Ontario College of Art & Design

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

VISD 4B19
Contemporary Studies in Architecture and Design
0.50 Credit(s)
Academic Course
Prerequisite: 10 credits, including 1.0 credit of second-year liberal studies (including 0.5 VISC credit).
This course will examine issues relevant to the challenges that design graduates will face during their careers.
Grounded in recent history, the course focuses on topics related to our current concerns with the environment, at the
social and ecological levels. Emphasis is placed on examples that inform students about the role and responsibilities of
architects and designers as professionals involved in the public sphere.
Anti-requisite: Students who have taken ACAD 4B19 or VISC 4B19 may not take this course for further credit.
Notes: Priority registration for Environmental Design students.

Priority registration for this course will be lifted on July 18, 2011.

Course code change 2011-12

Course description updated Jan 2012.
Course was last updated January 11, 2012 - 4:17 PM