Art

Art Programs | Art Courses

Faculty and Staff List

Professors Emeriti
L.E. Eleen, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
T. Martone, B.A., M.A., M.A., Ph.D.
B. Welsh, B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Professors
J. Caskey, A.B., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
M Hupfield, B.A., M.F.A.
K. Jain, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
R. Kana'an, B.Sc., MPhil, DPhil
L. Kaplan, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
E. Levy, B.A., M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D.
J.P. Ricco, B.A., A.M., Ph.D.
A. Syme, B.A., A.M., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
C. Shaw, B.F.A., M.F.A., Ph.D.

Chair
Jill Caskey
905-569-4646

Associate Chair
Ruba Kana'an
905-569-4646

Assistant to Chair
Kait Harper
905-569-4352
k.harper@utoronto.ca

Director/Curator of Blackwood Gallery
Christine Shaw
Room 3134A, CCT Building

Program Co-ordinator (Sheridan)
John Armstrong, B.F.A., M.A.

Studio Faculty
M. Antkowiak, A.O.C.A., M.F.A.
J. Armstrong, B.F.A., M.A.
L. Beaudry, B.F.A., M.F.A.
M. Bell, A.O.C.A., M.A.
A. Boulos, , B.F.A., M.F.A.
A. Bozdarov, H.B.A., Adv. Dip., M.Des.
C. Cesta, A.O.C.A.
s. Chun, B.A.A., M.A.
J. Dart, B.A.
N. Fox, B.F.A., M.F.A
T. Hafkenscheid, M.F.A.
J. Graham, B.F.A., M.F.A.
C. Greenshaw, B.F.A., M.F.A.
A. Hahn, B.F.A.
A. Koroshegyi, B.F.A., M.F.A.
H. Kwon, B.F.A., M.F.A.
C. Lane, B.F.A., M.F.A.
A. Leach, A.O.C.A.
T. Mahovsky, B.F.A., M.F.A.
A.J. McIntyre, B.F.A., M.F.A.
N. Moss, B.F.A., M.F.A.
L. Noguchi, A.O.C.A., M.F.A.
L. Nurse, B.F.A., M.F.A.
D. Poolman, B.F.A., M.F.A.
N. Rahbar, B.F.A., M.F.A.
P. Todd-Parrish, B.F.A., M.F.A.
R. Weppler, H.B.A., Adv. Dip., M.F.A.
     
Professors Emeriti
T. Bolliger, B.A., M.S.A.
J. Crossan, A.O.C.A.
P. Kipps, B.A.
R. Sewell, B.A.

Studio Program Administrative Officer (Sheridan)
Shannon Chellew Paternostro
Trafalgar Rd. Campus, Room A100
905-845-9430 x2324
shannon.chellewpaternostro@sheridancollege.ca

Undergraduate Counsellor (U of T Mississauga)
Steph Sullivan
Room 3051, CCT Building
905-828-3899
s.sullivan@utoronto.ca

Art History

Art History offers students an exciting forum for developing critical skills in interpreting visual imagery and understanding the significance of art in a variety of cultures and historical periods, including the contemporary moment. Courses span the history of art from the ancient to the contemporary worlds, and investigate art from Europe, North and South America, and Asia. The Art History programs (Specialist, Major, Minor) train students in foundational methods of interpretation as well as the newest approaches in the field.

Specialization in this program may lead to curatorial work in galleries, museums, or corporations; careers in illustration, advertising, web design, film, and graphic design; journalism; teaching at the high school or university level following graduate study; independent artistic activities; or simply to deeper engagement with, and enjoyment of, art.

Students registering in their first year in Art History are encouraged to contact the undergraduate counsellor during the registration period for guidance. CCIT students considering double-majoring in an art program should also meet the undergraduate counsellor to discuss their studies.

Art and Art History

The UTM and Sheridan joint Art & Art History program is the longest standing partnership of its type in Canada. It combines the study of art history at UTM with studio art courses at Sheridan Institute. The program offers six core studios that students complete in their initial two years of study: drawing, painting, sculpture/installation, print media, design and photography. In these studios, students are introduced to contemporary art practices through problem-based learning, which encourages a range of personal approaches and solutions to visual expression. In the upper-level studios, students go on to further expertise in two of the core-studio streams, developing a body of self-directed artwork in a class environment of discussion and exchange.

At UTM, students in the joint program enrol in Art History courses in the Department of Visual Studies. These courses provide students with the opportunity to engage in the academic study of art and architecture. Students will learn to analyze visual objects, considering their form, materials and techniques, meaning and historical and political contexts. Courses span the history of art from the ancient to the contemporary world, across Europe, North America and Asia.

Students graduate with two prestigious and practical credentials that reflect the program's dual focus: an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and a Diploma in Art & Art History from Sheridan. Students must achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in order to be granted the Sheridan Diploma in Art & Art History.

Many graduates of the program remain involved with education by teaching at the primary, secondary, or post-secondary level; others have pursued graduate studies in studio art, art history, conservation, curatorial practice, or related fields in the humanities, leading to an M.F.A., M.A., or Ph.D. degree. A number of graduates are practicing artists who exhibit their work in artist-run, public, and private galleries, both nationally and internationally. Graduates have also flourished in commercial art, including graphic design, advertising, illustration, web design, and art direction. With its strong art history component, this program has enabled graduates to pursue administrative or curatorial positions in museums and galleries, as well as work in art criticism and journalism.

Students registering in their first year in Art History or Art & Art History (joint program with Sheridan) are encouraged to contact the program director and Art & Art History program coordinator during the registration period if they have any questions. CCIT students considering double-majoring in an art program should also meet the FAH and FAS faculty and consult with them about their studies.

Art Programs

Art and Art History - Specialist (Arts)

Art and Art History - Specialist (Arts)

Completion Requirements:

12.5 credits are required, comprised of 0.5 credit of ISP100H5 and 7.0 credits in FAS and 5.0 credits in FAH or VCC or VST offered at UTM (see detailed notes below). The following program structure is highly recommended:

First Year:
1. FAH101H5 and ISP100H5
2. 1.0 additional credit in FAH at the 200 level
3. 2.0 credits from FAS143H5 or FAS145H5 or FAS147H5 or FAS232H5 or FAS236H5 or FAS248H5 (All of these courses are open to first-year students.)

Second Year:
1. VCC101H5
2. 1.0 credit of FAH at the 200 level
3. Remaining uncompleted credit(s) from the FAS course list identified in ‘First Year’ (above).

Third Year:
1. 1.0 credit of FAH or VCC at the 300/400 level
2. 2.0 credits of FAS at the 300/400 level

Fourth Year:
1. 1.0 credit of FAH or VCC or VST at the 300/400 level
2. 2.0 credits of FAS at the 300/400 level

NOTES:
1. Completion of the Art & Art History Specialist Program must include: FAH101H5 and VCC101H5 and ISP100H5 and FAS143H5 and FAS145H5 and FAS147H5 and FAS232H5 and FAS236H5 and FAS248H5. Of the total 12.0-12.5 credits in the program, 4.0 credits of FAH or VCC or VST or FAS must be at the 300/400 level with 1.0 credit in FAH or VCC or VST at the 400 level and 1.0 credit of FAS at the 400 level.

2. Students must take at least 2.0 credits, but no more than 2.5 credits, of FAH at the 200 level. Of these 2.0-2.5 credits, at least 1.5 credits must be completed at UTM (see Note 3 below for the required area distribution and Note 4 below for the St. George exceptions allowed). VCC 200 level courses do not satisfy FAH 200 level requirements.

3. At least 0.5 credit of FAH at the 200-level must be completed in each of the following three areas: Ancient & Medieval; 15th-18th Centuries; and 19th-21st Centuries. See the departmental website (www.utm.utoronto.ca/dvs) for the distribution of courses by area.

4. 0.5 credit of FAH at the 200 level may be taken at St. George in an area not covered by current UTM offerings (i.e. one of the following courses – FAH248H1 or FAH260H1 or FAH262H1 or FAH270H1 or FAH272H1).

5. For the complete list of VCC courses that satisfy Art & Art History program requirements, please see the departmental website (www.utm.utoronto.ca/dvs).

6. As studio space is limited in the 100-level and 200-level FAS courses, priority will be given during the first registration period to students enrolled in the Art & Art History Major or Specialist, Art History Major or Specialist, CCIT Major, VCC Specialist, and to newly admitted students who indicated the Art & Art History code on their application. Students committed to the program should make sure that they are officially registered in the program as soon as possible.

7. All 300 and 400 level FAS courses are to be enrolled in on ACORN. Students are required to have completed 1.5 credits in FAH or VCC before beginning their 300/400 level FAS courses.

8. It is recommended that students take at least one of the following ‘practicum’ courses: FAH451H5 or FAS453H5 or FAS454H5 or FAS455H5.

9. No more than 17.0 credits of FAH and FAS may be completed.

10. Students enrolling in any FAS course will be required to pay a fee of $60-$120 per half-credit course ($120-$240 per full-credit course) in ancillary fees to cover consumable materials used in studio as well as take-away materials. These charges will be automatically added to UofT student account upon enrolment in the course on ACORN. For details on ancillary fees, please see the Student Accounts website (www.fees.utoronto.ca).


