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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 in all VPA programs.
VPAA06H3 Visual and Performing Arts Management in the Digital Age
An introduction to the use of computers in the management of visual and performing arts. Demonstrations, workshops and an introductory survey of applications and usage will illustrate current standards and consider future possibilities of the handling of information (including text, numbers, images and sound). Projects will allow opportunities for practical experience.
Limited enrolment: 40. Priority will be given to students in VPA programs, New Media Studies and Humanities (Co-op)
Exclusion: CSCA02H
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.
Prerequisite: any 4 full credits
VPAB06H3 Challenging Normative Values in Art, Culture and Society
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.
Prerequisite: 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.
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.
Prerequisite: At least 5 full credits in the Specialist in Art and Culture including one credit at the B-level.
VPAC06H3 Arts in a Pluralist Society
A practical exploration of arts management and performance in a pluralist society. Under the direction of a practising arts manager or artist, students will examine the challenges of managing the arts in a culturally pluralist society and develop a body of best practices to meet them.
Prerequisite: VPAB06H or permission of the instructor.
VPAC47H3 The Body in Modernity: Theories and Representations
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 as ENGC76H.
Limited enrolment: 45
Exclusion: ENGC76H, (VPHC47H)
Prerequisite: Two full credits from (ENGB01H), (ENGB02H), ENGB03H, ENGB04H, ENGB05H, (ENGB01Y), (ENGB02Y), (VPHA40H), VPHA46H, (VPAA40H), VPAA05H, (VPAA45H), VPAB05H, VPHB57H, (VPAB57H), WSTA01H, (WSTA01Y) or permission of the instructors
VPAC48H3 The Body in Contemporary Culture: Theories and Representations
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 as ENGC77H.
Limited enrolment: 45
Exclusion: ENGC77H, (VPHC48H)
Prerequisite: Two full credits from (ENGB01H), (ENGB02H), ENGB03H, ENGB04H, ENGB05H, (ENGB01Y), (ENGB02Y), (VPHA40H), (VPAA40H), VPHA46H, VPAA05H, (VPAA45H), VPAB05H, VPHB57H, (VPAB57H), WSTA01H, (WSTA01Y) or permission of the instructors.
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
VPAD06H3 Planning for Equity and Diversity in Arts Organizations
An examination of best practices in the management of the arts in a pluralist society.
Exclusion: (VPAC14H)
Prerequisite: VPAB06H or permission of instructor
Art History
Because art is perceived through the eyes and other senses as well as through the intellect, art history courses use slides, films, videos, and direct viewing of art works in galleries and museums and in the cities. Although some of the courses reflect a traditional structuring of art history by time periods, instructors often use new methodologies to explain the work within these periods.
Art history courses at the A-level and B-level are normally open to all students. In addition to the practice in critical thinking and writing provided by all Humanities disciplines, these courses offer basic information about painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts, and a chance to improve perceptual awareness.
Guidelines for 1st year course selection
Students who intend to complete an Art History program should include VPAA05H and an A-level Art History course in their 1st year course selection.
Art History Study Guide is available at: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/%7Ehumdiv/VPA/ArtHistory/studyguide/
MAJOR PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY
Supervisor of Studies: E. Harney (416-287-7109) Email: harney@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students must complete seven full credits as follows:
MINOR PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY
Supervisor of Studies: E. Harney (416-287-7109) Email: harney@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students must complete four full credits from the courses below as follows:
VPHA46H3 Ways of Seeing: Introduction to Art Histories
How and why are objects defined as Art? How do these definitions vary across cultures and time periods? Studying different approaches to writing art history and considering a wide range of media from photography to printmaking and installation arts.
Exclusion: (FAH100Y)
VPHB41H3 The Human Figure in Greek Art (8th - 4th 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: (VPAB41H)
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: (FAH321H), (FAH322H), (VPAB42H)
VPHB46H3 Paris: The Capital of the 19th Century: Impressionism and Post-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: FAH346H, (FAH378H), (VPAB46H)
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.
Prerequisite: 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)
Prerequisite: One half-credit from: (VPHA40H), VPHA46H, (VPAA40H), (VPAA45H), (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.
Exclusion: (FAH205H)
Prerequisite: VPHA46H, (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.
Exclusion: (FAH261H), (VPAB53H)
Prerequisite: VPHA46H, (VPHA40H) or (VPAA40H) recommended.
VPHB57H3 Women in the Arts: Hot Mamas, Amazons, and Madonnas
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: VIS209H, (VPAB57H)
Prerequisite: [WSTA01H & WSTA02H] or (VPAA40H) or (VPAA61H) or (VPHA40H) or VPHA46H or permission of the instructor.
VPHB58H3 Modern Art and Culture
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.
Exclusion: (FAH287H), (FAH288H)
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.
Exclusion: (FAH289H)
VPHB60H3 Canadian Visual Art
What Canadian artists have made in the country's diverse cultural contexts, from 18th century churches of Quebec, designed and decorated by talented family studios, to First Nations art and major twentieth century Anglo-Canadian and Quebecois painters.
Exclusion: (VPHB47H), (VPAB48Y)
VPHB61H3 Space, Place and the Arts
Artist David Hockney has said that the way we define space has a lot to do with how we behave in it. Here we examine different ideas and assumptions about space and place and perspective in painting, performance, installation and other arts, and what these may communicate to us.
Exclusion: FAH390H, FAH390Y
VPHB63H3 Science, Vision, and Humanism in Renaissance Europe
This course is an introduction to European art and culture during the 15th and 16th centuries. Students will explore the rise of new artistic media and techniques, along with critical issues of social, cultural, intellectual and religious contexts that shaped the form and function of art made during this era.
Exclusion: FAH230H, (FAH274H), (VPAA44H), (VPAB54H)
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
VPHB64H3 Baroque Visions
This course introduces the art and culture of 17th century Europe and its colonies. Art of the Baroque era offers rich opportunities for investigations of human exploration in geographic, spiritual, intellectual and political realms. We will also consider the development of the artist and new specializations in subject and media.
Exclusion: FAH231H, (FAH279H), (VPAA44H), (VPAB54H)
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
VPHB65H3 Africa in Art: Yesterday and Today
This course will examine the performative and visual arts from Africa and its Diaspora with special emphasis upon theories of tradition and modernism, histories of production and patronage, and legacies of exhibition and interpretation.
