- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
Students are introduced to key visual images, sculptures, and buildings in the Western cultural tradition: their features, materials, interrelationships, and social, religious, economic, and political contexts. After brief grounding in the visual culture of the ancient world and Middle Ages, the course focuses on painting, architecture / built environment, sculpture, photography and other products of visual culture in Europe and the Americas from the 1400s CE to the present. The Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque, Neoclassicism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism and Post-Modernism are addressed. Influences on Western art from China, Japan, India, and Africa are also briefly considered. Through studying how visual culture has been defined, classified, ranked, and analyzed in Western culture – an approach established in Renaissance Europe – course participants will be equipped to contextualize the built environment, and past and current images.
Prerequisite(s)
- C+ in Grade 12 English
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$629.13
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Define and use standard terminology central to the study of visual culture (images, objects, buildings), including chronological and stylistic features.
- Demonstrate awareness of continuity and change in the history of visual culture, by discussing changes in subjects, themes, styles and materials in painting, sculpture, architecture, photography and other products of visual culture.
- Analyze selected works of artists and architects in specific periods in Western art.
- Identify major cultural, scientific and technological changes that significantly affected visual culture.
- Discuss the roles of artists, architects, patrons, and other leaders in developing, enforcing and critiquing artistic norms.
Effective as of Fall 2022
Related Programs
Introduction to Western Visual Culture: European Renaissance to the Present (AHVC 1126) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Construction and the Environment
- Interior Design
Diploma Full-time
- Interior Design
Diploma Part-time
- Residential Interiors
Diploma Part-time
Course Offerings
Fall 2025
Below are two offerings of AHVC 1126 for the Fall 2025 term.
CRN 50151
Dates
Sep 08 - Dec 01 Loading
- CRN 50151
- $629.13 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 - Dec 01 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 114 |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- Please note, this CRN is reserved for students registered in the Diploma in Residential Interiors. Students not currently enrolled in the Diploma in Residential Interiors will be dropped from this CRN. No class Monday October 13 - Stat Holiday. Students are introduced to key visual images, sculptures, and buildings in the Western cultural tradition: their features, materials, interrelationships, and social, religious, economic, and political contexts. After brief grounding in the visual culture of the ancient world and Middle Ages, the course focuses on painting, architecture / built environment, sculpture, photography and other products of visual culture in Europe and the Americas from the 1400s CE to the present. The Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque, Neoclassicism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism and Post-Modernism are addressed. Influences on Western art from China, Japan, India, and Africa are also briefly considered. *(A)* FINAL EXAMS: Final exams will be held in-person. Your instructor will provide further information.
Status
CRN 50152
Dates
Sep 11 - Nov 27 Loading
- CRN 50152
- $629.13 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 - Nov 27 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 114 |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- Students are introduced to key visual images, sculptures, and buildings in the Western cultural tradition: their features, materials, interrelationships, and social, religious, economic, and political contexts. After brief grounding in the visual culture of the ancient world and Middle Ages, the course focuses on painting, architecture / built environment, sculpture, photography and other products of visual culture in Europe and the Americas from the 1400s CE to the present. The Renaissance, Mannerism, the Baroque, Neoclassicism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism and Post-Modernism are addressed. Influences on Western art from China, Japan, India, and Africa are also briefly considered. *(A)* FINAL EXAMS: Final exams will be held in-person. Your instructor will provide further information.
Status
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.