VCULT 338Philosophy of Art
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Visual Culture
- Cross-listed
- PHIL 331
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
What is art? What is beauty? What do the two have to do with each other? This course introduces students to some fundamental issues in the philosophy of art, and to a variety of philosophical views on these issues.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
Antirequisites
- Not completed any of the following:
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026
- Undergraduate Calendar, 2026–27The official entry
- Requirements for Fall 2026Waterloo’s requisite checker
- Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
- Quest Class SearchWhere you enrol
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
Calendar versions
Undergraduate Calendar
- 2025–26
- 2026–27 requisites changed (shown here)
- 2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar