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VPAA05H3 Collaborations in the Visual and Performing Arts
An introduction to interdisciplinary collaboration in art and culture.
Drawing on a wide range of examples from the disciplines of visual art, music, and theatre, in high art and popular culture, this course explores relationships between and across the arts, tracing the history and development of inter-disciplinarity.
Either this course or HUMA01H is required in all VPA programs.
VPAA06H3 Visual and Performing Arts in the Digital Age
An introduction to the use of computers in the visual and performing arts. Demonstrations, workshops and an introductory survey of applications and usage will illustrate current standards and consider future possibilities of the handling of information (including text, images, sound and data). Projects will allow opportunities for practical experience.
Limited enrolment: 40. Priority will be given to students in VPA programs, New Media Studies and Humanities (Co-op)
Exclusion: (CSCA02H)
VPAB05H3 Introduction to Contemporary Cultural Theory
An introduction to key concepts and issues in contemporary cultural theory. Emphasizes critical reading, thinking, and writing. Students will engage with a wide range of theoretical and methodological developments in the study of art and culture, including, cultural studies, feminism, and postmodernism.
Prerequisite: Any 4 full credits
VPAB06H3 Challenging Normative Values in Art, Culture and Society
An introduction to changes occurring in the arts and culture in Canada as a consequence of the country's growing ethno-racial and cultural diversity.
Corequisite: VPAB05H or permission of the instructor
VPAB09H3 Dialogues in the Diaspora
The interplay among visual, performing and literary arts and experience of exile, diaspora, displacement and placemaking: how the nomadic, transitional nature of today's world influences contemporary artists' practices. Readings from art history, visual anthropology, cultural studies, ethnic studies and literary criticism. Considerations of memory, autobiography, community and liminality in relation to experiences of local Canadian artists.
VPAC03H3 Intermediate Seminar
An exploration of the connections between the arts and the tensions inherent in making those connections.
Individual research areas will be the starting place for extensive reading, research and discussion.
Prerequisite: At least 5 full credits in the Specialist in Art and Culture including one credit at the B-level.
VPAC06H3 Arts in a Pluralist Society
A practical exploration of arts management and performance in a pluralist society. Under the direction of a practising arts manager or artist, students will examine the challenges of managing the arts in a culturally pluralist society and develop a body of best practices to meet them.
Prerequisite: VPAB06H or permission of the instructor.
VPAC47H3 The Body in Modernity: Theories and Representations
An interdisciplinary course about the body in art, film, photography, narrative and popular culture. How bodies are written or visualized as representing normality or perversity, "feminine" or "masculine", as heroic, as beauty or monstrosity, legitimacy or illegitimacy, nature or culture. Same as ENGC76H .
Limited enrolment: 45
Exclusion: ENGC76H , (VPHC47H)
Corequisite: Two full credits at the B level or above from ENG, WST, VPA, VPH, and/or VPS, or permission of the instructor.
VPAC48H3 The Body in Contemporary Culture: Theories and Representations
A course focusing on the experience of the body in the public spaces of the modern city and in cyberspace. Of special interest will be the viewpoints of artists, writers, and filmmakers who explore how the "other" is constructed in terms of class, culture, and ethnicity. Same as ENGC77H .
Limited enrolment: 45
Exclusion: ENGC77H , (VPHC48H)
Corequisite: Two full credits at the B level or above from ENG, WST, VPA, VPH, and/or VPS, or permission of the instructor.
VPAD05H3 Senior Project
This course allows for individual or collaborative projects at an advanced level.
Students will be required to complete a project or series of works that reflect the research completed in VPAC03H . In 2008-09 this course will meet in conjunction with VPSD55H Advanced Interdisciplinary Practice. The content of this course will be adjusted to accommodate both groups of students.
Prerequisite: VPAC03H
VPAD06H3 Planning for Equity and Diversity in Arts Organizations
An examination of best practices in the management of the arts in a pluralist society.
Exclusion: (VPAC14H)
Prerequisite: VPAB06H or permission of instructor
Art History
Because art is perceived through the eyes and other senses as well as through the intellect, art history courses use slides, films, videos, and direct viewing of art works in galleries and museums and in the cities. Although some of the courses reflect a traditional structuring of art history by time periods, instructors often use new methodologies to explain the work within these periods.
Art history courses at the A-level and B-level are normally open to all students. In addition to the practice in critical thinking and writing provided by all Humanities disciplines, these courses offer basic information about painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts, and a chance to improve perceptual awareness.
VPAB09H , VPAC47H , and VPAC48H are also art history courses and count towards the Art History Major and Minor programs.
Guidelines for 1st year course selection
Students who intend to complete an Art History program should include [VPAA05H or HUMA01H ] and an A level Art History course in their 1st year course selection.
Art History Study Guide is available at: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/%7Ehumdiv/VPA/ArtHistory/studyguide/
MAJOR PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY
Program Supervisor: E. Harney (416-287-7109) Email: art-history-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students must complete seven full credits as follows:
MINOR PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY
Program Supervisor: E. Harney (416-287-7109) Email: art-history-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students must complete four full credits from the courses below as follows:
VPHA46H3 Ways of Seeing: Introduction to Art Histories
How and why are objects defined as Art? How do these definitions vary across cultures and time periods? Studying different approaches to writing art history and considering a wide range of media from photography to printmaking and installation arts.
Exclusion: (FAH100Y), FAH102H
VPHB41H3 The Human Figure in Greek Art (8th - 4th Centuries B.C.)
A study of representations of men and women in sculpture and vase painting, two of the richest media in Greek art. This study reveals narratives of myth and legend, reflections of everyday life in Greece, and social values such as the perception of gender.
