Students are introduced to key concepts and competencies used in contemporary drawing practice. Prerequisite for further study in fine arts studio courses. May not be held with STDO 1200.

Traditional and experimental approaches to rendering the figure, culminating in the production of a portfolio of drawings. Prerequisite to further study in the Fine Arts Studio courses. May not be held with STDO 1200 or STDO 1230.

Building on competencies developed in STDO 1210 Drawing: Studio 1, students integrate individual research with methods and materials of contemporary drawing. Prerequisite for further study in fine arts studio courses. May not be held with STDO 1200.

An introduction to communication in contemporary visual art through traditional and experimental 2D and 3D modes. Prerequisite for further study in fine arts studio courses. May not be held with the former STDO 1220.

Expanding concepts and ideas developed in Visual Language, students investigate the nature of contemporary art and design. Prerequisite for further study in fine arts studio courses. May not hold with the former STDO 1220.

Students choose among individual studio area modules to learn material technologies used in art, facilitating students' ability to work in School of Art workshops. Prerequisite for further study in fine arts studio courses. May not be held with STDO 1220.

An introduction to the core software skills and digital methods that may be applied to art, design and research practices. Topics will provide students a basic understanding of digital platforms within a creative environment.

Introduction to current activities in art practices through visiting guest lectures, exploratory visual responses, formal critique, and research methodology. Students will be introduced to a range of Indigenous, Black, racialized, and settler-ally creative and curatorial practices. A conversation will be developed around decolonial strategies and perspectives. May not be held with STDO 1200, STDO 1220 or STDO 1430.

This course introduces materials, processes and ideas informing the making of contemporary sculptural practices.

The course explores sculptural practices at an intermediate level, developing skills in a variety of materials and media. The course will provide the opportunity for independent thought, conceptual growth and project planning and implementation.

This course focuses on plaster as the primary mould making material. Students will have the opportunity to use other media in the projects they make from their moulds so long as it is something that can be released from the surface of the plaster. May not be held with STDO 2690 when titled Mould Making.

Basic instruction in oil painting and pictorial composition.

A continuation of STDO 2220 Introduction to Painting this course provides focused technical instruction and opportunities to develop an individual painting practice. May not be held with STDO 3680 when titled Intermediate Painting.

Introduction to ceramic art, including contemporary processes, techniques, and history. Mutually Exclusive: STDO 2310, STDO 2320.

Creative use of drawing with emphasis on the human figure. May not be held with STDO 2240.

This course will cover the basics of wheel throwing and gas kiln firing. Technical and conceptual content will be provided through a series of assigned projects. May not be held with STDO 2230.

This course will cover the basics of hand building with clay and electric kiln firing. Technical and conceptual content will be provided through a series of assigned projects. Mat not be held with STDO 2230.

Students will be taught the correct procedures for the further manipulation of wheel thrown cylinders. Emphasis will be on creating objects with spouts, lids, as well as multiples.

This course builds on elements learned in STDO 2230 Introduction to Ceramics. Students will be taught procedures for further manipulation of clay using various handbuilding techniques, including slab building, coiling, and modelling. Slip and glaze technology will be introduced. Historical and contemporary examples of handbuilt ceramics will be studied to build awareness of the discipline and help inform students’ projects.

Introduction to the camera and photographic techniques with problems in creative visual expression.

Students will explore aspects of analogue photography at the intermediate level, including photographing on medium-format film, printing on fibre paper, darkroom experimentation, and historical processes such as cyanotype printing. May not be held with STDO 2690 when titled Intermediate Film Photography or STDO 3680 when titled Intermediate Photo.

This course will provide students with the ability to further advance their technical and conceptual abilities in digital photography.

This is a Studio course introducing the basic technical foundation and critical understanding of contemporary photo-based image production. May not be held with STDO 2450.

A focus on the basic techniques in Intaglio.

A continuation in the basic techniques in Intaglio.

An introduction to the basic techniques in Silkscreen.

A continuation in the basic techniques in Silkscreen.

A focus on the basic techniques in Lithography.

A continuation in the basic techniques in Lithography.

