Undergraduate Programs
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Program AssistantLinda Meloche
519-661-3440
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Undergraduate Chair
Tricia Johnson
VAC 200D
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Faculty of Arts & Humanities Academic Counseling
University College 2230
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Undergraduate Courses
Summer 2022
Course Number |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Course Delivery Type |
| Italian Renaissance Art |
C. Barteet |
Distance Studies - Online May 9 - June 17 |
FALL & WINTER COURSES 2021-2022
Timetable: please click here
What are the different Types of Course Delivery?
In-Person
As long as the university considers face-to-face instruction with proper social distancing measures safe, these courses will be taught in-person in a classroom on campus with strict adherence to public health protocols.
Online
In this course type, all teaching activities will take place online with no time-slot assigned (asynchronously). You may access the course material any time you wish; there are no mandatory synchronous activities at a specified time during the week.
Blended
Blended courses have both face-to-face and online instruction.
Arts History
Course descriptions: please click here
Note: Course outlines for 2021-2022 will be available in August-September.
- Click the course number to download the outline as a pdf. when available
Course Number |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Course Delivery Type |
| Art History and Visual Culture: Baroque to Contemporary |
C. Sprengler |
Online |
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Art, Science and Technology |
J. James |
Online |
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Theories and Practices of Art History and Visual Culture |
M. Hyett |
Blended |
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Northern Renaissance Art |
C. Barteet |
Blended |
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Canadian Art |
S. Bassnett |
Blended |
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History of Architecture and Urbanism |
C. Barteet |
Blended |
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| Special Topics in Art History - Mexico City |
A. Robin |
In-Person | |
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Cold War Art and Politics |
S. Bassnett |
Online |
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Special Topics in Art History - The Orchard Gallery |
A. Hoekstra |
In-Person | |
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Special Topics in Art History - The Meanings of Space |
S. Kopp | In-Person | |
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Seminar in Modern/Contemporary Art: Artists as Historians |
S. Bassnett | Blended | |
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Seminar in Photography: Photography and Collaboration: the social and economic ramifications of contemporary photography |
B. Sinder |
In-Person | |
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Special Topics in Art History |
K. Wood |
Online |
Studio Art
Course descriptions: please click here
- Click the course number to download the outline as a pdf.
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Note: Course outlines for 2021-2022 will be available in August-September.
Course Number |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Course Delivery Type |
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Foundations of Visual Arts |
T. Johnson |
Online |
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Advanced Visual Arts Foundation Studio |
A. Madelska |
In-Person |
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Advanced Visual Arts Foundation Studio |
A. Madelska |
In-Person |
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Art Now! |
L. Eurick |
In-Person |
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Studio Seminar I |
S. Esfahani |
In-Person |
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Introduction to Drawing |
A. Madelska |
In-Person | |
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Introduction to Drawing |
A. Madelska |
In-Person | |
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Introduction to Painting |
K. Neudorf | In-Person | |
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Introduction to Painting |
S. Glabush | In-Person | |
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Introduction to Print Media |
T. Johnson | In-Person | |
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Introduction to Print Media |
T. Johnson | In-Person | |
| Introduction to Sculpture and Installation |
S. Esfahani |
In-Person |
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Introduction to Digital Photo |
J. Martin |
Online |
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Time-Based Sounds and Performance |
C. Migone | In-Person | |
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Time-Based Video & Animation |
D. Sneppova | In-Person | |
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Studio Seminar II |
C. Migone | In-Person | |
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Drawing |
G. Shepherd | In-Person | |
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Painting |
S. Glabush | In-Person | |
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Print Media |
T. Johnson | In-Person | |
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Sculpture |
S. Esfahani |
In-Person |
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Photo |
K.Wood |
Online |
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| Special Topics in Studio Art - The Orchard Gallery | A. Hoekstra |
In-Person |
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| Special Topics in Studio Art - Embroiders' Guild | T. Johnson |
In-Person |
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Experiential Learning |
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In-Person | |
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Practicum |
A. Madelska |
In-Person |
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Independent Project in Print Media 1 |
T. Johnson |
In-Person |
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Independent Project in Print Media 2 |
T. Johnson |
In-Person |
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Special Projects in Studio |
K. Wood |
Online |
Museum and Curatorial Studies
Course descriptions: please click here
Note: Course outlines for 2021-2022 will be available in August-September.
- Click the course number to download the outline as a pdf.
- Note: Course outlines for 2021-2022 will be available in August-September.
