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VPAA05H3 Collaborations in the Visual and Performing Arts
An introduction to interdisciplinary collaboration in art and culture.
Drawing on a wide range of examples from the disciplines of visual art, music, and theatre, in high art and popular culture, this course explores relationships between and across the arts, tracing the history and development of inter-disciplinarity.
THIS COURSE IS REQUIRED FOR ALL FIRST YEAR STUDENTS TAKING OTHER COURSES IN VPA.
VPAA10H3 Introduction to Arts Management
Theories and practices of arts managers. Brief history of the arts in Canada, elements of the "ecology" of Canadian arts and culture (artists, organizations, agencies, and arts disciplines), and jobs for arts managers, current Canadian issues (artistic, administrative and public policy).
Exclusion: (VPAB10Y)
VPAB03H3 Computers and the Arts I
An introduction to the use of computers in the visual and performing arts.
Demonstrations/tutorials will illustrate current standards and future possibilities in the computerized handling of graphics and texts. Projects will allow opportunities for practical experience.
Prerequisite: Any 4 full credits
VPAB05H3 Introduction to Contemporary Cultural Theory
An introduction to key concepts and issues in contemporary cultural theory. Emphasizes critical reading, thinking, and writing. Students will engage with a wide range of theoretical and methodological developments in the study of art and culture, including, cultural studies, feminism, and postmodernism.
Exclusion: (VPAC10Y)
Prerequisites: any 4 full credits
VPAB06H3 Cultural Pluralism and the Arts I
An introduction to changes occurring in the arts and culture in Canada as a consequence of the country's growing ethno-racial and cultural diversity.
Prerequisites: VPAB05H or (ENGB05Y), or permission of the instructor
VPAB09H3 Dialogues in the Diaspora
The interplay among visual, performing and literary arts and experience of exile, diaspora, displacement and placemaking: how the nomadic, transitional nature of today's world influences contemporary artists' practices. Readings from art history, visual anthropology, cultural studies, ethnic studies and literary criticism. Considerations of memory, autobiography, community and liminality in relation to experiences of local Canadian artists.
VPAB12H3 Workshop in Arts Management I
An introduction to practical arts management skills needed on work terms. Seminars and workshops given by practicing members of the arts management profession. Topics to be covered will include arts marketing, touring and facility management.
Exclusion: (VPAB10Y), (VPAB11H)
Prerequisite: VPAA10H
VPAB13H3 Financial Management for Arts Managers
An introduction to financial management issues faced by arts and cultural managers.
The topics include an introduction to basic accounting concepts, financial statement preparation and analysis, internal control and management information systems, budgeting and programming, cash and resource management, and various tax-related issues.
Exclusions: (MGTB02Y), MGTB03H
Prerequisites: VPAA10H & [(VPAB11H) or VPAB12H or VPAB14H]
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VPAB14H3 Workshop in Arts Management II
An introduction to practical arts management skills needed on work terms. Seminars and workshops given by practicing members of the arts managers. Topics to be covered will include development (corporate, foundation, individual and special event campaigns), volunteer management, grant planning and writing, and project management.
Exclusion: (VPAB10Y), (VPAB11H)
Prerequisite: VPAA10H
VPAC03H3 Intermediate Seminar
An exploration of the connections between the arts and the tensions inherent in making those connections.
Individual research areas will be the starting place for extensive reading, research and discussion.
Prerequisites: At least 5 full credits in the Specialist in Art and Culture including one credit at the B-level.
VPAC13H3 Strategic Planning in the Arts and Cultural Sector
Analysis of financial and environmental challenges confronting arts and cultural organizations; strategic approaches to dealing with these issues. Case studies, seminars, and lectures. Topics such as artistic programming, production and distribution, human resource management, financial management, marketing and development, and governance in an array of arts and cultural organizations.
Exclusion: MGTC41H
Prerequisite: VPAB13H.
VPAC14H3 Cultural Pluralism and the Arts II
An examination of best practices in the management of the arts in a pluralist society.
Prerequisite: VPAB06H or permission of the instructor
VPAC15H3 Cultural Policy: National and International Perspectives
A survey of principles, structures and patterns of cultural policy and arts funding, both nationally and internationally. The emphasis will be on an international comparative analysis of cultural policy approaches, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of particular policy and funding structures.
Exclusion: (VPAC10Y)
Prerequisite: VPAB05H
VPAD05H3 Senior Project
This course allows for individual or collaborative projects at an advanced level.
Students will be required to complete a project or series of works that reflect the research completed in VPAC03H
Prerequisite: VPAC03H
VPAD12H3 Senior Seminar in Arts Management
Synthesis of academic studies and work terms.
