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Subject: Administered by the School of Computing in partnership with the Departments of Art History and Art Conservation, Film and Media, and the DAN School of Drama and Music.
Plan: Consists of 45.00 core units and 39.00 units in one Sub-Plan, as described below.
Plan Code: COCA-S [----]-O (where [----] is a Computing and the Creative Arts Sub-Plan)
Program:听The Plan, alone, or in combination with a Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to a minimum of 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
Note:听Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the听2024-2025听Calendar听for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| 颁滨厂颁听102 | Discrete Structures I | 3.00 |
| 颁滨厂颁听121 | Introduction to Computing Science I | 3.00 |
| 颁滨厂颁听124 | Introduction to Computing Science II | 3.00 |
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| 颁翱颁础听201 | Introduction to Computing and the Creative Arts | 3.00 |
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| 颁滨厂颁听203 | Discrete Structures II | 3.00 |
| 颁滨厂颁听204 | Logic for Computing Science | 3.00 |
| 颁滨厂颁听223 | Software Specifications | 3.00 |
| 颁滨厂颁听235 | Data Structures | 3.00 |
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| 颁滨厂颁听325 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3.00 |
| 颁滨厂颁听352 | Artificial Intelligence | 3.00 |
| 颁滨厂颁听360 | Programming Paradigms | 3.00 |
| 颁滨厂颁听365 | Algorithms I | 3.00 |
| E. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
CISC at the 400-level | ||
CISC_Subs at the 400-level | ||
| F. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
CISC at the 200-level or above | ||
CISC_Subs at the 200-level or above | ||
| 2. Sub-Plans | ||
| A. Complete one of the following Sub-Plans: | 39.00 | |
Computing and Art (COAR-O) | ||
Computing and Drama (CODR-O) | ||
Computing and Film (COFI-O) | ||
Computing and Music (COMU-O) | ||
| Electives and/or Other Plan Requirements | 36.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
Sub-Plans
A. Computing and Art (COAR-O) (39.00)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| i. Core | ||
| a. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Art and Architecture in Britain from the Classical Period to c.1700 and Art and Architecture in Britain from c.1700 to the Present | ||
| or | ||
| Introduction to Global Art Histories and Curating Art Worlds | ||
| ii. Option | ||
| a. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
ARTH at the 400-level | ||
| b. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | 12.00 | |
ARTH at the 300-level or above | ||
| c. Complete 18.00 units from the following: | 18.00 | |
ARTH at the 100- or 200-level | ||
| Total Units | 39.00 | |
B. Computing and Drama (CODR-O) (39.00)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| i. Core | ||
| a. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Thinking Locally and Acting Globally | ||
| or | ||
| Introduction to Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies | ||
| b. Complete the following: | ||
| 顿搁础惭听200 | Theatre Histories and Traditions | 6.00 |
| 顿搁础惭听220 | Play Reading and Analysis | 3.00 |
| c. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Introduction to Theatre Production I | ||
| Design and Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Theatre Production II | ||
| ii. Option | ||
| a. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | 12.00 | |
DRAM at the 300-level or above | ||
| b. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
DRAM | ||
DRAM_Subs | ||
ENIN | ||
| Total Units | 39.00 | |
C. Computing and Film (COFI-O) (39.00)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| i. Core | ||
| a. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Film Studies: Approaches to Film Form | ||
| Introduction to Film History: Genres and Movements | ||
| b. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Media Studies: Cultures and Technologies | ||
| Introduction to Media Studies: Arts and Practices | ||
| c. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | 12.00 | |
| Introduction to Animation Studies | ||
| Material Practices in Animation | ||
| Animation Production | ||
| Animation Theory and Criticism | ||
| 3D Animation | ||
| Introduction to Video Game Studies | ||
| Science Fiction Cinema | ||
| Special Topic in Film Histories | ||
| Art as Technology | ||
| Culture and Technology | ||
| Speculative Media Studies: Fictions, Fans, and Franchises | ||
| Computational Cinema | ||
| Virtual and Augmented Reality App Development | ||
| Post-Production | ||
| Special Effects | ||
| d. Complete the following: | ||
| 贵滨尝惭听250 | Fundamentals of Media Production | 3.00 |
| ii. Option | ||