Corequisite: Any course in art history or VPAA05H or HUMA01H
VPHB42H3 Carolingian and Romanesque Art and Architecture
Major artistic and architectural monuments of Europe from the Carolingian renaissance to the renaissance of the twelfth century, considered in relation to geographical context, to monasticism and pilgrimage, to artistic developments of the contemporary Mediterranean world, and to the art and architecture of the later Roman Empire, Byzantium and Armenia, Islam and the art of the invasion period.
VPHB46H3 Paris: The Capital of the 19th Century: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
Impressionist painting as a turning point in Western art, based in the rapidly expanding modernized city of Paris, "the capital of the nineteenth century," but ultimately turning to landscape as a major source of inspiration.
Exclusion: FAH346H, (FAH378H)
VPHB50H3 Africa Through the Photographic Lens
The centrality of photographic practice to African cultures and histories from the period of European imperialism, the rise of modernist "primitivism" and the birth of ethnology and anthropology to contemporary African artists living on the continent and abroad.
Prerequisite: None. Visual art studio students are encouraged to enrol.
VPHB52H3 Ancient Art and Architecture (ca. 900 B.C. - 300 A.D.)
The artistic achievements of Greece and Rome. This course examines Greek architectural design with its concerns for ideal proportion and balance; Roman technical innovations; and Classical painting and sculpture and their enormously influential techniques for creating illusions of the real world.
Exclusion: (FAH205H), FAH207H
Prerequisite: VPHA46H recommended
VPHB53H3 Medieval Art
The origins of European artistic traditions in the early Christian, Mediterranean world; how these traditions were influenced by classical, Byzantine, Moslem and pagan forms; how they developed in an entirely new form of artistic expression in the high Middle Ages; and how they led on to the Renaissance.
Exclusion: (FAH261H)
Prerequisite: VPHA46H recommended.
VPHB57H3 Women in the Arts: Hot Mamas, Amazons, and Madonnas
Women artists of the last 150 years, their relationships to "mainstream" art, and the influences of feminism on the production and reception of art.
Exclusion: VIS209H
Prerequisite: [WSTA01H & [WSTA03H or(WSTA02H)]] or VPHA46H or permission of the instructor.
VPHB58H3 Modern Art and Culture
Nineteenth and twentieth century art in relation to the modern world. What 'modern' means when used to describe art, and how art is affected by the dynamic cultural, economic, social, and political contexts of the modern world.
Exclusion: FAH246H, (FAH287H), (FAH288H)
VPHB59H3 Current Art Practices
Shifts in theory and practice in art of the past fifty years. Studying selected artists' works from around the world, we explore how notions of modern art gave way to the postmodern as artists' media, patterns of practice, and ideas about their relations to the public and to their institutional contexts changed.
Exclusion: (FAH289H)
VPHB60H3 Canadian Visual Art
What Canadian artists have made in the country's diverse cultural contexts, from 18th century churches of Quebec, designed and decorated by talented family studios, to First Nations art and major twentieth century Anglo-Canadian and Quebecois painters.
Exclusion: FAH248H, (VPHB47H)
VPHB61H3 Space, Place and the Arts
Artist David Hockney has said that the way we define space has a lot to do with how we behave in it. Here we examine different ideas and assumptions about space and place and perspective in painting, performance, installation and other arts, and what these may communicate to us.
Exclusion: FAH390H, FAH390Y
VPHB63H3 Science, Vision, and Humanism in Renaissance Europe
This course is an introduction to European art and culture during the 15th and 16th centuries. Students will explore the rise of new artistic media and techniques, along with critical issues of social, cultural, intellectual and religious contexts that shaped the form and function of art made during this era.
Exclusion: FAH230H, (FAH274H), (VPHB54H)
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
VPHB64H3 Baroque Visions
This course introduces the art and culture of 17th century Europe and its colonies. Art of the Baroque era offers rich opportunities for investigations of human exploration in geographic, spiritual, intellectual and political realms. We will also consider the development of the artist and new specializations in subject and media.
Exclusion: FAH231H, FAH279H, (VPHB54H)
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
VPHB65H3 Africa in Art: Yesterday and Today
This course will examine the performative and visual arts from Africa and its Diaspora with special emphasis upon theories of tradition and modernism, histories of production and patronage, and legacies of exhibition and interpretation.
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
Corequisite: VPAB05H or VPAB06H
VPHB66H3 Representing Religions: The Rise of States, World Religions, and Art Patronage
This course will investigate the strength of the visual in practices of worship and arts patronage. It focuses attention upon the role of the sacred in understandings of arts in diverse cultural contexts and across time and will also question the role of the profane and the secular in art history.
VPHB67H3 Buddhist Arts and Cultures
This course will serve as an introduction to the field of Buddhist art historiography, with an emphasis on the relationships between visual arts, Buddhist philosophy and religion, and the cultural manifestations of the faith and its arts across the world. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM.
VPHB68H3 Art and the Everyday: Mass Culture and the Visual Arts
This course explores the relationship between visuality and practices of everyday life. It looks at the interaction of the political, economic and aesthetic aspects of mass media with the realm of "fine" arts across history and cultures. We will explore notions of the public, the mass, and the simulacrum.
VPHB70H3 Topics in Global Visual Culture
This course will focus on changing themes in the study of visual culture (visual arts, film, new media) within a global context.
Exclusion: VCC302H, VCC304H
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
VPHB71H3 Exhibiting Art
A critical look at ways of exhibiting art, from a variety of international, historical and contemporary perspectives with emphasis on today's displays in public and private institutions, and on beyond-the-gallery installation, performance, and virtual art practices.
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
VPHB72H3 Museum and Curatorial Practice: Theoretical and Ethical
This course will introduce students to the theoretical contexts of museum practices and explore the ethics of curatorial practice. Students will investigate interpretations of sensitive material, including historical, cultural and religious artworks, and examine case studies of problematic challenges to curatorial responsibilities.
Prerequisite: VPHA46H
VPHC42H3 Gothic Architecture
The development of Gothic architecture from the beginning of the twelfth century to the middle of the thirteenth century. Emphasis on Notre-Dame in Paris, the cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, and Amiens, and a select number of monuments in England. A discussion of the sculptural programs of these churches will be included.
