84 courses in the 1976–77 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Professor, Chairman V. Burnett, B.S. (Columbia), M.A. (California)
Professor
A. M. Urquhart, B.F.A. (Buffalo)
Associate Professors N.-L. Patterson, B.A. (Washington) ; H. Martens, B.A., M.A. (Minnesota), Ph.D. (Columbia)
Assistant Professors
D. I. MacKay, B.F.A. (Mt. Allison), M.F.A. (Cornell)
J. Uhde, M.A. (Purkyne’s University, Brno, Czechoslovakia), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
Lecturers .
C. Crockford, B.Ed. (Alberta), M.A. (British Columbia)
B. Irland, B.F.A. (Illinois), M.F.A. (Massachusetts)
W. Janzen Jr., B.Mus. (Manitoba), M.M. (Wisconsin), A.M.M.,G
E. Kliman, M.A. (Toronto)
A. Roberts
Course Descriptions 263 Fine Arts
Requirements for Fine Arts General B.A. in Art
To fulfill the requirements for a general degree in Fine Arts students must take at least 12 half courses in Fine Arts, at least four of which must be on the third year level. As part of the 12 required half courses, students majoring in studio work must take 110*, 111*, 120*, and at least seven half courses in studio work in addition to 120*; students specializing in art history must take, as part of their 12 required Fine Arts half courses, 110*, 111*, 120*, and at least six half courses in art history in addition to 110*, and 1L1*, and one half course in studio work in addition to 120*; students majoring in film history, as part of their twelve required half courses, must take 110*, ILi*, 120*, and six half courses in film history; and those students specializing in film making must take. as part ot their twelve required Fine Arts half courses, 110*, 111*, [20*, and four half courses in film making. Courses in music will be considered as electives and notas part of the regular Art programme in Fine Arts.
Students from any faculty may take courses in Fine Arts on an elective basis with the consent of their departments, or as a part of their regular programme where their departments so direct.
Honours Programme
Students wishing to apply for admission to the Fine Arts Honours Programme should refer to the Honours Programme requirements included in Chapter 7. Since application to the programme must be made at the end of the third year of study, students should familiarize themselves with these requirements immediately upon deciding that this programme is of interest to them.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions — Fine Arts
A comparative survey of Prehistoric and Ancient Art, and of Oriental, African, New World, and Oceanian Art, emphasizing visual form as an expression of its historical and cultural context.
No prerequisite, Fall term
A comparative survey of Western Art from the Classical to the Modern period, emphasizing visual form as an expression of it historical and cultural context. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 110*, Winter term
An introduction to the fundamental principles and concepts of visual art, through a series of experimental studio problems in two and three dimensional materials and media. Lab fee, Fall, Winter term
An examination of the history of Modern Art from the late 18th century up to the time of Impressionism. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 110*-111* or consent of instructor, Fall term
A continuation of Fine Arts 210, commencing with _Impressionism and proceeding through the major trends of the early 20th century up to the contemporary period. Prereq: Fine Arts 210* or consent of instructor, Fall term
A survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture, especially in Florence and Siena, starting with Giotto and his contemporaries and covering innovations in perspective, anatomy, and iconography through the end of the 15th century.
Prereq: Fine Arts 110*/111*, or consent of instructor, Fall term
A continuation of Fine Art 212* starting with the masters of the High Renaissance, Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo, and proceeding through Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo in Florence, Venice and Rome. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 212* or consent of instructor, Winter term
An introductory survey of the visual art and architecture of Judaism and Christianity in the Common era. The development and subsequent changes of style in places of worship and ceremonial objects and ornaments, and the changing forms of religious expression through visual art, will be studied.
No prerequisite, Winter term
Exploration of painting problems in various media as vehicles for serious creative expression: the fundamentals of composition and painting techniques (paint, materials, and preparation of painting surfaces) will be presented through studio projects. Lab. fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*, Winter term
Not offered in 1976–77.
Exploration of sculpture problems in various media as vehicles for serious creative expression: emphasis will be given to developing understanding and mastery of three dimensional forms and the preparation and handling of sculptural materials and tools.
Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*, Winter term
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
Not offered in 1976–77.
Half the time will be devoted to drawing from the model and the remainder toa series of drawing concepts. Atleast one field trip will be included — Art Gallery of Ontario or the Albright Knox in Buffalo.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*, Fall and Winter term
Students will make analytical and expressive drawings ina variety of media. In order to develop accurate observation and understanding of form.
Lab fee. Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120*, Fall term
Introductory course in materials and methods of printmaking.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 120* or consent of instructor
Fall term
226B* Not offered in 1976{77.
226C* Introductory silkscreen. Winter term
227* Scientific Drawing Not offered 1976/77.
The history, design and practice of various applied arts will be explored in slide lectures and studio projects. Specific arts will vary from year to year: current offerings are given below.
Not offered in 1976–77.
An introduction to the problems of designing for the theatre. Work for the course will include the preparation of drawings and models as well as practical experience in the theatre projects. Specific arts will vary from year to year. No prerequisite for Fine Arts majors; otherwise, consent of instructor. Fall term
Astudy of contemporary and historical images and effigies in art, ritual, and drama, and a series of studio projects in which three-dimensional images are constructed.