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Art History - Specialist (Arts)

Art History - Specialist (Arts)

Completion Requirements:

10.5 credits are required distributed across 4 areas (see notes below).

The following program structure is highly recommended:

First Year:
1. FAH101H5 and VCC101H5
2. ISP100H5
3. 1.0 credit in FAH at the 200 level

Second Year:
1. 2.0 credits in FAH at the 200 level
2. 0.5 credit in FAH or VCC at the 300 level

Third Year: 3.0 credits in FAH at the 300/ 400 level, of which at least 1.5 must be at the 300 level.

Fourth Year: 2.5 credits in FAH or VCC or VST at the 300/400 level, of which 1.0 must be at the 400 level.

NOTES:
1. Completion of the Art History Specialist Program must include: FAH101H5 and VCC101H5 and ISP100H5 and 3.0 credits of FAH at the 200 level and 4.0 credits of FAH or VCC or VST at the 300/400 level, of which 1.0 must be at the 400 level.
2. 2.0 credits from each of the following four areas are required: Ancient & Medieval; 15th-18th Centuries; 19th-21st Centuries; and Visual Culture & Theory. Some courses may satisfy more than one of the distribution requirements. See the departmental website (www.utm.utoronto.ca/dvs) for the distribution of courses by area.
3. For the complete list of VCC courses that satisfy Art History program requirements, please see the departmental website (www.utm.utoronto.ca/dvs).
4. No St. George courses may be substituted for the required 100 or 200 level courses (see Note 5 below for exceptions).
5. No more than 4.0 credits in FAH may be taken at the 200 level. VCC 200 level courses do not satisfy FAH 200 level requirements. 0.5 credit of FAH at the 200 level may be taken at St. George in an area not covered by current UTM offerings (i.e. one of the following courses – FAH248H1 or FAH260H1 or FAH262H1 or FAH270H1 or FAH272H1).
6. Courses in other programs which have a significant Art History or Visual Culture content, such as offerings in CCIT, Cinema Studies, Philosophy, Drama, English History, East Asian Studies, and Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations, may be substituted for up to 1.0 credit of FAH or VCC credit. Permission of the Art History Program Director prior to enrolment is required. For possible courses options with appropriate course content, please consult the DVS Undergraduate Counsellor.
7. No more than a total of 16.0 credits of FAH may be completed.
8. Recommended Language Study: Students wishing to pursue graduate studies in Art History must acquire a basic reading knowledge of at least two languages. A minimum of 2.0 credits in one language, or 1.0 credit each in two languages (for a total of 2.0 credits) is recommended. German, French, and Italian are recommended.


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Art and Art History - Major (Arts)

Art and Art History - Major (Arts)

Completion Requirements:

8.5 credits are required, comprised of 0.5 credit of ISP100H5 and 4.0 credits in FAS courses and 4.0 credits in FAH or VCC or VST courses offered at UTM (see detailed notes below). The following program structure is highly recommended:

First Year:
1. FAH101H5 and ISP100H5
2. 0.5 additional credit in FAH at the 200 level
2. 2.0 credits from FAS143H5 or FAS145H5 or FAS147H5 or FAS232H5 or FAS236H5 or FAS248H5 (All of these courses are open to first-year students.)

Second Year:
1. Remaining uncompleted credit(s) from the FAS course list identified in ‘First Year’ (above).
2. 2.0 credit of FAH at the 200 level

Third & Fourth Years:
1. 1.0 credit of FAH or VCC or VST at the 300/400 level
2. 1.0 credit of FAS at the 300/400 level

NOTES:

  1. Completion of the Art & Art History Major Program must include: FAH101H5 and ISP100H5 and FAS143H5 and FAS145H5 and FAS147H5 and FAS232H5 and FAS236H5 and FAS248H5. Of the total 8.5 credits in the program, 2.0 credits from FAH or VCC or VST or FAS must be at the 300/400 level.
  2. Students must take at least 2.0 credits, but no more than 2.5 credits, of FAH at the 200 level, of which 2.0 credits must be completed at UTM (see Note 3 below for the required area distribution and Note 4 below for the St. George exceptions allowed). VCC 200 level courses do not satisfy FAH 200 level requirements.
  3. At least 0.5 credit of FAH must be completed in each of the following three areas: Ancient & Medieval; 15th-18th Centuries; and 19th-21st Centuries. See the departmental website (www.utm.utoronto.ca/dvs) for the distribution of courses by area.
  4. 0.5 credit of FAH at the 200 level may be taken at St. George in an area not covered by current UTM offerings (i.e. one of the following courses – FAH248H1 or FAH260H1 or FAH262H1 or FAH270H1 or FAH272H1).
  5. For the complete list of VCC courses that satisfy Art & Art History program requirements, please see the departmental website (www.utm.utoronto.ca/dvs).
  6. As studio space is limited in the 100-level and 200-level FAS courses, priority will be given during the first registration period to students enrolled in the Art & Art History Major or Specialist, Art History Major or Specialist, CCIT Major, VCC Specialist, and to newly admitted students who indicated the Art & Art History code on their application. Students committed to the program should make sure that they are officially registered in the program as soon as possible.
  7. All 300 and 400 level FAS courses are to be enrolled in on ACORN. Students are required to have completed 1.5 credits in FAH or VCC before beginning their 300/400 level FAS courses.
  8. It is recommended that students take at least one of the following ‘practicum’ courses: FAH451H5 or FAS453H5 or FAS454H5 or FAS455H5.
  9. No more than 13.0 credits of FAH and FAS may be completed.
  10. Students enrolling in any FAS course will be required to pay a fee of $60-$120 per half-credit course ($120-$240 per full-credit course) in ancillary fees to cover consumable materials used in studio as well as take-away materials. These charges will be automatically added to UofT student account upon enrolment in the course on ACORN. For details on ancillary fees, please see the Student Accounts website (www.fees.utoronto.ca).

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Art History - Major (Arts)

Art History - Major (Arts)

Completion Requirements:

7.5 credits are required distributed across 4 areas (see notes below).

The following program structure is highly recommended:

First Year:
1. FAH101H5 and VCC101H5
2. ISP100H5
3. 0.5-1.0 credit in FAH at the 200 level

Second Year: 2.0-2.5 credits in FAH at the 200 level

Third Year: 2.0 credits in FAH or VCC at the 300/ 400 level.

Fourth Year: 1.0 credits in FAH or VCC or VST at the 400 level.

NOTES:
1. Completion of the Art History Major Program must include: FAH101H5 and VCC101H5 and ISP100H5 plus 2.0 credits of FAH at the 200 level and 3.0 credits of FAH or VCC or VST at the 300/400 level, of which 0.5 credit must be at the 400 level.
2. A minimum of 1.0 credit from each of the following four areas are required: Ancient & Medieval; 15th-18th Centuries; 19th-21st Centuries; and Visual Culture & Theory. It is highly recommended that students take at least one 300/400 level course in at least three of the four areas. Some courses may satisfy more than one of the distribution requirements. See the departmental website (www.utm.utoronto.ca/dvs) for the distribution of courses by area.
3. For the complete list of VCC courses that satisfy Art History program requirements, please see the departmental website (www.utm.utoronto.ca/dvs).
4. No St. George courses may be substituted for the required 100 or 200 level courses (see Note 5 below for exceptions).
5. VCC 200 level courses do not satisfy FAH 200 level requirements. 0.5 credit of FAH at the 200 level may be taken at St. George in an area not covered by current UTM offerings (i.e. one of the following courses – FAH248H1 or FAH260H1 or FAH262H1 or FAH270H1 or FAH272H1).
6. Courses in other programs which have a significant Art History or Visual Culture content, such as offerings in CCIT, Cinema Studies, Philosophy, Drama, English History, East Asian Studies, and Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations, may be substituted for up to 1.0 credit of FAH or VCC credit. Permission of the Art History Program Director prior to enrolment is required. For possible courses options with appropriate course content, please consult the DVS Undergraduate Counsellor.
7. No more than a total of 10.0 credits of FAH may be completed.
8. Recommended Language Study: Students wishing to pursue graduate studies in Art History must acquire a basic reading knowledge of at least two languages. A minimum of 2.0 credits in one language, or 1.0 credit each in two languages (for a total of 2.0 credits) is recommended. German, French, and Italian are recommended.


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Art History - Minor (Arts)

Art History - Minor (Arts)

Completion Requirements:

4.0 credits in FAH are required, including:

  1. FAH101H5
  2. 2.0 FAH credits at the 200 level, of which at least 0.5 credit must be in Ancient & Medieval, 0.5 credit must be in 15th-18th centuries, and 0.5 credit must be in 19th-21st centuries
  3. 1.5 credits in FAH/ VCC/ VST at the 300/400 level.

The following program structure is highly recommended:

First Year: 1.0 credits: FAH101H5 and 0.5 credit in FAH at the 200 level

Higher Years: 1.5 credits in FAH at the 200 level 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC/VST at the 300/400 level

NOTES:
1. Students without pre- and co-requisites or written permission of the instructor can be de-registered from courses at any time.
2. See the departmental website at www.utm.utoronto.ca/dvs for the distribution of courses by area.
3. No St. George courses may be substituted for the required 100-level and 200-level courses. However, 0.5 credit at the 200-level in FAH may be taken at St. George in an area not covered by U of T Mississauga's offerings (i.e. one of the following courses: FAH248H1, FAH260H1, FAH262H1, FAH270H1, FAH272H1).