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
Corequisite: VPAB05H or VPAB06H
VPHB66H3 Representing Religions: The Rise of States, World Religions, and Art Patronage
This course will investigate the strength of the visual in practices of worship and arts patronage. It focuses attention upon the role of the sacred in understandings of arts in diverse cultural contexts and across time and will also question the role of the profane and the secular in art history.
VPHB67H3 Buddhist Arts and Cultures
This course will serve as an introduction to the field of Buddhist art historiography, with an emphasis on the relationships between visual arts, Buddhist philosophy and religion, and the cultural manifestations of the faith and its arts across the world. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM.
VPHB68H3 Art and the Everyday: Mass Culture and the Visual Arts
This course explores the relationship between visuality and practices of everyday life. It looks at the interaction of the political, economic and aesthetic aspects of mass media with the realm of “fine” arts across history and cultures. We will explore notions of the public, the mass, and the simulacrum.
VPHB70H3 Topics in Global Visual Culture
This course will focus on changing themes in the study of visual culture (visual arts, film, new media) within a global context.
Exclusion: VCC302H, VCC304H
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
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.
Exclusion: FAH328H, (FAH369H)
Prerequisite: 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.
Exclusion: (VPAC45H)
Prerequisite: One credit in modern art history at the B-level or permission of the instructor
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)
Prerequisite: VPHB52H or permission of the instructor
VPHC49H3 Advanced Studies in Art Theory
The class will read selected recent cultural theory and art theory and consider its implications for a variety of works of art, and will investigate selected exhibition critiques and the critical discourse surrounding the oeuvres of individual artists.
Prerequisite: VPHA46H & [VPAB05H or VPAB06H]
Corequisite: Two credits at the B-level in art history and/or studio, or permission of the 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.
Prerequisite: (VPHB48H) or VPHB58H or permission of instructor
VPHC52H3 Issues in Contemporary Global 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.
Exclusion: VPHC68H
Prerequisite: (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 U of T Scarborough will focus on the art produced along the Silk Routes in 7th to 9th century Afghanistan, India, China and the Taklamakhan regions.
Prerequisite: One full credit in art history or in Asian or medieval European history or permission of instructor
VPHC54H3 Art Writing
Art criticism as a complex set of practices performed not only by critics, art historians, curators and the like, but also by artists (and collectors). The traditional role of art critics in the shaping of an art world, and the parallel roles played by other forms of writing about art and culture (from anthropology, sociology, film studies).
Limited enrolment: 25
Prerequisite: 2 full credits at the B level from VPA, VPH, and/or VPS
VPHC55H3 Religion in the Arts: Hinduism and Jainism
This course explores Eastern religions and artworks, with a specific focus on Hinduism and Jainism in art from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Investigation of context, use, and symbolism, paralleled with the examination of rituals, beliefs and performance. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM.
Prerequisite: VPHB66H or HUMB04H or permission of instructor
VPHC56H3 Religion in the Arts: The Judeo-Christian Traditions
This course will address how arts give expression to spiritual beliefs and reflect patronage and iconographic debates operating across the cultures of the Judeo-Christian worlds. Investigation of context, use, and symbolism, paralleled with the examination of rituals and beliefs. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM and the AGO.
Prerequisite: VPHB66H
VPHC58H3 Topics in Buddhist Art
This upper level seminar will address theoretical concerns and advance methodological approaches to the study of Buddhist arts. Topics will vary according to year and materials available.
Prerequisite: VPHB66H
VPHC68H3 Art in Global Cities
This course looks at the global city as a hub for the creation of visual, performing arts and architecture. How have cyberspace and increased transnational flows of art and artists changed the dynamic surrounding urban arts? What are the differences between the arts within the modern and global contemporary city?
Exclusion: VPHC52H, ANTB20H
Prerequisite: VPHB58H or VPHB59H or permission of instructor
VPHC69H3 Scholars and Aristocracy in Buddhist Art: The Literati and the Glitterati
This course explores the relationships between scholarly, religious and aesthetic traditions within the Buddhist world. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM and elsewhere in Toronto.
Prerequisite: VPHB66H
VPHC70H3 Modern and Contemporary Arts and Visual Culture of the Middle East
This course will provide an in-depth look at a variety of visual practices in the modern and contemporary arts of the Middle East. Emphasis will also be placed upon the theoretical and methodological approaches required to address the works of artists from a diverse set of cultures in the region and within a large and varied diaspora.
Prerequisite: VPHA46H & [VPHB58H or VPHB59H] or permission of instructor
VPHC71H3 Brazilian Modernism: Art and Architecture
Focusing on the 1950’s and 60’s, a privileged moment of Brazilian culture that was dominated by the boundary-free language of Modernism, this seminar explores how the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer, Vilanova Artigas and Affonso Eduardo Reidy, and Neoconcretist abstract art, were related to utopian modernist political and social visions of building a civilized world through education.
Prerequisite: VPHB58H or VPHB59H 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
Arts Management
SPECIALIST (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN ARTS MANAGEMENT
Supervisor of Studies: Sherri Helwig (416-287-7160) Email: helwig@utsc.utoronto.ca
Co-op Co-ordinator: Shelley Crawford (416-287-7114) Email: askcoop@utsc.utoronto.ca
The Co-operative Program in Arts Management is designed for students with an interest both in the arts and in business of the arts, and normally requires four to five years to complete. It combines academic study in a wide variety of subjects with practical work experience, preparing students for permanent employment as arts managers or for further studies in Arts Management, Business Administration, Museum Studies, Cultural Studies, Drama, Music, Art History, Curatorial Studies or Studio. This program requires fifteen academic full credits plus two work terms of twelve to sixteen weeks each. For further information, see http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~coopam/.
For information on admissions, fees, work terms and standing in the Program, please see the Co-operative Programs section of this Calendar.
Program Admission:
Enrolment in the program is limited.
Admissions are granted on the basis of applicants' academic performance, background in one or more of the arts, and interest and potential ability in Arts Management.
Program Requirements:
Work terms
Students are normally eligible for a work placement after their second year of study. Work terms may begin in May, September or January. The places of work will vary widely according to availability and to a student's needs and abilities. To compete for work placement a student must be in good standing in the Program and must have completed at least ten full credits including:
Students must also have completed the Co-op Work Prep Course.
