 and ART 342.3
Note:Students with credit for ART 414 may not take ART 442.3 for credit. Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course.

This course emphasizes student’s independent growth and development as it relates to their discipline through self-directed practice in a selected studio area.

Prerequisite(s): ART 416.6, ART 439.3, ART 442.3, ART 460.3, ART 461.3, ART 470.3, ART 471.3, ART 472.3, ART 473.3, ART 476.3 or ART 477.3
Note: Students are required to have completed the 400-level prerequisite in the selected studio area. Students must provide their own materials. Instructor permission is required.

Building on skills developed in ART 450.3, this course emphasizes student’s independent growth and development as it relates to their discipline through self-directed practice in a selected studio area.

Prerequisite(s): ART 450.3
Note: Students are required to have completed ART 450 in the selected studio area. Students must provide their own materials. Instructor permission is required.

Building on skills developed in ART 451.3, this course emphasizes student’s independent growth and development as it relates to their discipline through self-directed practice in a selected studio area.

Prerequisite(s): ART 423.6, ART 451.3, ART 480.3, ART 481.3, ART 484.3, or ART 485.3
Note: Students are required to have completed the prerequisite course in the selected studio area. Students must provide their own materials. Instructor permission is required.

Building on skills developed in ART 452.3, this course emphasizes student’s independent growth and development as it relates to their discipline through self-directed practice in a selected studio area.

Prerequisite(s): ART 452
Note: Students are required to have completed ART 452 in the selected studio area. Students must provide their own materials. Instructor permission is required.

Advanced exploration and expansion of video and sound, contextualizing digital media within contemporary installation and art practice. Technical production will be situated alongside experimental fine art thinking in two to three term projects. Reading and discussion of related texts, artists' work and supplementary audio/visual material will accompany production of artworks.

Prerequisite(s): ART 330.3
Note: Adobe Software: Premiere Pro, Audition and After Effects will be used in the production of projects and assignments. Software will be available to all registered students throughout the term in the Arts Media Lab (Murray 184). If students wish to use their own laptops/computers they will need to purchase a software license to run on their home device.

Animation and Digital Space is an advanced exploration of the rich potential of animation, digital motion graphics and 2.5D digital environments as viable art mediums in contemporary art practice. This course will use a combination of live video capture, still imagery, green screening, rotoscoping, masking and digital animation techniques to manipulate, collage and build 2.5D digital spaces, concepts and/or narratives using After Effects. Following a sequence of technically-based exercises and thematic lectures, each student will create two to three advanced projects that use the skills and concepts introduced in class.

Prerequisite(s): ART 331.3
Note: Software to be covered: Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Photoshop and Illustrator will also be used in the building of assets. Software will be available to all registered students throughout the term in the Arts Media Lab (Murray 184). If students wish to use their own laptops/computers they will need to purchase a software license to run on their home device.

Continued identification of concepts and methods as they relate to visual perception and expression through drawing, compositional design, graphic media and skills. Use of diverse media coupled with invented and observed form is encouraged.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 321.3.
Note: Drawing students must provide their own drawing materials. Students with credit for ART 412 may not take this course for credit.

Continued identification of concepts and methods as they relate to visual perception and expression through drawing, compositional design, graphic media and skills. Use of diverse media coupled with invented and observed form is encouraged.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 470.3
Note: Drawing students must provide their own drawing materials. Students with credit for ART 412 may not take this course for credit.

Continued identification of concepts and methods as they relate to the expression, structure, media and skills of pictorial art. Students may experiment with painting media and work from any subject matter. Students must acquaint themselves with the materials of their craft and its correct use in producing technically sound works of art. Emphasizes the student's artistic growth and development.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 323.3.
Note: Painting students must provide their own painting materials. Students with credit for ART 411 may not take ART 472 for credit.

Continued identification of concepts and methods as they relate to the expression, structure, media and skills of pictorial art. Students may experiment with painting media and work from any subject matter. Students must acquaint themselves with the materials of their craft and its correct use in producing technically sound works of art. Emphasizes the student's artistic growth and development.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 472.3.
Note: Painting students must provide their own painting materials. Students with credit for ART 411 may not take this course for credit.

Exploration at an advanced level of the conceptual, expressive and technical means of four major print methods: Etching, Lithography, the Relief Print and Serigraphy and related photographic and digital methods. Through familiarity with the craft of traditional print methods as well as experimentation will be encouraged.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 327.3.
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course. Students with credit for ART 413 may not take this course for credit.

Continuation of the exploration at an advanced level of the conceptual, expressive and technical means of four major print methods: etching, lithography, the relief print and serigraphy, and related photographic and digital methods. Through familiarity with the craft of traditional print methods as well as experimentation will be encouraged.

Weekly hours: 3 Practicum/Lab hours
Prerequisite(s): ART 476.3.
Note: Costs in addition to tuition may apply to this course. Students with credit for ART 413 may not take this course for credit.

Students will mount an exhibition of work done during their program of study in the department of Art & Art History. Students must include a one-page written "artist's statement" with their exhibition, developed in consultation with a faculty advisor. The exhibition must be of a quantity and quality deemed acceptable by faculty and will be assigned a grade of CR (Completed Requirements).

Permission of the department required.
Prerequisite(s): B.F.A. student in the final year of program with minimum CPA of 70% and permission of the department.

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours

Offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations to cover, in depth, topics that are not thoroughly covered in regularly offered courses.

Weekly hours: 3 Seminar/Discussion hours