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Certificate in Curatorial Studies

Certificate in Curatorial Studies

This certificate, taken in conjunction with a Major or Specialist degree in Art History or Art and Art History, will help prepare students for graduate work in Curatorial Studies or Museum Studies as well as work in the Arts and Culture sector.

Enrolment Requirements:

Limited Enrolment - Students must be in good standing in the Major or Specialist program in either Art History or Art and Art History, and have a minimum CGPA of 2.5.

Completion Requirements:

2.5 credits are required.

  • FAH289H5
  • FAH310H5
  • FAH451H5
  • VST410H5
  • FAH498H5 or FAH479 or another course in which the study of curating is foregrounded (this course must be approved for certificate credit in advance; see Undergraduate Counsellor)

1.5 credits of these courses may be counted toward both the Certificate and the Art History or Art and Art History Major or Specialist.


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  • FAH courses are offered at University of Toronto Mississauga.
  • FAS courses are offered at Sheridan College.

 

Art Courses

Fine Art History

FAH101H5 • Introduction to Art History

FAH101H5 • Introduction to Art History

An overview of the art and architecture of the past and present, as well as an introduction to the discipline of art history and its methodologies. Emphasis on representative monuments and key approaches to interpretation.

Exclusions: FAH101H1 or FAH102H1 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5 or VPHA46

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH205H5 • Art in Antiquity

FAH205H5 • Art in Antiquity

This course offers a survey of the arts of antiquity. Emphasis is placed on major works of sculpture, painting, and architecture. Decorative arts are also treated.

Exclusions: FAH207H1 or VPHB52
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH215H5 • Early Medieval Art and Architecture

FAH215H5 • Early Medieval Art and Architecture

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of Western Europe and the Mediterranean World from the third until the eleventh century.

Exclusions: (FAH102Y5 or FAH261H1 or FAH267H5 or FAH271H5) or VPHB53
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH216H5 • Later Medieval Art and Architecture

FAH216H5 • Later Medieval Art and Architecture

An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of Western Europe and the Mediterranean World from the eleventh through the fifteenth century.

Exclusions: FAH102Y5 or FAH261H1 or FAH267H5 or FAH271H5 or VPHB53
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH274H5 • Renaissance Art and Architecture

FAH274H5 • Renaissance Art and Architecture

A selective survey of the major art centres, types of artistic production, personalities, and trends in Italy and the North, from the early fifteenth century to the mid-sixteenth. The creation and diffusion of art are addressed through an understanding of historical techniques (media), cultural determinants such as patronage, and significant works of art.

Exclusions: FAH230H1 or VPHB74H3
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH275H5 • Introduction to Indigenous Art in Canada

FAH275H5 • Introduction to Indigenous Art in Canada

This survey course will introduce students to the advanced technological and innovative material contributions of Indigenous cultural knowledge towards the reshaping of Canadian Culture, Identity and Art today; beginning with the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations. Specificity of place, nation, geographical territory, the intervention of colonial government policy, and social movements will be reviewed as they relate to the creation and collection of Indigenous art and established art markets. Object and image making, new technologies, performance art, ceremony, land, hunting, activism, social engagement, and community arts will be covered, as will fashion, dance, song, and storytelling.

Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH279H5 • Baroque Art and Architecture

FAH279H5 • Baroque Art and Architecture

An introduction to art and society in Europe, ca. 1600 to ca. 1800 CE. Tensions between the Catholic Church and Protestantism; the rise of powerful, competing courts; the growth of increasingly complex urban centres; and the entry of the "wider public" into the art market all create new roles for representation in Europe. Developments in painting, prints, sculpture, architecture, urban planning, and festivals are considered.

Exclusions: FAH231H1 or VPHB64
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH281H5 • An Introduction to Islamic Art and Architecture

FAH281H5 • An Introduction to Islamic Art and Architecture

This course surveys art and architecture of the Islamic worlds, beginning with the emergence of Islam in the seventh century. It examines works of art ranging from the monumental (palaces, mosques, shrines) to the portable (textiles, jewelry, books), spanning the Islamic world from Spain to Central and East Asia. A range of materials and artistic techniques will be considered, as will several religious and secular contexts and different patterns in patronage and workshop production.

Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5 or FAH202H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH282H5 • Gardens, Homes, and Palaces in the Muslim World

FAH282H5 • Gardens, Homes, and Palaces in the Muslim World

How did Muslims live in the pre-modern world, and, how did they interact with their surrounding environment? This course introduces examples of homes, palaces, and gardens dating from the 8th to the 18th centuries. The course includes examples from the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, and South Asia.

Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH285H5 • Art and Religion

FAH285H5 • Art and Religion

An introduction to the art of the major world religions (examples will mostly be taken from Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam but may also extend to Judaism, Buddhism, and religions of indigenous peoples), examining debates within these traditions around the status of the image as well as the relationship of religious images with the secular notion of 'art.'

Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH287H5 • European Art of the Nineteenth Century

FAH287H5 • European Art of the Nineteenth Century

Surveys major developments in European art and architecture from the late eighteenth through the end of the nineteenth century, including Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Orientalism, Realism, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism. Artistic responses to political change, urbanisation, capitalism, colonialism, the Academy, and the Salon will be explored as well as changing constructions of gender, race, class, and national identities through visual media.

Note:
As part of this course, students may have the option of participating in an international learning experience that will have an additional cost and application process.

Exclusions: FAH208H1 or FAH282H1 or FAH245H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5

International Component: International - Optional
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH288H5 • European and North American Art of the Earlier Twentieth Century

FAH288H5 • European and North American Art of the Earlier Twentieth Century

Surveys principal developments in modern art and architecture from the late 19th century through 1945. Topics covered include key movements, such as Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Suprematism, de Stijl, Dada, and Surrealism, and key concepts, such as the avant-garde, abstraction, the readymade, the unconscious, and the primitive. Readings include manifestos and other writings by artists as well as art historical texts.

Exclusions: FAH246H1 or VPHB58
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH289H5 • Art Since 1945

FAH289H5 • Art Since 1945

Examines many divergent international art movements and controversies in painting, sculpture, video, installation art, performance, and other new forms, from 1945 to the present.

Exclusions: FAH246H1 or VPHB58
Recommended Preparation: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and FAH288H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH290H5 • Topics in Modern Art and Architecture

FAH290H5 • Topics in Modern Art and Architecture

An examination of a topic in modern art and or architecture. Topics vary from year to year; the content in any given year depends upon the instructor.

Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH291H5 • History of Photography

FAH291H5 • History of Photography

Examines the history of photography in Euro-American visual culture and explores how this medium of mass communication has transformed our perceptions and conceptions of art, society, and culture over the past two centuries. Reviews key imagemakers and areas of production concluding with the impact of digital imaging.

Exclusions: FAH252H5 or FAH391H5
Recommended Preparation: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (VCC101H5 or VCC201H5)

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH292H5 • Canadian Art

FAH292H5 • Canadian Art

This course examines the history of art produced in Canada, from the pre-contact period to today. Diverse visual traditions and their intersections will be studied, as will the changing roles of art in Canadian society.

Exclusions: FAH248H5: Canadian Painting 1665-1960 (formerly FAH286H1) or VPHB60H3: Canadian Visual Art
Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH295H5 • Topics in Art History

FAH295H5 • Topics in Art History

An examination of a topic in art history. Topics vary from year to year; the content in any given year depends upon the instructor.

Recommended Preparation: FAH101H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24L/12T
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH299Y5 • Research Opportunity Program

FAH299Y5 • Research Opportunity Program

This course provides a richly rewarding opportunity for students in their second year to work on the research project of a professor in return for 299Y course credit.Students enrolled have an opportunity to become involved in original research, learn research methods, and share in the excitement and discovery of acquiring new knowledge.Participating faculty members post their project descriptions for the following summer and fall/winter sessions in early February and students are invited to apply in early March. See Experiential and International Opportunities for more details.


Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH301H5 • History and Practices of Visual Resource Collecting

FAH301H5 • History and Practices of Visual Resource Collecting

This course investigates the theoretical and philosophical bases and practical realities of digitizing the visual arts in the context of scholarly research, collection development, publishing, information studies and education in the global environment. Students will examine the historical development and impact of digitization on image collecting as well as current practices and issues facing professionals. A practical, hands-on approach will be an essential part of the course.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (VCC101H5 or VCC201H5) and 1.0 credits in FAH/VCC at the 200 level or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH310H5 • Curating Matters: Contexts and Issues in Contemporary Curatorial Practice

FAH310H5 • Curating Matters: Contexts and Issues in Contemporary Curatorial Practice

This course will introduce students to the major critical texts, theories, and debates circulating in the burgeoning international field of contemporary curatorial studies. The course will include lectures, case studies, practice-related assignments, encounters with artists and art professionals, and student presentations that are intended to raise issues and engage debate about contemporary exhibition practices and account for theoretical perspectives and historical context. One objective of this course is to trouble preconceptions of the role of the curator in order to observe the complexity of curatorial models across and beyond art institutions. The class will address the implications of shifting cultural, social, and political contexts for artistic and curatorial practice and their sites.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and FAH289H5 and 0.5 additional credit in FAH/VCC
Exclusions: VPSB73 or VIS320H1
Recommended Preparation: FAH288H5 and FAH289H5 and FAH388H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH315H5 • Photomontage: History, Theory, and Practice

FAH315H5 • Photomontage: History, Theory, and Practice

This course investigates the history, theory, and practice of photomontage from its roots in combination printing in the mid-19th century to its key role in the modernist "isms of art"
in Europe and North America including Dada, Surrealism, Constructivism, and the Bauhaus to the rise of digital photomontage in the current Photoshop era. It explores a range of practices and applications of photomontage in avant-garde art, commercial advertising, mass media, humorous satire, propaganda, and political activism.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or VCC101H5) and FAH291H5.