Course Requirements
Students complete six full credits in the arts management core program, three full credits in the management field, six full credits from the artistic field, and a further five full credits from the elective field. Continuous consultation with the Supervisor of Studies is strongly encouraged for all students in each year of their program.
Students must complete six full credits as follows:
VPAA10H Introduction to Arts Management
[VPAA06H Visual and Performing Arts Management in the Digital Age
or
NMEA20H Introduction to New Media in the Humanities and Social Sciences
or
(CSCA02H)] The Why and How of Computing
VPAB05H Introduction to Contemporary Cultural Theory
VPAB06H Challenging Normative Values in Art, Culture and Society
VPAB12H Marketing and Communications in the Arts and Cultural Sector
VPAB13H Financial Management for Arts Managers
VPAB14H Fundraising and Resource Development in the Arts and Cultural Sector
VPAC13H Planning and Project Management in the Arts and Cultural Sector
VPAC15H Cultural Policy
VPAD12H Senior Seminar in Arts Management
VPAC16H Legal and Human Resource Issues in Arts Management
VPAD06H Planning for Equity and Diversity in Arts Organizations
VPAD13H Art, Culture, and Policy
VPAD14H Independent Studies in Arts Management
The following three full credits are required:
MGTA03H Introduction to Management I
MGTA04H Introduction to Management II
MGTB23H Managing People in Organizations
MGTB29H Managing Groups and Organizations
Plus one additional full credit from Management or Economics
Six full credits (in addition to courses listed in the Arts Management Core Program) from Art History, Drama, Music, or Studio. These courses should follow the requirements established for the Major program in the chosen artistic field. Students have the option of completing the Major program in their chosen artistic field by taking one additional full credit within that Major program - chosen in consultation with that program’s Supervisor of Studies - rather than within the Elective Field of Study (see below). The completion of the Major program (and further concentration of elective courses) in the chosen artistic field is particularly valuable for students contemplating graduate study. Students electing to complete the Major should do so in consultation with the Supervisors of Studies in Arts Management and the chosen artistic field.
A further five full credits - or four, for those students choosing to complete the Major program in their artistic field - chosen in consultation with the Supervisor of Studies. It is strongly recommended that students take HUMB11H "Critical Thinking, Reasoning and Decision Making", VPAC06H "Arts in a Pluralist Society" and VPAD06H “Planning for Equity and Diversity in Arts Organizations” (if not taken as a part of the Arts Management program requirements under 1b above) as elective choices. The purpose of the elective field is to allow students some flexibility in shaping a degree to their interests and future needs and providing for a more broad-based liberal education.
Courses in the first two years of the program
The first year of study would normally consist of VPAA10H, VPAB12H or VPAB14H, one FCE from the artistic field (including VPAA05H), MGTA03H and MGTA04H, perhaps VPAA06H, NMEA20H or CSCA02H, and further courses in the artistic management field and/or electives (preferably including HUMB11H). Students will also normally take the Co-op Work Prep Course in the fall session.
The second year of study would normally consist of five full credits to include VPAB05H, VPAB06H, VPAB12H or VPAB14H, VPAA06H or NMEA20H or CSCA02H (if not taken in the first year), and a balanced mixture of management, artistic and elective courses.
VPAA10H3 Introduction to Arts Management
An introduction to the theories and practices of arts management primarily within the not-for-profit sector. It is a general survey course that will introduce the broad context of arts in Canadian society and provide an overview of the artistic and administrative issues currently faced by the arts and cultural community.
VPAB12H3 Marketing and Communications in the Arts and Cultural Sector
This course facilitates an understanding of the knowledge and skills required for an arts manager to be responsive to varied market groups and changing market environments and successfully bring art and audiences together. Topics will include segmentation, branding, market research, promotion, media relations and community outreach.
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.
Exclusion: MGTB03H
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & [VPAB12H or VPAB14H].
VPAB14H3 Fundraising and Resource Development in the Arts and Cultural Sector
This course provides an overview of practical skills and knowledge required by arts managers in the area of raising and developing required resources. Topics will include donor and sponsor development, grant writing, direct mail requests, and the integration of fundraising with marketing, planning, and human resource development.
Prerequisite: VPAA10H
VPAC13H3 Planning and Project Management in the Arts and Cultural Sector
This course provides a broad foundation of project management and planning knowledge and skills. Topics such as project and special event management (including tours, festivals, etc.), and strategic and business planning (including entrepreneurship) will be discussed in the context of organizational processes.
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & VPAB12H & VPAB14H
VPAC15H3 Cultural Policy
A survey of the principles, structures and patterns of cultural policy and arts funding, both nationally and internationally. The course will explore a wide range of cultural policy issues, addressing both the subsidized arts and cultural industries sectors, and exploring the strengths and weaknesses of particular policy approaches.
Prerequisite: VPAB05H
VPAC16H3 Legal and Human Resources Issues in Arts Management
This course is a study of legal and practical human resource issues from an arts management perspective. Topics will include copyright, freedom of expression and censorship, artist and cultural worker contract negotiation and administration, employment law, labour relations and collective bargaining, advocacy, and Health and Safety issues in the performing arts, gallery and museum environments.
Limited enrolment: 30
Prerequisite: One B-level course in Arts Management.
VPAD12H3 Senior Seminar in Arts Management
A synthesis of students' prior academic studies and cooperative work experience as they prepare to enter the world of arts management. Students will lead an academic class discussion on an important arts-management related topic and will actively participate in a major arts management project.
Prerequisite: VPAC13H & one, preferably two, work terms (COPC01H)
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.
Prerequisite: VPAC15H
VPAD14H3 Independent Studies in Arts Management
A directed research and/or project-oriented course for students who have demonstrated a high level of academic maturity and competence. Qualified students will have the opportunity to investigate an area of interest to both student and supervisor in traditional or emerging subjects related to the field of Arts Management.
Limited enrolment: 6
Exclusion: MGTD80H
Prerequisite: At least 1 FCE in Arts Management at the C-level. Written consent and approval of a formal proposal in the approved format must be obtained from the supervising instructor and Program Supervisor by the last date of classes in the previous academic session.