Exclusion: FAH328H, FAH351H (UTM only), (FAH369H)
Prerequisite: One credit in art history at the B-level or permission of the instructor
VPHC45H3 Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art
Special topics in twentieth-century painting and sculpture. The subject will change from time to time. After introductory sessions outlining the subject and ways of getting information about it, seminar members will research and present topics of their choice.
Prerequisite: One credit in modern art history at the B-level or permission of the instructor
VPHC46H3 Topics in Art of the Ancient World
A special topics course in ancient art and architecture. Concentrated study of a particular topic in ancient art, which will change from year to year.
Prerequisite: VPHB52H or permission of the instructor
VPHC49H3 Advanced Studies in Art Theory
The class will read selected recent cultural theory and art theory and consider its implications for a variety of works of art, and will investigate selected exhibition critiques and the critical discourse surrounding the oeuvres of individual artists.
Prerequisite: VPHA46H & [VPAB05H or VPAB06H ]
Corequisite: Two credits at the B-level in art history and/or studio, or permission of the instructor.
VPHC51H3 Word and Image
The interface between modern and contemporary arts and the communicative power of language, the written word and graphic systems. By examining the long-standing, cross cultural links between the verbal and the visual, we will consider how artists combine narrative content and graphic designs of letters, words and conventional and invented inscriptions.
Prerequisite: (VPHB48H) or VPHB58H or permission of instructor
VPHC52H3 Issues in Contemporary Global Arts
The theoretical debates and institutional structures that surround the production, circulation and interpretation of the arts in a transnational art world, paying particular attention to the interplay of identity and visuality. Works by artists from throughout the globe, contributing to a global contemporary art discourse and genre will be considered.
Exclusion: VPHC68H
Prerequisite: (VPHB48H), VPHB58H , VPHB59H or permission of instructor
VPHC53H3 The Silk Routes
The Silk Routes were a lacing of highways connecting Central, South and East Asia and Europe. Utilizing the Royal Ontario Museum's collections, classes held at the Museum and U of T Scarborough will focus on the art produced along the Silk Routes in 7th to 9th century Afghanistan, India, China and the Taklamakhan regions.
Prerequisite: One full credit in art history or in Asian or medieval European history or permission of instructor
VPHC54H3 Art Writing
Art criticism as a complex set of practices performed not only by critics, art historians, curators and the like, but also by artists (and collectors). The traditional role of art critics in the shaping of an art world, and the parallel roles played by other forms of writing about art and culture (from anthropology, sociology, film studies).
Limited enrolment: 25
Prerequisite: 2 full credits at the B level from VPA, VPH, and/or VPS
VPHC55H3 Religion in the Arts: Hinduism and Jainism
This course explores Eastern religions and artworks, with a specific focus on Hinduism and Jainism in art from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Investigation of context, use, and symbolism, paralleled with the examination of rituals, beliefs and performance. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM.
Prerequisite: VPHB66H or (HUMB04H) or permission of instructor
VPHC56H3 Religion in the Arts: The Judeo-Christian Traditions
This course will address how arts give expression to spiritual beliefs and reflect patronage and iconographic debates operating across the cultures of the Judeo-Christian worlds. Investigation of context, use, and symbolism, paralleled with the examination of rituals and beliefs. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM and the AGO.
Prerequisite: VPHB66H
VPHC58H3 Religion in the Arts: Seminar in Buddhism and Art
An opportunity to explore in depth a topic of particular importance to Buddhist art. Topics vary depending on the research interests of the instructor in a given year.
Prerequisite: VPHB66H
VPHC68H3 Art in Global Cities
This course looks at the global city as a hub for the creation of visual, performing arts and architecture. How have cyberspace and increased transnational flows of art and artists changed the dynamic surrounding urban arts? What are the differences between the arts within the modern and global contemporary city?
Exclusion: VPHC52H , ANTB20H
Prerequisite: VPHB58H or VPHB59H or permission of instructor
VPHC69H3 Scholars and Aristocracy in Buddhist Art: The Literati and the Glitterati
This course explores the relationships between scholarly, religious and aesthetic traditions within the Buddhist world. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM and elsewhere in Toronto.
Prerequisite: VPHB66H
VPHC70H3 Modern and Contemporary Arts and Visual Culture of the Middle East
This course will provide an in-depth look at a variety of visual practices in the modern and contemporary arts of the Middle East. Emphasis will also be placed upon the theoretical and methodological approaches required to address the works of artists from a diverse set of cultures in the region and within a large and varied diaspora.
Prerequisite: VPHA46H & [VPHB58H or VPHB59H ] or permission of instructor
VPHC71H3 Brazilian Modernism: Art and Architecture
Focusing on the 1950's and 60's, a privileged moment of Brazilian culture that was dominated by the boundary-free language of Modernism, this seminar explores how the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer, Vilanova Artigas and Affonso Eduardo Reidy, and Neoconcretist abstract art, were related to utopian modernist political and social visions of building a civilized world through education.
Prerequisite: VPHB58H or VPHB59H or permission of instructor
VPHC72H3 Art, the Museum, and the Gallery
Art and the settings in which it is seen in cities today. Some mandatory classes to be held in Toronto museums and galleries, giving direct insight into current exhibition practices and their effects on viewer's experiences of art; students must be prepared to attend these classes.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: (VPHB51H)
Prerequisite: VPHB71H & VPHB72H
VPHD42Y3 Supervised Reading in Art History
A course offering the opportunity for advanced investigation of an area of interest; for students who are nearing completion of art history programs and who have already acquired independent research skills. Students must locate a willing supervisor and topics must be identified and approved by the end of the previous term.
Prerequisite: One credit at the C-level in art history.
Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering for these courses
VPHD43H3 Curating Contemporary Art
The elements of curatorial practice and the professional responsibilities of the curator, including the intellectual and practical tasks of planning, designing, and installing a contemporary art exhibition as well as critical writing about works of visual art in their various contexts.
Students will establish a curatorial premise and conduct research that will culminate in an exhibition with accompanying catalogue text.
Limited enrolment: 20
Prerequisite: VPHB71H & VPHB72H
Arts Management
SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN ARTS MANAGEMENT
Program Supervisor: S.L. Helwig (416-287-7160) Email: arts-management-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Arts Management is designed for students with an interest both in the arts and in the business of the arts, primarily from a not-for-profit perspective. It provides students with a solid grounding in the knowledge and skills necessary for fulfilling professional careers in producing, presenting and exhibiting organizations (theatres, opera companies, orchestras, dance companies, galleries, museums), arts councils, arts service organizations, government, and many other related areas, or for graduate studies in disciplines such as Arts Management, Cultural and Public Policy, and Museum or Curatorial Studies. For further information, see http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/artsmanagement/.
Program Admission:
Enrolment in the program is limited and entry is competitive.
Admissions are granted on the basis of applicants' academic performance, background in one or more of the arts, and demonstrated interest and potential ability in Arts Management.
Program Requirements:
Students complete seven full credits in the arts management core program, two full credits in the management field, six to eight full credits from one or two related field(s). Continuous consultation with the Program Supervisor is strongly encouraged for all students in each year of their program.
Students must complete seven full credits as follows:
VPAA10H Introduction to Arts Management
VPAA12H Audience and Resource Development
VPAB05H Introduction to Contemporary Cultural Theory
VPAB06H Challenging Normative Values in Art, Culture and Society VPAB13H Financial Management for Arts Managers
VPAB15H Arts Education and Outreach
VPAB16H Managing and Leading in Cultural Organizations
VPAC13H Planning and Project Management in the Arts and Cultural Sector
VPAC15H Cultural Policy
VPAD12H Senior Seminar in Arts Management
VPAC17H Arts Marketing
VPAC18H Arts Fundraising and Development
VPAC19H Performing Arts Management: Principles and Practices
VPAC20H Visual Arts Management: Principles and Practices
VPAC16H Legal and Human Resource Issues in Arts Management
VPAD06H Planning for Equity and Diversity in Arts Organizations
VPAD13H Art, Culture, and Policy
VPAD14H Independent Studies in Arts Management
The following two full credits are required:
MGTA03H Introduction to Management I
MGTA04H Introduction to Management II
Plus one additional full credit from Management or Economics (normally at the C level).
Note: Arts Management students have access to the following Management courses: MGTB23H , MGTB29H , MGTC33H , MGTC44H & MGTD45H . Arts Management students interested in other Management courses must approach the Arts Management Program Supervisor to discuss suitability. Prerequisite knowledge is required for these courses.
Six to eight full credits from one or two related fields of study. These courses must:
or
The completion of a Major program in a chosen artistic field is particularly valuable for students contemplating graduate studies; additional areas of studies (offered by the double Minor option) may be valuable in certain fields of work and further studies.
Depending on the option chosen in 3 above (Related Field(s) of Study) students require a further three to five full credits in order to meet the Honours B.A. requirement of twenty credits. Arts Management students are encouraged to use these credits to take courses outside their area(s) of concentration in order to broaden their understanding of contemporary issues and their historical context and to enhance their communication skills. It is strongly recommended that students take relevant courses such as HUMA01H (Exploring Key Questions in Humanities), HUMB11H (Critical Thinking, Reasoning and Decision Making) and VPAD06H (Planning for Equity and Diversity in Arts Organizations) if not taken as a part of the Arts Management program requirements under 1d above. Arts Management courses that are not chosen to fulfill requirements in 1b, 1c and 1d above may be taken as electives.
Courses in the first two years of the program
The first year of study would normally consist of five full credits (10 courses 0 five in each of two sessions) including VPAA10H , VPAA12H , MGTA03H , MGTA04H , at least three courses from the artistic field (including HUMA01H or VPAA05H ), and electives (preferably including HUMB11H ). The second year of study would normally consist of five full credits to include VPAB05H , VPAB13H , VPAB15H , VPAB16H and a balanced mixture of artistic and possibly other related courses and elective courses.
SPECIALIST (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN ARTS MANAGEMENT
Program Supervisor: S.L. Helwig (416-287-7160) Email: arts-management-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Co-op Contact: askcoop@utsc.utoronto.ca
The Co-operative Program in Arts Management is designed for students with an interest both in the arts and in the business of the arts, primarily from a not-for-profit perspective, and normally requires four to five years to complete. It combines academic study in a wide variety of subjects with practical paid work experience, preparing students with a solid grounding in the knowledge and skills necessary for fulfilling professional careers in producing, presenting and exhibiting organizations (theatres, opera companies, orchestras, dance companies, galleries, museums), arts councils, arts service organizations, government, and many other related areas, or for graduate studies in disciplines such as Arts Management, Cultural and Public Policy, and Museum or Curatorial Studies. This program requires twenty academic full credits plus two work terms of twelve to sixteen weeks each. For further information, see http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/artsmanagment/.
For information on admissions, fees, work terms and standing in the Program, please see the Co-operative Programs section of this Calendar.
Note: For information on the Co-operative Program in Humanities or the Management Programs which operate separately from the Specialist (Co-operative) Program in Arts Management, please see the Humanities Co-operative Program or the Management sections of this Calendar respectively.
Program Admission:
Enrolment in the program is limited and entry is competitive.
Admissions are granted on the basis of applicants' academic performance, background in one or more of the arts, and demonstrated interest and potential ability in Arts Management.
Program Requirements:
Co-op students follow the course requirements specified above for the Specialist Program in Arts Management, plus two non-credit courses: the Arts & Science Co op Work Term Preparation Course and the Computing Skills for Co-op course.
