Program Types
The Faculty of Arts offers the following types
of programs:
Honours BA Programs
These are 120 credit programs. They require more
specialization, a higher minimum performance, and in some cases,
different courses than the BA program. There are four kinds of Honours
BA programs.
Specialized Honours BA Program
This is the most highly specialized program type
in the Faculty of Arts. Students in a Specialized Honours program
must complete a minimum of 54 credits in their major subject. Some
programs require more than 54 credits in the major subject for the
Specialized Honours BA. For details of individual programs, see
the Programs of Study section.
Honours BA Program
Students in an Honours single major program have
one major subject in which they must complete a minimum of 42 credits.
Some programs require more than 42 credits in the major subject
for the Honours single major BA. For details of individual programs,
see the Programs of Study section.
Honours Double Major BA Program
Honours Double Major programs involve two areas
of primary specialization. There are two types of Honours Double
Major programs:
- Unlinked: Most double major programs involve two independent
subjects of concentration such as history and English. The two
majors are considered to be unlinked. Students must usually complete
a minimum of 42 credits in each major. Some programs require more
than 42 credits in each major subject for the Honours Double Major
BA. For details of individual programs, see the Programs of Study
section.
- Linked: Certain interdisciplinary majors (for example, law and
society) must be taken in conjunction with other specified majors.
The two majors, in these cases, are considered to be linked. Students
must complete a minimum of 36 credits in each major. Some programs
require more than 36 credits in each major subject for the Honours
Double Major Interdisciplinary BA. For details of individual programs,
see the Programs of Study section.
Students may also combine any Honours major in
the Faculty of Arts with an Honours major in the Faculties of Environmental
Studies, Fine Arts or Pure and Applied Science.
Note: The following Faculty of Arts Honours
major programs of study may not be pursued jointly as an Honours
Double Major with the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science-computer
science, geography, information technology, kinesiology, mathematics
and psychology.
Students taking an Honours major in anthropology
in the Faculty of Arts may pursue an Honours Double Major program
with music (ethnomusicology) in the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Honours Major/Minor BA Program
Students in this type of program have one major
subject in which they must complete a minimum of 42 credits. In
addition to the major, they have an area of secondary specialization,
known as a minor, in which they must complete a minimum of 30 credits.
Some programs require more than 30 credits in the minor subject
for the Honours Major/Minor BA. For details of individual programs,
see the Programs of Study section.
Students may also combine any Honours major in
the Faculty of Arts with and an Honours minor in the Faculties of
Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or Pure and Applied Science.
BA Program
This is a 90-credit program which requires some
specialization, a minimum of 30 credits, in a single area of concentration
(major), as well as more general courses. Some programs require
more than 30 credits in the major subject for the BA. For details
of individual programs, see the Programs of Study section.
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