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Combined Media

  • MPC 101 - Introduction to Compositional Design
    Course DescriptionThis course will deal with the fundamentals of expression and interpretation in the visual arts. Students will undertake applied exercises related to the elements and principles of composition and design. Completed projects will be critiqued with reference to traditional and contemporary design issues. The course's main setting is the studio, where a variety of materials and approaches are explored.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
  • MPC 103 - Reframing Art History
    Course DescriptionThis course explores how histories of art have been made, negotiated, and transformed while developing critical methodologies for understanding cultural artefacts. Organised as an interdisciplinary introduction to art from prehistory to the present, this course analyses key moments of cultural and intellectual exchange, acknowledging connections between empires and images and challenging presumptions and boundaries surrounding artists, styles, and periods.
    Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
  • MPC 125 - Intro to Time-Based Media
    Course DescriptionThis hands-on workshop will provide intermediate exploration of design issues and concepts as they apply to a variety of time-based media. Students will extend their design investigations into space, sound, light, colour and form through the components of their digital, film, photography and video productions.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Prerequisites:MPC 101
  • MPC 201 - Contemporary Art: Concepts and Theories
    Course DescriptionThis lecture course introduces key concepts and theories that animate contemporary art, providing a foundation for students embarking upon their studies in the creative industries. It offers theoretical, historical, and cross-disciplinary perspectives, including the politics of race, gender, and anti-colonial movements. Topics such as materiality, technology, ethics, appropriation, participation, and time are addressed while thinking through the potentials and limits of various media and practices.
    Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
  • MPC 203 - Modern Art and Theory
    Course DescriptionThis course surveys art practices and theories from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century. Exploring varying geographic locations and cultural contexts, the course examines the global scope and conflicting meanings of ‘modernity’ and ‘modernism,’ multiple legacies of the early avant-garde, the relationship between social upheaval and art, the development of the international art market, and the emergence of late-twentieth century postmodernism.
    Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Prerequisites:MPC 103
  • MPC 210 - Introduction to Visual Culture
    Course DescriptionThe study of visual culture concerns the value attributed to images across disciplines and media at any given moment. The meanings derived from visual images, from the smallest group interaction to the largest “world” event, depend on a variety of factors influencing the production, circulation, reception and history of images. This course will approach visual culture through a framework of digital media with a particular emphasis on digital artwork.
    Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
  • MPC 225 - Intro to Creative Technologies
    Course DescriptionThis course is an advanced workshop in creativity and design for a variety of digital and hybrid media. The assignments provide opportunities to explore sophisticated approaches involving interactivity, non-linearity, and 3D design.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Prerequisites:MPC 101