ART
Queer Arts
ART 2015/3015 A
3.0 Credit Hours
This course will provide a studio-based overview of queer art, its historical, cultural and political contexts, and material and methodological applications. Students can expect to work in interdisciplinary mediums used by queer artists across various S2LGBTQ+ eras of creative expression. These will include fiber arts and textile, new media and video, performance art, and site-specific works, among others. Assignments will revolve around queer conceptual and theoretical frameworks found in the work of contemporary queer artists.
Prerequisite(s) Art 3015: Four of: [Art 2005 or Art 2006], Art 2010, Art 2015, Art 2023, Art 2027, Art 2033, [Art 2060 or Art 2061], or Art 2350/Indigenous Studies 2350 AND 15 university-level courses (a minimum of 45.0 credit hours)
Senior Studio I & II
ART 4048 & 4049
6.0 Credit Hours
The following instructors will be available as supervising faculty members for the above mentioned classes in Fall 2024:
Students who register for these courses will interview with each of the supervising faculty members to determine which faculty member will be their instructor of record. Students must ensure they are registered in the correct section of the course with their assigned instructor by the end of the add/drop period.
Art, Museums, and Activism
ARHI 3151
3.0 Credit Hours
This course will explore recent work in museums in relation to social change, with a focus on key case studies: work by museums around decolonization and repatriation; ACT UP and work by artists addressing gender and sexuality; and work by museums and artists to address the climate crisis. The course will include theoretical and practical components to support an intersectional approach to the topics, a focus on Canadian museums and artists, and attention to strategies for museums to create effective audience engagement. With the university located on traditional Blackfoot territory, Blackfoot perspectives will be central to the course.
Prerequisite(s): Art History 1002 or Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)
Critical Issues in Contemporary Indigenous Art
ARHI 3152 A
3.0 Credit Hours
This course examines current critical issues in contemporary Indigenous art and visual culture from across the settler-colonial areas of North American, as well as Australia and New Zealand. We will explore how Indigenous arts are understood in the communities in which they are made, how indigenous artworks have been understood in Western art historical discourse and museum exhibitions, as well as the relationship between “historic” and “contemporary” indigenous arts. This course will investigate the recent role of indigenous art in the questioning of identity and self-representation, decolonization, sovereignty, self-determination, and anti-colonial resistance. The course will rely heavily on course readings and class participation, structured like a seminar it is organized both thematically and geographically in order to address the specific concerns of the land, visual culture, survivance, and Indigeneity
Prerequisite(s): One of Art History 1001, Art History 1002, or Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)
DRAMA
Screen Acting: Theory and Analysis
CINE 4850 / DRAM 4850 A
3.0 Credit Hours
A study of major stylistic approaches to performance throughout the history of film, television, and other media, and an overview of prominent theories that focus on the work of screen actors. Students will acquire specialized means of understanding screen actors’ expressive capabilities, and the methods to critically examine actors’ performances through close, formal analysis.
Prerequisite(s): Cinema 1000 or Drama 1000 AND third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)
Scenic Painting
DRAM 3821 A
3.0 Credit Hours
This course is designed to give an introduction to the theory and techniques of scenic painting for a variety of theatrical applications, including properties. Students will learn about the products, tools and techniques of scenic paint for the stage, as well as explore the elements and principals of scenography. This class will include both lectures, demonstrations and the physical practice of scenic painting.
Stage Makeup
DRAM 3821 B
3.0 Credit Hours
This course is designed to give an introduction to the history, practice and design aesthetic of stage makeup. Students will learn about the products, tools and application techniques of makeup for the stage, as well as explore the process of character development through makeup design. This course will combine lectures and demonstrations with physical practice.
MUSIC
Listening to Music
MUSI 3000 A
3.0 Credit Hours
In this class, students will learn about a variety of perspectives from which to think about listening to music. This approach will reinforce the concept that music is a communicative experience, involving not just compositions to be studied (in some cases) but also participatory acts of what Christopher Small calls musicking. By focusing in this class on listening, students will become aware of different contexts for musicking, and thus different social functions for music. Students will come away with an understanding of how music has been, and continues to be, used by humans for a vast array of purposes. Moreover, through a variety of theoretical perspectives on listening, students will gain a broader understanding of how music’s communicated meanings are not objectively determinate, but rather highly dependent on context. Student’s can expect an emphasis on reading and class discussion.