Drama
The Drama Program has been devised to serve students who intend to major or minor in Drama, students who intend to specialize in Visual and Performing Arts, and students who have a casual interest in drama and theatre.
We offer two types of courses that complement each other: theoretical and practical. The theoretical courses are in the history of theatre and in special aspects of theatre history and theory. In the practical courses, students become acquainted with all aspects of theatre production in studio situations, both as actors and as technicians. Admission into the practical side of the program is by interview.
Participation in public productions at U of T Scarborough is strongly encouraged.
Guidelines for 1st year course selection
Students who intend to complete a Drama program should include VPAA05H, VPDA01H & VPDA02H in their 1st year course selection.
The Drama Study Guide is available at:
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/%7Ehumdiv/VPA/Drama/studyguide/
MAJOR PROGRAM IN DRAMA
Supervisor of Studies: P. Sperdakos (416-287-7168) Email: sperdakos@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students must complete seven full credits as follows:
VPDA02H Introduction to Performance II
VPDB01H Intermediate Workshop in Performance I
VPDB02H Intermediate Workshop in Performance II
VPDB11H Studies in Theatre History II: From 1642 to World War One
VPDB12H Studies in Modern and Contemporary Theatre
[VPDB13H Theatre in Canada
or
VPDB14H] Introduction to Asian Theatrical Traditions
ENGC27H Drama: Comedy
In fulfilling requirement #5, students may substitute one full credit from VPA or another discipline with the Supervisor's written permission. The following courses are particularly recommended.
VPMA95H Repertoire Choir I
VPSB76H Electronic Media
VPSB77H Performance Art
VPMB93H Music for the Theatre
ENGB10H Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGC10H Studies in Shakespeare
ENGB11H Drama: 1870-1960
ENGB13H Drama after 1960
(ENGC64H) Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Theatre, Spectacle, and Drama
VPAC47H The Body in Modernity: Theories and Representations
VPAC48H The Body in Contemporary Culture: Theories and Representations
MINOR PROGRAM IN DRAMA
Supervisor of Studies: P. Sperdakos (416-287-7168) Email: sperdakos@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students must complete four full credits as follows:
VPDA02H Introduction to Performance II
And at least two of the following courses: VPDB10H, VPDB11H, VPDB12H, VPDB13H, VPDB14H
Note: Students who do not qualify for VPDA01H should take at least four of the following courses: VPDB10H, VPDB11H, VPDB12H, VPDB13H, VPDB14H
VPDA01H3 Introduction to Performance I
This course introduces students to performance in its broadest application. It investigates a wide range of performance practices and theories, including traditional Western approaches to basic acting technique and contemporary performance practices informed and inspired by the visual arts, music, dance and theatre, as well as codified and ritualized approaches to performance from around the world. In a workshop environment students will learn a variety of theatrical techniques that will inspire individual creativity.
Exclusion: DRM200Y, (VPAA31Y)
Prerequisite: Note: Permission to enrol will be given based on an interview with the U of T Scarborough 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)
Prerequisite: (VPAA31Y) or [VPDA01H & VPDA02H] and permission of the U of T Scarborough 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.
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.
Exclusion: (VPAB20H), DRM260H, DRM262H
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.
Exclusion: (DRM264H)
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.
Exclusion: DRM266H
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), DRM268H
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)
VPDC01H3 Advanced Workshop: Performance
A continuation of the exploration of advanced performance techniques begun in VPDB02H.
Exclusion: DRM400Y, (VPAC31H)
Prerequisite: [(VPAB31Y) or [VPDB01H & VPDB02H]] & permission of the U of T Scarborough VPA-Drama Program Teaching Staff
VPDC02H3 Directing for the Theatre
The practical study of basic stage directing techniques in a workshop atmosphere.
This course will provide students with the fundamental tools of the director’s craft, through an investigation of the principles of script analysis, composition and staging, director/actor communication and rehearsal technique, and will culminate in the presentation of short plays.
Limited enrolment: 10
Prerequisite: VPDB01H & VPDB02H plus 1 other FCE in Drama & permission of instructor
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 U of T Scarborough 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.
Prerequisite: VPDB04H or permission of the instructor
VPDC05H3 American Musical Theatre
A survey of the development of American musical theatre.
Through research into and discussion of American musical theatre history, artists, and landmark productions, students will develop a critical understanding of the form; attendance at a local professional musical production will allow for discussions about the influence of the form on theatre in Canada.
Limited enrolment: 40
Prerequisite: 2 FCEs in Visual & Performing Arts courses or permission of instructor.
VPDC06H3 "Live!"
"Live!" investigates interdisciplinary modes of contemporary performance. Within a studio context, this course serves as an advanced exploration of 21st century Live Art. This interactive course reviews the dynamics of time, space and existence, and asks fundamental questions about the body and performance. Same as VPSC57H3
Limited enrolment: 12 (6 students from Drama & 6 from Studio)
Exclusion: VPSC57H
Prerequisite: [[VPDB01H & VPDB02H] or VPSB77H] & permission of instructor.
VPDC15H3 Modern and Contemporary Comedy
A study of the comic form in modern and contemporary theatre and film.
Exclusion: (VPAB28Y)
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: 16
Prerequisite: 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 U of T Scarborough.
Exclusion: (VPAD31H)
Prerequisite: [VPDC01H or (VPAC31H)] and permission of the UTSC VPA-Drama Teaching Staff
VPDD23H3 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.
Exclusion: (VPAD20Y)-(VPAD21Y)
Prerequisite: One full credit in Drama at the C-level and/or permission of the Supervisor of Studies.
VPDD28H3 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)-(VPAD27H)
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.
Prerequisite: VPDC40H or permission of the Supervisor of Studies.
Music
The Music curriculum is designed for students who want to major or minor in Music or specialize in the Visual and Performing Arts, or for those whose interests are more general and who want to increase their experience and appreciation of music. Students who have taken music at high school or elsewhere will find a selection of historical, theoretical, and practical courses that study music from different historical periods and within different societal and cultural contexts. Students with no previous background can begin musical studies here by taking introductory and listening courses for which no previous musical experience is required. All students are invited to take advantage of the various opportunities that exist for practical music making, particularly the series of Performance courses.
Guidelines for 1st year course selection
Students who intend to complete a Music program should include VPAA05H, VPMA79H & VPMA80H in their 1st year course selection.