Three course components: each student will facilitate a group discussion that deals with a completed work term report; mentoring program linking students to arts managers will include seminars by practicing professionals; major group project involving the organization of an arts or cultural event.
Exclusion: (VPAD10Y)
Prerequisites: COPC01H (work term)
VPAD13H3 Art, Culture, and Policy
An exploration of current theoretical issues in cultural policy and arts management, enabling students to synthesize and develop their prior knowledge of cultural theory and cultural policy. Adopting a case study approach, the course will examine issues and controversies in both the performing and the visual arts.
Exclusion: (VPAD10Y)
Prerequisite: VPAC15H
VPHA46H3 Art and Artifact, High and Low: Definitions of the Visual.
How are objects defined as fine art? How do definitions of art vary cross-culturally and historically? Where do popular culture and fine arts intersect? This course will investigate the debates surrounding the definition of art, paying particular attention to the institutional constructs and power relations that contribute to its understanding
VPHB40H3 Current Issues in Visual Art
A study of issues currently affecting critical, art historical, and broader cultural perspectives on visual art of various periods and cultures.
VPHB41H3 The Human Figure in Greek Art (8 th - 4 th Centuries B.C.)
A study of representations of men and women in sculpture and vase painting, two of the richest media in Greek art. This study reveals narratives of myth and legend, reflections of everyday life in Greece, and social values such as the perception of gender
Exclusion: (FARB08Y), (VPAB41H)
Prerequisite or Corequisite: Any course in art history or VPAA05H
VPHB42H3 Carolingian and Romanesque Art and Architecture
Major artistic and architectural monuments of Europe from the Carolingian renaissance to the renaissance of the twelfth century, considered in relation to geographical context, to monasticism and pilgrimage, to artistic developments of the contemporary Mediterranean world, and to the art and architecture of the later Roman Empire, Byzantium and Armenia, Islam, and the art of the invasion period.
Exclusion: FAH321, FAH322, (FARB10H), (VPAB42H)
VPHB46H3 Impressionism
Impressionist painting as a turning point in Western art, based in the rapidly expanding modernized city of Paris, "the capital of the nineteenth century," but ultimately turning to landscape as a major source of inspiration.
Exclusion: FAH378, (FARB43H), (VPAB46H)
VPHB47H3 Art in Traditional North American Cultures
Visual art as practiced and seen within the contrasting settings of First Nations cultures and French, Spanish and British colonial cultures in North America. The traditions of academies and their local transformations.
Exclusions: (VPAB48Y), (VPHB48Y)
Prerequisites: Courses in Canadian, Mexican and/or U.S. history recommended but not required.
VPHB48H3 Art in Modern North American Cultures
Art as made and seen in the modern city, in nationalist movements, in times of global depressions and war and in relation to mass culture.
Exclusions: (VPAB48Y), (VPHB48Y)
Prerequisites: Courses in 20
th
century Canadian, Mexican and U.S. history recommended but not required.
VPHB50H3 Africa Through the Photographic Lens
The centrality of photographic practice to African cultures and histories from the period of European imperialism, the rise of modernist "primitivism" and the birth of ethnology and anthropology to contemporary African artists living on the continent and abroad.
Prerequisites: None. Visual art studio students are encouraged to enrol.
VPHB51H3 Art, the Museum, and the Gallery
Art and the settings in which it is seen in cities today. Some classes will take place in Toronto museums and galleries, giving direct insight into current exhibition practices and into the ways that those practices, as well as the institutional settings themselves, affect viewers' experiences of art.
Exclusion: (VPAB51H)
Prerequisites: One half-credit from: VPHA40H, (VPAA40H), (VPAA41Y), (VPAA45H), (VPAA60Y), (VPAA62H), VPSA62H, (VPAA61H)
VPHB52H3 Ancient Art and Architecture (ca. 900 B.C. - 300 A.D.)
The artistic achievements of Greece and Rome. This course examines Greek architectural design with its concerns for ideal proportion and balance; Roman technical innovations; and Classical painting and sculpture and their enormously influential techniques for creating illusions of the real world.
Exclusions: FAH203, FAH204, (VPAA42), (VPAB52H)
Prerequisite: VPHA40H or (VPAA40H) recommended
VPHB53H3 Medieval Art
The origins of European artistic traditions in the early Christian, Mediterranean world; how these traditions were influenced by classical, Byzantine, Moslem and pagan forms; how they developed in an entirely new form of artistic expression in the high Middle Ages; and how they led on to the Renaissance.
Exclusions: FAH261, (VPAA43), (VPAB53H)
Prerequisite: VPHA40H or (VPAA40H) recommended.
