Last updated: April 2, 2013 @ 03:17PM

Interactive Arts and Science

This program is offered through the Centre for Digital Humanities

Director
Kevin Kee

Academic Adviser
Alisa Cunnington

Director, Co-operative Programs
Cindy Dunne

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Clara Suba

905-688-5550, extension 3270
Thistle 269D
brocku.ca/iasc

The Interactive Arts and Science (IASC) program, offered through the Centre for Digital Humanities, provides students an opportunity to study and work in the exciting and rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field of new media and digital interactivity. In this program students will explore the interplay of digital media and our understanding of human identity and values with careful attention to ways in which discourses in technoculture, narrative, gameplay, computing and media production intersect. In addition to core IASC courses that blend theory and practice and facilitate the development of new media portfolios, students can satisfy their individual interests in selection of courses from departments as diverse as Classics, Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Computer Science, Dramatic Arts, Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education, English Language and Literature, Geography, History, Music, Studies in Arts and Culture, and Visual Arts.

The IASC program aims to engage students in learning through independent inquiry, problem solving and portfolio building. The program encourages the exploration of digital and interactive tools for analyzing, representing and visualizing ideas in many traditional academic areas. Conceptual strategies such as interactive fiction, games and simulations are tested in hands-on projects and multimedia creation. Students will enjoy the freedom to probe, analyze, manipulate and transform ideas into action. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of interactivity, team-based work creates opportunities to tackle complex projects in new and exciting media.

Facilities
Interactive Arts and Sciences (IASC) program is supported by a range of media enriched seminar and lab spaces including a state-of-the-art computer graphics lab, game development and game testing labs and two general labs. IASC partners with nGen Niagara Interactive Media Generator in downtown St. Catharines to enable students to work with industry professionals in internships and structured courses that provide access to a world-class media production studio. Workflow is integrated between green screen/motion capture studio, audio and visual effects suite, 3D scanning and printing, data centre and theatre.

Program Notes
  1. Context credits must normally be completed within the first 10.0 credits. CLAS 1P95, 1P97, DART 1F93, FILM 1F94, MUSI 1F50, IASC 1Q98, 1Q99 are recommended as the Humanities context requirement; PSYC 1F90, GEOG 1F90, CHYS 1F90 are recommended as the Social Sciences context requirement.
  2. IASC 1P01, 1P02 or 1P30 are recommended.
  3. Year 3 courses are normally restricted to students with a minimum of three credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of the instructor.
  4. Non-majors and those without a declared minor in IASC may enrol in a maximum of one IASC studio course without a portfolio.
  5. Enrolment in IASC is restricted due to space and equipment limitations.
  6. Portfolio evaluation and interview are required of students seeking to change their major to Interactive Arts and Science. The Program will consider these requests in January and May of each year. Contact the Program for further information.
  7. In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
    In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
    In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.

Honours Program

Year 1
·   IASC 1F00, 1P02 and 1P10
·   one Humanities context credit (see program note 1)
·   one Sciences context credit
·   one elective credit (see program note 2)
Year 2
·   IASC 2F00 and 2P60
·   one credit from IASC 1P30, 1P96, 1P97, 1Q98, 1Q99, 2P25, 2P50, 2P57, 2P70, 2P93, 2P94, DART 2F94, 2P92, FILM 1F94 (not taken in Year 1)
·   one and one-half credits from IASC 1P95, 2P07, 2P10, 2P60, 2P89, 2P90, 2P91, 2P96, COMM 2P26, VISA 2P61
·   one Social Sciences context credit (see program note 1)
Year 3
·   IASC 3F00 or 3F90
·   one and one-half credits from IASC 2P28, 3P01, 3P14, 3P26, 3P39, 3P62, 3P90, 3V90-3V99, DART 3F94, PCUL 2P20
·   one and one-half credits from IASC 2P97, 2P98, 2P99, 3F91, 3P05, 3P10, 3P95, 3M07, IASC 3F91, DART 3F61, FILM 2F90, 2P10, 2P94
·   one elective credit
Year 4
·   IASC 3P97 and 4F00
·   two credits from IASC 3F91, 3F96, 3P91, 3P92, 3P94, 3P98, 3P99, DART 3P92, 4F90, FILM 3P93
·   one and one-half elective credits

Pass Program

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass Degree.