The Music Study Guide is available at: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/%7Ehumdiv/VPA/Music/studyguide/
Performance Courses
The following performance courses are available to all qualified faculty, staff and students (some on a non-credit basis). Entrance is by interview/audition held during Orientation or the first week of classes in Fall and Winter sessions. (Details are posted on the bulletin board outside AA-303 Music Studio and on the web Study Guide). Credit students should register for the course, but will be admitted only upon successful completion of the interview/audition.
VPMA70H Concert Choir Ia
VPMA71H Concert Choir Ib
VPMA73H Instrumental Ensemble Ia
VPMA74H Instrumental Ensemble Ib
VPMA95H Repertoire Choir I
VPMB70H Concert Choir IIa
VPMB71H Concert Choir IIb
VPMB73H Instrumental Ensemble IIa
VPMB74H Instrumental Ensemble IIb
VPMB95H Repertoire Choir II
VPMC70H Concert Choir IIIa
VPMC71H Concert Choir IIIb
VPMC73H Instrumental Ensemble IIIa
VPMC74H Instrumental Ensemble IIIb
General Interest Courses
Listening to Music, Music of World's Peoples, Music for the Theatre, Jazz, Popular Music, Film Music, and the Repertory Choir assume no previous experience in music. In addition to Music of the World's Peoples, another half credit from this list can be used towards the Major Program, (with the exception of Listening to Music).
Major and Minor Program Courses
Students are required to take three of the four B-level courses, VPMB86H-VPMB89H "Topics in Music and Society," which cycle frequently during the three academic sessions.
C-level Composer, Genre or special topic courses are offered during the F and W sessions only. Two are normally offered each year on a three-year rotational cycle.
A-level and C-level Materials of Music courses are normally offered in the Fall session only; B-level Materials is normally offered in the Winter session.
MAJOR PROGRAM IN MUSIC AND CULTURE
Supervisor of Studies: A. Sanger (416-287-7175) Email: sanger@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students are required to complete seven full credits as follows:
VPMA79H Introduction to Music I
VPMA80H Introduction to Music II
VPMA90H Materials of Music I
VPMA99H Music of the World's Peoples
VPMB90H Materials of Music II
VPMB75H Music in Islamic Cultures
VPMB77H Music in Religion and Ritual
VPMB78H Balinese Gamelan: Performance and Context
VPMB79H Performing Arts of Asia
VPMB99H Popular Music in a Cross-Cultural Context
MINOR PROGRAM IN MUSIC HISTORY
Supervisor of Studies: A. Sanger (416-287-7175) Email: sanger@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students are required to complete four full credits as follows:
VPMA70H3 Concert Choir Ia
The practical study of a wide range of music from the choral repertoire, including performance in the U of T Scarborough Concert Choir, a chamber choir that performs repertory from the Renaissance to the present day. Audition/interview required.
Exclusion: (VPAA98Y), (VPMA98Y)
VPMA71H3 Concert Choir Ib
A continuation of VPMA70H
Exclusion: (VPAA98Y), (VPMA98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMA70H
VPMA73H3 Instrumental Ensemble Ia
The practical study of ensemble performance. There are two available ensembles: Concert Band (Section 1) and Jazz Band (Section 2). Audition/interview required. Students may participate in both ensembles concurrently with a limit of 3 FCEs in total. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter Session (a and b) in the same ensemble.
Exclusion: (VPMA92H), (VPAA92H)
VPMA74H3 Instrumental Ensemble Ib
A continuation of VPMA73H.
Exclusion: (VPMA92H), (VPAA92H)
Prerequisite: VPMA73H
VPMA79H3 Introduction to Music I
A study of the basic materials, principles of design, and cultural significance of Western music, preparing students for further studies in music at the university level.
Prerequisite: Royal Conservatory of Music Grade II Rudiments or equivalent.
VPMA80H3 Introduction to Music II
A continuation of VPMA79H (Introduction to Music I).
Exclusion: (VPAA80H)
Prerequisite: VPMA79H
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)
Prerequisite: Royal Conservatory Grade II (music rudiments) or equivalent
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: (VPAA93H)
VPMA95H3 Repertoire Choir I
A practical study of music from the choral repertoire and an introduction to music theory.
Exclusion: (VPAA94H), (VPAA95H)
VPMA99H3 Music of the World's Peoples
An introduction to music from different parts of the world, including folk, popular, religious and classical traditions. This course aims to help students appreciate and understand music as a global phenomenon, and its important role in social and cultural life. Audio-visual materials feature prominently. No previous musical experience is necessary.
Exclusion: MUS200H, (VPAA99H)
VPMB70H3 Concert Choir IIa
A continuation of VPMA71H.
Exclusion: (VPAB98Y), (VPMB98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMA71H or (VPAA98Y) or (VPMA98Y)
VPMB71H3 Concert Choir IIb
A continuation of VPMB70H.
Exclusion: (VPAB98Y), (VPMB98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMB70H
VPMB72H3 Orpheus
An examination of the myth of Orpheus and the variety of interpretations it has inspired in music and the other arts.
Prerequisite: VPMA80H & VPMA90H
VPMB73H3 Instrumental Ensemble IIa
A continuation of VPMA74H.
Exclusion: (VPMB92H), (VPAB92H)
Prerequisite: VPMA74H or (VPMA92H) or (VPAA92H)
VPMB74H3 Instrumental Ensemble IIb
A continuation of VPMB73H.
Exclusion: (VPMB92H), (VPAB92H)
Prerequisite: VPMB73H
VPMB75H3 Music in Islamic Cultures
An exploration of the relationship between music and Islam, and its manifestation in different genres (religious, folk, classical, popular) and regions (from the Middle East to Indonesia, as well as the global diaspora). This course examines the variety of musical expression within cultures linked by Islamic religion and values.
No previous musical experience required.
VPMB76H3 Piano Roles
A socio-cultural history of the piano. This course examines the development of the instrument from the early fortepiano to its present form, its repertory and performers, and its changing roles and associations during its 300-year history.
Limited enrolment: 40
Prerequisite: VPMA80H or (VPAA80H) or permission of instructor.
VPMB77H3 Music in Religion and Ritual
An examination of the role of music in the context of religion and ritual in many cultures. We will examine general theories and several ethnographic examples ranging from ancient shamanistic and animistic rituals in Central Asia and Indonesia, to music in Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim world religions.
