ARTH 3309 – Modern Architecture
ARTH 4411 – Poetic Intentions in Architecture
(3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course focuses on developments in architecture from the mid-nineteenth century to 1960. The course will examine new architectural forms that emerged during this time, brought about by profound social, cultural, political and technical transformations.
(3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This advanced seminar examines significant buildings with the intention of discovering their essential nature. Students will explore architecture as the embodiment of ideas through the investigation of concepts ranging from light, transparency, opacity and texture, to more nuanced themes, such as the narrative of passage, extreme topographies and genius loci. The seminar provides opportunities for the exploration of links between theory and design in contemporary architecture.
C2 T3
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History course.
ARTH 3311 – Art, Revolution and Pop Culture (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course examines modern art from 1920 to 1970 in the eras of the world wars, revolution and radicalism. Some of the topics covered include: surrealism and the avant-guarde; abstract painting and sculpture; pop culture and mass media; and public art and political space.
Prerequisite: Any one of Art History 2205, 2207, 2209, 3199, 3309, 3311, 3313, 3315, 3317, 3401 or 3402. C2 T3
ARTH 4850 – Topics in Art History (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course offers the opportunity for advanced study of selected topics in art history. Specific content will vary by term and instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History course.
Prerequisite: One of Art History 3309, 3311, 3313, 3315 and 3317.
ARTH 3313 – Impressionism: Art, Leisure & Society
ARTH 3199, 4199 – Directed readings
(3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course will focus on the social history of Paris 1865-1885 as reflected in the subject matter of Impressionist art, particularly leisure. Issues such as industrialization, class, the secularization of society, the critic-dealer, and gender inequality also figure prominently.
See Directed Readings which are listed alphabetically in this section of the calendar. C2 T3
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History course.
ARTH 3315 – Art & Ideas (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture Art and Ideas investigates the discipline of art history through the exploration of influential art historical methodologies and theoretical perspectives that have emerged in the discipline. Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History course.
ARTH 3317 – Contemporary Art from 1970 to Today (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course examines Contemporary art from 1970 to the present in different geographic contexts focusing on various genres, themes and stylistic movements. In exploring the changing meaning of visual culture, the lectures analyze the theories, concepts and institutions informing current art practices.
ASTR 1101 – The Solar System (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This is primarily a descriptive course aimed at non-science students Conceptual understanding will be stressed over strict mathematical derivation. The topics covered in this course emphasize astronomy in our own solar neighbourhood. Topics include the Sun, the terrestrial and Jovian planets and their moons, comets, asteroids, as well as the formation of the solar system. Note: Only one of Astronomy 1101 and Astronomy 1301 can be used for graduation purposes.
C1 T2
ASTR 1103 – The Universe at Large C2 T3
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level Art History Course.
ARTH 3401 – The Grand Tour: Travel Studies in Western Europe (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture The art and architecture of selected western European regions will be explored from an interdisciplinary perspective as a prelude to a field study trip to Europe, offering students an experiential knowledge and a greater appreciation of the regions’ artistic and cultural history.
Note: Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel, associated with the field trip.
ARTH 3402 – Travel Studies in Art and Architecture
(3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab This is primarily a descriptive course aimed at non-science students. Conceptual understanding will be stressed over strict mathematical derivation. The topics covered in this course emphasize larger-scale astronomy. Topics include the lives and deaths of stars, supernovae, pulsars, black holes, the Milky Way and other galaxies, active galaxies and quasars, and cosmology. Note: Only one of Astronomy 1103 and Astronomy 1303 can be used for graduation purposes.
C1 T2
ASTR 1301 – Planetary Astronomy (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course covers basic concepts of astronomy, with emphasis on our solar system. Topics include Newton’s laws and gravitation, the terrestrial and Jovian planets, comets, asteroids, the formation of the solar system, and extra-solar planets. This course stresses scientific explanation and uses mathematics, the language of science, whenever possible.
C1 T2
Courses
Prerequisites: General Education 1201, 1202, or 1203 and consent of the department. Recommended Preparation: Art History 1101 and/or 1103.
(3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course is designed to promote a first-hand and focused engagement with art, architecture, and current exhibition practices. The locations of study will vary but will include at least one multi-night trip to destinations such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto and Montreal.
ASTRONOMY (ASTR)
Prerequisites: Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2 and Physics 30 or equivalent. This course is recommended for science majors.
Note: Only one of Astronomy 1101 and 1301 can be used for graduation purposes. C2 T3
Recommended Preparation: Art History 1101 and/or 1103.
Note: Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel, associated with the field trip.
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