Combined Major Program

Interactive Arts and Science students may combine either an Honours or Pass program and a second discipline. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department/centre. It should be noted that not all departments/centres provide a combined major option.

Honours
·   One and one-half IASC credits numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99
·   two and one-half IASC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 (see program note 7)
·   three IASC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above (see program note 7)

Pass
·   One and one-half IASC credits numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99
·   two and one-half IASC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 (see program note 7)
·   one IASC credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above (see program note 7)

Minor Program

Students in other disciplines can obtain a Minor in Interactive Arts and Science within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

One and one-half IASC credits numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99

·   one and one-half IASC credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
·   two IASC credits numbered 3(alpha)00 or above

Description of Courses

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course
* Indicates a primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCE COURSES

IASC 1F00
Introduction to Interactive Arts and Science
Information and knowledge acquisition in digital and networked environments. Concepts of originality, authorship, immediacy, hypermediacy and intellectual property in new media. Examination and use of diverse narrative conventions especially those informed by interactivity and new media. Research and hands on application of digital tools for interactivity and multimedia
Seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

IASC 1P00
Introduction to Media Computation
(also offered as APCO 1P00)
Programming by example, encoding and manipulating pictures (such as grayscale and colour replacement), pixel manipulation (such as red eye and mirroring), designing and debugging, text manipulation with HTML, file processing, automatic generation and manipulation of web pages, and sound processing (such as encoding, volume manipulation and splicing).
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 2 hours per week; tutorial, 1 hour per week.
Restriction: not open to COSC (single or combined), BCB, CAST and CNET majors.
Note: prior computer experience is not required.

IASC 1P01
Fluency With Technology
(also offered as APCO 1P01)
Skills, concepts and capabilities of computers, networks and the Internet. Topics include representation of information, current hardware, software and network technologies, modelling with Excel, presentations with Powerpoint, Internet searching and basic web page development with HTML.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: not open to COSC (single or combined), BCB, CAST and CNET majors.
Note: some prior computer experience is preferred but not required.

IASC 1P02
Web Media Production
(also offered as STAC 1P02)
Principles of website creation and design. Formatting, lists, images, links and tables with HTML. Web colour and graphics formats with Photoshop, Typography and layout with CSS. Button, rollovers and forms with JavaScript. Introduction to animation and sound with Flash. Usability, accessibility and interactivity. Creation of public interactive web based projects.
Lab, tutorial, 4 hours per week.

IASC 1P10
Introduction to Media Tools
Systematic examination of imaging, multimedia authoring and animation software tools and their application to problems in visualization, representation and sequencing of image, text, video and audio content. Portfolio development emphasizes conceptualization and reflection in new media contexts.
Lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.

IASC 1P30
Programming for Interactive Media
(also offered as APCO 1P30)
Introduction to ActionScript and object-oriented programming syntax and usage for classes, functions, properties and events in interactive Flash applications for the web.
Lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 1P10, one APCO credit, one COSC credit (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.

IASC 1P50
Integrity and Literacy in the Information Age
(also offered as APCO 1P50 and COSC 1P50)
Professional issues in computing including historic and social perspectives, legal issues, licensing and copyright, social and ethical issues, professional conduct and information literacy.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; seminar, 1.5 hours per week.
Note: this course involves seminars and considerable written work. A good command of written and spoken English is required.

IASC 1P93
Applied Programming
(also offered as APCO 1P93)
Modern software techniques including problem solving and design of effective algorithms, structured program design methodology, subprogram library usage, documentation, correctness, floating-point arithmetic and error analysis.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 2 hours per week; tutorial, 1 hour per week.
Restriction: not open to COSC (single or combined), BCB, CAST and CNET majors.
Prerequisite(s): APCO 1P00 or 4U mathematics credit.

IASC 1P95
Introduction to Digital Images, Methods and Concepts
(also offered as STAC 1P95 and VISA 1P95)
Technical foundations of digital images, media methods and concepts including web-based, digital photography, image processing software and printing; foundations of digital media in video, audio and computational production and post-production. Contemporary digital practices within the broader history of visual and media arts.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), COSC (single or combined), MCMN, STAC, VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours) BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P96 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply. A prerequisite for all digital media courses.

