Material Art & Design
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Throughout history, humankind has formed and applied clay, textiles and metal to create objects that support human activity and are also expressive art forms. Objects may make statements about birth, death, religion, wealth, and power. Their practical uses include storage, clothing, and adornment. Cultural, artistic and technical progress can be traced through the study of these materials. Today, they are just as relevant, enhancing the built environment and the human body.
Material Art & Design offers areas of concentration in Ceramics, Jewellery/Metalsmithing, and Fibre. These programs allow students to work from either an art or design perspective, and are structured to provide the opportunity for students to achieve their creative potential through the development of concept, visual language, technical skill and personal expression. Historical and cultural contexts are integrated into the learning process.
Graduates of the Material Art & Design program have the opportunity to work in a variety of ways. Many find employment in industries such as commercial textiles, fashion and theatre. Others become gallery curators, teachers, designers, and studio artists.
Ceramics
Study in Ceramics focuses on visual and conceptual problem solving, while acquiring technical skills and knowledge of clay and the technology surrounding that material. Exploring the potential of the materials, students gain control over ceramic surfaces and develop their own innovative approach to the medium. Through the exploration of the physical and chemical properties of clay, glazes, mouldmaking and surface manipulation, students create functional or sculptural ceramic objects. Options open to graduating students of ceramics include teaching, working as a studioclay artist and pursuing further studies.
Jewellery/Metalsmithing
Jewellery and Metalsmithing are a link to the past and a reflection of our contemporary culture. This program encourages students to look at jewellery/metalsmithing in critical, new or non‑traditional ways, while respecting the materials and skills associated with traditional fine jewellery and object-making. Upon graduation, students in Jewellery/Metalsmithing may work in independent limited-production studios or take up graduate studies.
Fibre
The study of Fibre incorporates both textiles and surface/design print. The program encourages exploration and experimentation with fabric and fibre structures on- and off-loom, and incorporates computer‑aided design and surface embellishments such as stitching and beading. Students explore printing techniques on fabric with an emphasis on the study of two-dimensional pattern design, colour and dye chemistry. Students may work from an art or design perspective, incorporating historical and cultural contexts as a point of departure in the evolution of their own personal artistic “voice”. Graduates find employment as designers in industry, fashion and theatre, or may work as studio artists while others continue their studies at the graduate level.
Please refer to the Introduction of New Curriculum.
Material Art & Design Program Guide
Please refer to the Faculty of Design's Degree/Diploma Requirements for information regarding degree and diploma requirements for Design program students.
All Faculty of Design programs are developed as semester groupings of related courses. In order to be best prepared to meet course expectations, students are normally required to complete all core courses in one semester before carrying on to courses in the next semester.
Students will select their area of specialization in Material Art & Design when registering for their second-year winter studio courses. Please note that places in these courses are limited and will be available on a first-come first-served basis. There will be an opportunity in the late fall for second-year students to apply to change their selected area of specialization and decisions will be made based on merit and available spaces.
Students must achieve a minimum grade of 60% in their core studio course each semester (tagged with “†”) to advance to the following semester’s core studio.
A minimum overall average of 65% must be achieved at the end of fourth-year in all designated courses (tagged with “∆”) of the student’s major/program.
