The global reach of media today challenges us to comprehend how the visual arts, performance, film, design, digital media, architecture, among others, have formed world cultures and societies and are changing them. This interdisciplinary plan investigates the history and theory of visual culture, recognizing the rapidly growing international contexts and vastly diverse cultures of spectatorship.

Students enrolled in any degree program may pursue a minor designation in Visual Culture in a Global Context.

The Visual Culture in a Global Context Minor requires successful completion of a minimum of four academic course units (normally eight courses) with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, including:

• VCULT 200, 300
• one of VCULT 100, 101
• 2.5 academic units (normally five courses), at least two courses of which must be above the 200-level, chosen from the following:
  • ANTH 303
  • ARCH 142, 143, 246 (1.0 unit), 247 (1.0 unit), 342, 343, 345, 425, 442, 443, 446, 448, 449
  • CLAS 241, 242, 341, 342
  • Any DAC course
  • DRAMA 318, 331, 333, 335, 341, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 392, 394, 396, 397, 402, 403, 405
  • ENGL 247, 319, 320, 392A, 392B 
  • Any FINE course
  • GER 359
  • PHIL 331
  • RS 270R, 271R  
  • SPAN 410
  • One of VCULT 100, 101 
  • WS 262

Notes:

1. In many cases, major students have priority for enrolment. Please contact the relevant department for more information.
2. Several of the courses listed above require specific prerequisites and/or permission of the instructor. Please consult the course description for further information.
3. In some cases, the courses are taught off-campus. Please consult the course description for further information.
4. Several of these courses are cross-listed with Fine Arts.