Arts
Hi! My name is Elise and I’m an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Arts. It’s one of the largest faculties at the University of Ottawa. Let me show you some of the various locations that we frequent during the year.
Let’s start with 100 Laurier. It was built in 1894 and is the oldest building on campus. 100 Laurier is now home to the Department of Visual Arts.
If you are into works of art, sculpture and ancient objects, then check out the Museum of Classical Antiquities located in the Arts Hall. This museum is part of the Department of Classical and Religious Studies, one of only two in Canada to have its own museum. Most of the collection is made up of objects that reflect daily life in the period spanning the 7th century B.C. to the 7th century of the modern era.
Do you dream of making it big in Hollywood? If so, then the theatre program is tailor-made for you! Students in theatre spend a lot of time in the beautiful building located right behind me. Everything they need is under one roof: a costume studio, staging studio, rehearsal halls, a workshop for the construction of sets and accessories.
Let’s head on now to Pérez Hall where students hone their skills in preparation for a brilliant career in their field. With its own music library, ultra-modern recording studios and wonderful practice rooms and auditorium, Pérez Hall is ideally suited to teaching music. This is also where you will find the Piano Pedagogy Research Lab, one of the most advanced of its kind not only in Canada but in the world.
Freiman Hall is the perfect location to showcase the many talented students and staff in the Department of Music. Here, many recitals are offered throughout the academic year.
If geography, geomatics or the environment is your thing, then the Department of Geography at Simard Hall is the place to be. In the high-tech labs, students can study subjects like climatology, paleoclimatology, remote sensing and GIS or geographic information systems. In between classes, you can spend some time at the Café alternatif, a favourite meeting place for all students in the Faculty of Arts.
Are you thinking of a career in communications or journalism? Check out the labs in the Department of Communication at Morisset Hall. There are television, radio, editing suite and sound-recording studios, and multimedia computer rooms ... all of the equipment you could possibly need to edit information and produce live broadcasts.
The Faculty of Arts offers a wide range of interesting places to discover. There are study areas and student lounges, of course, but there are also other wonderful areas such as the Arts Hall walkway and terrace.
As you can see, the Faculty of Arts leads everywhere ... or just about: from philosophy, fine arts and culture to language and many other fascinating disciplines.
Come and see us in person and find out for yourself!
The Faculty of Arts is the largest faculty on campus and is made up of 12 departments and two institutes located in several buildings across campus.
The Department of Theatre can be found in Academic Hall, the Department of Music in Pérez Hall, the Departments of Geography and Français are in Simard Hall, and the Department of History is located in former houses on Séraphin-Marion Street. The Department of Visual Arts is located in the oldest building on campus at 100 Laurier; the Arts Building houses the majority of the remaining departments. Combined, these locations include theatres, auditoriums, laboratories, an art gallery, a Museum of Classical Antiquities, and so much more.
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