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | CREDIT |
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200 LEVEL: FALL SEMESTER | ||
| VISC 2B07 |
History of Modern Art (LST) |
0.5 |
| GDES 2B03 |
Think Tank/Creative Intersections (SEM) (includes Faculty of Design Speaker Series) |
0.5 |
| MAAD 2C04 |
MA&D Studio †∆ |
1.0 |
| MAAD 2A01 |
Drawing as a Tool (includes digital workshop) |
0.25 |
| Total | 2.25 | |
|
200 LEVEL: WINTER SEMESTER | ||
| VISC 2B22 |
History of Material Arts: |
0.5 |
| VISC 2B38 | Design Methodologies: Theories and Concepts (LST) | 0.5 |
| MAAD 2A02 |
Drawing, Rendering & Visualization Methods |
0.25 |
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Choose two core studio courses in Ceramics, Fibre, or Jewellery | ||
|
Ceramics |
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| MAAD 2B33 |
Ceramics: Exploring Structure (0.5 credit) †∆ |
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| MAAD 2B30 |
Ceramics:Intro to Throwing (0.5 credit) †∆ |
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| Fibre | ||
| MAAD 2B34 | Structures of Fibre (0.5 credit) †∆ | |
| MAAD 2B26 | Explorations in Fibre (0.5 credit) †∆ | |
| Jewellery | ||
| MAAD 2B08 |
Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Casting (0.5 credit) †∆ |
|
| MAAD 2B28 |
Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Composition (0.5 credit) †∆ |
1.0 |
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Choose one: |
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| MAAD 2B24 |
Materials, Tools & Technology/Ceramics: |
|
| or | ||
| MAAD 2B27 |
Materials, Tools & Technology/Fibre: Pattern Design †∆ |
|
| or | ||
| MAAD 2B29 |
Materials, Tools & Technology/Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication †∆ |
0.5 |
| Total | 2.75 | |
| 300 LEVEL: FALL SEMESTER | ||
| Choose one: | ||
| SCTM 2B01 | Introduction to Biology (LST) | |
| or | one SCTM Liberal Studies course from selection listed at the end of the program guide | 0.5 |
|
Third-Year Core Exploration Studio Course Offerings – Fall | ||
| Choose two (2 x 0.5 = 1.0 credits) | ||
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Ceramics |
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| MAAD 3B40 | Ceramics: Throwing Workshop (0.5 credit) † | |
| MAAD 3B04 |
Ceramics: Throwing Techniques & Form Development 2 (0.5 credit) † |
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| MAAD 3B23 |
Ceramic Materials (0.5 credit) † |
|
|
Fibre |
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| MAAD 3B01 | Dyeing (0.5 credit) † | |
| MAAD 3B34 | Intermediate Studies in Fibre (0.5 credit) † | |
| MAAD 2B05 |
Printing on Fabric: An Introduction to Surface Design (evening course) (0.5 credit) † | |
|
Jewellery |
||
| MAAD 3B13 | Jewellery: Practical Theory: Setting (0.5 credit) † | |
| MAAD 3B17 | Jewellery: Intermediate: Structure (0.5 credit) † | 1.0 |
| Choose one: | ||
| MAAD 3B38 |
Jewellery: Implementing the History of the 19th and 20th Century (SEM) † |
|
| or | ||
| MAAD 3B42 | Ceramics: Implementing the History of the 19th and 20th Century (SEM) † |
0.5 |
| note: Students in Fibre (whose History is not available in 2006/07) should complete a Liberal Studies course in its place this year and take the History next year when it is offered. | ||
| Choose one expansion studio: | ||
| GDES 3B19 | 3D Structures in Fibre | |
| or | ||
| GDES 3B10 |
Art of Presentation |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B18 | Biomimetics 1: Points of Departure | |
| or | ||
| GDES 3B36 |
Domestic Ceramics: Exploring the Useful Object |
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| or | ||
| GDES 3B40 |
Exploration, Insight and Foresight in Design |
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| or | ||
| GDES 3B15 |
Furniture Design 1 (taken with Furniture Design 1 Lab/Wood) |
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| or | ||
| GDES 3B06 | Guerrilla Entrepreneurism 1 | |
| or | ||
| GDES 3B26 |
Guerrilla Entrepreneurism 2 |
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| or | ||
| GDES 3B12 |
Socially Responsible Design |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B16 | Wearable Technology 1 | |