IASC 1P96
Foundation Studio
(also offered as VISA 1P96)
Basic aesthetic and conceptual processes that underlie visual art production. Two- and three-dimensional formal principles, fundamental critical issues and stylistic/material development. Examples from historic and contemporary art practice provide context for studio projects and readings.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to IASC (single or combined) and VISA (single or combined) majors.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply. Production and Design Concentration students may register. Contact the Visual Arts Department.

IASC 1P97
Studio Now: Introduction to Contemporary Practice
(also offered as VISA 1P97)
The making, thinking and language of contemporary art from the perspective of the studio practitioner; dynamics between contemporary art practice and theory. Emphasis on multimedia, alternative or marginal practices, current studio trends and the cultural reception of art.
Lectures, studio work, gallery visits, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P96 (minimum 60 percent).
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.

IASC 1Q98
Introduction to Visual Culture
(also offered as LART 1Q98 and VISA 1Q98)
Concepts of art, its vocabulary, structure and varied cultural contexts. Problems of meaning, visual perception and formal structure of the visual arts, functions of art in contemporary society, the function of galleries and museums, and the role of patrons and critics. Contemporary critical methodology.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours week.
Note: no studio work. Materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 1Q98.

IASC 1Q99
Introduction to the History of Western Art
(also offered as LART 1Q99 and VISA 1Q99)
Analysis of key monuments and the prerequisite technology, as well as various ways of looking at the visual past and present. Focus on the visual arts from prehistory through the early 20th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours week.
Note: no studio work. Materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 1Q99.

IASC 2F00
Game Discourses and Criticism
Games as cultural artifacts that inspire a hybrid and multidisciplinary discourse. Analysis of larger context of humanities around games through game criticism. Connection of cultural studies with extant game critique, and of theoretical literature on game studies and critical analysis using new media tools.
Seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00 (minimum 60 per cent) or permission of instructor.

IASC 2P07
Foundations of Geomatics
(also offered as ERSC 2P07 and GEOG 2P07)
Introduction to spatial, metric, graphic and other concepts common to cartography, remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS). Properties of digital maps and air photos and satellite imagery. Principles of map compilation and design. Practical experience in computer mapping, image interpretation and GIS analysis.
Lectures, lab, field work, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC, ERSC (single or combined) and GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one of ERSC 1F01, GEOG 1F90, 1F91 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P10
Media Tools for Interactivity
Exploration of real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video and graphical processing using patcher programming languages such as Pure Data and Max/MSP. User-centred interaction with systems through tactile, aural and visual senses using sensors and actuators.
Lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00 (minimum 60 per cent); one of IASC 1P00, 1P10, 1P30, 1P93.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.

IASC 2P25
Revolutions in Communication
(also offered as HIST 2P25)
Major developments in the history of communication from the invention of writing until the modern information age.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

IASC 2P28
Persuasive Discourse: Theoretical Foundations
(also offered as ENGL 2P28 and WRIT 2P28)
Classical foundations, historical developments and contemporary theory. Relation of language use to cultural practices, ethics, identity and power. Analysis of various genres of texts and persuasive writing in popular culture and mass media.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from IASC 1F00, COMM 1F90, ENGL 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, WRIT 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WRIT (ENGL) 2P27.

IASC 2P50
Great Myths in Literature and Art
(also offered as CLAS 2P50)
Most influential myths in Greek and Latin literature and in ancient art, emphasizing continuity of themes and images. Selected readings in major genres of poetry and prose. Selected works of painting and sculpture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): CLAS 1P95 and 1P97.