VPHB54H3 Renaissance and Baroque Art
A survey of architecture, painting, and sculpture from 1400 to 1750. The course will present important monuments, primarily from Italy and the Netherlands.
Exclusion: FAH274, FAH279, (VPAA44), (VPAB54)
VPHB55H3 Religion and the Arts I
This course explores Eastern religions and artworks, with a specific focus on Hinduism and Buddhism in art from India, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka and China. Investigation of context, use and symbolism, paralleled with the examination of rituals and beliefs. The classes will be held at the Royal Ontario Museum and at UTSC.
Exclusion: (VPAB55H)
VPHB56H3 Religion and the Arts II
How the arts give expression to spiritual belief and reflect the institutionalizing of those beliefs in religions around the world. Topics will normally be defined by a particular religious tradition and will vary from year to year; please see study guide for details.
Exclusion: (VPAB56H)
VPHB57H3 Women and Visual Art
Women artists of the last 150 years, their relationships to "mainstream" art, and the influences of feminism on the production and reception of art.
Exclusion: (VPAB57H)
Prerequisite: WSTA01Y or (VPAA41Y) or (VPAA40H) or (VPAA61H) (VPHA40H) or VPHA46H or permission of the instructor
VPHB58H3 Notions of Modernity
Nineteenth and twentieth century art in relation to the modern world. What 'modern' means when used to describe art, and how art is affected by the dynamic cultural, economic, social, and political contexts of the modern world.
Exclusions: FAH287H, FAH288H, (VPAB47Y)
VPHB59H3 Modern into Postmodern Art
Shifts in theory and practice in art of the past fifty years. Studying selected artists' works from around the world, we explore how notions of modern art gave way to the postmodern as artists' media, patterns of practice, and ideas about their relations to the public and to their institutional contexts changed.
Exclusions: FAH289H, (VPAB47Y)
VPHC42H3 Gothic Architecture
The development of Gothic architecture from the beginning of the twelfth century to the middle of the thirteenth century. Emphasis on Notre-Dame in Paris, the cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Amiens, and a select number of monuments in England. A discussion of the sculptural programs of these churches will be included.
Exclusions: (FAH268H), (VPAC42Y)
Prerequisites: One credit in art history at the B-level or permission of the instructor
VPHC45H3 Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art
Special topics in twentieth-century painting and sculpture. The subject will change from time to time. After introductory sessions outlining the subject and ways of getting information about it, seminar members will research and present topics of their choice.
Prerequisite: One credit in modern art history at the B-level or permission of the instructor
Exclusion: (VPAC45H)
VPHC46H3 Topics in Art of the Ancient World
A special topics course in ancient art and architecture. Concentrated study of a particular topic in ancient art, which will change from year to year.
Exclusion: (VPAC46H)
Prerequisites: VPHB52H or (VPAB52H) or (VPAA42H) or permission of the instructor
VPHC47H3 The Body: Theories and Representations, Part One
An interdisciplinary course about the body in art, film, photography, narrative and popular culture.
How bodies are written or visualized as representing normality or perversity, 'feminine' or 'masculine,' as heroic, as beauty or monstrosity, legitimacy or illegitimacy, nature or culture.
Same asENGC76H.
Limited enrolment: 45
Exclusion: (VPAB01H), ENGC76H3
Pre/Corequisites: Two full credits from ENGB01H, ENGB02H, ENGB03H, ENGB04H, (ENGB01Y), (ENGB02Y), VPHA40H, (VPAA40H), VPAA05H, (VPAA41Y), (VPAA45H), VPAB05H, (VPAB49Y), VPHB57H, (VPAB57H), WSTA01H, (WSTA01Y) or permission of the instructors
VPHC48H3 The Body: Theories and Representations, Part Two
A course focusing on the experience of the body in the public spaces of the modern city and in cyberspace. Of special interest will be the viewpoints of artists, writers, and filmmakers who explore how the 'other' is constructed in terms of class, culture, and ethnicity.
Same asENGC77H.
Limited enrolment: 45
Exclusion: ENGC77H3
Pre/Corequisites: Two full credits from ENGB01H, ENGB02H, ENGB03H, ENGB04H (ENGB01Y), (ENGB02Y), VPHA40H, (VPAA40H), VPAA05H, (VPAA41Y), (VPAA45H), VPAB05H, (VPAB49Y), VPHB57H, (VPAB57H), WSTA01H, (WSTA01Y) or permission of the instructors
VPHC49H3 Theories of Visual Art
Selected works of art and the theories currently being used in discussing them.
The class will read selected recent cultural theory and art theory and consider its implications for a variety of works of art. Please see study guide for details of current themes.
Pre/Corequisites: Two credits at the B-level in art history and/or studio, or permission of the instructor.