No previous musical experience required.
VPMB78H3 Balinese Gamelan: Performance and Context
An introduction to the repertory and performance of Balinese Gamelan. Combines practical music-making and academic study. Students will learn to play the Balinese Gamelan - an orchestra of bronze percussion instruments - and examine the integral function of gamelan in Balinese cultural, ceremonial, and religious life. No previous musical experience is necessary.
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.
Prerequisite: VPMA80H or (VPAA80H)
VPMB86H3 Topics in Music and Society Before 1600
Selected topics in music and society up to 1600. Uses a thematic rather than a chronological approach to understand the historical, social, cultural, and political contexts of music-making in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, with an emphasis on how the music is interpreted today.
Limited enrolment: 40
Exclusion: (VPAB86H)
Prerequisite: VPMA80H or (VPAA80H) & VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)
VPMB87H3 Topics in Music and Society from 1600-1900 I
Selected topics in music and society from 1600 to 1900. Uses a thematic rather than a chronological approach to understand the historical, social, cultural, and political contexts of music-making in the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras, with an emphasis on how the music is interpreted today. Past topics include "Musical Borrowing" and "Chamber Music".
Prerequisite: [VPMA80H or (VPAA80H) & VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)]
VPMB88H3 Topics in Music and Society from 1600-1900 II
Selected topics in music in society from 1600-1900. Uses a thematic rather than a chronological approach to understand the historical, social, cultural, and political contexts of music-making in the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras, with an emphasis on how the music is interpreted today. Past topics include "Music in Film" and "The Concerto".
Exclusion: (VPAB88H)
Prerequisite: VPMA80H or (VPAA80H) & VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)
VPMB89H3 Topics in Music and Society after 1900
Selected topics in music in society after 1900. Uses a thematic approach to understand musical modernism and the competing artistic, social, cultural, and political contexts of music-making since the turn of the twentieth century.
Exclusion: (VPAB89H)
Prerequisite: [VPMA80H or (VPAA80H) & VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)]
VPMB90H3 Materials of Music II
A continuation of VPMA90H.
Exclusion: (VPAB90H)
Prerequisite: VPMA90H or (VPAA90H) or Royal Conservatory Grade III harmony or equivalent.
VPMB93H3 Music for the Theatre
An introduction, across time and cultures, to how music is combined with other arts in the theatre.
Broad topics of study include opera, film music, puppet theatre, dance-drama, ballet and musicals. Students will study audio-visual materials and, where possible, attend live performances. No previous musical experience is required.
Exclusion: (VPAB93H)
VPMB94H3 Jazz
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.
VPMB95H3 Repertoire Choir II
A continuation of VPMA95H.
Exclusion: (VPAA94H), (VPAB95H)
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. The course will focus on developments during the 1950s and 1960s--including rock & roll, soul, folk-rock, and the British invasion--examining the performing styles and recordings of legendary "stars."
No previous musical experience required.
Exclusion: (VPAB96H)
VPMB97H3 Film Music
An introduction to the techniques and history of music for films. A survey of the ways music is used in the cinema from its inception to the present day, with an emphasis on the collaboration between film composers and directors.
Prerequisite: VPMA80H
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: (VPAC98Y), (VPMC98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMB71H or (VPMB98Y)
VPMC71H3 Concert Choir IIIb
A continuation of VPMC70H.
Exclusion: (VPAC98Y), (VPMC98Y)
Prerequisite: VPMC70H
VPMC73H3 Instrumental Ensemble IIIa
A continuation of VPMB74H.
Exclusion: (VPMC92H), (VPAC92H)
Prerequisite: VPMB74H or (VPMB92H) or (VPAB92H)
Corequisite: VPMB73H
VPMC74H3 Instrumental Ensemble IIIb
A continuation of VPMC73H.
Exclusion: (VPMC92H), (VPAC92H)
Prerequisite: VPMC73H
VPMC80H3 Opera
A thematic approach to the study of opera.
Students will study and analyze selected scenes using librettos, scores, and audio-visual materials, and attend live productions where possible to enhance their appreciation of the art form and to develop their critical skills.
Exclusion: (VPAC80H)
Prerequisite: [VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)] & [one course from the series VPMB86H-VPMB89H or (VPAB86H)-(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.
Prerequisite: [VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)] & [one course from the series VPMB86H-VPMB89H or (VPAB86H)-(VPAB89H)]
VPMC82H3 Topics in Canadian Music
A thematic approach to the study of music in Canada. Topics include the formation of Canadian musical identity, the development of artistic organizations and institutions, and detailed analyses of musical compositions.
Prerequisite: [VPMA90H or (VPAA90H)] & [one course from the series VPMB86H-VPMB89H or (VPAB86H)-(VPAB89H)]
VPMC83H3 Music and Gender
A study of women in music, and the role of gender studies in musical criticism. An exploration of the socio-cultural contexts of music-making by women, their roles as composers, performers, and patrons in Western art music, jazz, and popular music, and the construction of gender in cross-cultural perspective.
Exclusion: HMU207H
Prerequisite: VPMA80H or (VPAA80H) or [WSTA01H & WSTA02H] or (WSTA01Y)
VPMC85H3 Beethoven
An examination of the iconic status of the composer through a study of his life and times, representative works, and current issues in Beethoven studies, including historically informed performance practice and socio-political uses of his music.
Prerequisite: VPMB90H or (VPAB90H) & VPMB87H or VPMB88H or (VPAB88H)
VPMC88H3 Special Topics in Music and Culture
The investigation of an area of current interest and importance in musical scholarship. The topic to be examined will change from year to year and will be available in advance on the course website.
Prerequisite: [VPMB90H or (VPAB90H)] & [one course from the series VPMB86H-VPMB89H or (VPAB86H)-(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)
VPMD81H3 Independent Study in Music
A directed research, composition or performance course for students who have demonstrated a high level of academic maturity and competence. Students in performance combine a directed research project with participation in one of the performance ensembles (Concert Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Band).
Note: Students must obtain consent from the supervising instructor.
Exclusion: (VPAD80H), (VPAD82Y), (VPMD82Y)
Prerequisite: At least one full credit in music at the C-level, not including credits in performance. Students in the Composition option must also have completed VPMC90H. Students in the Performance/research option must also have completed VPMC71H or VPMC74H. Students are strongly advised to arrange their independent study well in advance of the beginning of the session.