| or | ||
| INTR 3B01 | Virtual Communities | |
| or | ||
| another studio in MAD | ||
| or | ||
| Year two core studio in another Design program (0.75 cr) (subject to approval - contact Design Office) |
||
| or | ||
|
relevant course in Faculty of Art |
0.5 | |
| 300 LEVEL: WINTER SEMESTER | ||
| One Liberal Studies course from selection listed at the end of the program guide | 0.5 | |
| MAAD 3B05 | Research & Preparation (SEM) | 0.5 |
| MAAD 3A01 | MA&D Visiting Lecture Series (SEM) | 0.25 |
| Choose one: | ||
| GDES 3A01 | Think Tank/Convergence | 0.25 |
| or |
students may choose an extra expansion studio (0.5cr) in place of the 3rd year (0.25cr) and/or 4th year (0.25cr) Think Tank requirements. |
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|
Third-Year Core Exploration Studio Course Offerings – Winter | ||
| Choose one: | ||
|
Ceramics |
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| MAAD 3B07 |
Ceramics: Concept Development (0.5 credit) † |
|
|
Fibre: |
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| MAAD 3B20 | Exploration: Context in Textiles (0.5 credit) † | |
| MAAD 3B33 |
Advanced Studies in Fibre (0.5 credit) † |
|
|
Jewellery |
||
| MAAD 3B14 |
Jewellery: Development for Production (includes digital workshop) (0.5 credit) † |
|
| MAAD 3B15 |
Jewellery: Concept Development (0.5 credit) † |
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| MAAD 3B41 | Silversmithing (0.5 credit) † | 0.5 |
| Choose one expansion studio: | ||
| GDES 3B37 |
Alternate Fibre Fabrications |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B10 |
Art of Presentation |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B18 |
Biomimetics 1: Points of Departure |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B28 | Biomimetics 2: Application | |
| or | ||
| GDES 3B15 | Furniture Design 1 (taken with Furniture Design 1 Lab/Wood) |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B25 |
Furniture Design 2 |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B06 |
Guerrilla Entrepreneurism 1 |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B26 |
Guerrilla Entrepreneurism 2 |
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| or | ||
| GDES 3B43 |
Jewellery Design 2: Architectural Hardware |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B35 |
Mapping the Body |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B44 |
Wearable Technology 2 |
|
| or | ||
| INTR 3B02 |
Bright Lights/Big City |
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| or | ||
|
another studio in MAD |
||
| or | ||
|
Year two core studio in another Design program (0.75 cr) |
||
| or | ||
|
relevant course in Faculty of Art |
0.5 | |
| 400 LEVEL: FALL SEMESTER | ||
| One Liberal Studies course from selection listed at the end of the program guide | 0.5 | |
| MAAD 4C01 |
Thesis II: Project Development |
1.0 |
| MAAD 4A01 | Professional Practice | 0.25 |
| Choose one: | ||
| GDES 4A01 | Think Tank/Realization (SEM) | 0.25 |
| or |
students may choose an extra expansion studio (0.5cr) in place of the 3rd year (0.25cr) and/or 4th year (0.25cr) Think Tank requirements. |
|
| Choose one expansion studio: | ||
| GDES 3B19 |
3D Structures in Fibre |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B10 |
Art of Presentation |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B18 |
Biomimetics 1: Points of Departure |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B36 |
Domestic Ceramics: Exploring the Useful Object |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B40 |
Exploration, Insight and Foresight in Design |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B15 | Furniture Design 1 (taken with Furniture Design 1 Lab/Wood) |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B06 |
Guerrilla Entrepreneurism 1 |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B26 |
Guerrilla Entrepreneurism 2 |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 4B03 |
Internship |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B12 |
Socially Responsible Design |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B16 |
Wearable Technology 1 |
|
| or | ||
| INTR 3B01 | Virtual Communities | |
| or | ||
|