A focus on the basic techniques.

This course introduces students to the materials, processes, and ideas informing a contemporary print practice.

The creative use of video as an art medium.

An introduction to the creative use of design elements and principles applied to problems in Graphic Design.

A continuation of the investigation of the creative use of advanced design elements and principles applied to problems in Graphic Design. The course provides a grounding in the concepts, techniques and skills required to solve specific problems, develop a personal design process and acquire a deeper understanding of visual media.

This course is an introduction to the computer as a creative tool and to explore industry standard software for use in the creative graphic design applications.

Students will explore both form and functional typography in studio practice. Consideration of how shifts in the appearance of language can change the way it signifies. A review of how typography has developed historically and the context that it exists in today, where the interrelated systems of reading, technology, culture and language meet, asking us to understand typography as a relational practice. This course is a prerequisite for students wishing to pursue higher level course work in graphic design.

An introduction to the nature of the design process and the principles of visual perception and visual language with a focus on the cultural and commercial roles of visual communication design practice.

Selected projects in Fine Art Studio of current interest.

Individual three credit hour courses offered in multiple discipline areas. Courses will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth of topics of interest.

Complementary to 2000-level Studio practice courses. Students will engage in discussion, readings and practical studio work. May not hold with the former STDO 2710.

This interdisciplinary studio course encourages the research, creation, and presentation of works of a diverse nature.

An introduction to the language and form of performance art, including live performance, performance based installation, and interactive and relational performances. May not be held with STDO 3680 when titled " Introduction to Performance Art".

Advanced instruction and studio practice in sculpture with a focus on individual research and sustained, self-directed projects. May not be held with STDO 3680 when titled Projects in Sculpture.

Advanced instruction and studio practice in painting with a focus on individual research and sustained, self-directed projects. May not be held with STDO 3680 when titled Self Directed Projects in Painting, Projects in Painting, or Independent Projects in Painting.

Advanced instruction and studio practice in ceramics with a focus on individual research and sustained, self-directed projects. May not be held with STDO 3680 when titled Independent Projects in Ceramics.

Advanced instruction and studio practice in photography with a focus on individual research and sustained, self-directed projects. May not be held with STDO 3680 when titled Self Directed Projects in Photography or Independent Projects in Photography.

An upper level drawing course with an emphasis on finished drawings and experimental techniques.

This course investigates methods used to create large-scale clay forms and small-scale mixed-media works. Concept, material, and presentation will be the focus as paper clay, paper plaster moulds, reinforcement techniques, experimental surfaces, 3D digital fabrication methods, and presentation are investigated. May not be held with STDO 3680 when titled Ceramic Sculpture.

Continuation of Ceramics 1 (STDO 2230).

This course will focus on advanced techniques in wheel throwing and the firing of gas and atmospheric kilns. May not be held with STDO 3370.

This course focuses on experimental and innovative practices in handbuilding with clay. May not be held with STDO 3370.

Continuation of Painting 1 (STDO 2220) with increasing emphasis on painting techniques, theory, and use of expressive idioms.

A continuation of STDO 2222 Intermediate Painting with increasing emphasis on individual development, theory and use of expressive idioms.

Continuation of Sculpture 1 (STDO 2210), with emphasis on one of modeling, carving, or construction.

The course explores sculptural practices at an advanced level, developing skills in a variety of materials and media at a self-determinate level. The course will provide the opportunity for independent thought, conceptual growth and project planning and implementation. May not be held with STDO 3680 when titled Topics in Advanced Sculpture.

Continuation of Photography 1 (STDO 2400) or Digital Photography (STDO 2450), with emphasis on print quality and personal imagery.

Students will gain advanced techniques for artists using film photography, such as studio photography, artificial lighting, and large-format camera exposures and development. These major skills will be complemented by honing students’ ability to resolve a photographic artwork through its most ideal presentation.

Advanced instruction toward individual expression. (Major course)

Projects of an unusual nature. Click on View "Timetable" to see current offerings.

Courses will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth on topics of interest within the area of Design. This course can be completed as a topics course multiple times under different titles.

