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Major Requirements

Honours Majors

Students must complete the requirements of the Honours BA degree or the Honours BFA degree.

Specialized Honours BFA Program (Studio)

At least 66 credits in Visual Arts, including:

36 credits of in Studio courses, including:

  • 6 credits in Cluster 1 (Painting, Drawing, Printmaking ) taken within the first two years of study;
  • 6 credits in Cluster 2 (Time Based Art, Photography, Sculpture ) taken within the first two years of study;
  • At least 6 additional credits at 2000 level;
  • At least 18 credits in total at 3rd / 4th year;
  • No more than 6 credits in one media area in the first two years of study;
  • No more than 15 credits in one media area in 3rd/4th year

30 credits in Studies courses, including:

  • At least 15 credits at 1000/2000 level, including;
  • FA/VISA 1000 3.00 and FA/VISA 2620 6.00, taken in first year;
  • 3 credits in FA/VISA 3001 3.00, taken in third year;
  • At least 12 additional credits in total in 3rd/4th year
  • A maximum of 18 credits may be taken in the major each year; of these, only 12 credits may be practicum;

At least 24 of the 66 credits in the Major must be at 3000 or 4000 level

Specialized Honours BA Program (Art History)

Students must complete at least 54 credits in visual arts, including:

  • A minimum of six credits in practicum courses.
  • A minimum of 36 credits in studies courses, including:
    • FA/VISA 2620 6.00;
    • At least 15 credits at 1000/2000 level (incl. FA/VISA 2620 6.00);
    • At least 9 credits at the 3000 level;
    • At least 12 credits at the 4000 level
    • No more than 12 credits may be taken in practicum, including FA/VISA 1005 3.00 and FA/VISA 1006 3.00;
    • A maximum of 18 credits may be taken in the major each year; of these, only 6 credits may be practicum;
  • At least 24 of the 54 credits in the Major must be at 3000 or 4000 level

Honours Minor (Studio)

Students must complete at least 30 credits in visual arts, including:

  • 18 studio credits including six credits at the 3000 or 4000 level;
  • 12 studies credits including FA/VISA 1000 3.00, and one of FA/VISA 1110 6.00, FA/VISA 2340 6.00 or FA/VISA 2620 6.00.

Honours Minor (Art History)

Students must complete at least 30 credits in visual arts, including:

  • FA/VISA 1110 6.00 or FA/VISA 2340 6.00 or FA/VISA 2620 6.00;
  • six credits in art history at each of the 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels;
  • six additional credits in studies courses.

BA Program

Students must complete at least 42 credits in Visual Arts, including:
21 credits in practicum courses, including:

  • 6 credits in cluster 1 taken within the first two years of study;
  • 6 credits in Cluster 2 taken within the first two years of study;
  • A maximum of 3 additional credits at the 2000 level;
  • A maximum of 6 credits at the 3000 level
  • No more than 6 credits in one media in the first two years of study.

21 credits in studies courses, including:

  • A maximum of 15 credits within the first two years of study, including:
  • FA/VISA 1000 3.00 and FA/VISA 2620 6.00 taken in the first year;
  • A maximum of 6 credits at the 3000 level
  • No 4000 level courses may be taken as part of the BA 90
  • A maximum of 15 credits may be taken in the major each year, of these, only 9 credits may be practicum,
  • At least 18 of the 90 credits taken must be at the 3000 level, including the 12 credits in the Major.