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This course requires no previous experience working with clay. It is a broad introduction to both handbuilding and wheel throwing processes including glazing and firing kilns. Students will complete a series of projects that explore traditional and contemporary techniques as they relate to...

Students are introduced to basic observation and drawing techniques with an emphasis on perceptual skills. Students develop confidence with a variety of drawing materials through the exploration of still life, figure drawing with models, and perception of the world around them. Studio sessions...

Foundation Painting is a studio-based experience that engages students in an exploration of the materiality of paint, composition, and colour. Students explore formal and conceptual problems specific to painting. An emphasis on direct observation and problem solving enables students to express ideas...

Students are equipped with the fundamental tools to engage with the industrial design process. Stressing idea development and object creation, this course introduces a range of professional, industry standard techniques, materials, and processes. In this hands-on course, students explore various...

Students are introduced to the fundamentals of media-based studio practice. Open to all experience levels, the course offers a practical and conceptual foundation in digital processes while allowing for the critical investigation of authorship, appropriation and remix culture. Through a variety of...

Students are introduced to the materials, formal elements, organizational principles, language, concepts, and processes of sculpture. Exploring formal and contemporary themes in steel, wood, and assemblage encourages students to articulate their ideas in three dimensions. Historical and contemporary...

Students learn about the basic materials and techniques used in creating limited edition prints of various types. Through instructor-led demonstrations, students explore three basic printmaking disciplines: relief, intaglio, and serigraphy, and subsequently use these demonstrated methods to complete...

This number is reserved for fine arts courses that may be offered from time to time by a) fine arts faculty who may wish to present a course in their speciality or b) visiting fine arts lecturers.

Students continue to develop perceptual drawing skills and processes, with an emphasis on the uses of tonal values. The range of drawing materials are expanded, using more complex situations involving still life, models, and the urban/natural environment. Studio work and assignments are complemented...