Prerequisite(s): One of Music 3090 OR Music 3480
History of Rock and Roll to 1970
MUSI 3200 A
3.0 Credit Hours
This course is designed to give the student a historical overview of the development of rock ‘n roll from its roots up until the end of the 60’s. This will be presented in a chronological manner, beginning with a brief overview of rock ‘n roll’s ancestors and influences. It will go on to study the musical and cultural melting pot of the 1950’s, followed by the effects of the British Invasion of the 60’s. A discussion of developments occurring in North America following the British Invasion will be the culminating point of this class.
Prerequisite(s): 15 university-level courses (a minimum of 45.0 credit hours) - as per calendar
Equivalent: Music 3200 – History of Rock and Roll: 1948-1970
NOTE: Not counted in the 16-course Arts & Science major or the core courses in the B.Mus. degree.
NOTE: Students with credit in Music 2850 (History of Rock ‘n Roll), 2850 (3850) (Popular Music in the 20th Century) or 3010 cannot receive credit for the same offering in the Music 3200 series.
NOTE: Credit is not allowed for MUSI 3200 - History of Rock & Roll to 1970 and MUSI 3200 History of Rock and Roll: 1948-1970 or MUSI 3200 – History of Rock and Roll
History of Jazz
MUSI 3200 B
3.0 Credit Hours
This course provides a comprehensive overview of jazz history, covering the major jazz styles and important musicians that have pioneered this music. We will trace jazz from its infancy, beginning in New Orleans and will highlight how this music has developed through the years and has grown into various sub-genres. Some of the styles that will be covered include: Early Jazz, Swing Era, Bebop, Cool and Fusion. Other topics will include learning important jazz terminology, becoming acquainted with the preeminent jazz artists within each style and most importantly analyzing how jazz has evolved and inspired other music genres since early in the twentieth-century.
Prerequisite(s): 15 university-level courses (a minimum of 45.0 credit hours)
NOTE: Not counted in the 16-course Arts and Science Music major or the core courses in the B.Mus. degree.
Planning and Delivering Group Instrumental Instruction
MUSI 3850A
3.0 Credit Hours
This course provides hands-on training for teaching instrumentalists of any level in small group sessions including sectionals, clinics, workshops, or classroom settings. It will include a lecture portion on classroom management, time management, pedagogical techniques, adaptive teaching methods, and teaching strategies, as well as controlled classroom settings and real-world settings with high school-aged students.
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours) AND permission from the instructor.
NEW MEDIA
New Media Soundscapes
NMED 2850 A
3.0 Credit Hours
This course explores the theory, practice and history of sound and sound-based media. A primary aim is to analyze historical contingencies and contemporary complexities of sound and sound-based media as social and cultural phenomena. Emphasis is placed on understanding the often-overlooked role sonic media plays in current and emergent digital technologies and practices, including social media, advertising, music and podcasting. We will also develop and practice basic tools and techniques of digital sound production for various genres, including podcasting, sound for film and games, and sound art.
Advanced Game Design Studio
NMED 3850 A
3.0 Credit Hours
Building on fundamental game design skills, this course will challenge students to make increasingly complex and intricate games while also guiding them further into the production and release process. The course will culminate in a capstone final, polished game.
Prerequisite(s): New Media 3310
Art & Imagination Anthropocene
NMED 3850 B
3.0 Credit Hours
Welcome to the Anthropocene, a world on the brink of a constellation of ecological, social, and economic catastrophes. In this studio course we’ll explore what is at stake and the urgent need to attune ourselves to an interconnected world, a practice long-held by Indigenous cultures. We’ll critically examine and creatively respond to such topics as: representation and reality; questions of consciousness; the ramifications of AI; the paranormal; the dearth of meaning in contemporary culture; and what the non-human world communicates, to bring into practice what we might call an “everyday magik”, a way of being and interacting that respects the netted nature of our world.
Prerequisite(s): 15 university-level courses (a minimum of 45.0 credit hours)
Emerging Video Technology
NMED 3850 C
3.0 Credit Hours
A studio intensive in moving image creation. Students are encouraged to pursue new innovations in video creation including immersive installation, 360° video, projection mapping and video applications for augmented and virtual reality.
Prerequisite(s): New Media 2030 or Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours) and a skills based assessment.
AI, Immortality, Art, & Identity
NMED 4850
3.0 Credit Hours
Benign assistants or robot overlords? In this seminar/studio course we’ll explore the promises and perils of Artificial Intelligence. Through readings, viewings, and hands-on experimentation with AIs, we’ll engage in a cross-disciplinary conversation around the existential, ethical, and practical ramifications of AIs.
Prerequisite(s): Fourth year standing (a minimum of 90.0 credit hours) in a BFA New Media program.