VPHC50H3 Theories of Alterity in the Visual Arts
An introduction to a wide range of theories employed by art historians, anthropologists and cultural studies scholars which address states of Otherness, whether they be issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, class or nationalism. Investigations of selected exhibition critiques and of the critical discourse surrounding the úuvres of individual artists.
Prerequisites: VPHB59H or permission of instructor
VPHC51H3 Word and Image
The interface between modern and contemporary arts and the communicative power of language, the written word and graphic systems. By examining the long-standing, cross cultural links between the verbal and the visual, we will consider how artists combine narrative content and graphic designs of letters, words and conventional and invented inscriptions.
Prerequisites: VPHB49H or VPHB58H or permission of instructor
VPHC52H3 Transnationalism and the Visual Arts
The theoretical debates and institutional structures that surround the production, circulation and interpretation of the arts in a transnational art world, paying particular attention to the interplay of identity and visuality. Works by artists from throughout the globe, contributing to a global contemporary art discourse and genre will be considered.
Prerequisites: VPHB48H, VPHB58H, VPHB59H or permission of instructor
VPHC53H3 The Silk Routes
The Silk Routes were a lacing of highways connecting Central, South and East Asia and Europe. Utilizing the Royal Ontario Museum's collections, classes held at the Museum and UTSC will focus on the art produced along the Silk Routes in 7 th to 9 th century Afghanistan, India, China and the Taklamakhan regions.
Prerequisites: One full credit in art history or in Asian or medieval European history or permission of instructor
VPHD42Y3 Supervised Reading in Art History
A course offering the opportunity for advanced investigation of an area of interest; for students who are nearing completion of art history programs and who have already acquired independent research skills. Students must locate a willing supervisor, and topics must be identified and approved, by the end of the previous term.
Exclusion: (VPAD41H), (VPAD42Y)
Prerequisite: One credit at the C-level in art history.
Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering for these courses..
VPDA01H3 Introduction to Performance I
The practical study of basic stage acting techniques in a workshop atmosphere.
Theatre games, improvisations and exercises exploring awareness, spontaneity, observation, concentration and imagination will be used to create a foundation for the development of the actor's process.
Exclusion: DRM200, (VPAA31Y)
NOTE: Permission to enrol will be given based on an interview with the UTSC VPA-Drama Program teaching staff.
VPDA02H3 Introduction to Performance II
A continuation of VPDA01H, with emphasis on the fundamentals of characterization and interpretation of text.
While continuing with exercises and improvisations, students will also begin to work on scenes, learning to analyze text and sub-text and to develop a character by exploring motivation, defining objectives and establishing physical action.
Exclusion: (VPAA31Y)
Prerequisite: VPDA01H and permission of the instructor
VPDB01H3 Intermediate Workshop in Performance I
This course is intended for students who wish to continue the study of acting for the stage in greater depth.
Exercises, discussions, and an increasingly more challenging range of monologues and scenes will be used as vehicles for exploring characterization and the acting process.
Exclusion: (VPAB31Y)
Prerequisites: (VPAA31Y) or [VPDA01H & VPDA02H] and permission of the UTSC VPA-Drama Program Teaching Staff
VPDB02H3 Intermediate Workshop in Performance II
A continuation of VPDB01H, with an emphasis on more advanced performance techniques.
Exclusion: (VPAB31Y)
Prerequisite: [VPDB01H or (VPAA31Y)] and permission of the instructor
VPDB03H3 Technical Production I
An introduction to the technical elements of theatre production.
Students will receive a basic grounding in the fundamentals of stage management, stage lighting, sound operation, set building, scenic painting and general technical practice.
Exclusion: (VPAB33Y), DRM254Y
VPDB04H3 Experiencing the Live Theatre
Discovering the special nature of various forms of live theatre.
Students will attend six professional productions in a variety of theatres in Toronto, and write reviews of their theatre-going experiences. In lectures and seminars students will study contemporary theatrical practices from the perspective of playwrights, performers, etc.
Exclusion: (VPAB39Y), (VPAA39H)
VPDB10H3 Studies in Theatre History I: From the Greeks to 1642
A study of theatre history from classical Greece until the closing of the theatres in England.
Using a thematic rather than chronological approach, this course will examine Western theatre within the given period, as well as in terms of the social and cultural function of theatre as an art form.
Exclusions: (VPAB20H), DRM260, DRM262
VPDB11H3 Studies in Theatre History II: From 1642 to World War One
A study of theatre history from the Restoration through the rise of modernism.
Using a thematic rather than a chronological approach, this course will examine Western theatre within the given period, as well as in terms of the social and cultural function of theatre as an art form.