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH317H5 • Spirit Photography

FAH317H5 • Spirit Photography

From the haunted images of William Mumler in the 1860’s to contemporary manifestations of digital ghost hunting, the search for elusive and invisible spirits by means of the camera lens has been an ongoing preoccupation in the history of photography for over 150 years. Starting with the emergence of phantasmagoric visual entertainments (ca. 1800), this course reviews this rich and fascinating history in Europe and North America but also with a few non-Western cultural examples (e.g., Japan, Philippines) focusing on key case studies in spirit photographic practice. The course considers various reasons why people have wanted to believe in the veracity of these phenomena (e.g., followers of the religious movement of Spiritualism) as well as why others have wanted to debunk spirit photography as a hoax or fraud (e.g., Harry Houdini and P.T. Barnum). Exploring theories derived from deconstruction and psychoanalysis, we seek to understand the philosophical and psychological significance of spirit photography introducing constructs such as hauntology, spectrality, the uncanny, and the work of mourning. The course also reviews how contemporary artists (e.g., Oursler, Beloff) have incorporated motifs and themes related to spirit photography in their works.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or VCC101H5) and FAH291H5
Exclusions: FAH492H5 (Fall 2017)

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH329H5 • Early Christian Art and Architecture

FAH329H5 • Early Christian Art and Architecture

Examines art and architecture during the emergence of Christianity in the West until ca. 600, focusing primarily on Italy. Assesses the connections between polytheistic, imperial Roman art and new Christian traditions in a variety of media, including mosaics, metalwork, wall painting, and sculpture. Also considers the role of primary texts in the interpretation of Early Christian art.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH215H5 or FAH216H5) or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH332H5 • Studies in Baroque Painting

FAH332H5 • Studies in Baroque Painting

Thematically organized treatment of major figures (Caravaggio, Carracci, Poussin) in the context of art theory and viewer response.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH274H5 or FAH279H5)

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH337H5 • Court Art and Patronage in the Middle Ages

FAH337H5 • Court Art and Patronage in the Middle Ages

Art and architecture of royal and imperial families from ca. 800 to 1400 in western Europe, including Norman, Capetian, Plantagenet, and Hohenstaufen dynasties. Topics include the role of courts in the development and diffusion of new styles, and monuments as expressions of piety, chivalry, and political propaganda. May be taken for credit for the Specialist/Major programs in Architecture (St. George).

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH216H5 or FAH217H5)
Exclusions: FAH316H1 or FAH327H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH338H5 • Multicultural Middle Ages

FAH338H5 • Multicultural Middle Ages

This course examines medieval works of art and architecture that challenge long-held ideas about the European Middle Ages as monocultural and exclusively Christian. It considers the mobility of people, objects, and ideas through migration, trade, diplomacy, conquest, and pilgrimage, and focuses on particular places where multiculturalism flourished, including Spain, Sicily, and Venice. It also evaluates multiculturalism from different eras, from the Middle Ages to the contemporary world, to better understand its different meanings and manifestations, as well as its impact on art history.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and (FAH215H5 or FAH216H5)
Recommended Preparation: At least 1.0 credits at the 200 level in FAH

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH343H5 • Pilgrimage

FAH343H5 • Pilgrimage

Examines the experience of pilgrimage from an interdisciplinary perspective, with focus on major Christian and Islamic shrines in the Middle Ages. Considers monuments associated with sites such as Santiago, Jerusalem, and Mecca, as well as objects collected by pilgrims. May be taken for credit for the Specialist/Major programs in Religion (U of T Mississauga), Christianity & Culture (St. George), and Architecture (St. George).

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and FAH216H5
Exclusions: FAH316H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH351H5 • Gothic Architecture

FAH351H5 • Gothic Architecture

Study of origins, architecture and decoration of the Gothic Cathedral in the Ile-de-France, treating function and symbolism, intellectual and social contexts, and initial diffusion of the style to other countries. Considers post-medieval Gothic as well.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH216H5 or FAH217H5)
Exclusions: FAH328H1 or VPHC42

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH353H5 • The sculptor-architect GianLorenzo Bernini

FAH353H5 • The sculptor-architect GianLorenzo Bernini

Topics in the sculpture, architecture, methods and biographical legacy of the principal 17th-century artist of the Roman baroque, GianLorenzo Bernini. Focus of the course changes from year to year. May be taken for credit for the Specialist/Major programs in Religion (U of T Mississauga), Christianity & Culture (St. George), and Architecture (St. George).

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and (FAH274H5 or FAH279H5).
Exclusions: FAH352H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH356H5 • Colonial Latin American Art and Architecture

FAH356H5 • Colonial Latin American Art and Architecture

This lecture course will examine processes of cultural transfer and transformation in the planning of cities, churches, and viceregal palaces from the early days of contact through the Baroque in the Viceroyalties of Mexico and Peru and in Brasil. The persistence of indigenous beliefs and forms will be tracked in painting, sculpture, and architecture alongside the emergence of unique genres (i.e., castas, feather paintings), building types, and forms based on the particular makeup of a colonial society.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) or permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: FAH274H5 and FAH279H5 and HIS290H5 and LAS200Y1 and HIS291Y1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH360H5 • Art and Visual Culture of the Eighteenth Century

FAH360H5 • Art and Visual Culture of the Eighteenth Century

This course examines European painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, print culture, decorative arts, exhibition strategies, and art criticism of the eighteenth century. Key artists and writers to be studied from the age of enlightenment and revolution include Blake, Burke, David, Diderot, Fragonard, Girodet, Goya, Hogarth, Reynolds, Vigée-Lebrun, Watteau, Winckelmann, Boullée, Ledoux and Wright of Derby.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and at least 1.5 credits in FAH at the 200-level
Recommended Preparation: FAH279H5 and FAH287H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH362H5 • Modern Craft

FAH362H5 • Modern Craft

This course examines ideas, practices, and politics of craft that have emerged in the modern period in response to the industrial and digital revolutions, and other significant social and political changes. Topics covered include the place of craft in modern and contemporary art; gendered, classed, and raced understandings of craft; craft’s relationship to the environment; and Indigenous perspectives and practices.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and (FAH287H5 or FAH288H5)
Exclusions: FAH392H5 (Craft - 20209)

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH375H5 • All Our Relations: Indigenous Land Stewardship and Art

FAH375H5 • All Our Relations: Indigenous Land Stewardship and Art

This class embraces land- and earth-based skills as tools in the production and maintenance of revitalization efforts in Indigenous culture and knowledge. Throughout the course students will lead the development, production and maintenance of a Community Medicine Garden initiative to be located in the heart of the UTM campus. Topics include environmental liberation, food sovereignty, kinship, gardening as resistance, matriarchy, land stewardship, landscaping with regional indigenous plants, Indigenous feminisms, place-based knowledge and knowledge sharing. Activities will include: film screenings, community feasts, public readings, drumming circles, and guests speakers with Traditional Indigenous knowledge carriers, artists, environmental activists, and local grassroots community-based partners.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and FAH275H5

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH380H5 • New Genres in Contemporary Art

FAH380H5 • New Genres in Contemporary Art

A study of artistic genres in contemporary art, including: video, performance, installation, site-specificity and digital media. Such new genres will be studied as alternative modes of artistic practice collaborative, ephemeral, institutionally critical, and discursive, and as a means to address questions and issues such as public space, community, networks of information, and global capitalism and activism.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH288H5 or FAH289H5)
Recommended Preparation: FAH289H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH382H5 • Artists and Craftsmen from the Muslim World

FAH382H5 • Artists and Craftsmen from the Muslim World

What do we know about the pre-modern artists of the Muslim world? This course explores the lives or artist from the Muslim world and what we know about their education, status, styles, techniques and influences. The course includes examples of a calligrapher, a painter, a metalworker, a ceramicist, and an architect.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and FAH281H5 or FAH282H5
Exclusions: FAH395H5 - Topics course: Artists and Craftsmen from the Muslim World

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH383H5 • Cities in the Early modern Muslim World: Istanbul, Isfahan, and Delhi

FAH383H5 • Cities in the Early modern Muslim World: Istanbul, Isfahan, and Delhi

This course explores the three major cities of the pre-modern Muslim empires: Istanbul under the Ottomans, Isfahan under the Safavids, and Delhi under the Mughals. The course addresses the urban formation, architectural style, and visual symbolism of these cities.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and (FAH281H5 or FAH282H5)
Exclusions: FAH395H5 Topics course: Cities in the Early modern Muslim World: Istanbul, Isfahan, and Delhi

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH385H5 • Modern and Contemporary Art of India

