| Year | Course ID | Course |
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| 2024-2025 | ART 290 | Special Topics in ArtTopics vary from year to year. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every semester. Course may be repeated
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| 2025-2026 | ART 290 | Special Topics in ArtTopics vary from year to year. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every semester. Course may be repeated.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 305 | Art PracticumIn this art-related work experience, students are invited into embodied and experiential inquiry. Students immerse themselves into a hands-on investigation of professional practices while being mentored by practicing artists and other art professionals in areas of creative and critical expertise. This participatory experience may include guidance from artists, art historians, art institutions, designers, art therapists, and others. Course Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): Art + Design major, concentration or minor and third or fourth year standing or instructor's consent
NB: Course may be repeated
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| 2025-2026 | ART 305 | Art PracticumIn this art-related work experience, students are invited into embodied and experiential inquiry. Students immerse themselves into a hands-on investigation of professional practices while being mentored by practicing artists and other art professionals in areas of creative and critical expertise. This participatory experience may include guidance from artists, art historians, art institutions, designers, art therapists, and others. Course Credits: 1
NB: Course may be repeated.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 306 | Art PracticumIn this art-related work experience, students are invited into embodied and experiential inquiry. Students immerse themselves into a hands-on investigation of professional practices while being mentored by practicing artists and other art professionals in areas of creative and critical expertise. This participatory experience may include guidance from artists, art historians, art institutions, designers, art therapists, and others. Course Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): Art + Design major, concentration, or minor, and third or fourth year standing or instructor's consent
NB: Course may be repeated
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| 2025-2026 | ART 306 | Art PracticumIn this art-related work experience, students are invited into embodied and experiential inquiry. Students immerse themselves into a hands-on investigation of professional practices while being mentored by practicing artists and other art professionals in areas of creative and critical expertise. This participatory experience may include guidance from artists, art historians, art institutions, designers, art therapists, and others. Course Credits: 2
NB: Course may be repeated.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 307 | Art PracticumIn this art-related work experience, students are invited into embodied and experiential inquiry. Students immerse themselves into a hands-on investigation of professional practices while being mentored by practicing artists and other art professionals in areas of creative and critical expertise. This participatory experience may include guidance from artists, art historians, art institutions, designers, art therapists, and others. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Art + Design major, concentration, or minor, and third or fourth year standing or instructor's consent
NB: Course may be repeated
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| 2025-2026 | ART 307 | Art PracticumIn this art-related work experience, students are invited into embodied and experiential inquiry. Students immerse themselves into a hands-on investigation of professional practices while being mentored by practicing artists and other art professionals in areas of creative and critical expertise. This participatory experience may include guidance from artists, art historians, art institutions, designers, art therapists, and others. Course Credits: 3
NB: Course may be repeated.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 310 | Contemporary DrawingStudents explore inquiry-based perceptual, abstract, conceptual, and performative definitions of contemporary drawing practice. The criteria for defining, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating drawings are widened to embrace current theoretical frameworks. Issues and themes of drawing practice after the initial decades of postmodernism are the focus of student inquiries/projects. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 211
NB: Not offered every year
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| 2025-2026 | ART 310 | Contemporary DrawingStudents explore inquiry-based perceptual, abstract, conceptual, and performative definitions of contemporary drawing practice. The criteria for defining, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating drawings are widened to embrace current theoretical frameworks. Issues and themes of drawing practice after the initial decades of postmodernism are the focus of student inquiries/projects. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 321 | Abstract PaintingThis course provides an in-depth look at the integration of theory and practice surrounding historical and contemporary abstract painting. Art elements and principles, particularly colour, are used with increasing specificity and intentionality. Students investigate how aesthetic choices realized on a canvas reveal the artist's position within art, culture, and political history. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 221 or 222
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| 2025-2026 | ART 321 | Abstract PaintingThis course provides an in-depth look at the integration of theory and practice surrounding historical and contemporary abstract painting. Art elements and principles, particularly colour, are used with increasing specificity and intentionality. Students investigate how aesthetic choices realized on a canvas reveal the artist's position within art, culture, and political history. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 327 | Modern Art History IThis course traces the diverse artistic movements that developed in urban centres throughout Europe from The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London to the Dada movement in Zurich in the 1920s. Students consider the changing role of the artist and the way in which both the subject matter and the stylistic treatment of their art are shaped by and are a response to this modern world. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 237 or ART 238
