Students will gain experience performing choral literature from a variety of periods and genres.

This is the second year of participation in Choral Ensemble.

This course will introduce students to the theory and practice aspects of scoring synchronized music to films, video games, and other multimedia. Students will learn about the history, theory, terms and workflow pertinent to working with synchronized music. Students will write and record music using a DAW with MIDI virtual synthesizers and live musicians in various styles to suit various dramatic and aesthetic sensibilities.

This course explores a survey of documentary film with exposure to both theoretical and practical aspects. The purpose of the course is to develop students’ understanding of documentary filmmaking as an art form and to learn the filmmaking process. The course appeals to multi-disciplinary students looking to further their story telling skills, enhancing their ability to create visual texts, and improving students’ creative potential. The course will look at the often-blurry line between fiction and non-fiction as well as consider many different styles and approaches to telling stories through the documentary genre. On the practical side, students will learn how to operate a camera, effectively shoot and execute interviews, cover events, plan a project, record professional quality sound in the Northwestern Polytechnic studios, and learn the editing process.

An introductory level studio course designed to provide a foundation in drawing primarily using a broad range of monochromatic media. Emphasis will be placed on drawing fundamentals, primarily focusing on observational approaches.

This course will expand knowledge and experience of drawing materials, techniques, and methods. Emphasis will be placed on observation and applying drawing skills in increasingly complex ways. Students will be introduced to a range of strategies including conceptual and expressive approaches.

The course will cover major developments in art from the turn of the 20th century to the mid-20th century. It will focus on various art forms and movements from both non-Western and Western contexts. These may include painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, museum displays, exhibition practices, and the relationships between art, techniques of expression, politics, culture, revolutions, and everyday life. It will also explore key terminology associated with 20th-century art, such as modernism, modernity, and the avant-garde.

This ensemble is an opportunity for students to work on performance skills and to showcase their electroacoustic and multimedia works. Small ensemble work will help students develop creative compositional and improvisational skills. Students experience the process of developing and executing a large scale multimedia performance, scheduled for the second semester, and possibly a CD that represents the students' work. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (Timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

This ensemble is an opportunity for students to work on performance skills and to showcase their electroacoustic and multimedia works. Small ensemble work will help students develop creative compositional and improvisational skills. Students experience the process of developing and executing a large scale multimedia performance scheduled for the second semester. This is a two-term course offered over fall/winter terms. It is identifiable in the Schedule of Courses (Timetable) with a Part A and a Part B. Students must register in both the Part A and the Part B of all types of sections offered (sections, labs, seminars, etc.) for this course.

This course will develop familiarity and skills with music notation software to allow students to present their works professionally in hard copy. Concepts and practices of engraving will be discussed.

This course seeks to develop an in depth appreciation and understanding of digital design as it relates to the commercial workplace. This will provide the student with practical experience in a working environment. This course may be taken in the second year.

Students will gain experience performing ensemble literature from a variety of periods and genres.

This is the second year of participation in an Instrumental Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble or Band.

This course uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore, on a rotating basis, various topics that examine the relationship between various forms of mass media and popular culture, e.g. communication media, novels, comic books, films, video games, music videos and the internet. Course content will vary on a yearly basis depending on student interest and the availability of faculty and expertise.

This is an exploration of masterworks and common practices in the cultural history of European and American culture. An aspect of this exploration will be examining the ways in which these arts have influenced society at large, and how they have fit into the locations of study. Content changes each year but topics will typically include aspects of the visual arts, music, and drama or additional topics, such as a cultural history of a geographic area.

This course focuses on the theory and practice of drawing at an intermediate level addressing drawing observationally, conceptually, and expressively. Students will enhance their understanding of materials, techniques, processes, and concepts associated with drawing. Projects, critiques, and discussions will build knowledge of drawing vocabulary and prepare students for more advanced and self-determining approaches.

This course will engage students in intermediate level concepts and processes in painting, including increased knowledge in colour theory, materials, techniques, support preparation and compositional strategies. Subject matter may incorporate representational, abstract and/or non-objective painting. Projects, critiques, and discussion will build knowledge of painting vocabulary and prepare students for more advanced and self-determining approaches.

This course will engage students in more complex concepts and processes in sculpture, exploring the technical, formal, and interpretational strategies in processes and materials such as wood, metal, ceramic and/or plaster casting. This course will prepare students for more advanced and self-determining approaches.

Studio based course at the intermediate level, independent study not normally available under existing courses. This course is geared towards the emerging artist who has developed and identified a personal working process through the previous course AR3380. The focus is on self-initiated projects and research supervised by an instructor.

Studio based course at the intermediate level, independent study not normally available under existing courses for students who already have credit in AR4380. The focus of this course is on self-initiated projects and research supervised by an instructor.