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13.2 Art History/Visual Culture

Art History/Visual Culture courses are designated by AHVC.

In accordance with Senate'sÌýPolicy Regarding Inactive Courses, the course descriptions for courses which have not been offered in the previous three academic years and which are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year have been removed from the following listing. For information about any of these inactive courses, please contact the Dean, School of Fine Arts.

AHVC 2700 Art History/Visual Culture Survey I

is the history of art from pre-historic times to the Renaissance.

EQ:

History 2700Ìýand the former Visual Arts 2700

AHVC 2701 Art History/Visual Culture Survey II

is the history of art from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

EQ:

History 2701Ìýand the former Visual Arts 2701

AHVC 3620 Philosophy of Art

is an introduction to aesthetics; applications in Visual Arts, Visual Culture, music and drama.

CR:

Philosophy 2360

EQ:

the former Visual Arts 3620

PR:

AHVC 2701 or the former Visual Arts 2701 or History 1101

AHVC 3700 The Italian Renaissance

is an overview of the art and architecture of Renaissance Italy with an emphasis upon the historical context in which art was produced.

EQ:

History 3700Ìýand the former Visual Arts 3700

PR:

AHVC 2701 or the former Visual Arts 2701 or History 1101 or History 2701

AHVC 3701 The Renaissance Outside Italy

is the Renaissance outside Italy from the late fourteenth century and the International style through the 16th century. As with the Italian Renaissance the art and architecture will be discussed in its historical context.

EQ:

History 3701Ìýand the former Visual Arts 3701

PR:

AHVC 2701 or the former Visual Arts 2701 or History 1101 or History 2701

AHVC 3702-3721 Special Topics

has a range of special topics which might include: Early Renaissance Art, Art of the Later Renaissance, Canadian Art to 1900, 20th C. Canadian Art, American Art to 1900, History Context and Modern Users.

CR:

the former Visual Arts courses with the same number distinction

PR:

AHVC 2701 or the former Visual Arts 2701 or History 1101

AHVC 3820 Religion and the Arts

is an examination of the role of art in the expression of religious ideas, together with a study of specific religious themes and concerns in one or more of the following: literature, film, music, painting, sculpture, and dance.

EQ:

Religious Studies 3820 or the former Visual Arts 3820

PR:

AHVC 2701 or the former Visual Arts 2701 or History 1101

AHVC 4700-4729 Special Topics

has a range of senior topics which might include: British Art and Architecture, Modern Art, Modern Art II, Aesthetics, 17th and 18th Century Art, 19th Century Art, Research Project in Modernism.

CR:

the former Visual Arts courses with the same number distinction

PR:

6 credit hours in AHVC 2700 (or the former Visual Arts 2700) and AHVC 2701 (or the former Visual Arts 2701) or History 2700 and History 2701

AHVC 4730 Modern Art I: Precursors to Modernism

is an examination of the cultural, social, and political forces which, from 1750 to 1850, were to have a major impact on modernity and later modern art.

EQ:

History 4730Ìýor the former Visual Arts 4730

PR:

6 credit hours in AHVC 2700 (or the former Visual Arts 2700) and AHVC 2701 (or the former Visual Arts 2701) or History 2700 and History 2701

AHVC 4731 Modern Art II: Early Modernism

is an examination of the various cultural and social forces between 1850 and 1914 which shaped the rise of the Modern movement.

EQ:

History 4731Ìýor the former Visual Arts 4731

PR:

6 credit hours in AHVC 2700 (or the former Visual Arts 2700) and AHVC 2701 (or the former Visual Arts 2701) or History 2700 and History 2701

AHVC 4740 Current Issues in Art

is studies in Contemporary Art.

PR:

6 credit hours in AHVC 2700 (or the former Visual Arts 2700) and AHVC 2701 (or the former Visual Arts 2701) or History 2700 and History 2701

AHVC 4741 Art Criticism

- inactive course.

AN = Additional notes.

AR = Attendance requirement as noted.

CH = Credit hours: unless otherwise noted, a course normally has a credit value of 3 credit hours.

CO = Co-requisite(s): course(s) listed must be taken concurrently with or successfully completed prior to the course being described.

CR = Credit restricted: The course being described and the course(s) listed are closely related but not equivalent.Ìý Credit is limited to one of these courses.Ìý Normally, these courses cannot be substituted, one for the other, to satisfy program requirements.

EQ = Equivalent: the course being described and the course(s) listed are equal for credit determination.Ìý Credit is limited to one of these courses.Ìý These courses can be substituted, one for the other, to satisfy program requirements.

LC = Lecture hours per week: lecture hours are 3 per week unless otherwise noted.

LH = Laboratory hours per week.

OR = Other requirements of the course such as tutorials, practical sessions, or seminars.

PR = Prerequisite(s): course(s) listed must be successfully completed prior to commencing the course being described.

UL = Usage limitation(s) as noted.

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