FAH385H5 • Modern and Contemporary Art of India

This course traces a chronology of South Asian art from its genealogies in late colonial image-making traditions from the 1850s to the present, situating modernist 'high' art in terms of its conversation with the broader field of cultural practice in modern India: cinema, vernacular bazaar prints, rural and tribal craft traditions, practices of popular devotion, and 'classical' artistic traditions. It investigates the theoretical and political concerns animating South Asian cultural practices and their criticism (nationalism, Marxism, secularism, anti-fundamentalism, Islam, feminism, postcolonialism, issues of diaspora and globalization), and addresses the key question of how to approach practices of modernism and postmodernism in the postcolony.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and VCC201H5 and (FAH288H5 or FAH289H5) or permission of instructor
Exclusions: FAH364H1 or FAH365H1 or FAH392H5 - Topic: Contemporary South Asian Art
Recommended Preparation: VCC302H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH388H5 • Theory in Art History

FAH388H5 • Theory in Art History

Investigates the historical development of the Western discipline of art history through the theories that have shaped it; topics covered include formalism, semiotics, psychoanalysis, the social history of art, feminism, post-colonialism, queer studies and deconstruction.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and at least 1.0 credits in FAH/VCC
Exclusions: FAH351H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH390H5 • Topics in Modern Art and Architecture

FAH390H5 • Topics in Modern Art and Architecture

An examination of a topic in modern art and or architecture. Topics vary from year to year; the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. This will be a lecture course for approximately 30 students.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and FAH287H5 or (FAH288H5 or FAH289H5) or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH392H5 • Topics in Modern Art/Architecture

FAH392H5 • Topics in Modern Art/Architecture

An examination of a topic in modern art and or architecture. Topics vary from year to year; the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. This will be a lecture course for approximately 30 students.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH287 or FAH288H5 or FAH289H5) or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH393H5 • Topics in Ancient Greco-Roman Art

FAH393H5 • Topics in Ancient Greco-Roman Art

An examination of a topic in the art and architecture of classical antiquity. Topics vary from year to year; the area of study and content in any given year depends upon the instructor. This will be a lecture course for approximately 30 students.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH203H5 or FAH204H5 or FAH205H5) or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH394H5 • Topics in Early Modern Art and Architecture

FAH394H5 • Topics in Early Modern Art and Architecture

An in-depth examination of a topic in early modern (Renaissance and/or Baroque) art and/or architecture. Topics vary from year to year, and the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. A seminar course limited to approx. 30 students.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and (FAH287 or FAH288H5 or FAH289H5) or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH395H5 • Topics in Islamic Art and Architecture

FAH395H5 • Topics in Islamic Art and Architecture

An examination of a topic in Islamic art and or architecture. Topics vary from year to year; the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. This will be a lecture course for approximately 30 students.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH287 or FAH288H5 or FAH289H5) or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH396H5 • Topics in Medieval Art and Architecture

FAH396H5 • Topics in Medieval Art and Architecture

An examination of a topic in medieval art and or architecture. Topics vary from year to year; the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. This will be a lecture course for approximately 30 students.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and (FAH215H5 or FAH216H5) or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH399Y5 • Research Opportunity Program (ROP)

FAH399Y5 • Research Opportunity Program (ROP)

This course provides a richly rewarding opportunity for students in their third year or beyond to work on the research project of a professor in art history/theory in return for 399Y course credit. Students enrolled have an opportunity to become involved in original research, enhance their research skills, and share in the excitement and discovery of acquiring new knowledge. Participating faculty members post their project descriptions for the following summer and fall/winter session on the ROP website in mid-February and students are invited to apply at that time. See Experiential and International Opportunities for more details.

Exclusions: FAH299Y5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH415H5 • Theory and Criticism of Photography

FAH415H5 • Theory and Criticism of Photography

Introduces a variety of approaches for interpreting, criticizing, evaluating, and theorizing photographs and photography in general. Examines how the thinking of photography is revisioned via major theoretical models.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and (FAH291H5 or FAH391H5) and a minimum of 0.5 at the 300/400 level in FAH

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH423H5 • Topics in the Art of the Medieval Mediterranean

FAH423H5 • Topics in the Art of the Medieval Mediterranean

Examines the art and architecture of the Mediterranean basin, including Western Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, and Jewish art, from the first century through the fifteenth. Considers their points of convergence as well as their distinct differences and priorities. Organized around key works of scholarship that have defined the emerging field of Mediterranean studies, along with primary sources. Considers works in all media, from monumental arts to textiles, metalwork, manuscripts, and ceramics. Also makes use of local museum holdings.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and FAH216H5 and at least 1.0 credit in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level.
Recommended Preparation: FAH105H5 and FAH267H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH424H5 • Medieval Collecting and Display

FAH424H5 • Medieval Collecting and Display

This course examines collections of medieval art assembled during the Middle Ages and today. It considers the formation of collections within religious and secular institutions of the Middle Ages (treasuries), and the ways in which objects entered such collections through diplomacy, war, dowries, wills, and new commissions. It examines how the collections expressed historical memory, family ties, religious ideas, and political ideologies, and how the objects were displayed. The course also examines collections of medieval art in the GTA, including those at the Aga Khan Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, Royal Ontario Museum, and University of Toronto Art Centre. A variety of methodologies will be explored, including Digital Humanities.

Prerequisites: FAH215H5 or FAH216H5 and at least 1.0 credit in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level.

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH434H5 • Art and Architecture of Medieval Rome

FAH434H5 • Art and Architecture of Medieval Rome

This seminar examines the art and architecture of Rome from the first century CE through the fourteenth. It focuses on the city's art and image in the wake of Christianization and its often ambivalent attitudes toward its classical past. Works in all media, from large-scale churches, wall paintings, and icons will be considered, along with liturgical arts and manuscripts. Medieval texts will figure prominently as well.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH216H5 or FAH217H5 or FAH205H5) and 0.5 at the 300/400 level in Medieval Art or permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: FAH267H5 or FAH343H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH435H5 • Women and Art in the Middle Ages

FAH435H5 • Women and Art in the Middle Ages

An interdisciplinary study, including feminist analysis, of the roles of women in the Middle Ages, their representation in medieval art, and their impact on varying aspects of the art as subject, object, patron or artist.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH216H5 or FAH217H5) and at least 0.5 FAH at the 300/400 level.
Exclusions: FAH425H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH451H5 • Curating Now: Turning Concepts into Curatorial Projects

FAH451H5 • Curating Now: Turning Concepts into Curatorial Projects

Students will research and develop a curatorial project proposal in the form of an exhibition, a public installation, a public event, a performance, a website, etc., as the culminating assignment for the course. The emphasis of the course will be on the application of knowledge gained in FAH310H5 and consideration of the multi-level preparatory stages entailed in the mounting of a curatorial project, placing particular emphasis on conceptualization and methodology, and on the premise that curatorial practice is an intellectual endeavour that manifests its ideas in form. Students will learn how to turn a concept into a project proposal and become equipped to develop innovative solutions to future challenges in curatorial practice.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and FAH310H5
Exclusions: FAH480H5 or VIS320H5
Enrolment Limits: Intended for advanced students with high standing in the Art History or Art & Art History Program.

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 36S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH453H5 • The Archive and the Formless

FAH453H5 • The Archive and the Formless

This course is a study of twentieth-century and contemporary art history that draws upon philosophies of the archive (as the formalization of knowledge in terms of origins and ends) and the formless (as a deconstructive force of these very same knowledge formations). Through close readings of key texts by Georges Bataille, Sigmund Freud, Walter Benjamin, Jacques Derrida, and Giorgio Agamben, an understanding of the complex interrelations between the archive and the formless, and their bearing upon twentieth-century and contemporary art history is developed.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH288H5 or FAH289H5) and 1.0 credit in FAH/VCC at the 300-400 level or permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: FAH388H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH454H5 • Contemporary Jewish Art

FAH454H5 • Contemporary Jewish Art

This course examines the significance of the visual arts for the study of contemporary Jewish culture, for the construction of Jewish identities, and as an example of Jewish secularization. It does so through a survey of contemporary Jewish artistic production and visual expression with numerous and comparative examples drawn from producers in North America, Europe, and Israel. In addition, the course is attuned to the social and political dimensions and implications of contemporary Jewish art making. It will be organized thematically and cover a range of topics from the challenges faced by visual artists grappling with the Second Commandment and its prohibition of images to the continuing impact of the idea of diaspora on contemporary Jewish artists. The course will also situate its subject matter in relation to larger debates about the emergence of postmodern subjectivities and the place (or displacement) of religion and religious themes in contemporary art in general.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and FAH288H5 and FAH289H5, and at least 1.0 credit in FAH or VCC at the 300/400 level.