Winter term
Not offered in 1976–77.
General history of world cinema in its silent era (1985-1928), covering the work of outstanding directors and important movements and the contribution to the film medium as an independent art form. (Regular screening of a variety of films.)
Film fee, Fall term
A continuation of Fine Art 244* the expression of film history into the sound era (since 1929) including the most recent period.
(Regular screening of a variety of films.)
Film fee, Winter term
A theological approach tu the study of film as a world-transforming phenomenon for man. An assessment of film’s special characteristics as an art form capable of addressing man’s quest for a significant existence. Consideration of a wide range of films and directors, with particular emphasis on Ingmar Bergman.
Film fee $5.00
An exploration of selected themes — death, evil, guilt, fate, alienation, love, redemption — in the films of several of today’s leading directors: Bunuel, Pasolini, Kurosawa.
Fellini, Antonioni, Polanski.
Film fee $5.00
A survey of the art and architecture of the ancient Greek world from the Minoan to the Hellenistic periods
3 lectures, Consult Classics listing
A survey of the art and architecture of the Roman world from Etruscan to Imperial times.
3 lectures, Consult Classics listing
A survey of painting, and related developments in sculpture and architecture, from the late Gothic period through the High Renaissance. Emphasis will be on the Flemish and German schools.
Prereq: Fine 110*-111* or consent of Instructor.
Course Descriptions ; 265 Fine Arts
Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo in Northern Europe and Spain. The contributions of such masters as Brueghel Rembrandt, Rubens and Valasquez will be studied as well as the emergence of genre and landscape painting and the development of national schools.
Prereq: Fine Arts 312* or consent of Instructor.
Not offered in 1976–77.
The arts and crafts of Canadian Indian and Inuit (Eskimo) peoples are examined with slide lectures, films, and student presentations.
No prerequisites, Fall term
An examination of Canadian Art extending through the important styles of settlers, especially from Britain and France, in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the development of the nationalist styles of early twentieth century, culminating in contemporary Canadian art.
No prerequisite, Winter term
An historical survey of Canadian ethnic and traditional arts and crafts with student projects examining ethnic and traditional arts of the Waterloo region.
Winter term.
A seminar exploring contemporary artistic concepts through critical analysis, historical correlation discussions with artists and visits to studios and galleries. Prerequisite: consent of instructor, Fall term
Not offered in 1976–77.
An introduction to clay, glaze materials and firing techniques. Three dimensional form will be explored with the emphasis on the handling of clay as an expressive medium, enhanced by surface treatment and a variety of firing procedures.
Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine Arts 222* or consent of instructor. Fall term
A continuation of Ceramic Sculpture (322). Organization and integration of sculptural concepts in clay to develop a series of sculptures using a choice of materials and techniques learned in 322.
Prerequisite: Fine 322*, Winter term
Not offered in 1976–77.
A course in which drawing is investigated as a means of expression and communication. An understanding of the human figure — its structure. its movement, and its connotation — will be a central goal of the work. Objects and the landscape will also be studied as sources of artistic possibility. The student will be encouraged to experiment with imagery, to develop personal vision, and to devise individual formal means of expression. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine Arts 224 and consent of instructor, Fall term
Continuation of Fine Arts 324*. Winter term
The practice and study of various graphic techniques with emphasis on coloured intaglio, silk screen, and photographic processes. Lab fee.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 226*. Fall term
A continuation of Fine Arts 326* with emphasis on independent problems. Lab fee.
Prereq: Fine Arts 326*. Winter term
A study of the art of written forms, combining studio projects with slide lectures on the history of writing, illuminating, and lettering. Students will strive for mastery in various calligraphic forms including Roman, Uncial, Gothic, Italic and Fraktur.
Lab fee. No prerequisites. Fall term
Studio work in techniques and theory of book tlustration, together with slide lectures on the history of printed forms. Prerequisite: consent of instructor, Winter term
Not offered in 1976–77.
Special topics will be announced from year to year.
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
Anexploration of themes and styles that make up the early and late work of Chaplin-— the laughter and the melancholy. the loved and the abandoned, Charlie and Chaplin. Films and readings will be taken together in the examination of Chaphin’s contribution to the cinema.
Prereq: Fine 244*/245* or Fine 246R*/247R*
(RS 266R*/267R*) or consent of instructor. Fall term
Discussion of the aesthetic aspects of cinematographic work (principles known as ‘‘film language’’). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Fall term
An extension of Fine Arts 370*. The main accent will be placed upon major theories of cinematography, such as those of Kracauer, Metz, and Eisenstein, and upon the development of the students own judgment in the form of critical expression.
The impact of the film medium upon modern society will] also be discussed as well as the relationship between film and television.
Prerequisite: Fine Arts 370*. Winter term
Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of instructor. Fall term
For students planning a Senior Honours Presentation in Art History as it is currently understood. Students will examine methods of formal and stylistic analysis, iconographical interpretation and the application of social and political history to understanding of works of art. Required of ail art history majors who take Fine 490*/491*. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Research and reading courses under the direction of individual instructors. .
