Please forward to your students the following information about the new interdisciplinary Visual Culture program at UW:<br><br>In Fall 2011, UW is launching a new program in Visual Culture. This is an interdisciplinary initiative that examines the role of visual culture in society from a variety of perspectives and is comprised of courses in Fine Arts, English, Germanic and Slavic, Drama, Speech Communication, Digital Arts Communication, Philosophy, Women's Studies, Religious Studies, Classical Studies, Spanish, and Architecture. <br>
<br>There are three plans associated with the Visual Culture program:<br>Minor - Visual Culture in a Global Context <br>Major - Art History and Visual Culture<br>Major - Film Studies and Visual Culture<br>Details for each can be found at <a href="http://ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca/group/ARTS-Fine-Arts" target="_blank">http://ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca/group/ARTS-Fine-Arts</a><br>
<br>The core Visual Culture courses are:<br>VCULT 101 - running this Fall 2011 (no pre-reqs or reserves)<br>VCULT 100 - running Winter 2012<br>VCULT 200 - scheduled for 2012-13<br>VCULT 300 - scheduled for 2013-14<br>For details see: <a href="http://www.ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/1112/COURSE/course-VCULT.html" target="_blank">http://www.ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/1112/COURSE/course-VCULT.html</a><br>
<br>Thank you, Joan Coutu<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Joan Coutu, PhD<br>Chair, Department of Fine Arts and<br>Associate Professor, Art History<br>University of Waterloo<br>200 University Ave. West<br>Waterloo, Ontario, Canada<br>
N2L 3G1<br>tel: 519-888-4567 x 32671<br>
fax: 519-746-4982<br><br>