another studio in MAD |
||
| or | ||
|
Year two core studio in another Design program (0.75 cr) |
||
| or | ||
|
relevant course in Faculty of Art |
0.5 | |
| 400 LEVEL: WINTER SEMESTER | ||
| Choose one: | ||
| SOSC 3B01 | Material Culture and Consumer Society (LST) | |
| or |
one SOSC Liberal Studies course from selection listed at the end of the program guide |
0.5 |
| MAAD 4C02 |
Thesis III: Project Development |
1.0 |
| one elective | 0.5 | |
| Choose one expansion studio: | ||
| GDES 3B37 |
Alternate Fibre Fabrications |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B10 |
Art of Presentation |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B18 |
Biomimetics 1: Points of Departure |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B28 |
Biomimetics 2: Application |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B15 | Furniture Design 1 (taken with Furniture Design 1 Lab/Wood) |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B25 |
Furniture Design 2 |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B06 |
Guerrilla Entrepreneurism 1 |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B26 |
Guerrilla Entrepreneurism 2 |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B43 |
Jewellery Design 2: Architectural Hardware |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B35 |
Mapping the Body |
|
| or | ||
| GDES 3B44 |
Wearable Technology 2 |
|
| or | ||
| INTR 3B02 |
Bright Lights/Big City |
|
| or | ||
|
another studio in MAD |
||
| or | ||
|
Year two core studio in another Design program (0.75 cr) |
||
| or | ||
|
relevant course in Faculty of Art |
0.5 | |
| Recommended Electives: | ||
| GDES 3B10 | Art of Presentation (expansion studio) | |
| Metal, Plastics or Wood Fabrication Studios (Faculty of Art) | ||
| DRPT 3B22 | Contemporary Collage Methodologies | |
| Drawing courses (Faculty of Art) | ||
| PHOT 2B07 | Digital Imaging | |
| PRNT 2B20 | Book Arts: Bookbinding | |
| Recommended Liberal Studies courses: | ||
| ENGL 2B01 | Creative Writing I | |
| ENGL 2B03 | Introduction to Literary Criticism | |
| ENGL 2B30 | Critical Writing for Artists and Designers | |
| ENGL 3B03 | Children's Literature | |
| ENGL 3B20 | Creative Writing II (not offered 06/07) | |
| HUMN 2B16 | Twentieth Century Ideas | |
| HUMN 2B28 | Nature, Culture and the Environment (not offered 06/07) | |
| HUMN 3B08 | Ethics, Advertising and Design | |
| HUMN 3B09 | Introduction to Gender Studies (not offered 06/07) | |
| HUMN 3B25 | Imagining Nation: Canada's Cultural History | |
| HUMN 3B91 | Special Topic in Humanities (Religion and Visual Media) | |
| HUMN 4B01 | Modernism: Critical Perspectives | |
| HUMN 4B17 | Feminist Theory | |
| HUMN 4B18 | Postmodernism: Critical Perspectives | |
| SCTM 2B01 | Introduction to Biology | |
| SCTM 2B02 | Human Form and Function: Introduction to Anatomy | |
| SCTM 2B04 | Biological Principles of Sustainability | |
| SCTM 2B10 | Introduction to Psychology | |
| SCTM 2B20 | Introduction to Earth Sciences | |
| SOSC 2B01 | Introduction to Social Science: People and Social Worlds | |
| SOSC 3B01 | Gender, Globalization and Social Change | |
| SOSC 3B02 | Material Culture and Consumer Society | |
| SOSC 3B03 | Sociology of the Body | |
| SOSC 3B05 | Social Psychology and Consumer Behaviour | |
| VISC 2B01 | History of Modern Design | |
| VISC 2B07 | History of Modern Art | |
| VISC 2B22 | History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe | |
| VISC 2B38 | Design Methodologies: Theories and Concepts | |
| VISC 3B09 | Art After Modern Art: Conceptual Practices | |
| VISC 3B19 | Aboriginal Peoples of the Americas | |
| VISC 3B32 | History of Furniture | |
| VISC 3B36 | Interior Architecture and the Decorative Arts | |
| VISC 3B37 | The History and Theory of Art Criticism | |
| VISC 3B41 | Cross Cultural Issues in Craft (not offered 06/07) | |
| VISC 4B01 | Kanata: First Nations of Canada (not offered 06/07) | |
| VISC 4B04 | Re-Presenting Women: Feminist Film and Video | |
| VISC 4B15 | Urban Life: Art, Design and the City | |
| VISC 4B16 | Queer Theory: Sexuality and Representation | |
| VISC 4B21 | Arts and Cultures of Asia and Oceania | |
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