丁香园AV

School for the Contemporary Arts | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Spring

Within the fine and performing arts, there are lively debates about the meaning and significance of individual artworks, as well as their relationships to audiences and to other forms of culture. Art and culture studies investigates the arts with attention to the historically changing forms of class, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality and aesthetics. This interdisciplinary program provides a knowledge of and sensitivity to the specific qualities of diverse artforms. The program is an excellent foundation for a dynamic, lifelong interest in the fine and performing arts, while complementing other programs of study.

丁香园AV Requirements

Program and course admission is contingent upon University admission.

Entry to all programs and to many courses is by audition, interview or application. Contact the school鈥檚 office for information on procedures and deadlines.

Although the University operates on a trimester system, most FPA courses are planned in a two term (fall and spring) sequence. Consequently, students enter in the fall term (September) and are advised to contact the school in the preceding January for program entry and requirements information.

Transfer Credit and Advanced Standing

Unassigned or general elective (type 2 and 3, respectively) transfer credit awarded for courses completed at other recognized post-secondary institutions will not automatically entitle students to advanced standing in the school鈥檚 programs. Advanced standing is generally given on an individual basis as a result of an audition or interview.

Program Requirements

Students are encouraged to take advantage of interdisciplinary offerings within the school. As many programs depend on a continuing sequence of courses completed in order, students should plan carefully to gain the maximum benefit and efficiency from their study. Note that not all courses are offered every term and several are offered on a rotational basis, i.e. every third or fourth term. An advisor is available to help plan study programs.

Students are reminded that the school is an interdisciplinary fine and performing arts department, and are strongly advised to acquaint themselves with the many disciplinary courses that are available.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 12 units, including one of

• FPA 167-3 Visual Art and Culture I
• FPA 168-3 Visual Art and Culture II

and one of

• FPA 111-3 Issues in the Fine and Performing Arts
• FPA 136-3 History and Aesthetics of Cinema I
• FPA 137-3 History and Aesthetics of Cinema II

and

• FPA 210-3 Artworks, Theories, Contexts

and three units of lower division history, theory, or studio courses from within the School for the Contemporary Arts.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 17 units, including

• FPA 310-4 Interdisciplinary Methods in Art and Culture Studies

and a minimum of 10 units from

• FPA 310-4 Contemporary Arts Field School I
• FPA 311-4 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts*
• FPA 312-3 Selected Topics in Art and Culture Studies*
• FPA 314-3 Readings in the History of Art and Culture*
• FPA 317-4 Introduction to Performance Studies
• FPA 319W-3 Critical Writing in the Arts
• FPA 335-4 Introduction to Film Theory
• FPA 408-4 Contemporary Arts Field School III (Theory/History)
• FPA 411-3 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Contemporary Arts*
• FPA 412-4 Advanced Seminar in Art and Culture*
• FPA 414-3 Advanced Topic in the History of Art and Culture*
• FPA 416-3 Practices in Art and Culture*

*may be completed again for credit if topic changes

and three units of upper division history or theory courses from within the School for the Contemporary Arts. The Art and Culture courses in the list above can be used to fulfil this requirement.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

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