NB: Not offered every semester
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| 2025-2026 | ART 327 | Modern Art History IThis course traces the diverse artistic movements that developed in urban centres throughout Europe from The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London to the Dada movement in Zurich in the 1920s. Students consider the changing role of the artist and the way in which both the subject matter and the stylistic treatment of their art are shaped by and are a response to this modern world. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every semester.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 328 | Modern Art History IIThis course explores how art strategies (in traditional mediums such as painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as film, video, performance) and the critical debates that arose in Europe and North America in the aftermath of the First World War to the present day, reflect the social, economic, and political context charting the rise and fall of modernism and the transition to postmodern practices within the visual arts. The role of art in society, its relationship to mass culture, and what is at stake in maintaining socially engaged art today are considered. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 237 or 238 or SAMC 112
NB: Not offered every semester
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| 2025-2026 | ART 328 | Modern Art History IIThis course explores how art strategies (in traditional mediums such as painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as film, video, performance) and the critical debates that arose in Europe and North America in the aftermath of the First World War to the present day, reflect the social, economic, and political context charting the rise and fall of modernism and the transition to postmodern practices within the visual arts. The role of art in society, its relationship to mass culture, and what is at stake in maintaining socially engaged art today are considered. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every semester.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 330 | Photographic VisionCultivating an informed engagement with our predominantly visual culture, this course combines photographic technical skill (composition, lighting, darkroom procedures, etc.) with informed cultural photographic theory relating to aesthetic, ethical, and theological issues. Participants are encouraged to embody a re-visioning as photographers and thinkers who embrace a Christian view of the world and its inhabitants. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 3 sem hrs of ART and ART 230 (0-0 0-3)
NB: Not offered every year
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| 2025-2026 | ART 330 | Photographic VisionCultivating an informed engagement with our predominantly visual culture, this course combines photographic technical skill (composition, lighting, darkroom procedures, etc.) with informed cultural photographic theory relating to aesthetic, ethical, and theological issues. Participants are encouraged to embody a re-visioning as photographers and thinkers who embrace a Christian view of the world and its inhabitants. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 331 | Video Game ArtA critical evaluation of the deployment of visual art in video games. Student will develop a broad appreciation for the incredible variety of video game art and consider the spiritual, moral and ethical issues surrounding visual design choices in game development. Student will engage theories and tools that will enhance student participation in development projects. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 2nd year standing or higher.
Cross-listed: GAME 331 |
| 2025-2026 | ART 331 | Video Game ArtA critical evaluation of the deployment of visual art in video games. Student will develop a broad appreciation for the incredible variety of video game art and consider the spiritual, moral and ethical issues surrounding visual design choices in game development. Student will engage theories and tools that will enhance student participation in development projects. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 332 | Advanced Animation ProjectsA continuation of the foundational animation courses. Students will research animation techniques and aesthetics and then develop a plan in consultation with the instructor for a semester-long project. Students will build on their existing animation skills and aesthetic judgement as well as gain a wider appreciation for what is possible with animation, whether computerized or otherwise. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GAME/ART 231
Cross-listed: GAME 332 |
| 2025-2026 | ART 332 | Advanced Animation ProjectsA continuation of the foundational animation courses. Students will research animation techniques and aesthetics and then develop a plan in consultation with the instructor for a semester-long project. Students will build on their existing animation skills and aesthetic judgement as well as gain a wider appreciation for what is possible with animation, whether computerized or otherwise. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 340 | Printmaking IIPrintmaking is explored historically, and as a vehicle for critical inquiry and self-expression. Critical, theoretical, and practical aspects of relief printmaking are studied. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 240 and 6 sem hrs of ART, or instructor's consent. (0-0 0-3)
NB: Not offered every year
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| 2025-2026 | ART 340 | Printmaking IIPrintmaking is explored historically, and as a vehicle for critical inquiry and self-expression. Critical, theoretical, and practical aspects of relief printmaking are studied. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 351 | IntermediaIntegrating cultural theory with material experimentations, this course investigates a variety of contemporary practices and themes, including, but not limited to, multimedia investigations, sitespecific installation, soundscapes, video, performance, and phenomenologically driven practices. The boundaries of more traditional art experience are pushed to discover new possibilities of collaborative and personal expression using a variety of media in time and space. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 15 sem hrs of ART and third or fourth year standing