IASC 2P57
Representing the World in Modern Fiction
(also offered as ENGL 2P57)
Major modes in the representation of human experience in modern fiction: romance, realism, modernism and postmodernism. Novels and short stories.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00, one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P60
Web 2.0 Content, Construction, Collaboration
(also offered as APCO 2P60)
Context and topics in web-based interactive environments, communities and social networks designed for sharing content, user interaction and collective intelligence. Blogs, videoblogs and vodcasts; peer 2 peer and consumer 2 consumer; RSS, agents and recommender systems; social networks; online communities and virtual environments; tagging, bookmarking; wikis; mashups; collaborative and open source software and working environments.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

IASC 2P70
Introduction to Literary Theory
(also offered as ENGL 2P70)
Approaches to meaning and interpretation in the contemporary study of literature.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00, one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P89
Internet Technologies
(also offered as APCO 2P89 and COSC 2P89)
Concepts and techniques for building and maintaining advanced interactive Web sites. Topics include XML and SGML, database connectivity and forms handling, basic animation, graphics optimization for the Web, scripting, advanced searching and Web design for accessibility.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab/seminar, 2 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 1P00 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P01 (minimum 60 percent), or COSC 1P03 (minimum 60 percent).

IASC 2P90
Computer-Mediated Communication
(also offered as COMM 2P90)
Nature of computer-mediated communication (CMC) and its role in social, educational and interpersonal contexts. Introduction to technology and methodologies essential to explore the potential of CMC.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00, COMM 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P91
Social Media: Reading and Writing in New Spaces
(also offered as COMM 2P91 and PCUL 2P91)
Theory, philosophy and politics of Social Media as a communicative mode. Topics include critical theory in a Social Media context, changing perceptions of reader narrative and Social Media compared with other electronic textuality.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 1F00, COMM 1F90, PCUL 1F92 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P93
Critical Practice in the Fine and Performing Arts
(also offered as STAC 2P93)
Interdisciplinary approach to key ideas about music, art, dance and drama through critical readings and guided exposure to selected public fine and performing art events. Exploration of issues in aesthetics and criticism using varied theoretical approaches.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 1F00, CANA 1F91, DART 1F93, MUSI 1F10, VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: event attendance is required; events fees required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in STAC 2F90.

IASC 2P94
Embodied Text: Art Beyond the Artifact
(also offered as STAC 2P94)
How art functions outside the conventions associated with words, texts, paintings and scores. Experiencing musical, visual, movement and theatre vocabularies through the exploration of spatial/temporal/aesthetic/embodied forms of art in performance.
Seminar, workshop, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 2P93 (STAC 2F90) or permission of the instructor.

IASC 2P96
Introduction to 3D Modelling and Animation
(also offered as COSC 2P96 and VISA 2P96)
Concepts and skills of 3D modelling and rendering. Approaches to building models, using texturizing, lighting, cameras and rendering as well as basic animation techniques. Relevant historic and theoretical perspectives on 3D and virtuality situating 3D within creative process and broader critical practices in cultural production.
Seminar, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 1F00, four COSC credits, VISA 1P95, 1P97.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment, which they must supply.

IASC 2P97
Digital Video Art
(also offered as VISA 2P97)
Concepts of basic videography and its applications within conceptual and aesthetic studio practice. Camerawork, composition and lighting; digital video and audio editing, special effects, composing, text and titling, and DV output. Critical analysis of recent and contemporary film and video practices.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 1F00, VISA 1P95, 1P97 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment, which they must supply.

IASC 2P98
Intermedia
(also offered as VISA 2P98)
Approaches to the conceptualization and production of video, sound generation, multimedia environments, performance, interactive and installation art.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00, VISA 1P95 and 2P97 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment, which they must supply.

IASC 2P99
Introduction to Sound Design
(also offered as VISA 2P99)
Approaches to the conceptualization and production of sound recording, notation, field-recording, foley arts, soundtrack production, experimental music and performance, and contemporary sound art.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 1F00, IASC 2P97 and VISA 1P95 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.

IASC 2Q95
Introduction to Interactive Media
(also offered as STAC 2Q95 and VISA 2Q95)
Concepts and creation in electronic media enabled by physical interaction between a user/viewer and a sculpture. Installation, sound and video environment or wearable media. Fundamental concepts of voltage, current and resistance. Use of simple circuits, sensors and switches, software interfaces and basic microprocessors.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), STAC, VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one of two IASC credits, four COSC credits, VISA 1P95, 1P97.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students. No previous experience in electronics is required. Material fees required. Students might need additional materials and equipment, which they must supply.

