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First Year Visual Arts Courses
Visual Arts: 1000 Level Courses
VISA 1010-3 2-D Creative Design: Thinking and Making (3,1,0)VISA 1020-3 2-D Foundation 2 (3,1,0)
VISA 1030-3 3-D Foundation (3,1,0)
VISA 1040-3 Photographic Fundamentals (3,1,0)
VISA 1110-3 History of Art 1 (3,1,0)
VISA 1120-3 History of Art 2 (3,1,0)
VISA 1210-3 Drawing 1 (3,1,0)
VISA 1220-3 Drawing 2 (3,1,0)
VISA 1500-3 Introduction to Visual Culture (3,0,0)
VISA 1010 2D Creative Design: Thinking and Making (3,1,0)(L) Studio
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
This course is an introduction to the practices of contemporary visual art. Students are introduced to the elements and principles of two dimensional art and design through various projects that integrate basic fundamentals of design with contemporary ideas about art. The course covers: subject matter, content, elements of design such as line, shape, value, texture and colour, and organizing principles of composition. Students participate in studio work, group critiques, and seminars. Studio courses require students to work during class time as well as outside of class time.
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VISA 1020 2D Art Foundation 2 (3,1,0)(L)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
This course builds on the understanding of elements and principles of design as students explore a range of techniques and mediums in contemporary and traditional formats. Students originate and develop creative ideas in their assignments with the objective of making artworks suitable for display. The course samples areas in painting, printmaking and photographic media.
Prerequisite: VISA 1010
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VISA 1030 3D Foundation (Studio) (3,1,0)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
Students engage in high impact practice as they are introduced to a range of materials, objects, techniques, and ideas fundamental to three dimensional aspects of visual art. Students learn about equipment and safe working procedures of the Visual Arts carpentry workshop in an experiential, practice-based studio setting. Students are connected with the world of contemporary art through lectures and seminars, reflecting upon, discussing and critiquing students' projects in relation to the history and contemporary practice of visual artists. Students may have opportunities to exhibit their artwork in TRU's Art Gallery or other locations. Students are expected to work independently in the Visual Arts studios outside class time towards the completion of their course work.
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VISA 1040 Fundamentals of Photography (3,1,0)(L)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
As an introduction to photography, the curriculum focuses primarily on the technical aspects of black and white analog photography as well as digital photography. The main objective is the use of photography as an artistic medium. An understanding of the technical and aesthetic aspects of photography is carried out in the context of an ongoing study of contemporary and historic photographic practice. Students are expected to complete assignments outside of regularly scheduled class hours.
Prerequisite: None
Note: Credit for this course cannot be used towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree nor a Diploma in Visual Art
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VISA 1110 History of Art 1 (3,1,0)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
This course is a survey of the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture, from pre-history up to the Renaissance.
Prerequisite: None
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VISA 1120 History of Art 2 (3,1,0)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
This course is a survey course in Art History, from the Renaissance to the 21st Century.
Prerequisite: VISA 1110
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VISA 1210 Drawing 1 (Studio) (3,1,0)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
Students are introduced to the fundamentals of drawing, covering formal elements and general types of drawings, basic skills, and composition including practical techniques for seeing and drawing effectively. Through the exploration of a range of drawing media, subjects, and processes, the student explores both historical and contemporary image making related to drawing. Students use visual references, group critiques, discussions and readings to enhance studio work.
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VISA 1220 Drawing 2 (3,1,0)(L) Studio
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
Building on basic drawing skills, history and theory, students explore the use of texture, colour, layering, and proportion/distortion, with an emphasis on content, composition, choice of media and surface. Visual references, group critiques, discussions and readings strengthen students' knowledge of theory. Practical aspects of assignments are introduced in class, however, students are advised to timetable studio time in addition to class time in order to complete assignments for critique.
Prerequisite: VISA 1210
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VISA 1500 Introduction to Visual Culture (HTA) (3,0,0)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
Students undertake an interdisciplinary exploration of the visual components of our cultural environment. Students engage in a critical survey of early Western technological developments and how ways of seeing underscore late twentieth and twenty-first century forms of visual communication such as advertising, television, film, video, gaming, computer generated imagery, data visualization, post-photographic imaging, and other sources of image-making. We analyze the power of image-based media to entertain, influence, and condition, researching who creates it and purposes it serves. Students develop a critical framework for deconstructing images, applying visual theories and methodologies to real-world examples, reflecting upon the visual ecology that conditions their own perspectives.
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