Courses in the first two years of the program
The first year of study would normally consist of five full credits (10 courses) including VPAA10H , VPAA12H , MGTA03H , MGTA04H , at least three courses from the artistic field (including HUMA01H or VPAA05H ), and electives (preferably including HUMB11H ). Students will also normally take the Co-op Work Prep Course in the first fall session (note that this is a non-credit course taken over and above the five credits in the first year); students will also take the Computing Skills for Co-op course in their first or second year (but are advised against doing so in their first semester at the same time as the Co-op Work Prep Course).
The second year of study would normally consist of five full credits to include VPAB05H , VPAB13H , VPAB15H , VPAB16H , and a balanced mixture of artistic and elective courses.
Work terms
Two work terms are an integral part of the co-op curriculum.
To be eligible for their first work term, students must be in good standing in the program (with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average) and have completed at least 9.0 full credits including:
and two non-credit Co-op courses:
To be eligible for their second work term, students must be in good standing in the program (with a minimum 2.5 Cumulative Grade Point Average), have completed at least 12.5 full credits and have received a satisfactory evaluation of their performance and work term report for their first placement.
VPAA10H3 Introduction to Arts Management
An introduction to the theories and practices of arts management primarily within the not-for-profit sector. It is a general survey course that will introduce the broad context of arts in Canadian society and provide an overview of the artistic and administrative issues currently faced by the arts and cultural community.
VPAA12H3 Audience and Resource Development
An introduction to the essential and interconnected areas of marketing and fundraising in the arts.
Exclusion: (VPAB12H), (VPAB14H)
Prerequisite: VPAA10H
VPAB13H3 Financial Management for Arts Managers
An introduction to financial management issues faced by arts and cultural managers.
The topics include an introduction to basic accounting concepts, financial statement preparation and analysis, internal control and management information systems, budgeting and programming, cash and resource management, and various tax-related issues.
Exclusion: MGTB03H
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & [VPAA12H or (VPAB12H) or (VPAB14H)].
VPAB15H3 Arts Education and Outreach
An introduction to public programming, community arts, and education within the arts organization and beyond. This course will consider the practical and the broader historical, social and policy issues related to the relationship between arts programming and audiences.
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & [VPAA12H or [(VPAB12H) & (VPAB14H)] or permission of instructor]
VPAB16H3 Managing and Leading in Cultural Organizations
An introduction to the theories and practice of leadership, employee and volunteer management, and organizational behaviour as they apply to the not-for-profit arts sector.
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & [VPAA12H or [(VPAB12H) & (VPAB14H)] or permission of instructor]
VPAC13H3 Planning and Project Management in the Arts and Cultural Sector
This course provides a broad foundation of project management and planning knowledge and skills. Topics such as project and special event management (including tours, festivals, etc.), and strategic and business planning (including entrepreneurship) will be discussed in the context of organizational processes.
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & [[VPAA12H & VPAB16H ] or [(VPAB12H) & (VPAB14H)]]
VPAC15H3 Cultural Policy
A survey of the principles, structures and patterns of cultural policy and arts funding, both nationally and internationally. The course will explore a wide range of cultural policy issues, addressing both the subsidized arts and cultural industries sectors, and exploring the strengths and weaknesses of particular policy approaches.
Prerequisite: VPAB05H
VPAC16H3 Legal and Human Resources Issues in Arts Management
This course is a study of legal and practical human resource issues from an arts management perspective. Topics will include copyright, freedom of expression, censorship, and issues related to labour relations and contracts in the cultural sector.
Limited enrolment: 30
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & [[VPAA12H & VPAB16H ] or [(VPAB12H) & (VPAB14H)] or [MGTB23H & MGTB29H ]]
VPAC17H3 Arts Marketing
An advanced study of marketing within the arts and cultural sector. This course facilitates a sophisticated understanding of the knowledge and skills required for an arts manager to be responsive to varied market groups and changing market environments and successfully bring art and audiences together.
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & [[VPAA12H & VPAB15H ] or (VPAB12H)]
VPAC18H3 Fundraising and Development in the Arts
An advanced study of fundraising and resource development within the arts and cultural sector. This course facilitates a sophisticated understanding of the knowledge and skills required for an arts manager to develop and increase contributed revenue to support the artistic mission of cultural organizations.
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & [[VPAA12H & VPAB16H ] or (VPAB14H)]
VPAC19H3 Performing Arts Management: Principles and Practices
An advanced investigation of arts management practice within theatre, music and other live performing arts organizations. This course will allow students to develop discipline-specific knowledge and skills and apply foundational knowledge to an understanding of the unique needs of this sector.
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & at least 2 full credits in Music or Drama & [VPAA12H or permission of the instructor]
VPAC20H3 Visual Arts Management: Principles and Practices
An advanced investigation of arts management practice within art galleries, museums and heritage institutions. This course will allow students to develop discipline-specific knowledge and skills and apply foundational knowledge to an understanding of the unique needs of this sector.
Prerequisite: VPAA10H & at least 2 full credits in Studio or Art History & [VPAA12H or enrolment in Curatorial Studies or permission of the instructor]
VPAD12H3 Senior Seminar in Arts Management
A capstone course providing the opportunity for students to reflect on and synthesize the knowledge and skills gained in previous courses and related experiences.
Prerequisite: 1.5 full credits in Arts Management at the C- or D-level including VPAC13H .
VPAD13H3 Art, Culture, and Policy
An exploration of current theoretical issues in cultural policy and arts management, enabling students to synthesize and develop their prior knowledge of cultural theory and cultural policy. Adopting a case study approach, the course will examine issues and controversies in both the performing and the visual arts.
Prerequisite: VPAC15H
VPAD14H3 Independent Studies in Arts Management
A directed research and/or project-oriented course for students who have demonstrated a high level of academic maturity and competence. Qualified students will have the opportunity to investigate an area of interest to both student and supervisor in traditional or emerging subjects related to the field of Arts Management.
Limited enrolment: 6
Exclusion: MGTD80H
Prerequisite: At least 1 full credit in Arts Management at the C-level. Written consent and approval of a formal proposal in the approved format must be obtained from the supervising instructor and Program Supervisor by the last date of classes in the previous academic session.
Drama
The Drama Program has been devised to serve students who intend to major or minor in Drama, students who intend to specialize in Visual and Performing Arts, and students who have a casual interest in drama and theatre.
We offer two types of courses that complement each other: theoretical and practical. The theoretical courses are in the history of theatre and in special aspects of theatre history and theory. In the practical courses, students become acquainted with all aspects of theatre production in studio situations, both as actors and as technicians. In order to be admitted into the performance side of the program, students must successfully complete VPDA10H Introduction to Theatre.
Participation in public productions at U of T Scarborough is strongly encouraged.
Guidelines for 1st year course selection
Students who intend to complete a Drama program should include [HUMA01H or VPAA05H ], VPDA10H & VPDA11H in their 1st year course selection.
The Drama Study Guide is available at:
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/%7Ehumdiv/VPA/Drama/studyguide/
MAJOR PROGRAM IN DRAMA
Program Supervisor: Until June 30: P. Sperdakos (416-287-7168). From July 1: M. Schonberg (416-287-7165) Email:
drama-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students must complete seven full credits as follows:
or
VPAA05H Collaborations in the Visual and Performing Arts]
VPDA11H Introduction to Performance
VPDB01H Intermediate Workshop in Performance I
VPDB02H Intermediate Workshop in Performance II
VPDB11H Studies in Theatre History II: From 1642 to World War One
VPDB12H Studies in Modern and Contemporary Theatre
[VPDB13H Theatre in Canada
or
VPDB14H ] Introduction to Asian Theatrical Traditions
ENGC27H Drama: Comedy
In fulfilling requirement #5, students may substitute one full credit from VPA or another discipline with the Supervisor's written permission. The following courses are particularly recommended.
VPMA95H Religion in the Arts: Seminar in Buddhism and Art
VPSB76H Intermediate Video
VPSB77H Performance Art
VPMB93H Music for the Theatre
ENGB10H Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGB11H The Beginnings of Modern Drama
ENGB13H Drama after 1960
ENGC10H Studies in Shakespeare
VPAC47H The Body in Modernity: Theories and Representations
VPAC48H The Body in Contemporary Culture: Theories and Representations
MINOR PROGRAM IN DRAMA
Program Supervisor: Until June 30: P. Sperdakos (416-287-7168). From July 1: M. Schonberg (416-287-7165) Email:
drama-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students must complete four full credits as follows:
or
VPAA05H Collaborations in the Visual and Performing Arts]
[VPDA11H Introduction to Performance
or
VPDA15H Introduction to the Fundamentals of Acting]
And at least two of the following courses: VPDB10H , VPDB11H , VPDB12H , VPDB13H , VPDB14H
Note: Students who do not qualify for either VPDA11H or VPDA15H should take at least four of the following courses: VPDB10H , VPDB11H , VPDB12H , VPDB13H , VPDB14H
VPDA10H3 Introduction to Theatre
A general introduction to theatre as a social institution and a collaborative performing art. This course will survey the nature and function of the various components of the theatrical production process, providing a background for further theatre studies.
The successful completion of VPDA10H will admit students to subsequent VPA-Drama performance courses.
Limited enrolment: 80
Exclusion: DRM200Y, (VPDA01H), (VPDA02H)
VPDA11H3 Introduction to Performance
An introduction to performance in its broadest application. This course investigates a wide range of performance practices and theories including traditional Western approaches to basic acting technique and contemporary performance approaches informed and inspired by the visual arts, music, dance and theatre.
Limited enrolment: 18
Exclusion: DRM200Y, (VPDA01H), (VPDA02H), VPDA15H
Prerequisite: VPDA10H & permission of VPA-Drama Teaching Staff
VPDA15H3 Introduction to the Fundamentals of Acting
An introduction to basic acting techniques for those with little or no performance experience. This course focuses on developing the essential skills necessary for the craft of acting through the use of improvisation and acting exercises. Students are also introduced to the foundations of monologue and scene work.
Limited enrolment: 16
Exclusion: (VPDA01H), VPDA11H
Prerequisite: VPDA10H & permission of VPA-Drama Teaching Staff
VPDB01H3 Intermediate Workshop in Performance I
This course is intended for students who wish to continue the study of acting for the stage in greater depth.
Exercises, discussions, and an increasingly more challenging range of monologues and scenes will be used as vehicles for exploring characterization and the acting process.
Prerequisite: [VPDA10H & VPDA11H ] or [(VPDA01H) & (VPDA02H)] & permission of the U of T Scarborough VPA-Drama Program Teaching Staff
VPDB02H3 Intermediate Workshop in Performance II
A continuation of VPDB01H with an emphasis on more advanced performance techniques.
Prerequisite: VPDB01H & permission of the instructor
VPDB03H3 Technical Production I
An introduction to the technical elements of theatre production.
Students will receive a basic grounding in the fundamentals of stage management, stage lighting, sound operation, set building, scenic painting and general technical practice.
Exclusion: DRM254Y
VPDB04H3 Experiencing the Live Theatre
Discovering the special nature of various forms of live theatre.
Students will attend six professional productions in a variety of theatres in Toronto, and write reviews of their theatre-going experiences. In lectures and seminars students will study contemporary theatrical practices from the perspective of playwrights, performers, etc.
VPDB10H3 Studies in Theatre History I: From the Greeks to 1642
A study of theatre history from classical Greece until the closing of the theatres in England.
Using a thematic rather than chronological approach, this course will examine Western theatre within the given period, as well as in terms of the social and cultural function of theatre as an art form.