Course Number |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Course Delivery Type |
| Introduction to Gallery, Museum, and Curatorial Studies |
B. Romero Ferron |
In-Person |
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Digital Tools for Arts Professionals |
Team Taught |
Blended |
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Special Topics in Museum & Curatorial Studies - The Orchard Gallery |
A. Hoekstra |
In-Person |
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| Museum and Curatorial Practicum | H. Gregory |
In-Person |
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| Practicum Internship in Visual Arts | T. Johnson |
Online |
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| Project-Based Internship | T. Johnson |
Online |
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| Project-Based Internship | T. Johnson |
Online |
Special Topics (Fall & Winter 2021-2022)
Special Topics (Fall / Winter 2021-2022)
AH 2692F/Spanish 2102A/Comparative Literature and Culture 2129A - Special Topic: Mexico City
Professor A. Robin
The course examines Mexico City through its history of continuous transformations from the Aztec empire to the megalopolis it is today. We will engage in visual interpretations of the social and urban space of the city through art, films, literature, and other media. Throughout the semester, you will acquire knowledge of some of the major artistic representations of Mexico City, during the past seven hundred years. You will learn, reflect, and debate the role of emblematic historical figures and issues crucial to the future of Mexico City and other Latin American cities. We will also address the interplay between artistic endeavours and economical, political, and religious powers. As a final assessment, you will have the opportunity to create your own image of Mexico City through a collage.
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AH 3690G/MCS 3690G/SA 3690B - Special Topic: The Orchard Gallery: Artists & Commercial Galleries
Instructor A. Hoekstra
A senior level undergraduate course that examines the complex relationship between artists and contemporary commercial galleries, using the short-lived Orchard Gallery, which operated on the Lower East Side of New York between 2005-2008, as a prism through which myriad perspectives (including artist, audience, community, and gallerist) can be interrogated. A combination of lectures, readings, and studio projects shape a nuanced understanding of the relationship between art and commerce, with focused readings and exercises addressing themes including community, audience, representation, and gentrification. This course also offers the opportunity to cultivate practical knowledge regarding the running of an art gallery, which may equally be of interest to studio, art history, and curatorial students.
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AH 3694G - Special Topic: The Meanings of Space: spatial representation and thought in an art historical context
Instructor S. Kopp
Interior design has become increasingly popular in the last two decades, and so we often think of space as simply the environment in which we decorate. More and more, though, the term, “space” is used to discuss the three-dimensional medium in which we move, live, and think. How often do we stop to contemplate what the space around us is? Through readings of philosophers, thinkers, artists, and architects, as well as through the work of artists and designers, urban planners, and geographers, we will examine what these spaces consist of, and what they represent. Spatial topics covered may include psychogeographic, spiritual, disciplining, occupied, capitalistic, architectural, urban, feminist, and cyberspace. Final essays/assignments will encourage the student to address space in the manner in which they choose, with guidance from the instructor.
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AH 4640G - Seminar in Contemporary Art: Artists as Historians
Professor S. Bassnett
This seminar is about contemporary art in dialogue with the past. It is based on the understanding that histories are interpretations of the past, and events are described and interpreted differently depending on who is telling the story. Over the last several decades, many contemporary artists have embraced historical research and have taken up the role of historian. While some have investigated lesser-known events to shed light on marginalized histories, others have created fictional histories that offer new perspectives on the past. Students in the course will develop their own research projects in relation to the course theme.
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AH 4690F/SA4690F - Special Topic: Making Art with Environmental Awareness
Professor K. Wood
Organized as a creative research intensive, Making Art with Environmental Awareness explores artistic responses to ecology, sustainability and related social issues in various global/local contexts. The course examines select themes in environmental discourse—paying particular attention to how artists have engaged with them. Some examples of themes are: Extinctions; Petrocultures; Accelerationism and Food. Each week, a new theme is introduced and students will view online material, engage in critical writing and/or other online activities in response to these themes. Throughout the course students will simultaneously develop: a) a research paper, or, b) an imaginary curatorial project; or, c) an imaginary artistic project in any media. Students will be encouraged to THINK BIG and imagine an ideal kind of project that you likely could not accomplish other than in a virtual state. Students are expected to make a serious, sustained commitment to individual research and develop a personal project over the course of the entire semester. This upper-level course is structured to be responsive to students’ backgrounds, interests, and existing creative practices and/or curatorial goals or historical research. The course will be delivered online and conducted in an asynchronous manner, so that students can access the course material at any time; however, weekly deadlines will be in place for shorter, student assignments. The instructor will act as a resource person, respondent, and creative facilitator for student work and can be accessed online during an office hour session or virtual meeting.
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SA 3692B - Special Topic: Embroidering with the Guild: A Community Engagement Learning Course
Professor T. Johnson
This community engaged studio course aims to give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge of textile arts by learning the skill of embroidery by partnering with the Canadian Embroiderers’ Guild, London. Each student will produce an individual “sampler” which will document their experiences and learning in the course. With these new skills, students will also initiate their own embroidery/ textile art project with assistance of members from the Embroiderers’ Guild. Students will engage with the community by attending select events and get-togethers organized by the Embroiderer’s Guild and contribute to the Guild initiated textile projects. Students will research the histories and social constructs around embroidery with a short presentation.