IASC 3F00
Imagining Immersive Worlds
Philosophical and cultural discourse on virtual worlds and gauge their influence on issues such as identity, play and stories. Synthesis and critical approaches to virtual reality and simulation. Creation of game/simulation in virtual worlds focusing on processes and procedures in the development and experience the work ethics.
Seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 2F00 (minimum 60 per cent) and one IASC credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
Note: enrolment is limited to 24 students. Materials fee is required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.

IASC 3F90
Survey of Humanities Computing
(also offered as HIST 3F90)
Research and concepts associated with the emerging discipline of humanities computing. Topics may include use of computer games in the humanities, hypertext design and delivery and current theory treating the use of multimedia as an instrument for expression.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students.

IASC 3F91
Innovations in Advanced Digital Media
(also offered as STAC 3F91 and VISA 3F91)
Introduction to advanced interactive media concepts and visualization technologies. Design and workflow issues and integration of visual effects and 3D animations with live action media. May include motion capture, 3D and 2D animation, HD, 2K and 4K live action video and 3D graphics software.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 2P96.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit in IASC (STAC/VISA) 3Q90.

IASC 3F96
Interdisciplinary Workshop
(also offered as DART 3F96 and VISA 3F96)
Advanced studio workshop in interdisciplinary studio practices, including video, performance, audio and conceptual art, interventions and other time-based or experimental media. Projects involve collaboration and investigation of alternatives for public dissemination of artworks.
Lectures, studio work, reading, off-campus projects, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P95, one credit from VISA 2P95, 2P96, 2P97, 2P98, 2P99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply. Several field trips are organized outside of the regular course meeting time. Students participating in field trips are expected to pay their own expenses.

IASC 3M05-3M09
Visual Studies Abroad
Topics in an area of mutual interest to the student and instructor.

IASC 3P01
Media Transformations in the Creative Arts
(also offered as STAC 3P01 and VISA 3P01)
The trajectory and influences of new media on the development of and discourses in 20th century and contemporary creative production including the arts, broadcast, film, video, and electronic arenas such as the internet, games and interactive media. Overview of fundamental concepts, practices and language. Consideration of aesthetics, production, script and story, direction, authorship, collaborative process and distribution.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): two IASC, COMM, ENGL, STAC, VISA, WRIT credits or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P05
Geographic Information Systems
(also offered as ERSC 3P05 and GEOG 3P05)
Principles and use of computer-based systems for capturing, managing, manipulating, analysing and displaying data relating to the Earth's surface, emphasizing raster applications. Practical work using ArcGIS.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and ERSC (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to IASC (single or combined), ERSC (single, combined or general studies), GEOG (single, combined or general studies), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), GHUM, SOSC majors, IASC, ERSC and GEOG minors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 2P07 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P10
Expanded Video Process and Production
(also offered as VISA 3P10)
Practical and conceptual strategies in moving image production using digital video capture, other time-based media and emerging technologies. Contextualization in contemporary discourses. Script, location, directing actors, sequence, production design, planning and process, editing and effects.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until the date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): two IASC, VISA credits; VISA 2P97 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. VISA 1P95 recommended. Material fees required. Students might require additional materials, which they must supply.

IASC 3P14
Dramatic Creation for Contemporary Cultural Practice
(also offered as DART 3P14, STAC 3P14 and VISA 3P14)
Components of dramatic story. Understanding character, dramatic action, structure, direction, improvisation, tempo, rhythm, voice and body potential. Theory and practical application in projects for creators in the arts, media and film.
Seminar, workshop, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): two IASC, COMM, DART, STAC, VISA credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
Students will not receive earned credit for IASC 3P14 if DART 3F50, 3P53 or 3P92 have been successfully completed.

IASC 3P26
Social and Political Aspects of Digital Gaming
(also offered as COMM 3P26 and PCUL 3P26)
Critical investigation of digital gaming, particularly of the interrelationships among communication, media, computing and software development.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 2F00, COMM 2P17, 2P20.

