School for Studies in Art and Culture Art History Dunton Tower 2201 Telephone: 788-2342 Fax: 788-3575 The School St. Patrick's Building 427 Director: John Shepherd Supervisor of Graduate Studies: Natalie Luckyj The School for Studies in Art and Culture offers a program of study and research leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Canadian Art History. The program is unique in its breadth and comprehensiveness. Students can choose to focus on art and architecture drawn from Canada's wealth of different artistic communities including the traditions of Euro-Canadians, aboriginal peoples, other ethnic groups, and women. They are encouraged to consider these traditions as aesthetic expressions and within broad contexts of race and gender and of social, political and economic history. Qualifying-Year Program Applicants who do not qualify for direct admission to the master's program may be admitted to a qualifying-year program. Applicants who lack an honours degree, but have a pass degree with an honours standing (at least B overall) will normally be admitted to a qualifying-year program. The regulations governing the qualifying-year are outlined in the general section of this calendar, page 15. Master of Arts Admission Requirements The minimum requirement for admission to the master's program is an honours bachelor's degree (or the equivalent) in art history or a related discipline, with at least high honours standing. Related disciplines may include anthropology, Canadian history, and Canadian studies. Applicants without a background in art history may be required to take up to a maximum of two full credits in certain designated courses from the undergraduate art history program in addition to their regular program. Program Requirements The specific program requirements for students in the M.A. program are as follows: * Art History 11.500: The Practice of Canadian Art (one full credit) * Art History 11:599: M.A. Thesis (two full credits) * Four half-credit courses, with a minimum of two and no more than three to be taken from the following six areas of concentration in Canadian art: Euro-American tradition, Indian art, Inuit art, architecture, photography, folk and popular arts One half-credit may (subject to the approval of the graduate supervisor) be taken outside the Art History program. A maximum of one full-course (or the equivalent) may be selected from Art History offerings at the 400-level. The student's program will be developed in consultation with the graduate supervisor and Art History graduate faculty, and must be approved by the graduate supervisor. The prescribed program will take into account the student's background and special interests, as well as the research strengths of the Art History graduate faculty. Deadlines Thesis Proposal: Full-time students will normally submit their thesis topic to the thesis proposal board no later than the middle of the second term of registration for students enrolled full-time and no later than the middle of the fifth term of registration for students enrolled part-time. Thesis: A candidate will inform the thesis supervisor two weeks in advance of the date on which the thesis will be submitted. The date of the defence will be set upon submission of the thesis. The defence will take place no sooner than two weeks after the date of submission; therefore, there will be a minimum of four weeks between the candidate's statement of intent and the defence. Language Requirements The student will be required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of French (or another language to be approved by the Art History graduate supervisor). Academic Standing A standing of B- or better must be obtained in each course counted towards the master's degree. Graduate Courses * Art History 11.500T2 The Practice of Canadian Art History This course will examine three areas: (1) the historiography of both native and non-native Canadian art history; (2) the history and practice of collecting institutions in the six areas of concentration in Canadian art: Indian art, Inuit art, Canadian art: Euro-American tradition, architecture, folk and popular arts, and photography with attention to questions posed by new methodologies and theoretical approaches; and (3) cross-cultural and multi-cultural aspects of contemporary art. Additionally, it will provide on-site introduction to techniques of archival and collection research within the major collecting institutions in Ottawa. * Art History 11.501F1, W1 or S1 Graduate Practicum This course will involve practical on-site work in Ottawa collecting institutions (as available) and an extensive written assignment derived from the practicum project. The departmental graduate practicum coordinator and the on-site supervisor will be jointly responsible for the final mark. A maximum of one full-credit practicum will be accepted towards degree requirements. * Art History 11.502F1, W1 or S1 Directed Readings and Research Tutorials designed to permit students to pursue topics in Canadian art which they have selected in consultation with the faculty of the program. * Art History 11.514F1, W1 or S1 Canadian Women Artists: Between the World Wars An examination of art by women in light of the role played by painters, sculptors, printmakers and photographers in the formation of artists' groups, in the development of modernist art and in the production of commissioned works of art which served as Canadian civic and/or national symbols. * Art History 11.541F1, W1 or S1 Canadian Architecture 1867-1967: Themes and Approaches This course will examine the traditional interpretations of Canadian architecture in light of current research methodologies and recent advances in historical writing. Emphasis will be placed on architecture from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa to the advent of the Modern Movement. * Art History 11.599F4, W4 or S4 Thesis Courses Not Offered 1993-1994 11.511 Topics in Historical Canadian Art 11.512 The History of Art Criticism in Canada to 1940 11.513 Esotericism in Canadian Art 11.515 Reading Modernism and Post-Modernism in Canada 11.516 Contemporary Women Artists: 1970 to the Present: Vision and Difference 11.517 Public Art in Canada: Issues and Realities 11.518 Contemporary Canadian Earthworks and Environmental Art 11.520 Art of the Woodlands Indians in the Historic Period 11.521 Art of the Plains Indians in the Historic Period 11.522 Art of the North-West Coast Indians in the Historic Period 11.523 Museums and First Nations in Canada 11.524 Contemporary Indian Art 11.530 Prehistoric and Historic Inuit Art 11.531 Contemporary Inuit Sculpture 11.532 Contemporary Inuit Graphic Arts 11.533 Topics in Contemporary Inuit Art 11.540 Aspects of Historical Architecture in Canada 11.542 Architectural Drawings in Canadian Collections 11.543 Contemporary Canadian Architecture 11.550 Historical Canadian Photography 11.551 Modern Canadian Photography 11.560 Canadian Folk and Popular Arts: Sources and Styles 11.561 Canadian Folk and Popular Arts: Critical Readings