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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