| a. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
ANIM at the 400-level | ||
FILM at the 400-level | ||
MAPP at the 400-level | ||
| b. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | 12.00 | |
ANIM at the 300-level or above | ||
FILM at the 300-level or above | ||
MAPP at the 300-level or above | ||
| Total Units | 39.00 | |
D. Computing and Music (COMU-O) (39.00)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| i. Core | ||
| a. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Music Fundamentals | ||
| Theory and Analysis IA | ||
| b. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
| Introduction to Digital Audio Recording, Editing, and Mixing | ||
| Amplified Sound in Live Contexts | ||
| Sampling and Beatmaking | ||
| Creative Production: Beats, Songs, and Soundtracks | ||
| c. Complete the following: | ||
| 惭鲍厂颁听126 | Ear Training for Production | 3.00 |
| 惭鲍厂颁听257 | Theory of Digital Recording | 3.00 |
| 惭鲍厂颁听258 | Musical Acoustics | 3.00 |
| d. Complete the following: | ||
| 惭鲍厂颁听103 | Music, Meaning, and Society | 3.00 |
| 惭鲍厂颁听209 | Critical Issues in Contemporary Popular Music | 3.00 |
| e. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Sound Production | ||
| Composition in the Sonic Arts Studio | ||
| Developing Sound Practices in the Sonic Arts Studio | ||
| Digital Scoring for Media | ||
| ii. Option | ||
| a. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
ENIN | ||
MUSC | ||
MUSC_Subs | ||
| iii. Notes | ||
| a. Students in this Sub-Plan rank with MUSC Joint Honours students for priority access to Music courses. | ||
| Total Units | 39.00 | |
3. Substitutions
A.听Students admitted to the Plan in May 2025 may use 础搁罢贬听120/6.0 to satisfy 2.A.A.i.a. of the COAR-O Sub-Plan.听
B.听Students admitted to the Plan in May 2025 may use 贵滨尝惭听111/3.0 and 贵滨尝惭听112/3.0 to satisfy 2.A.C.i.a. and 2.A.C.i.b. of the COFI-O Sub-Plan.
4. Notes
A. Students with no programming experience should review the听Introductory Courses听paragraph included on the School of Computing overview page in the听Calendar.听
B. ELEC courses are offered by the Smith Engineering. Special permission may be required to register. All such courses will count as 3.00 units towards degree requirements in Arts and Science.
C. Students who have completed a conservatory Advanced Rudiments exam or equivalent with a grade of 80% or higher may request to have a different MUSC course substituted for Core听1.D.i.a.听(惭鲍厂颁听104/3.0).
D.听贵滨尝惭听250/3.0 is the prerequisite course for all upper-year production courses, therefore should be taken in second year.听FILM听257/3.0 is the prerequisite course for听FILM听312/3.0.
E. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Computing and the Creative Arts Course Lists
The following lists may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation听2.6听(Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
CISC_Subs
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ELEC听470 | Computer System Architecture 1 | 3.50 |
| ELEC听474 | Machine Vision 1 | 3.50 |
| MATH听337 | Stochastic Models in Operations Research | 3.00 |
| MATH听401 | Graph Theory | 3.00 |
| MATH听402 | Enumerative Combinatorics | 3.00 |
| MATH听434 | Optimization Theory with Applications to Machine Learning | 3.00 |
| MATH听474 | Information Theory | 3.00 |
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Note that the unit weighting system in Smith Engineering differs from that in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Therefore, upon acceptance of any course from Smith Engineering, the unit weighting towards Arts and Science degree requirements shall be at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Academic). Usually, a one-term course shall count as 3.00 units and a two-term course as 6.00 units.
DRAM_Subs
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CLST听312 | Greek and Roman Drama | 3.00 |
| DRAM听335 | Acting for the Screen | 3.00 |
| ENGL听259 | Global Shakespeare | 3.00 |
| ENGL听326 | Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama | 6.00 |
| ENIN | ||
| FILM听381 | Fan Studies | 3.00 |
| FREN听305 | Le th茅芒tre depuis 1945 | 3.00 |
| ITLN听357 | Pirandello's Theatre | 3.00 |
| LLCU听200 | Semiotics: Interpreting the World | 3.00 |
| LLCU听257 | Pirandello's Theatre | 3.00 |
| LLCU听339 | XX-Century Italian Playwrights: In Search of the Theatre | 3.00 |
| MAPP听300 | Media and Performance II | 3.00 |
| MUSC听287 | Percussion Techniques and Methods | 3.00 |
| MUTH | ||
MUSC_Subs
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BADR听200 | 3.00 | |
| DRAM听247 | Drama Practicum | 1.50 |
| ENIN | ||
| GNDS听410 | Special Topics in Gender Studies | 3.00 |
| LLCU听244 | Hips Don't Lie? Music and Culture in Latin America | 3.00 |
| 惭础笔笔听311 | Sound Production | 3.00 |
| MUTH | ||