IASC 3P28
Rhetorical Analysis
(also offered as ENGL 3P28 and WRIT 3P28)
Analysis of literary and non-literary texts using categories, insights and practices of classical and contemporary rhetorical studies. Texts include poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, scientific and political writing, and advertising. Attention to the rhetoric of public spaces, issues of social justice, and the building and maintenance of human communities.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): two ENGL credits, one WRIT credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P39
Contemporary Literature in English
(also offered as ENGL 3P39)
The postmodern period emphasizing the forms, approaches and cultural responses that have characterized writing in English in the later 20th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 2P57 and 2P70, two ENGL credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P62
Video Games in the Classroom
(also offered as EDUC 3P62)
Research and current issues related to the integration of video games and other interactive new media technologies into the elementary and secondary school instructional program.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 6.0 overall credits.

IASC 3P90
Advanced Topics in Digital Culture
(also offered as COMM 3P90)
Explorations of topics such as virtual communities, cyber-identity/identities and cyber-spirituality.
Lectures, lab, seminar, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 2P90 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P91
Prototype Process and Development
Game development from concept through to production, including concept evaluation, storyboarding, work flow and team management.
Seminar, lab 3 hours per week.

IASC 3P92
Technology and Culture
(also offered as COMM 3P92 and PCUL 3P92)
Exploration of mutually productive relations among cultural practices and technologies, using historical and contemporary examples.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined), BCMN, COMM, MCMN, PCUL majors and DCUL minors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): one of IASC 1F00, COMM 2P17, 2P26, PCUL 2P20 or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P94
Introduction to Human Computer Interaction
(also offered as APCO 3P94 and COSC 3P94)
Human factors in the design and support of computing systems. Design methodologies such as GOMS, TAGs and Task Analysis. Design principles relating to various interaction paradigms.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab/seminar, 2 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): two credits from IASC (minimum 60 percent), APCO (minimum 60 percent), COSC (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.

IASC 3P97
Interactive Media Portfolio
Cumulative portfolio that presents and reflects upon individual and team work (process and completed productions) developed through Interactive Arts and Science program.
Lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): IASC 3F00.
Note: enrolment limited to 15 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.

IASC 3P98
Directed Studies
Program of study through research and readings designed in consultation with the faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors with a minimum 10.0 overall credits or approval of the Director.
Note: a written proposal, normally submitted in May of each year, must be approved by the Department before registration.

IASC 3P99
Directed Project
Interactive media project with directed readings designed in consultation with the faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined majors with a minimum 10.0 overall credits or approval of the Director.
Note: a written proposal, normally submitted in May of each year, must be approved by the Department before registration.

IASC 3V90-3V99
Special Studies in the Visual and Perfoming Arts
Topics in an area of interest to the student and instructor.

IASC 4F00
Team-based Practicum in Interactive Media Design and Production
Principles and methodologies around interactive design; interface design and information design in relation to the conceptualization, planning and production of an interactive multimedia project taking into account diverse and complementary roles of writing, narrative structure, play mechanics, and the creation and integration of visual and audio elements.
Seminar, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to IASC majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average and permission of the instructor and the Chair.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials

IASC 4P01
Creating Social Value from Material Culture
(also offered as STAC 4P01)
Theory and practice of creating social value from material culture. Curatorial and interpretive practice in public institutions focusing on art, human and natural history, and science and technology. Informal learning theory, authority structures and community engagement, audience segmentation and selection, exhibit design, and collections development within social and political contexts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: event attendance may be required. Event fees may be required.

IASC 4P72
High and Low Art: Intersections, Exchanges and Flows
(also offered as STAC 4P72 and VISA 4P72)
The exchange between high art and entertainment, considering intertextuality and cultural appropriation; the changing role of museums and community-based arts; and the migration of values and tastes between market-driven and not-for-profit cultural outcomes.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: event attendance is required; event fees required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in STAC 4V72.

IASC 4V70-4V79
Advanced Studies in Interactive Arts and Science
Variable topics in an area of mutual interest to students and instructor

INTERNSHIP COURSE

IASC 3P95
Internship in Interactive Media
Part-time internship in a business related to interactive media or the gaming industry.
Tutorial, 1 hour per week, plus internship placement time.
Restriction: open to IASC (single or combined) majors and permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment will be limited to the number of placements available. Participation is required in an orientation to the co-op experience, goal setting, and resume and interview skills preparation. Students will be required to submit stated learning objectives, a site visit, a work term report and an employer performance evaluation.