Exclusions: (VPAB21H), DRM264
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VPDB12H3 Studies in Modern and Contemporary Theatre
A study of twentieth-century theatre history.
The developments in and practice of Western theatre from the post-World War One era to the present day.
Exclusions: (DRAB04Y), (DRAB23H), (VPAB22H), DRM266
VPDB13H3 Theatre in Canada
An examination of the development of professional theatre in Canada from 1945 to the present.
Special attention will be paid to the development of the major theatrical festivals, the regional theatre movement, the rise of alternative theatre, and current theatrical trends.
Exclusion: (VPAB24H), DRM268
VPDB14H3 Introduction to Asian Theatrical Traditions
An introduction to some of the major theatrical traditions of Asia.
Students will read translations of plays and study some of the theoretical aspects of Oriental theatre in lectures and seminars. Recorded and visual materials will be used extensively.
Exclusion: (VPAB25H)
VPDB16H3 Victorian Theatres and Music Halls
A study of mid-to-late-nineteenth century British drama and theatre. An interdisciplinary course. Same as ENGB46H.
Exclusion: (VPAC33Y), ENGB46H
VPDC01H3 Advanced Workshop: Performance
A continuation of the exploration of advanced performance techniques begun in VPDB02H,
Exclusion: DRM400, (VPAC31H)
Prerequisites: [(VPAB31Y) or (VPAC30Y) or [VPDB01H & VPDB02H]] & permission of the UTSC VPA-Drama Program Teaching Staff
VPDC03H3 Technical Production II
A continuation of Technical Production I.
Students will explore in greater depth the practical application of the technical elements of theatrical production. As part of the course, students will assume responsibility for some of the technical positions available in UTSC productions.
Exclusion: (VPAB33Y)
Prerequisite: VPDB03H
VPDC04H3 Writing About/For the Live Theatre
A course intended for students who wish to learn about writing analytically or critically for the theatre, and/or who are interested in writing short pieces for the stage.
Prerequisites: VPDB04H or (VPAA39H) or permission of the instructor
VPDC15H3 Modern and Contemporary Comedy
A study of the comic form in modern and contemporary theatre and film.
Exclusion: (VPAB28Y)
VPDC16H3 Early Nineteenth Century British Theatre: From Sheridan to Boucicault
A study of theatre and drama in Britain from the late eighteenth century through the early nineteenth century. An interdisciplinary course. Same as ENGC45H.
Exclusion: (VPAC33Y), ENGC45H
Prerequisite: VPDB16H or ENGB46H, or permission of instructor.
VPDC40H3 Special Topics in Theatre I
Special topics for intensive practical and/or theoretical study of some specific aspects of theatre. The topic to be explored in this course will change from session to session. Further information can be found on the VPA - Drama website
Limited enrolment: 12.
Prerequisites: Any 4 full credits in Drama or permission of the Supervisor of Studies.
VPDD01H3 Supervised Performance
The practical study of major theatrical productions.
Students will do research connected with the particular play that has been chosen for production at UTSC.
Exclusion: (VPAD31H)
Prerequisite: [VPDC01H or (VPAC31H)] and permission of the UTSC VPA-Drama Teaching Staff
VPDD20H3-D23H3 Supervised Studies in Drama
Advanced scholarly projects open to upper-level Drama students.
The emphasis in these courses will be on advanced individual projects exploring specific areas of theatre history and/or dramatic literature.
Prerequisite: One full credit in Drama at the C-level and/or permission of the Supervisor of Studies.
Exclusion: (VPAD20H-D23H)
VPDD24H3-D28H3 Independent Projects in Drama and Theatre
Advanced practical projects open to upper-level Drama students.
These courses provide an opportunity for individual exploration in areas involving the practice of theatre: directing, producing, design, playwriting, dramaturgy, etc. Exclusion: (VPAD24H-D28H)
Prerequisite: One full credit in Drama at the C-level and/or permission of the Supervisor of Studies.
VPDD40H3 Special Topics in Theatre II
Selected advanced topics for intensive practical and/or theoretical study of some specific aspect of theatre. The topic to be explored in this course will change from session to session. The course will normally be offered during the Winter session. Further information can be found on the VPA - Drama website
Limited enrolment: 12.
Prerequisites: VPDC40H or permission of the Supervisor of Studies.
VPMA70H3 Concert Choir Ia
The practical study of a wide range of music from the choral repertoire, including performance in the UTSC Concert Choir, a chamber choir that performs repertory from the Renaissance to the present day. Audition/interview required.