Studio
The Studio curriculum is built around the idea that art is a means of expressing and understanding the human condition. It does not include courses in commercial or advertising art. The studio experience is intended to expand the student's perception of what art is, why and how it is made, and to develop the student's ability to understand and experience the challenges of contemporary art. Critical skills will expand along with practical skills.
The Studio Study Guide is available at: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/%7Ehumdiv/VPA/Studio/studyguide/
Guidelines for 1st year course selection
VPSA62H Foundation Studies in Studio, which covers basic media and concepts through practice and discussion, must be taken with its co-requisites, VPAA05H & VPSA70H, before advancing to other studio courses.
Students will be expected to purchase the materials necessary for each course. An estimate of the costs is available from the Program Supervisor or the instructor.]
MAJOR PROGRAM IN STUDIO
Supervisor of Studies: T. Mars (416-287-7137) Email: mars@utsc.utoronto.ca
This program will give the student a full and broad exposure both to the various processes of art-making and to recent developments in art criticism. It provides some preparation for teaching at the high school or elementary level.
We strongly urge students to take additional art history courses dealing with modern and contemporary art.
Program Requirements:
Students must complete eight full credits including:
VPSA62H Foundation Studies in Studio
and
[VPHB59H Modern into Post-Modern Art
or
VPHB61H Space, Place and the Arts]
VPSB74H Drawing II
VPSB63H Sculpture Concepts
VPSC66H Theory and Practice: Two-Dimensional Work
VPSC67H Theory and Practice: Three-Dimensional Work
VPSC68H Theory and Practice: Time-Based Media
MINOR PROGRAM IN STUDIO
Supervisor of Studies: T. Mars (416-287-7137) Email: mars@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students are required to complete a total of four full credits as follows:
VPSA62H Foundation Studies in Studio
VPSB63H Sculpture Concepts
VPSC66H Theory and Practice: Two-Dimensional Work
VPSC67H Theory and Practice: Three-Dimensional Work
VPSC68H Theory and Practice: Time-based media
VPSA61H3 Painting I
An investigation of the basic elements and concepts of painting through experimentation in scale and content.
Limited enrolment: 20 per section
Exclusion: (VPSB61H), (VPAB61H), VIS201H
Prerequisite: [VPSA62H or (VPAA62H)]
Corequisite: VPSA70H or (VPSB70H)
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: VIS130H, (VPAA62H)
Corequisite: VPAA05H & VPSA70H
VPSA70H3 Drawing I
An investigation of the various approaches to drawing, including working from the figure and working with ideas.
Limited enrolment: 20 per section
Exclusion: (VPSB70H), (VPAB70H), VIS205H
Corequisite: VPSA62H
VPSA71H3 Introduction to Sculpture
This course introduces students to the use of three-dimensional materials and processes for creating sculptural objects. Traditional and non-traditional sculptural methodologies and concepts will be explored.
Limited enrolment: 15. Preference will be given to students in Arts Management Co-op, Humanities Co-op, Studio and VPA specialist programs.
Prerequisite: VPSA62H & permission of instructor
VPSA72H3 Introduction to Photography
An introduction to fundamental photographic concepts including depth, focus, stopped time, lighting and photographic composition in contrast to similar fundamental concerns in drawing and painting. A practical and historical discourse on the primary conceptual streams in photography including various documentary traditions, staged photographs and aesthetic approaches from photographic modernism to postmodernism.
Limited enrolment: 15. Preference will be given to students in Arts Management Co-op, Humanities Co-op, Studio and VPA specialist programs.
Prerequisite: VPSA62H & permission of instructor
VPSA73H3 Introduction to Video
An introduction to the basic principles of video shooting and editing as well as an investigation into different conceptual strategies of video art. The course will also provide an introduction to the history of video art.
Limited enrolment: 15. Preference will be given to students in Arts Management Co-op, Humanities Co-op, Studio and VPA specialist programs.
Prerequisite: VPSA62H & permission of instructor
VPSB62H3 Painting II
A continuation of Painting I with an emphasis on images and concepts developed by individual students.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: (VPAB62H), VIS301H
Prerequisite: VPSA61H or (VPSB61H) or (VPAB61H)
VPSB63H3 Sculpture Concepts
An investigation of the changes in sculpture in the 20th century with an emphasis on contemporary art.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: (VPAB63H), VIS204H
Prerequisite: [VPSA62H or (VPAA62H)] & VPSA70H & VPSA71H
VPSB68H3 Site-Specific Work
An exploration of the object and its relationship to specific space.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: (VPAB68H), VIS204H
Prerequisite: [VPSA62H or (VPAA62H)] & VPSA70H & VPSA71H
VPSB71H3 Books and Multiples
An exploration of the history and use of handmade books and multiples by visual artists.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: VIS321H
Prerequisite: [VPSA62H or (VPAA62H)] & VPSA70H & [VPSA71H or VPSA72H]
VPSB74H3 Drawing II
A continuation of VPSA70H with an increased emphasis on the student's ability to expand her/his personal understanding of the meaning of drawing.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: VIS205H, (VPAB74H)
Prerequisite: VPSA70H or (VPSB70H) or (VPAB70H)
VPSB75H3 Photo-based Work
A studio course in digital photography as it relates to the critical investigation of contemporary photo-based art.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: VIS218H
Prerequisite: VPSA62H & VPSA70H & VPSA72H
VPSB76H3 Intermediate Video
An exploration of the possibilities of electronic media in the visual arts.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: (VPAB76H), VIS202H
Prerequisite: [VPSA62H or (VPAA62H)], VPSA73H & permission of instructor
VPSB77H3 Performance Art
An exploration of both the history and practice of performance art.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: VIS208H
Prerequisite: [[VPSA62H or (VPAA62H)] & [VPSA70H or (VPSB70H)] & one additional half credit in VPS]] or [VPDA01H & VPDA02H & permission of 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
Prerequisite: [VPSB78H or (VPAB78H)] & permission of the instructor
VPSB80H3 Digital Studio Practice
An in depth investigation of digital imaging technologies for serious studio artists and new media designers. Emphasis is placed on advanced image manipulation, seamless collage, invisible retouching and quality control techniques for fine art production. Project themes will be drawn from a critical analysis of contemporary painting and photo-based art.
