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| Click here to see our full program course grid. |
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| Click here to see descriptions and details for all our courses. |
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| The program consists of 28 courses taken over a two-year period. Included in the 28 courses are: |
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| General Education courses including: |
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- 4 English
- 3 Humanities
- 2 French
- 3 Physical Education
- 2 complementary courses
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| Concentration Courses |
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| Fourteen courses chosen from the disciplines in the program in a combination which fulfills the objectives of the program. Two of these will be Cultural Currents, which enable students to explore the links between arts, culture, and the role of media in society. One of the 14 courses will be Portfolio, which helps students integrate their knowledge and skills, and assist them in preparing a portfolio of their work suitable for applications to university. |
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| About Theatre Arts Courses |
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| The Theatre Arts courses are designed to offer a grounding in theatre, allowing each student the oppportunity to discover which level of theatre he/she wishes to participate in - as a member of the audience, in amateur productions or as a professional. Those who wish to learn about theatre and themselves will have the opportunity to do so. And those who wish to go into theatre as a professional will have a firm base from which to work. |
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| In our theatre courses, students are exposed to all aspects of performance: movement, voice and improvisation, script work, acting and direction, light, costume and scene design and set building. Through active participation in the theatrical process, students are encouraged to develop a critical approach to the performing arts. |
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| When you graduate from Vanier, you will be ready to make informed choices as to how you will further your study in theatre - at university or a professional training school (eg. National Theatre arts School). You will be able to decide what aspect of theatre study you wish to focus on: technical (lighting, set design, costume); administrative (publicity, box office, theatre management); acting or directing. |
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| About Photography Courses |
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| Photography courses are open to all students. Students are encouraged to use photography in ways that are most meaningful to them, helping both to increase visual awareness and to produce compelling visual statements. In addition to mastering basic technical skills, students will cultivate an appreciation of the complexities of image-making with the camera, light-sensitive materials, and our life in society. Photo students shoot, process and print all their own images. Cameras and chemicals are provided; students purchase film and paper. |
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| About Film & Media Studies Courses |
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| Film (and Media Studies) offer courses ranging from "hands on" video making, cinema and TV appreciation and criticism, digital media technology design. Success in this program can lead to university studies and careers in communications, the mass media, journalism, computer media design, television, video and film production and advertising. |
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| During the last four decades visual media have become the principal way peoples and cultures communicate. Film and television surround us and serve us in such a variety of ways that their role in society has become vital; and today's new electronic media have become so essential that without them there would be no culture as we know it. In Film and Media Studies we offer students a wide array of courses that address these phenomena, from hands-on video and digital-imaging technologies to cinema and communications studies. We aim to stimulate interest in interpreting communications and understanding media in their social and aesthetic context. Workshop courses emphasize participatory learning, practising technology through exercises, and intensive feedback in peer-review sessions on projects. Students in Film and Media Studies can take these courses as a creative, complementary activity, or they can use them as a spring-board to further a career in video and film production, media and journalism, or digital design. |
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| About Studio Arts Courses |
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| The studio arts area at Vanier emphasizes the control of visual elements in translating ideas into personal expressions. Students learn to in various media much as paint, charcoal, clay, and found objects. They will explore the history and theory of great movements in the art and go to selected art exhibitions throughout the city in order to develop an appreciation of our cultural roots and our artistic future. |
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