Exclusion: (VPAA91H), (VPAA98Y), (VPMA98Y)
VPMA71H3 Concert Choir Ib
A continuation of VPMA70H
Exclusion: (VPAA91H), (VPAA98Y), (VPMA98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMA70H
VPMA80H3 Introduction to Music
A study of the basic materials, principles of design, and cultural significance of Western Music from the Middle Ages to the present day.
It assumes an elementary knowledge of Western art music to the level VPAM93H (Listening to Music) and prepares students for further studies in music at the university level.
Exclusion: (VPAA80H)
Prerequisite: VPMA93H or (VPAA93H) or equivalent
VPMA90H3 Materials of Music I
The basic materials of music from the Middle Ages to the present, including elementary harmony, musical forms, introductory analytical and compositional techniques and aural training.
Exclusion: (VPAA90H)
Prerequisites: Royal Conservatory Gr II (music rudiments) or equivalent
VPMA92H3 Concert Band I
The practical study of ensemble performance.
Exclusion: (VPAA92H)
VPMA93H3 Listening to Music
An introduction to the language of music for non-musicians through a survey of musical styles, genres and development of intelligent listening skills.
No previous musical experience is necessary.
Exclusion: (MUS100), (VPAA93H)
VPMA95H3 Repertoire Choir I
A practical study of music from the choral repertoire and an introduction to music theory.
Exclusion: (VPAA91H), (VPAA94H), (VPAA95H)
VPMA99H3 Music of the World's Peoples
An introduction to the musical cultures of the world's peoples with selected examples of musical expression drawn from Africa, China, India, Japan, the Middle East, South America, Western Folk music and music of the native peoples of North America.
No previous musical experience is required.
Exclusion: MUS200, (VPAA99H)
VPMB70H3 Concert Choir IIa
A continuation of VPMA71H.
Exclusion: (VPAB91H), (VPAB98Y), (VPMB98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMA71H or (VPAA98Y) or (VPAM98Y)
VPMB71H3 Concert Choir IIb
A continuation of VPMB70H.
Exclusion: (VPAB91H), (VPAB98Y), (VPMB98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMB70H
VPMB79H3 Performing Arts of Asia
An exploration of music, dance and drama in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South/Central Asia with particular reference to religious life, classical genres, tribal and folk traditions and popular/contemporary developments.
Exclusion: (MUSB31)
Prerequisite: VPMA80H or (VPAA80H)
VPMB86H3 Topics in Music and Society Before 1600
Music in society; selected topics up to 1600.
Uses a thematic approach rather than a chronological approach; social, cultural, economic, political and historical contexts of music-making; aesthetic significance and reception; current uses, critiques and interpretations.
Exclusion: (VPAB86H)
Prerequisite: [VPMA80H or (VPAA80H)] & [VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)]
VPMB87H3 Topics in Music and Society from 1600-1900 I
Music in society; selected topics from 1600 to 1900.
Uses a thematic approach rather than a chronological approach; social, cultural, economic, political and historical contexts of music-making; aesthetic significance and reception; current uses, critiques and interpretations.
Exclusion: (VPAB87H)
Prerequisite: [VPMA80H or (VPAA80H] & [VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)]
VPMB88H3 Topics in Music and Society from 1600-1900 II
Music in society, selected topics from the period 1600-1900.
Uses a thematic approach rather than a chronological approach; social, cultural, economic, political and historical contexts of music-making; aesthetic significance and reception; current uses, critiques and interpretations.
Exclusion: (VPAB88H)
Prerequisite: [VPMA80H or (VPAA80H)] & [VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)]
VPMB89H3 Topics in Music and Society after 1900
Music in society: selected topics after 1900.
Uses a thematic approach rather than a chronological approach; social, cultural, economic, political and historical contexts of music-making; aesthetic significance and reception; current uses, critiques and interpretations
Exclusion: (VPAB89H)
Prerequisites: [VPMA80H or (VPAA80H)] & [VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)]
VPMB90H3 Materials of Music II
A continuation of VPMA90H.
Exclusion: (VPAB90H)
Prerequisite: VPMA90H or (VPAA90H) or Royal Conservatory Gr III harmony or equivalent.
VPMB92H3 Concert Band II
A continuation of VPMA92H.
Exclusion: (VPAB92H)
Prerequisite: VPMA92H or (VPAA92H)
VPMB93H3 Music for the Theatre
An introduction to how music is combined with other arts in the theatre.
A study of representative examples of multi-media, including ballets, films, musicals and operas; includes study of audio-visual and, where possible, live performances. No previous musical experience is required.
Exclusion: (VPAB93H)
A history of jazz from its African and European roots to present day experiments.
Surveys history of jazz styles, representative performers and contexts of performance.
No previous musical experience is required.
