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Minor in Visual Studies

The Visual Studies Minor is a lecture-based overview of the history and theories of this interdisciplinary field. Courses introduce students to the field by providing a solid foundation in visual culture, art history and contemporary theory. A broad range of current visual culture examples enhance learning and make the study relevant to everyday experiences. Students will explore the social, economic and cultural dimensions of the image-based world that surrounds us.

Administered by: School of Image Arts

Exclusions: This minor is not available to students in the following programs:

To receive this Minor, students must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:

Required:

  • MPC 201 Contemporary Art: Concepts and Theories

Plus five (5) of the following:

  • FCD 551 Digital Media and Cultures
  • MPC 101 Intro to Compositional Design
  • MPC 103 Reframing Art History
  • MPC 203 Modern Art and Theory
  • MPC 210 Intro to Visual Culture
  • MPI 603 Media Languages: Old and New Vocabularies
  • NPF 188 From Page to Screen
  • NPF 510 Media and the Environment
  • NPF 530 Electronic and Digital Art
  • NPF 569 Disaster Images: Memory and Response
  • NPF 570 Advertising and Consumer Culture
  • NPF 574 Indigenous Visual Culture in Canada
  • NPF 604 Screen Practices
  • SEM 102 Introduction to Visual Semiotics

Please see Senate Policy 2 (opens in new window) , Section 7.4 for further information about Minors.