Admission by consent of instructor. Winter term
Studio and practice under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of instructor. Fall term
Studio and practice courses under the direction of individual instructors.
Admission by consent of the Instructor. Winter term
Admission by consent of instructor Fall term
Admission by consent of instructor Winter term
Not offered in 1976–77.
Not offered in 1976–77.
Admission by consent of instructor. Fall term
Admission by consent of instructor. Winter term
Admission by consent of instructor
Admission by consent of instructor
Each student will work under the direction of a Fine Arts faculty member on an advanced creative project; the result of this endeavour will be presented in the form of an exhibition or its equivalent (i.e.: film, illustrated book, portfolio, or essay), which will be examined by faculty members of Fine Arts and also where pertinent, by members of other departments.
Required of all students in Honours Fine Arts Admission by permission only
Admission by permission only
Requirements for Fine Arts General B.A. Degree in Music
To fulfill the requirements for a general degree in Fine Arts in Music, students must take the equivalent of 14 half courses in Music including 150G*/151G*, 254G*/255G*, 351G*/352G* and 2 half courses in Materials of Music available by cross-registration at Wilfrid Laurier University. Besides, students must demonstrate competence on one instrument (including voice) equal to Grade 10 standing at the Toronto conservatory of Music. The remainimg courses must be sclected in consulation with the Music Faculty.
A minor program in Music requires 10 half courses in Music including: 150G*/151G*, 2 of 254G*, 255G*, 351G* or 352G* plus any 6 other half courses including the option of Music Studio in voice, piano, woodwind, etc. Science 312* and /or Science 313*, Physics of Music, are applicable as music credits in a major or minor music programme.
Students from any faculty may take courses in Music on an elective basis.
Course Descriptions 267 Fine Arts
Undergraduate Course Descriptions — Music
Examination by means of listefing and analysis, of styles of music ranging from early Christian Chant to electronic and computer music. Compositions to be studied include major forms such as sonata, symphony, opera, mass, etc., as well as smaller forms.
3 lectures. Fall term
Continuation of 150G*.
Prerequisite: {50G* or consent of instructor 3 lectures. Winter term
Choral literature from the Renaissance period to the present will be introduced through singing reading sessions, discussion and performance. Repertoir will vary
. from year to year and will be suited to the existing choral
ensemble. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor 3 hours minimum. Fall term
Continuation of 160G*
Prerequisite: 160G* or consent of instructor 3 hours minimum. Winter term
Practical performance study with approved instructor and examination administered by Music Faculty. A half-course credit normally requires two terms of private study, but may be achieved in one term if supplemented with approved related studies in music literature. Prerequisite: Consent of Music Faculty
Music from around 1700 to 1827, the Baroque and Classical Periods of Music. Major composers studied are Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Listening to music is an integral part of the course.
Prerequisite: 150G*/I151G*
3 lectures, Fall term
Included among the many musical compositions studied are operas of Wagner, Verdiand Mussorgsky, the lieder of Schubert, Schumann and Wolf, symphonic of Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tschaikowsky, and piano music by Chopin. Prerequisite: 150G*/151G*
3 lectures. Winter term
Choral Literature from the Renaissance period to the present will be introduced through singing reading sessions, discussion and performance. Repertoire will vary from year to year and will be suited to the existing choral ensemble.
Prerequisite: 160G*/161G* or permission of instructor
3 hours minimum. Fall term
Continuation of 260G*.
Prerequisite: 260G* or consent of instructor 3 hours minimum. Winter term
The study of the music written from the seventeenth century to the present for a variety of instrumental groups, such as chamber music, symphony, concertos.
Prereq: 150G*/151G* or consent of instructor
3 lectures. Fall term
‘Continuation of 262G*. Prerequisite: 262G*
3 lectures. Winter term
See 166G* for course description. Prerequisite: 166G* and consent of Music Faculty
Countries to be discussed: Great Britain, Canada, the United States and the Antipodes. A series of lectures and discussions supplemented by records, tapes, and field recordings. Delineation of characteristic motifs in folk music. Various folk instruments will be used by the lecturer throughout the course: guitar, auto harp, hammer dulcimer, appalachian dulcimer, and five string banjo.
3 lectures. Winter term
Not offered in 1976–77.
The study of music from pre-Christian times to approximately 1600.
Prerequisite: 150G*/151G*
3 lectures. Fall term
A study of representative musical compositions of the twentieth century and their relationship to social, literary and political movements.
Prerequisite: 150G*{151G* or consent of instructor
3 lectures. Winter term
Course Descriptions Fine Arts
(ca. 1750-1820) Not offered 1976{77.
A study of the music, and the philosophies of music of the Christian church from the beginning to the present. Singing and/or listening to the music will be an integral part of the
course.
Prerequisite: 150G*/151G* or consent of instructor
3 hours minimum. Winter term
Not offered 1976/77.
366G* Music Studio See 166G* for course description. Prerequisite: 266G* and consent of Music Faculty
380G*/381G* Directed Study in Music Prereq: Advanced standing in music and consent of the instructor
See 166G* for course description. Prerequisite: 366G* and consent of Music Faculty