Exclusion: (MUSB14), (VPAB94H)
VPMB95H3 Repertoire Choir II
A continuation of VPMA95H.
Exclusion: (VPAA91H), VPMA91H, (VPAA94H)
Prerequisite: VPMA95H or (VPAA95H)
VPMB96H3 Popular Music
An examination of the genres and history of twentieth-century popular music with particular attention to its social and commercial contexts.
No previous musical experience is required.
Exclusion: (VPAB96H)
VPMB97H3 Film Music
An introduction to the techniques and history of music for films.
Survey of the ways music is used in the cinema from its inception to the present day.
No previous musical training is required.
Exclusion: (VPAB97H)
VPMB99H3 Popular Music in a Cross-Cultural Context
Popular music in a multi-cultural world.
Development of popular music in a global context. Topics include mass media (recordings, film, radio, etc.), urbanization, social and political issues, pop icons, dance and cultural migration.
Prerequisite: VPMA80H or (VPAA80H)
VPMC70H3 Concert Choir IIIa
A continuation of VPMB71H.
Exclusion: (VPAC91H), (VPAC98Y), (VPMC98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMB71H or (VPMB98Y)
VPMC71H3 Concert Choir IIIb
A continuation of VPMC70H.
Exclusion: (VPAC91H), (VPAC98Y), (VPMC98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMC70H
The history of opera from its inception to the present day.
Study of representative examples from the operatic repertoire with emphasis on critical perspectives and contemporary productions; study of libretti, scores, sound and visual materials.
Exclusion: (MUSC04), (VPAC80H)
Prerequisite: [VPMB90 or (VPAB90)] & one course from the series VPMB87-VPMB89 (VPAB87H-VPAB89H) or permission of instructor.
VPMC81H3 The Orchestra and its Music
A study of the changing musical, social, and economic contexts of the orchestra and the variety of music written for it.
Evolving configuration of the ensemble; patronage and location (theatre, church, court, conservatory, city, etc.); representative examples of music from different periods; changing audiences and societies; mechanical reproduction.
Exclusion: (VPAC81H)
Prerequisites: [VPMB90H or (VPAB90H)] & one course from the series VPMB87H-VPMB89H (VPAB87H-VPAB89H)
VPMC82H3 Topics in Canadian Music
A thematic approach to the study of music in Canada.
Canadian musical identity; artistic organizations and institutions; in-depth analysis of individual compositions.
Exclusion: (VPAC82H)
Prerequisite: [VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)] & one course from the series VPMB86-89 (VPAB86-89)
VPMC83H3 Music and Gender
A study of women in music, and the role of gender studies in musical criticism.
Socio-cultural contexts of music-making by women; representative works by female composers; current feminist and queer theory; in-class reports and presentations.
Exclusion: HMU207, (VPAC83)
Prerequisites: VPMA80H or (VPAA80H) or [WSTA01H & WSTA02H] or (WSTA01Y)
An examination of the iconic status of Ludwig van Beethoven in the history of western European art music through an examination of selected topics and representative compositions (including symphonies, string quartets and sonatas).
Exclusion: (VPAC85H)
Prerequisites: [VPMB90H or (VPAB90H)] & [VPMB87H or (VPAB87H) or VPMB88H or (VPAB88H)]
VPMC86H3 Stravinsky
A study of Igor Stravinsky's writings and musical compositions in relation to the turbulence and rapid change of the twentieth century. Stylistic developments include musical nationalism, primitivism, neo-classicism and serialism.
Exclusion: (MUSC14), (VPAC86H)
Prerequisite: [VPMB90 or (VPAA90H) or (MUSA09)] & one course from the series VPMB86-VPMB89 (VPAB86-VPAB89)]
A study of Handel's compositions in the context of eighteenth-century society and culture.
Exclusion: (VPAC87H)
Prerequisites: [VPMB90H or (VPAB90H)] & one course from the series VPMB87H-VPMB89H (VPAB87H-VPAB89H)]
VPMC90H3 Materials of Music III
Introduction to musical composition through the application of techniques studied in Materials of Music I and II. Students will be encouraged to develop their individual musical styles and to create original works.
Exclusion: (VPAC90H)
Prerequisite: VPMB90H or (VPAB90H)
VPMC92H3 Concert Band III
A continuation of VPMB92H.
Exclusion: (VPAC92H)
Prerequisite: VPMB92H or (VPAB92H)
VPMD81H3 Independent Studies in Music
A directed reading and writing course for students who have demonstrated a high level of academic maturity and competence.
Students must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registration.
Exclusion: (VPAD80H), (VPAD81H), (VPAD82Y), (VPMD82Y)
Prerequisite: At least two full credits in music at the B- and C-level; permission of the instructor to be obtained by the last date of classes in the previous session.
