Architecture and Visual Studies


Introduction

A program of the Faculty of Arts & Science and the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. If you have any questions about the programs below, please contact the Daniels faculty registrar’s office at registrar@daniels.utoronto.ca.

Visual studies focus upon a critical understanding and production of art. Visual studies is set within a unique environment focusing on a rigorous investigation of the interdisciplinary and conceptual components inherent to contemporary art and curatorial practice, as well as in critical writing, theory, art history, design, and related areas requiring a high degree of visual literacy. This innovative program of study provides instruction in studio practice in combination with critical discourse involving all aspects of contemporary visual culture through lectures, studio courses, seminars, and field trips.

The Visual Studies Minor is a Faculty of Arts & Science program. Requirements are listed below. Information about electives for this program may be found in the Daniels faculty calendar.

Architecture and Visual Studies Programs

Visual Studies Minor (Arts Program) - ASMIN0660

Enrolment Requirements:

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.

Variable Minimum Grade
A minimum grade is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:

To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade or grade average lower than a B in these required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum final grade or grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.

Completion Requirements:

(4.0 credits in Visual Studies, including at least 1.0 credit at the 300-level.)

  1. JAV120H1 and JAV130H1
  2. JAV200H1 and 2.5 credits in VIS courses taken through the Daniels Faculty.

Note: Visual Studies Minor students in the Faculty of Arts & Science are not permitted to take VIS300H0, VIS403H1, VIS404H1, VIS405H1, VIS430Y1, and VIS431Y1.


Visual Studies Programs

The Visual Studies specialist and major programs were transferred from the Faculty of Arts & Science to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design effective September 1, 2014. Students interested in pursuing the Visual Studies specialist or major program may apply for admission to the Daniels faculty (www.daniels.utoronto.ca).

For Arts & Science students enrolled in the program before September 2014, please refer to the relevant archived Calendar for program information.

Architecture Programs

The Architectural Studies major programs were transferred from the Faculty of Arts & Science to the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design effective September 1, 2012. Students interested in pursuing the major programs may apply for admission to the Daniels Faculty. For information regarding architectural studies programs and courses, please visit the Daniels website: www.daniels.utoronto.ca.

For Arts & Science students enrolled in the program before September 2012, please refer to the relevant archived Calendar for program information.

Regarding Architecture and Visual Studies Courses

Architecture and visual studies course descriptions may be found in the Daniels faculty calendar. Elective courses are available for Arts & Science students.

If you have any questions about architecture or visual studies courses, please contact the Daniels faculty registrar’s office at registrar@daniels.utoronto.ca.

Architecture and Visual Studies Courses

JAV120H1 - Visual Concepts

Hours: 12L/36P

An introduction to a wide range of topics situated in modernism, postmodernism, and the contemporary that inform current art practice and critical discourse. The course investigates post-1970 art practice through diverse societal, cultural, and political influences of contemporary critical thought.

Exclusion: VIS120H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JAV130H1 - Visual Strategies

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to diverse mediums and topics for exploration with an emphasis on experimentation and conceptual development. In addition to acquiring manual skills used in production of contemporary visual art, students are encouraged to explore their own individual artistic and research processes.

Prerequisite: JAV120H1/ VIS120H1
Exclusion: VIS130H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

JAV200H1 - Introduction to Critical Theory

Hours: 24L/12T

A course that teaches critical and analytical ways of engaging visual culture within an interdisciplinary and international setting. Students are introduced to foundational intellectual tools and a research methodology appropriate to artists, designers, and architects.

Exclusion: VIS200H1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

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