The program has a total of 21 credits: 18 credits of required courses, including 9 credits of practical study, and 3 credits as an elective chosen from CPTP 514, 515, 598:
The required courses serve to broaden the students’ language and discourse in the performing arts, focusing on communication and collaboration, while marrying the philosophical and the theoretical with the practical.
All courses prepare the students both artistically and practically, deepening their insight into the theoretical and practical universes supporting live performance, whether within well‐established and traditional artistic disciplines or within innovative and new methods of creation. Through the practicums, students are given immediate ‘hands on’ access to various aspects of production development, construction and staging processes associated with the most current industry expectation and practice.
Throughout the year, there is some cross-fertilization between the practical and the theoretical courses. Regular group meetings scheduled with the teacher in the practicums are the way of assessing if the students are reaching the goals of the program.
CPTP 501 – Connections (3 credits)
Through discussion, readings and papers, students will explore ways in which designers and production personnel can participate, collaborate and contribute as full partners in the creation of live performance. Counter-intuitive links are explored in the creation of vibrant and chaotically dynamic works.
CPTP 502 - The Art of Proficiency (3 credits)
This seminar focuses on describing the connection between imagination and the production-based realities associated with live performance. Through the analysis of various aspects of production, students will look at ways of bridging the gap between inspiration, imagination and originality and their practical application within all aspects of production.
CPTP 503 - Aspects of Visual, Aural and Performing Arts (3 credits)
This seminar helps the student discover new information and helps the fusion between the student’s present practice and other art forms. Throughout the semester, students meet various practicing artists in their work environment or as guest speakers at the university.
CPTP 511, 512, 513, 514 – Practicum I, II, III, IV (3 credits each)
Through this practical study and under faculty supervision, students learn how to apply a large number of creative and practical techniques from various disciplines towards achieving a cohesive artistic goal as dictated by current practices in the performing and related live arts.
These individual projects must be selected in consultation with the Program Advisor and approved by the Program Director. Some restrictions apply: for more details, consult the departments.
ELECTIVE COURSE (3 credits)
This course is chosen from a list of existing courses with the permission of the Program Director. The Coordinating Committee, in consultation with the Program Director, compiles this list.
CPTP 598 - Special Topics in Creative Practices in Technical Production (3 credits)
Topics may address a wide range of critical fields related to technical production for live performance examining both conventional and non-traditional approaches to dance, music, theatre, as well as other performance or media arts.
CART 411 - Project Studio I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CART 351, 253*; enrolment in the Specialization or Major in Computation Arts, 48 credits completed in the degree; or written permission of the Department. In this studio and theory course, students integrate skills with objects, narratives, and environments. They refine both critical and practical management skills in team-based projects.
DART 504 - Contextualizing Design Practice (3 credits)
This course approaches design and digital technologies through interdisciplinary theoretical engagement to investigate the cultural and discursive context in which design resides. Through a combination of seminar discussions, workshops, and individual writings, students situate their work in different environments, such as commercial, public or domestic contexts, and explore new venues of dissemination. Such investigations enhance students’ ability to contextualize, articulate and exhibit the thesis work.
EAMT 498 - Special Topics in Electroacoustics and Technology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Written permission of the Department of Music. An advanced study of a selected area not available in other courses in electroacoustics and technology. Students will be exposed to the rapid growth of access to more advanced synthesis and sound projection systems, as well as new sounds, and new ways of playing them into space as they rapidly enter the sounding and performing arts. Students will learn the latest developments in interactive sound production and manipulation, current practices and the development of styles and idioms.
MUSI 398H - New Music and Media Arts (3 credits)
This course focuses on a diversity of creative approaches, from the early 20th century to present, through sound art, avant-garde music and media arts. It merges theory and practice using in part the past hundred years of history to open a wide range of possibilities to musicians and sound artists interested in exploring the media arts, both from a conceptual and factual perspective.
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