NB: Not offered every year
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| 2025-2026 | ART 351 | IntermediaIntegrating cultural theory with material experimentations, this course investigates a variety of contemporary practices and themes, including, but not limited to, multimedia investigations, site specific installation, soundscapes, video, performance, and phenomenologically driven practices. The boundaries of more traditional art experience are pushed to discover new possibilities of collaborative and personal expression using a variety of media in time and space. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2025-2026 | ART 361 | Imaging & Illustration DesignAn exploration of the conception, production, and analysis of imagery in graphic communication design, including photos, illustrations, and graphic marks. Imagery-based problems are investigated in multiple design contexts and formats. Specialized rendering techniques, digital studio practices and iconographic style development are considered. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 361 | Imaging and Illustration DesignAn exploration of the conception, production, and analysis of imagery in graphic communication design, including photos, illustrations, and graphic marks. Imagery-based problems are investigated in multiple design contexts and formats. Specialized rendering techniques, digital studio practices and iconographic style development are considered. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 250 or MCOM 231
Cross-listed: MCOM 331 |
| 2024-2025 | ART 362 | Symbol & Typography DesignAn exploration of integrated conceptual thinking and formal experimentation with type and related symbol systems in graphic communications. Emphasis is placed on type as image, principles of typesetting, hierarchy, and structure. The complex interaction of type in relation to other graphic elements in multiple design contexts and formats is considered. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 250 or MCOM 231
Cross-listed: MCOM 332 |
| 2025-2026 | ART 362 | Symbol & Typography DesignAn exploration of integrated conceptual thinking and formal experimentation with type and related symbol systems in graphic communications. Emphasis is placed on type as image, principles of typesetting, hierarchy, and structure. The complex interaction of type in relation to other graphic elements in multiple design contexts and formats is considered. Course Credits: 3
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| 2025-2026 | ART 363 | Format & Layout DesignAn exploration of integrated conceptual thinking and formal experimentation with the structural and organizing systems at work in graphic communications. Emphasis is given to the development of unified graphic systems spanning multiple design contexts and formats. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 363 | Format and Layout DesignAn exploration of integrated conceptual thinking and formal experimentation with the structural and organizing systems at work in graphic communications. Emphasis is given to the development of unified graphic systems spanning multiple design contexts and formats. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 250 or MCOM 231
Cross-listed: MCOM 333 |
| 2024-2025 | ART 364 | Interaction DesignIntroduces students to the design of interactive digital experiences with a focus on website design, User Experience (UX) design, and User Interface (UI) design. Students will learn the core concepts and principles of interaction design by working through technical and design projects using industry standard design software. Students leave this course with the ability to build basic websites and design digital experiences that follow current interaction design standards and methodologies. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Two or more upper-level studio or design courses.
Cross-listed: MCOM 334 |
| 2025-2026 | ART 364 | Interaction DesignIntroduces students to the design of interactive digital experiences with a focus on website design, User Experience (UX) design, and User Interface (UI) design. Students will learn the core concepts and principles of interaction design by working through technical and design projects using industry standard design software. Students leave this course with the ability to build basic websites and design digital experiences that follow current interaction design standards and methodologies. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 370 | Professional PracticesAn overview of professional practices in art and design, with a focus on developing the practical skills and materials necessary for sustainable and healthy art and design careers. Students will engage in professional writing, portfolio development, networking, and career planning. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 3rd year standing or higher
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| 2025-2026 | ART 370 | Professional PracticesAn overview of professional practices in creative careers with a focus on developing the practical skills and materials necessary for sustainable and healthy creative careers. Students will engage in professional writing, portfolio development, networking, and career planning. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 390 | Cultural TheoryThis course introduces students to a broad range of critical and theoretical texts that have impacted art practices and the discipline of art history in the 20th century through to the current day. The role of enlightenment aesthetics and the rise of mass culture are explored in relation to the formation of cultural modernism and how Marxist, psychoanalytic, and poststructuralist theories have challenged modernist conceptions. This course investigates the implications for Christians engaging with visual culture today; considers the theoretical underpinnings of postmodern theory; and cultivates the critical thinking skills necessary to engage in current critical debates within visual culture. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 327 or 328.