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH455H5 • Photography and Humour

FAH455H5 • Photography and Humour

What makes a photograph funny? What are the ways in which photography as a visual and narrative medium induces laughter and provides amusement? This course explores such questions by focusing on major photographic genres and humorists (e.g., Weegee, Parr, Heartfield, Fontcuberta) and by analyzing key historical and contemporary images that mock conventional assumptions about the nature of photography and its claims to truth, identity, and reference. The course will be structured as a seminar featuring directed discussion and class presentations.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or VCC101H5) and (FAH291H5 or FAH391H5) and 1.0 credit in FAH or VCC at the 300/400 level or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH457H5 • Exile and Modern Art

FAH457H5 • Exile and Modern Art

Investigates the role of exile, expatriation, and alienation in art of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Considering the idea of psychological and/or physical displacement as key to the condition of modernity and the formation of artistic modernisms, the course analyzes artistic strategies of representing, coping with, and/or enacting displacement and alienation (of the artist, the viewer, the object) in the work of Gauguin, Dada artists, Pollock, Morimura, Hatoum, Wodiczko, Whiteread, and others.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH287H5 or FAH288H5) and 0.5 credit in FAH/VCC at the 300-level or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH460H5 • Art and Animation

FAH460H5 • Art and Animation

This seminar examines the age-old dream of creating animate art, from lifelike paintings and moving statues to automata and androids. In addition to tracing historical shifts in the way Western culture has imagined its artificial counterparts through works of literature, fine arts, and film, a major focus of the course will be the effect these creations have on conceptions of the human. Readings include Castle, Dick, Freud, Hawthorne, Hoffman, Shelley, Stafford, Ovid, and Villiers de I'lsle-Adam.

Prerequisites: Must be a third- or fourth-year student currently enrolled in one of the following programs: Art History, Art & Art History, Visual Culture and Communication, or literature studies (English, French, Italian, German). Preference will be given to students in Art History, Art & Art History, and Visual Culture and Communication.
Recommended Preparation: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH287H5 or FAH288H5)

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH462H5 • Islamic Art and the Museum

FAH462H5 • Islamic Art and the Museum

This course explores how museum displays construct cultural narratives for the consumption of the viewer. It focuses on Islamic art. By examining recent (21st-century) Islamic art museums and gallery installations in North America and Europe, the course addresses the topics of art collecting, orientalism, the colonial gaze, Islamophobia, and the current visual narratives of Islam and Muslims through the arts.

In the first part of the course students are introduced to Islamic art through the collections of some of the main international museums including the British Museum (BM) in the UK, the Louvre in France, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Canada, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York. Students will explore the ways in which Islamic art galleries and exhibitions have evolved to reflect academic approaches including post-colonial and object studies. Students will then use the skills acquired in the course and on-line museum collections to develop and propose an Islamic art exhibition thus experiencing the process of developing an object-based narrative, writing it, presenting it, as well as responding to peer review.


Prerequisites: [FAH101H5 and (FAH281H5 or FAH282H5) and at least 1.0 credit in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level] or permission of instructor.
Exclusions: FAH486H1 (20201) or FAH495H5 (20189) or FAH495H5 (20201) or FAH495H5 (20211).

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH465H5 • Icon, Artwork, Fetish

FAH465H5 • Icon, Artwork, Fetish

This seminar explores the conceptual categories of icon, artwork and fetish in order to think about the frames of value, desire and power within which images circulate, and the ongoing relationships between art, religion, and commerce. Readings drawn from critical theory, art history, anthropology, religious studies, film studies and psychoanalysis will prepare students to research case studies on the transcultural and transdisciplinary careers of particular objects/images of their choosing.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH288H5 or FAH289H5) and 1.0 credit in FAH or VCC at the 300/400 level or permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: (VCC302H5 or VCC304H5) and FAH388H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH470H5 • The History of Art History

FAH470H5 • The History of Art History

An introduction for advanced students in art history to the historiography and institutional history of the discipline of art history. This reading-intensive course will focus on major figures and key texts from the 19th century to the present, including Burckhardt, Wölfflin, Riegl, Warburg, Panofsky, Hauser, Baxandall, Schapiro, Alpers, Clarke, Nochlin, and others.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and 1.5 in FAH at the 200-level and at least 1.0 in FAH/VCC at the 300 level or permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: FAH388H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH472H5 • Early Modern Mobile Objects

FAH472H5 • Early Modern Mobile Objects

This course concerns the global circulation of objects or things in the early modern world (ca. 1500-1700) when new trade routes brought about an unprecedented mobilization of artifacts of visual culture, foodstuffs and other goods. We will be concerned with the manifold appearances of uprooted objects, new arrangements, and the invisible layers of skill, materials, and manufacture that resulted from heightened exchange. Objects of study will range broadly: porcelain, tableware and foodstuffs, screens and silver, naturalia and their elaborate mounts, miniatures, prints and books, paintings (Dutch Still Life, Las Meninas) which put the world of things on display.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 and FAH274H5) or FAH279H5 and 1.0 credit in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH473H5 • The Nature of Landscape

FAH473H5 • The Nature of Landscape

This seminar takes a historical and comparative view of"landscape" as the representation of land, situating it within European ideas about "nature" and its relationship to ideas about who we are as humans. It compares Western landscape painting traditions with visual forms from other traditions that could be seen as "landscapes," but might be based on very different ideas. These include Indigenous art from Canada, as well as East and South Asian forms.Understanding these multiple traditions equips students fora more globally oriented, historically informed, and critical approach to modern and contemporary art concerned with the environment and our existence in the geological age lately dubbed the Anthropocene. The seminar readings provide the basis for final research papers pertaining to the broad theme of landscape or eco-aesthetics in modern or contemporary art, as well as in other image practices across a range of global traditions.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and (FAH287H5 or FAH288H5)and 1.0 credit in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level.

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH475H5 • Topics in Contemporary Indigenous Art

FAH475H5 • Topics in Contemporary Indigenous Art

A senior research and creation seminar exploring topics that advance conversations in Contemporary Indigenous art. This course will look at a selection of influential Canadian and International Indigenous Art projects by living artists as case studies. Topic will vary with faculty research interests; the course may cover such matters as environmental justice, accountability in accomplice-building between Indigenous and non-indigenous artists, and the influence of social movements in shaping local and international conversations on Indigenous Art and culture from Alcatraz and Idle No More to Standing Rock. May include a practical workshop component. May include a research, curatorial or art project.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and FAH275H5 and FAH375H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH479H5 • Studies in Curatorial Practice

FAH479H5 • Studies in Curatorial Practice

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Not more than two half-courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Prerequisites: Six FAH credits including FAH310H and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH480H5 • Studies in Ancient Art

FAH480H5 • Studies in Ancient Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Note:
Not more than two half-credit courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year.

Prerequisites: (FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and 3.0 credits of FAH including 0.5 credit at the 300+ level and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH481H5 • Studies in Ancient Art

FAH481H5 • Studies in Ancient Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Note:
Not more than two half-credit courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year.

Prerequisites: 3.0 credits in FAH including 0.5 credit at the 300 or 400-level and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH482H5 • Studies in Medieval Art

FAH482H5 • Studies in Medieval Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Not more than two half-courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Prerequisites: Six FAH courses including a 300+ level half course and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH483H5 • Studies in Medieval Art

FAH483H5 • Studies in Medieval Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Not more than two half-courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Prerequisites: 3.0 credits in FAH including 0.5 at the 300 or 400-level and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH484H5 • Studies in Renaissance Art

FAH484H5 • Studies in Renaissance Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Not more than two half-courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Prerequisites: Six FAH courses including a 300+ level half course and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH485H5 • Studies in Renaissance Art

FAH485H5 • Studies in Renaissance Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Note:
Not more than two half-credit courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year.

Prerequisites: 3.0 credits in FAH including 0.5 at the 300 or 400-level and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH486H5 • Studies in Baroque Art

FAH486H5 • Studies in Baroque Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Note:
Not more than two half-credit courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year.

Prerequisites: 3.0 credits in FAH including 0.5 credit at the 300 or 400-level and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH487H5 • Studies in Baroque Art

FAH487H5 • Studies in Baroque Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Not more than two half-courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Prerequisites: Six FAH courses including a 300+ level half course and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH488H5 • Studies in Modern Art

FAH488H5 • Studies in Modern Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Note:
Not more than two half-credit courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year.

Prerequisites: 3.0 credits in FAH including 0.5 credit at the 300 or 400-level and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH489H5 • Studies in Modern Art

FAH489H5 • Studies in Modern Art

Students who have demonstrated unusual ability in earlier years will be encouraged to undertake, under the supervision of one or more staff members, special research projects culminating in a major research paper. Not more than two half-courses in Independent Studies may be taken in a single year. Students must have written consent of their faculty supervisor(s) and the undergraduate counsellor before registering.

Prerequisites: Six FAH courses including a 300+ level half course and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH490H5 • Topics in Ancient Art and Architecture

FAH490H5 • Topics in Ancient Art and Architecture

An in-depth examination of a topic in ancient art and/or architecture. Topics vary from year to year, and the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. A seminar course limited to 20 students.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH203H5 or FAH204H5 or FAH205H5) and 1.0 credits in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH491H5 • Topics in Medieval Art and Architecture

FAH491H5 • Topics in Medieval Art and Architecture

An in-depth examination of a topic in Medieval art and or architecture. Topics vary from year to year, and the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. A seminar course limited to 20 students.

