Visual Arts - Fine Arts

For Faculty degree requirements, please refer to the chart on Degree Requirements.

Honours Majors

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

Specialized Honours BFA Program (Studio)

Students must complete at least 66 credits in visual arts, including:

36 credits in practicum courses, including:

• nine credits representing three different media disciplines taken within the first two years of study;
• a minimum of 12 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

30 credits in studies courses, including:

• FA/VISA 1000 3.00;
• FA/VISA 1110 6.00 or FA/VISA 2340 6.00 or FA/VISA 2620 6.00;
• FA/VISA 3001 3.00.

At least 24 of the 66 credits must be at the 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 1110 6.00 or FA/VISA 2340 6.00 or FA/VISA 2620 6.00;
• at least nine credits at the 3000 level;
• at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

At least 24 of the 54 credits must be at the 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:

• nine credits representing three different media disciplines taken within the first two years of study;
• six credits at the 3000 level.

21 credits in studies courses, including:

• FA/VISA 1000 3.00;
• FA/VISA 1110 6.00 or FA/VISA 2340 6.00 or FA/VISA 2620 6.00;
• six credits at the 3000 level.

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Fine Arts
• Courses offered in Visual Arts