Course will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth on topics of interest within the area of Printmaking. This course can be completed as a topics course multiple times under different titles.

Individual three credit hour courses offered in multiple discipline areas. Courses will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth on topics of interest.

This course will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth on topics of interest within the area of Painting. This course can be completed as a topics course multiple times under different titles.

This course will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth on topics of interest within the area of Photography. This course can be completed as a topics course multiple times under different titles.

Courses will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth on topics of interest within the area of Sculpture. This course can be completed as a topics course multiple times under different titles.

Courses will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth on topics of interest within the area of Ceramics. This course can be completed as a topics course multiple times under different titles.

This course will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth, and historical and theoretical considerations of topics concerning Indigenous Contemporary Art Practice.

This course will provide opportunities for skill building, conceptual development and depth, and historical and theoretical considerations of topics concerning BIPOC Contemporary Art Practices.

An upper level print media course allowing students to develop work in one or more of the print process.

An upper level print media course allowing students to develop work in one or more of the print processes.

This course will expand the students’ conception of design practice. Projects with increasingly complex and ambiguous problems prepare students for the 4th year Honours program. A focus on process-led approaches to design inquiry provides students with an opportunity to consider what design is, what it does, and who it is for.

This course builds on students' abilities to solve graphic design problems in visual communications as developed in STDO 2640 Intermediate Design, and to increase the repertoire of design problems typically encountered in professional practice. May not be held with the former STDO 3930.

An exploration of the 'new media' revolution within a critical graphic design context. The course is also an introduction to the tools and principles of new media content creation and information architecture.

Complementary to 2000-level and 3000-level Studio practice courses. Students will engage in discussion, readings, and practical studio work. May not hold with the former STDO 3970.

Advanced individual instruction in creative drawing.

Individual instruction (Ceramics) with concentration in the areas most relevant to the student's creative development.

Individual instruction with concentration in the areas most relevant to the student's creative development.

Individual instruction with concentration in the areas most relevant to the student's creative development.

Continuation of Advanced Printmaking 2. Students may not hold credit for both STDO 4540 and STDO 4570.

Continuation of Advanced Printmaking 2A. Students may not hold credit for both STDO 4540 and STDO 4610.

Advanced individual instruction in creative photography.

(Lab required) This course provides an opportunity for students to propose and develop a self-directed term-long design project. Peer learning and collaboration will be encouraged using yearly thematic focus to frame the class research. May not be held with STDO 4810 or STDO 4820.

(lab required) This course provides an opportunity for students to propose and develop a self-directed term-long design project. Peer learning and collaboration will be encouraged using a yearly thematic focus to frame the class research. May not be held with STDO 4810 or STDO 4820.

Design Honours Seminar will complement the work and research in Design Honours Studio 1 and 2 and provide critical conversations around contemporary design. The course emphasizes writing about design as well as covering issues related to the documentation and dissemination of design thinking, design process and designed outcomes. May not be held with STDO 4910.

Students develop and complete a self-directed program of Studio work. Regular peer and faculty review of Studio program of work. Taught by individual faculty or two-faculty teams. May not hold with STDO 4880 or 054.488. Open only to students in fourth year Honours.

Taken after Senior Studio 1 (STDO 4810) students develop and complete their self-directed program of Studio work. Regular peer and faculty review of Studio program of work. Taught by individual faculty or two-faculty teams. Open only to students in fourth year of Honours program. May not be held with STDO 4880.

An examination of the technologies and techniques of visual communication production with a focus on the concepts of business and production management. This studio course is a part of the graphic design area sequence.

This Seminar is taken in the fourth year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Degree as the first of two Honours Seminar courses and taken co-currently with Senior Studio 1 and Senior Studio 2. Issues of professional practice are examined against contemporary art theory. Students document their work and create artist statements and interact with visiting artists. May not be held with STDO 4890.

A continuation of STDO 4910, Honours Seminar 1. Issues of professional practice are examined against contemporary art theory. Students document their work and create artists statements and interact with visiting artists. May not be held with STDO 4890.