Prerequisites: FAH101H5 and (FAH215H5 or FAH216H5) and 1.0 credit in FAH or VCC at the 300 or 400 level

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH492H5 • Topics in Modern Art and Architecture

FAH492H5 • Topics in Modern Art and Architecture

An in-depth examination of a topic in modern art and/or architecture. Topics vary from year to year, and the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. A seminar course limited to 20 students.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH287H5 or FAH288H5) and at least 1.0 in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level, or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH493H5 • Topics in Early Modern Art and Architecture

FAH493H5 • Topics in Early Modern Art and Architecture

An in-depth examination of a topic in early modern (Renaissance and/or Baroque) art and/or architecture. Topics vary from year to year, and the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. A seminar course limited to 20 students.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH274H5 or FAH279H5) and 1.0 credits in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH494H5 • Topics in Contemporary Art and Theory

FAH494H5 • Topics in Contemporary Art and Theory

An in-depth examination of a topic in contemporary art and/or theory. Topics vary from year to year, and the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. A seminar course limited to 20 students.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH288H5 or FAH289H5) and 1.0 credits in FAH or VCC at the 300/400 level
Recommended Preparation: FAH288H5 and FAH289H5 and FAH388H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH495H5 • Topics in Islamic Art and Architecture

FAH495H5 • Topics in Islamic Art and Architecture

An examination of a topic in Islamic art and or architecture. Topics vary from year to year; the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. This will be a lecture course for approximately 20 students.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH287H5 or FAH288H5) and at least 1.0 in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level, or permission of instructor
Exclusions: FAH486H1 Case Studies at the Royal Ontario Museum: Exhibiting Islamic Art and Material Culture

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH496H5 • Topics in Modern Art and Architecture

FAH496H5 • Topics in Modern Art and Architecture

An in-depth examination of a topic in modern art and/or architecture. Topics vary from year to year, and the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. A seminar course limited to 20 students.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and (FAH287H5 or FAH288H5) and at least 1.0 in FAH/VCC at the 300/400 level, or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAH498H5 • Topics in Curatorial Studies

FAH498H5 • Topics in Curatorial Studies

An in-depth examination of a topic in Curatorial Studies. Topics vary from year to year, and the content in any given year depends upon the instructor. A seminar course limited to 20 students. FAH498H5 may be counted toward the Curatorial Studies Certificate.

Prerequisites: (FAH101H5 or FAH105H5 or FAH202H5) and FAH289H5 and FAH310H5 and 0.5 additional credit in FAH/VCC
Recommended Preparation: FAH288H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

VST410H5 • Internship in Visual Studies

VST410H5 • Internship in Visual Studies

This internship course provides an opportunity for students to gain practical experience at an institution or business closely related to the arts and to visual studies. This is especially tailored for mature and self-disciplined students in their final year of study, who are ready to apply knowledge acquired in previous courses and are planning a career in the arts and cultural sector. Students registered in any DVS program are eligible to apply. Students work closely with the DVS internship coordinator to establish suitability. Regular updates and a final report and presentation will be required. The final grade for the course will be based on these, along with the assessment of the employer.

Prerequisites: Minimum completion of 5.5 credits in DVS Programs and 8.0 additional credits and minimum CGPA 2.5 and and permission of internship coordinator.

Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

VST410Y5 • Internship in Visual Studies

VST410Y5 • Internship in Visual Studies

This internship course provides an opportunity for students to gain practical experience at an institution or business closely related to the arts and to visual studies. This is especially tailored for mature and self-disciplined students in their final year of study, who are ready to apply knowledge acquired in previous courses and are planning a career in the arts and cultural sector. Students registered in any DVS program are eligible to apply. Students work closely with the DVS internship coordinator to establish suitability. Regular updates and a final report and presentation will be required. The final grade for the course will be based on these, along with the assessment of the employer.

Prerequisites: Minimum of 5.5 credits in DVS program courses and 8.0 additional credits and minimum CGPA 2.5 and permission of internship coordinator
Exclusions: VST410H5

Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

Fine Art Studio

FAS143H5 • Drawing I

FAS143H5 • Drawing I
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore the use of drawing to investigate contemporary approaches to the production of artwork. Students experiment with a variety of traditional and unconventional materials to investigate figurative drawing, observational drawing, conceptual drawing, and methods of rendering illusionistic space.

Exclusions: VIS205H1 or VPSA70

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS145H5 • Painting I

FAS145H5 • Painting I
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore techniques and subject matter of 20th-century painting in relation to contemporary painting practices. Students apply both observational and conceptual approaches through experimentation with painting's formal elements, traditional and non-traditional painting materials, collage, and abstraction.

Exclusions: FAS230Y1 or VIS201H1 or VPSA61

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS147H5 • Photography I

FAS147H5 • Photography I
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students build skills using a manual-operation camera, processing B&W film, creating silver-based photographic prints in the darkroom, and in acquiring basic digital processing and printing techniques in colour photography. Students apply their use of photography as a tool for artistic expression and as a medium for communication through discussion, analysis and interpretation.

Exclusions: VIS217H1 or VIS218H or VPSB67

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS232H5 • Print Media I

FAS232H5 • Print Media I
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students learn relief and intaglio processes by exploring and experimenting with the materials and techniques demonstrated in class, and integrating them with formal and contextual concerns.

Exclusions: VIS203H1 or VIS303H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS234H5 • Print Media II

FAS234H5 • Print Media II
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore the basics of screen printing using hand-drawn and cut stencil imagery. Students are encouraged to link ideas with screen printing methods most suited to their goals. Students integrate digital and photo-based imagery using software, digital photos, and scans. Focus is placed upon individual development through exploration and production.

Corequisites: FAS232H5 or permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS206H1 or VIS207H1 or VIS309H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS236H5 • Design I

FAS236H5 • Design I
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students develop an awareness of applied design thinking and theories. Students use design techniques and tools to address a range of design issues through a variety of approaches and media. Students broaden their conception of design and its application in other design and art-related disciplines through creative experimentation. The fundamental principles of design and concept development are explored by students through projects involving typography, images, colour, layout and design software for print and the Web.

Exclusions: FAS146H5

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS243H5 • Drawing II

FAS243H5 • Drawing II
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore the use of drawing to investigate contemporary approaches to the production of artwork. Students experiment with a variety of traditional and experimental materials to investigate figurative drawing, zines, and independent studio research.

Prerequisites: FAS143H5 or permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS205H1 or VIS211H1 or VIS305H1 or VPSB74

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS245H5 • Painting II

FAS245H5 • Painting II
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students complete problem-based paintings, each over a three-week period, in response to illustrated discussion/lectures on Canadian and international contemporary painting practices. Students write visiting artist reviews and are introduced to in-depth peer critiques, a range of painting media and techniques, and portfolio documentation.

Prerequisites: FAS145H5 or permission of instructor
Exclusions: FAS230Y1 or VIS201H1 or VIS301H1 or VPSB62

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS246H5 • Design II

FAS246H5 • Design II
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students continue to develop their investigation of design thinking, theories, techniques and tools. Students study different design strategies and problem solving with practical assignments. Diverse assignments encourage students to articulate a critical awareness of the values associated with their choice of imagery, formal elements and methods of construction.

Prerequisites: FAS146H5 or FAS236H5 or permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS247H5 • Photography II

FAS247H5 • Photography II
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore historical and contemporary uses of the medium that emphasize technical, aesthetic and conceptual considerations. Students utilize a variety of printing methods, including fibre-based printing, sequencing and other techniques that further develop the creative aspects of the medium. Use of the video camera and basic video editing are also introduced.

Prerequisites: FAS147H5 or permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS318H1 or VPSB75

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS248H5 • Sculpture I

FAS248H5 • Sculpture I
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students delve into basic sculptural processes such as casting, mold-making and construction in both traditional and non-traditional materials. Students explore formal and conceptual concerns relative to contemporary sculpture practices that include considerations of representation, abstraction, form and space, scale and installation.

Exclusions: VIS204H1 or VIS306H1 or VPSA71

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS258H5 • Sculpture II

FAS258H5 • Sculpture II
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students create a strong individualized methodology for developing ideas from initial research, sketches and models, through material and process exploration to a final artwork. Students begin by building an armature and modelling from life with clay in order to develop their powers of observation and hand-skills. Using mold making and woodworking techniques, students apply the sculptural aspects of space and time at the scale of the human body.

Prerequisites: FAS248H5
Exclusions: VIS204H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS330Y5 • Experimentation in Past and Present Techniques

FAS330Y5 • Experimentation in Past and Present Techniques
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) This course is a practical investigation of techniques in art that have both historical precedents and contemporary applications. Media covered may include some of the following: mosaic, bas-relief in wood, encaustic, metalpoint drawing, and fresco. Students collaborate to create a mural for a public site.

Prerequisites: Any FAS200 level course and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS334Y5 • Print Media III

FAS334Y5 • Print Media III
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students use lithography, digital printing, screen printing, relief printing and etching to establish a personalized approach to print media. Students conduct independent research and technical explorations leading to sophisticated and resolved work. Students present a biographical overview of contemporary and historical print makers to further contextualize their own work, and to become aware of how the medium of print is evolving.

Prerequisites: FAS234H5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS309H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS343Y5 • Drawing III

FAS343Y5 • Drawing III
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore the use of drawing to investigate contemporary approaches to the production of artwork. Students work with a variety of traditional and unconventional drawing materials and processes to develop a portfolio of artworks.