Exclusion: DRM260H, DRM262H
VPDB11H3 Studies in Theatre History II: From 1642 to World War One
A study of theatre history from the Restoration through the rise of modernism.
Using a thematic rather than a chronological approach, this course will examine Western theatre within the given period, as well as in terms of the social and cultural function of theatre as an art form.
VPDB12H3 Studies in Modern and Contemporary Theatre
A study of twentieth-century theatre history.
The developments in and practice of Western theatre from the post-World War One era to the present day.
Exclusion: DRM266H
VPDB13H3 Theatre in Canada
An examination of the development of professional theatre in Canada from 1945 to the present.
Special attention will be paid to the development of the major theatrical festivals, the regional theatre movement, the rise of alternative theatre and current theatrical trends.
Exclusion: DRM268H
VPDB14H3 Introduction to Asian Theatrical Traditions
An introduction to some of the major theatrical traditions of Asia.
Students will read translations of plays and study some of the theoretical aspects of Oriental theatre in lectures and seminars. Recorded and visual materials will be used extensively.
VPDC01H3 Advanced Workshop: Performance
A continuation of the exploration of advanced performance techniques begun in VPDB02H .
Exclusion: DRM400Y
Prerequisite: VPDB01H & VPDB02H & permission of the U of T Scarborough VPA-Drama Program Teaching Staff
VPDC02H3 Directing for the Theatre
The practical study of basic stage directing techniques in a workshop atmosphere.
This course will provide students with the fundamental tools of the director's craft, through an investigation of the principles of script analysis, composition and staging, director/actor communication and rehearsal technique, and will culminate in the presentation of short plays.
Limited enrolment: 10
Prerequisite: VPDB01H & VPDB02H plus 1 other full credit in Drama & permission of instructor
VPDC03H3 Technical Production II
A continuation of Technical Production I.
Students will explore in greater depth the practical application of the technical elements of theatrical production. As part of the course, students will assume responsibility for some of the technical positions available in U of T Scarborough productions.
Prerequisite: VPDB03H
VPDC04H3 Writing About/For the Live Theatre
A course intended for students who wish to learn about writing analytically or critically for the theatre, and/or who are interested in writing short pieces for the stage.
Prerequisite: VPDB04H or permission of the instructor
VPDC05H3 American Musical Theatre
A survey of the development of American musical theatre.
Through research into and discussion of American musical theatre history, artists, and landmark productions, students will develop a critical understanding of the form; attendance at a local professional musical production will allow for discussions about the influence of the form on theatre in Canada.
Limited enrolment: 40
Prerequisite: 2 full credits in Visual & Performing Arts courses or permission of instructor.
VPDC06H3 "Live!"
"Live!" investigates interdisciplinary modes of contemporary performance. Within a studio context, this course serves as an advanced exploration of 21st century Live Art. This interactive course reviews the dynamics of time, space and existence, and asks fundamental questions about the body and performance. Same as VPSC57H3
Limited enrolment: 6
Exclusion: VPSC57H
Prerequisite: [[VPDB01H & VPDB02H ] or VPSB77H ] & permission of instructor.
VPDC08H3 Physical Theatre
An exploration of a wide range of physical acting techniques such as mime, clown, mask performance, stage acrobatics, unarmed stage fighting, and so on. This course is designed to further advance students' performance skills by increasing their vocabulary of physical expression and theatrical communication.
Limited enrolment: 12
Prerequisite: VPDB01H & VPDB02H & permission of instructor
VPDC15H3 Modern and Contemporary Comedy
A study of the comic form in modern and contemporary theatre and film.
VPDC40H3 Special Topics in Theatre I
Special topics for intensive practical and/or theoretical study of some specific aspects of theatre. The topic to be explored in this course will change from session to session. Further information can be found on the VPA - Drama website
Limited enrolment: 16
Prerequisite: Any 4 full credits in Drama or permission of the Program Supervisor.
VPDD01H3 Supervised Performance
The practical study of major theatrical productions.
Students will do research connected with the particular play that has been chosen for production at U of T Scarborough.
Prerequisite: VPDC01H & permission of the UTSC VPA-Drama Teaching Staff
VPDD23H3 Supervised Studies in Drama
Advanced scholarly projects open to upper-level Drama students.
The emphasis in these courses will be on advanced individual projects exploring specific areas of theatre history and/or dramatic literature.
Prerequisite: One full credit in Drama at the C-level & permission of the Program Supervisor.
VPDD28H3 Independent Projects in Drama and Theatre
Advanced practical projects open to upper-level Drama students.
These courses provide an opportunity for individual exploration in areas involving the practice of theatre: directing, producing, design, playwriting, dramaturgy, etc.
Prerequisite: One full credit in Drama at the C-level & permission of the Program Supervisor.
VPDD40H3 Special Topics in Theatre II
Selected advanced topics for intensive practical and/or theoretical study of some specific aspect of theatre. The topic to be explored in this course will change from session to session. The course will normally be offered during the Winter session. Further information can be found on the VPA - Drama website
Limited enrolment: 12.
Prerequisite: VPDC40H or permission of the Program Supervisor.
Music
The Music curriculum is designed for students who want to major or minor in Music or specialize in the Visual and Performing Arts, or for those whose interests are more general and who want to increase their experience and appreciation of music. Students who have taken music at high school or elsewhere will find a selection of historical, theoretical, and practical courses that study music from different historical periods and within different societal and cultural contexts. Students with no previous background can begin musical studies here by taking introductory and listening courses for which no previous musical experience is required. All students are invited to take advantage of the various opportunities that exist for practical music making, particularly the series of Performance courses.
Guidelines for 1st year course selection
Students who intend to complete a Music program should include VPMA90H , VPMA79H & VPMA80H in their 1st year course selection.