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2025-2026 | ART 390 | Cultural TheoryThis course introduces students to a broad range of critical and theoretical texts that have impacted art practices and the discipline of art history in the 20th century through to the current day. The role of enlightenment aesthetics and the rise of mass culture are explored in relation to the formation of cultural modernism and how Marxist, psychoanalytic, and poststructuralist theories have challenged modernist conceptions. This course investigates the implications for Christians engaging with visual culture today; considers the theoretical underpinnings of postmodern theory; and cultivates the critical thinking skills necessary to engage in current critical debates within visual culture. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 410 | Advanced DrawingThis studio course guides students in developing independent, inquiry-based projects in drawing. Students link theory with praxis; inquire into the interrelationships between aesthetics, theory and theology in relation to their emerging body of work; and locate themselves within contemporary drawing practices. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 310
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2025-2026 | ART 410 | Advanced DrawingThis studio course guides students in developing independent, inquiry-based projects in drawing. Students link theory with praxis; inquire into the interrelationships between aesthetics, theory and theology in relation to their emerging body of work; and locate themselves within contemporary drawing practices. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 411 | Senior Studio IIn this intensive studio course, students are guided through sustained research that culminates in a solo senior show during ART 412. With the approval of the Senior Studio faculty, sustained visual cultural research and the development of a body of work is executed. This work is self-directed and must demonstrate an increasingly high level of understanding of a professional work process and the resulting production. Through research, as well as written and spoken practice, students gain confidence and a voice to articulate visually and verbally as well as to contextualize their work in contemporary practice. Students research and write on the integration of faith and art. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Two or more upper-level studio or design courses.
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| 2025-2026 | ART 411 | Senior Studio IIn this intensive studio course, students are guided through sustained research that culminates in a solo senior show during ART 412. With the approval of the Senior Studio faculty, sustained visual cultural research and the development of a body of work is executed. This work is self-directed and must demonstrate an increasingly high level of understanding of a professional work process and the resulting production. Through research, as well as written and spoken practice, students gain confidence and a voice to articulate visually and verbally as well as to contextualize their work in contemporary practice. Students research and write on the integration of faith and art. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 412 | Senior Studio IIIn this studio course, the research and experimentation in production done during ART 411 culminates in an intense semester of developing a sophisticated body of work for the Senior Show. A multidisciplinary environment is protected, and diversity in style and medium is emphasized. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 411
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| 2025-2026 | ART 412 | Senior Studio IIIn this studio course, the research and experimentation in production done during ART 411 culminates in an intense semester of developing a sophisticated body of work for the Senior Show. A multidisciplinary environment is protected, and diversity in style and medium is emphasized. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 421 | Advanced PaintingThis studio course emphasizes the development of advanced artistic inquiry in painting. Students examine strategies for structuring and developing a visual investigation. By studying examples of serial and thematic approaches, students see how artists have developed bodies of sophisticated and exploratory work. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 321
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2025-2026 | ART 421 | Advanced PaintingThis studio course emphasizes the development of advanced artistic inquiry in painting. Students examine strategies for structuring and developing a visual investigation. By studying examples of serial and thematic approaches, students see how artists have developed bodies of sophisticated and exploratory work. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2024-2025 | ART 451 | Socially Engaged ArtThis project based, upper level art and humanities interdisciplinary capstone course fosters interdisciplinary collaborative research and socially engaged art-making practices. Also known as relational aesthetics, socially engaged art explores art as a state of encounter that integrates social science practices alongside art-making practices, co-creating with community organizations to develop socially engaged projects. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Upper level standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ART 451 | Socially Engaged ArtThis project based, upper level art and humanities interdisciplinary capstone course fosters interdisciplinary collaborative research and socially engaged art-making practices. Also known as relational aesthetics, socially engaged art explores art as a state of encounter that integrates social science practices alongside art-making practices, co-creating with community organizations to develop socially engaged projects. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ART 490 | Special Topics in ArtTopics vary from year to year. i.e. Relational Aesthetics (Socially Engaged Art), Curatorial Practices, Human Centered Design etc. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. Course may be repeated
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| 2025-2026 | ART 490 | Special Topics in ArtTopics vary from year to year. i.e. Relational Aesthetics (Socially Engaged Art), Curatorial Practices, Human Centered Design etc. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. Course may be repeated.
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