Course offerings

Review upcoming undergraduate course offerings at the School of Interactive Arts & Technology.

Featured Spring 2025 course

IAT 480 Special Topics: Indigenous Knowledge within Computing

This course in critical cultural computing surveys the rich fabric of Indigenous knowledge within computing. More generally, students will critically analyze how computing technologies are shaped by cultural values and how, in turn, computers and digital technologies shape culture. And specifically, this course reveals unique perspectives that transcend conventional frameworks. By examining computer software, hardware, and associated theories through the lens of Indigenous worldviews, this course reconnects computing to the natural world. 

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Spring 2025

Course Title Instructor Day/Time Location
IAT 100 D100 Digital Image Design Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 4:00–5:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 102 E100 Graphic Design Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 4:30–6:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 103W D100 Design Communication and Collaboration Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 103W D200 Design Communication and Collaboration Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 106 D100 Spatial Thinking and Communicating Kenneth Zupan
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 110 D100 Visual Communication Design Kenneth Zupan
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
IAT 167 D100 Digital Games: Genre, Structure, Programming and Play Yingchen Yang
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 201 D100 Human-Computer Interaction and Cognition Brian Fisher
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 202 D100 New Media Images Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 206W D100 Media Across Cultures Freya Zinovieff
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 210 OL01 Introduction to Game Studies: Theory and Design Michael Filimowicz
Online
IAT 222 D100 Interactive Arts Gabriela Aceves-Sepulveda
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 233 E100 Spatial Design Halil Erhan
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 4:30–6:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 235 D100 Information Design Alireza Karduni
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 238 D100 Foundations for Designing Interactions Paul Brokenshire
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 244 OL01 Digital, Virtual and AI Photography Michael Filimowicz
Online
IAT 265 D100 Multimedia Programming for Art and Design Yingchen Yang
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 267 D100 Introduction to Technological Systems Helmine Serban
Mehdi Nazemi
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 271 D100 Co-op Practicum I Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 271 D200 Co-op Practicum I Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 271 I100 Co-op Practicum I Afshan Basaria
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 272 D100 Co-op Practicum II Afshan Basaria
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 272 D200 Co-op Practicum II Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 272 I100 Co-op Practicum II Afshan Basaria
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 309W D100 Writing Methods for Research Sylvain Moreno
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 309W D200 Writing Methods for Research Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 312 D100 Foundations of Game Design Yingchen Yang
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 313 D100 Narrative and New Media Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 320 E100 Body Interface Alissa Antle
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 4:30–8:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 333 D100 Interaction Design Methods Ron Wakkary
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 333 D200 Interaction Design Methods Sessional
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 334 D100 Interface Design Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Surrey
IAT 336 D100 Materials in Design Kenneth Zupan
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 339 D100 Web Design and Development Helmine Serban
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Surrey
IAT 343 D100 Animation Steve DiPaola
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 344 D100 Moving Images Reese Muntean
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 355 E100 Introduction to Visual Analytics Christopher Shaw
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, Thu, 4:30–5:50 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 359 D100 Mobile Computing Helmine Serban
Hanieh Shakeri
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Surrey
IAT 373 D100 Co-op Practicum III Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 373 D200 Co-op Practicum III Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 373 I100 Co-op Practicum III Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 374 D100 Co-op Practicum IV Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 374 D200 Co-op Practicum IV Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 374 I100 Co-op Practicum IV Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 375 D100 Co-op Practicum V Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 375 D200 Co-op Practicum V Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 375 I100 Co-op Practicum V Afshan Basaria
Stephanie Greaves
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 8:30 a.m.–7:50 p.m.
Location: TBA
IAT 380 E100 Special Topics in Interactive Arts and Technology (Arts) (Character Design) Susan Clements-Vivian
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 5:00–7:50 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 387 D100 Directed Studies Gillian Russell
TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 387 D200 Directed Studies Halil Erhan
TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 387 D300 Directed Studies TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 387 D400 Directed Studies
IAT 431 D100 Speculative Design Ron Wakkary
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
Surrey
IAT 432 D100 Design Evaluation Instructor TBA
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 443 D100 Senior Project in Creative Media Susan Clements-Vivian
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 445 D100 Immersive Environments Bernhard Riecke
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 459 D100 Internet Computing Technologies Marek Hatala
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 460 D100 Generative AI and Computational Creativity Philippe Pasquier
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 480 D100 Special Topics in Interactive Arts and Technology (Arts) Jon Corbett
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
IAT 486 D100 Directed Studies Steve DiPaola
TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 486 D200 Directed Studies
IAT 486 D300 Directed Studies
IAT 486 D400 Directed Studies
IAT 487 D100 Directed Studies Kate Hennessy
TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 487 D200 Directed Studies Steve DiPaola
TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 487 D300 Directed Studies
IAT 487 D400 Directed Studies
IAT 487 D500 Directed Studies
IAT 488 D100 Directed Studies TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 488 D200 Directed Studies
IAT 488 D300 Directed Studies TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 488 D400 Directed Studies Michael Filimowicz
TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 488 D500 Directed Studies Alireza Karduni
TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 490 D100 Honours Project I Carman Neustaedter
TBA
Location: TBA
IAT 499 E100 Graduation Project Andrew Hawryshkewich
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 4:30–7:20 p.m.
Surrey

Summer 2025

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