Limited enrolment: 20
Prerequisite: [VPSA62H & VPSA70H & VPSA72H] or permission of instructor.
VPSB81H3 Installation
This studio/seminar explores installation art in interior spaces, with a special focus on site-specific museum projects and architectural interventions. Student projects may incorporate a variety of media including photography, painting/drawing, video, audio and sculptural materials in works that expand the physical boundaries of art beyond the object.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: VIS204H
Prerequisite: VPSA71H
VPSC54H3 Painting III
An advanced course for students who are able to pursue individual projects in painting, with a focus on contemporary practice and theory.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: VIS301H
Prerequisite: VPSA61H & VPSB62H & 3.0 additional FCEs in Studio
VPSC55H3 Drawing III
An advanced course for students who are able to pursue individual projects dealing with the complex relationships between drawing and other art practices like installation, painting and mixed media.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: VIS305H
Prerequisite: VPSB74H & 3.0 additional FCEs in Studio.
VPSC56H3 Studio Practice
A supervised course focused specifically on the development of the student’s work from initial concept through to the final presentation. Students may work in their choice of media with the prior written permission of the instructor.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: VIS311H
Prerequisite: At least one course at the B-level in VPS in the stated area of study and 3 full credits in VPS and permission of the instructor.
VPSC57H3 "Live!"
"Live!" investigates interdisciplinary modes of contemporary performance. Within a studio context, this course serves as an advanced exploration of 21st century Live Art. This interactive course reviews the dynamics of time, space and existence, and asks fundamental questions about the body and performance. Same as VPDC06H.
Limited enrolment: 12 (6 students from Drama & 6 from Studio)
Exclusion: VPDC06H
Prerequisite: [VPSB77H or [VPDB01H & VPDB02H]] & permission of instructor.
VPSC58H3 Advanced Photography
Focusing on both theory and practice, this is a portfolio-based course aimed at the development of idiosyncratic photographic styles and subject matter. Printing and presentation will form an important part of this portfolio’s development. Students will research international networks, publications and institutions devoted to photographic discourse.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: VIS318H
Prerequisite: VPSB80H & VPSB75H
VPSC60H3 Advanced Video
An advanced course focusing on complex video techniques and contemporary presentation strategies. The course will cover such areas as video projection, multi-channel works, feature length projects and advanced post-production techniques.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: VIS302H
Prerequisite: VPSB76H & three additional full credits in VPS
VPSC66H3 Theory and Practice: Two-Dimensional Work
An exploration of ideas and practice with an emphasis on two-dimensional work, including digital imaging.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: (VPAC66H), VIS211H
Prerequisite: At least one full credit at the B-level in courses dealing with two dimensions.
VPSC67H3 Theory and Practice: Three-Dimensional Work
An exploration of ideas and practice with an emphasis on three-dimensional work.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: (VPAC67H), VIS306H
Prerequisite: At least one full credit at the B-level in courses dealing with three dimensions.
VPSC68H3 Theory and Practice: Time-Based Media
An exploration of ideas and practice with an emphasis on time-based media: performance, video, audio, and installation.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: VIS302H
Prerequisite: 1.5 FCEs at the B-level in VPS & [VPSB68H or VPSB76H or VPSB77H or VPSB81H] & permission of instructor.
VPSD55H3 Advanced Special Topics in Studio
Selected topics for intensive practical and theoretical study in studio. Topics will change from session to session.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: VIS401H, VIS402H, VIS403H & VIS404H
Prerequisite: [1 FCE from VPSC56H, VPSC66H, VPSC67H, VPSC68H] & [three additional FCEs in Studio at the B and C level] & permission of instructor.
VPSD56H3 Advanced Studio Practice
An advanced course for students ready to work independently on their own projects. Students will be expected to work on their projects from conception to a final exhibition in the student-run gallery. Students may work in their choice of media with the written permission of the instructor.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: VIS401H, VIS402H, VIS403H, VIS404H
Prerequisite: VPSC56H & [VPSC66H or VPSC67H or VPSC68H] & [three additional FCEs in Studio at the B and C level] & permission of instructor.
VPSD57H3 Advanced Interdisciplinary Practice
An opportunity for students in VPS to explore aspects of contemporary intermedia practice and theory. Students will make work in their choice of media with the written permission of the instructor.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: VIS401H, VIS402H, VIS403H, VIS404H
Prerequisite: [1 FCE from VPSC56H, VPSC66H, VPSC67H, VPSC68H] & [three additional FCEs in Studio at the B and C level] & permission of instructor.
VPSD58H3 Advanced Seminar: Two-Dimensional Work
Students who have developed strong portfolios in painting, drawing or printmaking and intend to pursue professional exhibition careers will continue their investigations into two-dimensional expression and develop professional quality projects with thorough promotional strategies.
Limited enrolment: 15
Prerequisite: VPSC66H and five additional full credits in VPS.
VPSD59H3 Advanced Seminar: Three-Dimensional Work
This studio-seminar will address contemporary issues in sculpture and installation art through independent art production, research, discussions, presentations and assigned readings. Students are expected to develop a body of exhibition quality work and professional support materials.
Limited enrolment: 15
Prerequisite: VPSC67H and five additional full credits in VPS
VPSD60H3 Advanced Seminar: Time-Based Media
A course for students ready to work at the advanced level on time-based projects in performance, video, audio and/or installation. Emphasis will be on complex, substantial works that address contemporary conceptual and theoretical issues, interdisciplinary strategies, as well as excellence in presentation and execution.
Limited enrolment: 15
Exclusion: VIS302H, VIS306H
Prerequisite: VPSC66H and five additional full credits in VPS.
VPSD63H3 Independent Studies in Studio: Advanced Level
This option is available in rare and exceptional circumstances to students who have demonstrated a high level of academic maturity and competence. Qualified students will have the opportunity to investigate an area of contemporary art that is of common interest to both student and supervisor.
Exclusion: VIS401H, VIS402H, VIS403H, VIS404H, (VPAD63H)-(VPAD66H)
Prerequisite: At least 15 FCEs & completion of the major in studio & written permission of the instructor in the previous session.
Published Friday January 18th, 2008 Section last updated Wed Aug 15, 2007
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