VPSA62H3 Foundation Studies in Studio
An introduction to the importance of content and context in the making of contemporary art.
Limited enrolment: 20 per section
Exclusion: VIS130, (VPAA60Y), (VPAA62H)
Corequisite: VPAA05H
VPSB61H3 Painting I
An investigation of the basic elements and concepts of painting through experimentation in scale and content.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: (VPAB61H), (VPAB75Y), VIS201H
Prerequisite: VPSA62H or (VPAA62H)
Co/Prerequisite: VPSB70H or (VPAB70H)
VPSB62H3 Painting II
A continuation of Painting I with an emphasis on images and concepts developed by individual students.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: (VPAB62H), (VPAB75Y), VIS301H
Prerequisite: VPSB61H or (VPAB61H)
Co/prerequisite: VPSB74H or (VPAB74H)
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VPSB63H3 Sculpture Concepts
An investigation of the changes in sculpture in the 20th century with an emphasis on contemporary art.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: (VPAB60Y), (VPAB63H)
Prerequisite: VPSA62H or (VPAA62H) or permission of the instructor
VPSB68H3 Site-Specific Work
An exploration of the object and its relationship to specific space.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: (VPAB68H)
Prerequisite: VPSA62H or (VPAA62H) or (VPAA60Y)
An investigation of the various approaches to drawing, including working from the figure and working with ideas.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: VIS205H, (VPAB70H)
Prerequisite: VPSA62 or (VPAA62H) or (VPAA60Y)
VPSB71H3 Books and Multiples
An exploration of the history and use of hand made books and multiples by visual artists.
Limited enrolment: 20
Prerequisite: VPSA62H or (VPAA60Y) or (VPAA62H) or permission of instructor
VPSB73H3 Computers and the Arts II
A continuation of VPAB03H with an increased emphasis on the use of the computer in the visual arts.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: (VPAB73H)
Prerequisites: VPAB03H and permission of the instructor
VPSB74H3 Drawing II
A continuation of VPSB70H with an increased emphasis on the student's ability to expand her/his personal understanding of the meaning of drawing.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: VIS211, (VPAB74H)
Prerequisite: VPSB70H or (VPAB70H)
VPSB76H3 Electronic Media
An exploration of the possibilities of electronic media in the visual arts.
Exclusion: (VPAB76H)
Prerequisite: VPSA62H or (VPAA62H) or (VPAA60Y)
VPSB77H3 Performance Art
An exploration of both the history and practice of performance art.
Enrolment limit: 15
Exclusion: VIS208, (VPAB77H)
Prerequisite: (VPAA60) or (VPAA62H) or VPSA62H or (VPAA31Y) or VPDA01H or permission of the instructor
VPSB78H3 Introduction to Lithography
An introduction to black and white stone lithography including a detailed investigation of materials and techniques.
Limited enrolment: 10
Exclusion: (VPAB78H)
Prerequisite: VPSA62H or (VPAA62H) or (VPAA60Y)
VPSB79H3 Intermediate Lithography
A continuation of VPSB78H with emphasis on multi-colour printing.
Limited enrolment: 10
Exclusion: (VPAB79H)
Prerequisite: [VPSB78H or (VPAB78H)] & permission of the instructor
VPSC65H3 Supervised Studies in Studio
An opportunity for the student to create a number of personal statements working in an area of her/his own choice.
Exclusions: VIS301, VIS305, (VPAC61H-VPAC65H)
Prerequisites: [VPSB74H or (VPAB74H)] or [VPSB62H, or (VPAB62H) or (VPAB75Y)] or [VPSB77H or (VPAB77H)] or [VPSB79H or (VPAB79H)] or [VPSB63H or (VPAB63H) or (VPAB60Y)] and permission of the instructor based on the written proposal and portfolio.
VPSC66H3 Theory and Practice I
An exploration of ideas and practice with an emphasis on two-dimensional work, including digital imaging..
Exclusion: (VPAC66H)
Prerequisite: at least 0.5 credit in a B-level course dealing primarily with two dimensions.
VPSC67H3 Theory and Practice II
An exploration of ideas and practice with an emphasis on three-dimensional and time-based work.
Exclusion: (VPAC67H)
Prerequisite: at least 0.5 credit in a B-level course dealing primarily with three dimensions or time-based work.
VPSD66H3 Independent Studies in Studio: Advanced Level
A further opportunity for individual exploration in printmaking, painting, drawing, video, performance, sculpture, or multi-media..
Exclusions: VIS401-VIS404, (VPAD63H-VPAD66H)
Prerequisite: At least one-half credit at the C-level in the area of intended study
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