Prerequisites: FAS243H5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS305H1 or VPSC55

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS345Y5 • Painting III

FAS345Y5 • Painting III
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students develop independent research habits to support self-directed projects in painting that are discussed in a peer critique setting. Students compose an artist statement of their intentions and procedures, write gallery and visiting artist reviews, prepare a contemporary Canadian or international artist presentation, and document their artwork.

Prerequisites: FAS245H5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS305H1 or VPSC54

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS346Y5 • Design III

FAS346Y5 • Design III
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students develop the skills necessary to create real-world art and design-related projects. Students create full or partial design mockups, work in teams, and submit proposals to design competitions within or outside the school. Students explore contemporary art and design via simulated workplace assignments, visual presentation, field trips, guest critics, discussion and critique.

Prerequisites: FAS246H5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS347Y5 • Photography III

FAS347Y5 • Photography III
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students develop a critically informed photography practice by integrating the history and theory of photography with their production of original work in either an analogue or digital format. Students work with digital imaging technologies, production of digital prints, video, as well as the use of strobe lighting.

Prerequisites: FAS247H5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS318H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS348Y5 • Sculpture III

FAS348Y5 • Sculpture III
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students develop independent research habits to support self-directed projects in sculpture that are discussed in a peer critique setting. Students compose an artist statement of their intentions and procedures, write visiting artist reviews and responses to assigned readings, prepare a contemporary Canadian or international artist presentation, and document their artwork.

Prerequisites: FAS258H5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS306H or VPSB63

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS349Y5 • Video, Sound and Performance

FAS349Y5 • Video, Sound and Performance
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) This studio-based course investigates issues of identity, gender, activism, and the body within public and private space. Fieldwork will be emphasized: the locus of the classroom becomes part of a critical inquiry of everyday life or specific public events. Assignments take into consideration the temporal nature of performance, video, sound, and interactivity. Students are exposed to a range of interdisciplinary and trans-media approaches such as digital video production and projection, multi-track sound editing, installations and interventions, and online interactivity. Through readings, presentations, discussions, workshops, topical assignments, and critiques, students develop a body of work that investigates experimental time-based processes.

Prerequisites: FAS143H5 and FAS145H5 and FAS147H5 and FAS232H5 and FAS236H5 and FAS248H5, and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC/VST and permission of instructor

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS359Y5 • Video and Sound

FAS359Y5 • Video and Sound
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore the use of sound and video to investigate contemporary approaches to the production of time-based artwork. Students work with analogue and digital editing processes, live sound performance, site-specific soundworks, single-channel video, video installation, and will develop a professional portfolio website.

Prerequisites: FAS143H5 and FAS145H5 and FAS147H5 and FAS232H5 and FAS236H5 and FAS248H5, and an additional 0.5 credit in FAS at the 200-level and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC/VST and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS302H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS369Y5 • Performance-Based Art

FAS369Y5 • Performance-Based Art
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students integrate history, theory and production to develop critically informed performance practices with documentation in video and still photography.

Prerequisites: FAS143H5 and FAS145H5 and FAS147H5 and FAS232H5 and FAS236H5 and FAS248H5, and an additional 0.5 credit in FAS at the 200-level, and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC/VST and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS303H1

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS434Y5 • Individual Investigations in Print Media

FAS434Y5 • Individual Investigations in Print Media
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students conduct independent research and develop a body of work using print medium(s) of their choice. Students present information on their educational and professional goals after graduation, write an artist's statement about their work, review and discuss articles and videos, and mount a group exhibition of their work.

Prerequisites: FAS334Y5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS311H1 or VIS401H1 or VIS402H1 or VIS403H1 or VIS404H1

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS443Y5 • Individual Investigations in Drawing

FAS443Y5 • Individual Investigations in Drawing
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore the use of drawing to investigate contemporary approaches to the production of artwork. Students work with a variety of traditional and unconventional drawing materials and processes to develop a professional website portfolio. Students participate in peer critiques, and write reflective essays and artist statements.

Prerequisites: (FAS343Y5 or FAS349Y5 or FAS359Y5 or FAS369Y5) and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS305H1

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS445Y5 • Individual Investigations in Painting

FAS445Y5 • Individual Investigations in Painting
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students develop independent research habits to support self-directed projects in painting that are discussed in a peer critique setting. Students write an artist statement of their intentions and procedures, prepare a Canadian and international MFA program presentation, and document their artwork.

Prerequisites: FAS345Y5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS401H1 or VIS402H1 or VIS403H1 or VIS404H1

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS446Y5 • Individual Investigations in Design

FAS446Y5 • Individual Investigations in Design
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students learn to integrate professional art and design strategies, and to research, coordinate and fully realize their own long-term projects. Students work collaboratively on large projects as well as work on mandatory and optional assignments from a range of possible assignments.

Prerequisites: FAS346Y5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS447Y5 • Individual Investigations in Photography

FAS447Y5 • Individual Investigations in Photography
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students develop a critically informed photography practice by integrating the history and theory of photography with their production of original work in either an analogue or digital format. Students prepare a presentation comparing two Canadian and/or international MFA programs, in addition to preparing responses to readings and technical assignments.

Prerequisites: (FAS347Y5 or FAS349Y5 or FAS359Y5 or FAS369Y5) and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS401H1 or VIS402H1 or VIS403H1 or VIS404H1

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS448Y5 • Individual Investigations in Sculpture

FAS448Y5 • Individual Investigations in Sculpture
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students produce a coherent body of self-directed artwork based on independent research and written proposals. In-progress and completed artworks are discussed in a peer critique setting. Students write an artist statement of their intentions and procedures, prepare a Canadian and international MFA program presentation, and document their artwork.

Prerequisites: FAS348Y5 or FAS349Y5 or FAS359Y5 or FAS369Y5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of instructor
Exclusions: VIS401H1 or VIS402H1 or VIS403H1 or VIS404H1

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS450Y5 • Advanced Project

FAS450Y5 • Advanced Project
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) In this directed study, students undertake two semesters of independent research under the mentorship of a full-time Art and Art History studio faculty member. Students develop and present a body of artwork and a written and illustrated thesis for discussion, evaluation and critique. Advanced Project students must have a B+ standing in a completed fourth-year studio. A written proposal must be submitted to, and approved by, the department before registration.

Prerequisites: 1.0 FAS 400-level course and FAS451H5 and FAS452H5 and 1.5 credits in FAH/VCC and permission of the Department.
Exclusions: VIS311H1 or VIS401H1 or VIS402H1 or VIS403H1 or VIS404H1

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 144P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS451H5 • Advanced Project

FAS451H5 • Advanced Project
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) In this directed study, students undertake a semester-long period of independent research under the mentorship of a full-time Art and Art History studio faculty member. Students develop and present a body of artwork and a written and illustrated thesis for discussion, evaluation and critique. Advanced Project students must have a B+ standing in a completed fourth-year studio. A written proposal must be submitted to, and approved by, the department before registration.

Corequisites: 1.0 FAS 400-level credits and Permission of the Department
Exclusions: VIS311H1 or VIS401H1 or VIS402H1 or VIS403H1 or VIS404H1

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS452H5 • Advanced Project

FAS452H5 • Advanced Project
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) In this directed study, students undertake a semester-long period of independent research under the mentorship of a full-time Art and Art History studio faculty member. Students develop and present a body of artwork and a written and illustrated thesis for discussion, evaluation and critique. Advanced Project students must have a B+ standing in a completed fourth-year studio. A written proposal must be submitted to, and approved by, the department before registration.

Corequisites: 1.0 FAS 400-level credits and Permission of the Department
Exclusions: VIS311H1 or VIS401H1 or VIS402H1 or VIS403H1 or VIS404H1

Course Experience: University-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 72P
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS453H5 • Art Education Practice

FAS453H5 • Art Education Practice
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students investigate the principles of educational theory and practice for teaching the visual arts to learners including children, adolescents and adults, within a variety of educational settings.

Prerequisites: For Art and Art History majors/specialists: 4.0 FAS credits and 1.5 FAH/VCC credits, Permission of the Department. For Art History majors/specialists: 1.0 credits in FAH at the 300/400 level and Permission of the Department.

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 12P/24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS454H5 • Professional Practice

FAS454H5 • Professional Practice
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) Students explore the requirements of establishing a career as a practicing visual artist. Topics covered include portfolio development, finding and securing artist residency and exhibition opportunities, ways to support yourself as an artist, grant writing, photo documentation, peer group support, marketing and bookkeeping.

Prerequisites: For Art and Art History Majors/Specialists: 4.0 FAS credits and 1.5 FAH/VCC credits and permission of the department. For Art History Majors/Specialists: 1.0 credits in FAH at the 300/400 level and permission of the department.

Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 12P/24S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

FAS455H5 • Teaching Art in the School and Community

FAS455H5 • Teaching Art in the School and Community
Campus: Sheridan

(Offered at Sheridan College) In this practicum course, students gain hands-on teaching experience in a setting of their choice and interact with administrators, teachers, and community leaders.

Prerequisites: For Art and Art History majors/specialists: 4.0 FAS credits, 1.5 FAH/VCC credits and Permission of the Department. For Art History majors/specialists: 1.0 credits in FAH at the 300/400 level and Permission of the Department.
Recommended Preparation: FAS453H5

Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience
Distribution Requirement: Humanities
Total Instructional Hours: 24P/15S
Mode of Delivery: In Class

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