The Music Study Guide is available at: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/%7Ehumdiv/VPA/Music/studyguide/
Performance Courses
The following performance courses are available to all qualified faculty, staff and students, some on a non-credit basis. Entrance is by interview/audition held during Orientation or the first week of classes in Fall and Winter sessions. Details are posted on the bulletin board outside AA-303 Music Studio and on the web Study Guide. Credit students should register for the course, but will be admitted only upon successful completion of the interview/audition. There are three separate groups available under Instrumental Ensemble. They are identified in the timetable and elsewhere by section numbers as follows: Concert Band - Section 01, String Ensemble - Section 02, Jazz Band - Section 30.
VPMA70H Concert Choir Ia
VPMA71H Concert Choir Ib
VPMA73H Instrumental Ensemble Ia
VPMA74H Instrumental Ensemble Ib
VPMB70H Concert Choir IIa
VPMB71H Concert Choir IIb
VPMB73H Instrumental Ensemble IIa
VPMB74H Instrumental Ensemble IIb
VPMC70H Concert Choir IIIa
VPMC71H Concert Choir IIIb
VPMC73H Instrumental Ensemble IIIa
VPMC74H Instrumental Ensemble IIIb
General Interest Courses
Listening to Music, Elementary Musicianship I, Music of the World's Peoples, Music for the Theatre, Jazz, Popular Music, Film Music assume no previous experience in music.
Major and Minor Program Courses
Students are required to take two of the three B-level courses, VPMB80H -VPMB82H which cycle frequently during the three academic sessions.
C-level courses are offered on a three-year rotational cycle during the F and W sessions only.
A-level and C-level Materials of Music courses are normally offered in the Fall session only; B-level Materials is normally offered in the Winter session.
MAJOR PROGRAM IN MUSIC AND CULTURE
Program Supervisor: S. Lee (416-287-7194) Email: : music-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students are required to complete seven full credits as follows:
or
VPAA05H Collaborations in the Visual and Performing Arts]
VPMA79H Introduction to Music I
VPMA80H Introduction to Music II
VPMA90H Materials of Music I
VPMA99H Music of the World's Peoples
VPMB90H Materials of Music II
VPMB75H Music in Islamic Cultures
VPMB77H Music in Religion and Ritual
VPMB78H Balinese Gamelan: Performance and Context
VPMB79H Performing Arts of Asia
VPMB99H Popular Music in a Cross-Cultural Context
MINOR PROGRAM IN MUSIC AND CULTURE
Program Supervisor: S. Lee (416-287-7191) Email: : music-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Requirements:
Students are required to complete four full credits as follows:
or
VPAA05H Collaborations in the Visual and Performing Arts]
VPMA79H Introduction to Music I
VPMA80H Introduction to Music II
VPMA90H Materials of Music I
VPMA99H Music of the World's Peoples
VPMA70H3 Concert Choir Ia
The practical study of a wide range of music from the choral repertoire, including performance in the U of T Scarborough Concert Choir, a chamber choir that performs repertory from the Renaissance to the present day. Audition/interview required.
VPMA71H3 Concert Choir Ib
A continuation of VPMA70H
Prerequisite: VPMA70H
VPMA73H3 Instrumental Ensemble Ia
The practical study of ensemble performance. There are three available ensembles: Concert Band (Section 01), String Ensemble (Section 02) and Jazz Band (Section 30). Audition/interview required. Students may participate in more than one ensemble concurrently with a limit of 3 full credits in total. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter Session (a and b) in the same ensemble.
Exclusion: (VPMA92H))
VPMA74H3 Instrumental Ensemble Ib
A continuation of VPMA73H .
Exclusion: (VPMA92H)
Prerequisite: VPMA73H
VPMA79H3 Introduction to Music I
A study of the basic materials, principles of design, and cultural significance of Western music, preparing students for further studies in music at the university level.
Prerequisite: Royal Conservatory of Music Grade II Rudiments or equivalent.
VPMA80H3 Introduction to Music II
A continuation of VPMA79H (Introduction to Music I).
Prerequisite: VPMA79H
VPMA90H3 Materials of Music I
The basic materials of music from the Middle Ages to the present, including elementary harmony, musical forms, introductory analytical and compositional techniques and aural training.
Prerequisite: Royal Conservatory Grade II (music rudiments) or equivalent
VPMA93H3 Listening to Music
An introduction to the language of music for non-musicians through a survey of musical styles, genres and development of intelligent listening skills.
No previous musical experience is necessary.
Exclusion: VPMA93H may not be taken after or concurrently with VPMA79H or VPMA80H .
VPMA95H3 Elementary Musicianship I
A practical introduction to music rudiments and theory, aural skills, and basic vocal or instrumental techniques.
VPMA99H3 Music of the World's Peoples
An introduction to music from different parts of the world, including folk, popular, religious and classical traditions. This course aims to help students appreciate and understand music as a global phenomenon, and its important role in social and cultural life. Audio-visual materials feature prominently. No previous musical experience is necessary.
Exclusion: MUS200H
VPMB70H3 Concert Choir IIa
A continuation of VPMA71H .
Prerequisite: VPMA71H
VPMB71H3 Concert Choir IIb
A continuation of VPMB70H .
Prerequisite: VPMB70H
VPMB73H3 Instrumental Ensemble IIa
A continuation of VPMA74H .
Exclusion: (VPMB92H)
Prerequisite: VPMA74H or (VPMA92H)
VPMB74H3 Instrumental Ensemble IIb
A continuation of VPMB73H .
Exclusion: (VPMB92H)
Prerequisite: VPMB73H
VPMB75H3 Music in Islamic Cultures
An exploration of the relationship between music and Islam, and its manifestation in different genres (religious, folk, classical, popular) and regions (from the Middle East to Indonesia, as well as the global diaspora). This course examines the variety of musical expression within cultures linked by Islamic religion and values.
Recommended preparation: VPMA99H
VPMB77H3 Music in Religion and Ritual
An examination of the role of music in the context of religion and ritual in many cultures. We will examine general theorie