School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) – Degree and Certificate Requirements |
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Degree Programs
Candidates for a BA or Specialized Honours degree in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design degree must pass at least the respective 90 or 120 credits, chosen in conformity with curriculum requirements and in consultation with an adviser. The chart on the following page is a synopsis of degree requirements.
Course Types
Degree requirements in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design refer to the following categories of courses:
General Education Courses
Six credits in each of the general areas of the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences must be completed within the first 90 credits. Courses may be selected from the following departments:
| Humanities | Natural Science | Social Science |
|---|---|---|
| classical studies | biology | anthropology |
| English | chemistry | economics |
| French studies | earth and atmospheric science | geography |
| history | environmental studies (ES/ENVS 1500 6.00) | political science |
| humanities | natural science | psychology |
| languages and linguistics | physics and astronomy | social science |
| modes of reasoning | science and technology studies (SC/STS) | sociology |
| philosophy |
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design students may also satisfy the humanities general education requirement by taking six credits from the fine arts 1900 3.00 series of courses outside the major program. However, these courses if used to satisfy a humanities course general education requirement, cannot also be counted in another category.
Non-AMPD Electives
In addition to the general education courses, most fine arts students are required to complete additional courses outside the fine arts disciplines. The number of non-fine arts electives required varies according to the major and degree program. Courses taken towards a major or a minor program in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science, or the Lassonde School of Engineering will satisfy this requirement.
AMPD Electives
All students in an AMPD degree program or an Honours Major/Minor program must complete at least 12 credits in fine arts outside their major discipline. Courses completed as part of a minor program in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design will satisfy this requirement. Fine arts electives are not required in any Honours Double Major program.
Upper-level Courses
In all AMPD Specialized Honours programs, at least 24 credits in the major discipline must be at the 3000 or 4000 level. In fine arts BA programs, a minimum of 18 credits (including the 12 major credits) must be at the 3000 or 4000 level. Specific programs and streams may have additional upper-level requirements.
Degree Requirements
Please refer to the Programs of Study section of the Undergraduate Calendar for specific degree requirements for all programs.
*Note: six credits from the AMPD 1900 3.00 series of courses, outside the major, are required of all School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design degrees. These courses may be used toward satisfying the humanities general education requirement, the in/out requirements or an AMPD elective. For students admitted to the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design with a minimum of 54 transfer credits, the six credits from the 1900 3.00 series of courses outside the major are optional.
Double Major and Major/Minor Programs
Specialized Honours BA or Specialized Honours BFA students in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design may pursue a second Honours Major in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, in any program or department offering a 42-credit or 48-credit Honours Major. Students may not pursue two BFA major programs within the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design. Students complete the program requirements for the second major within the context of their fine arts degree requirements. Please see the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Programs of Study section for details. Some Honours Double Major combinations may require more than 120 credits.
Specialized Honours BA and Specialized Honours BFA students in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design may pursue an Honours Minor in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science, or the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design or the Lassonde School of Engineering. Program requirements for specific Honours Minors in the Faculties of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, and Science, the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, or the Lassonde School of Engineering are listed in the Programs of Study sections of the appropriate Faculty portions of this publication. For the minor in environmental studies, AMPD students must complete 30 credits in environmental studies, including six credits at the 1000 level and six credits at the 4000 level, and normally including three credits in the foundations series at the 2000 level.
Note: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Honours degree students may pursue a second major or a minor in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design. Students in the Faculties of Environmental Studies or Science and the Lassonde School of Engineering may also pursue an Honours Minor in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design. The requirements of specific minor programs are outlined in the Programs of Study sections.
Honours Double Major BA Degree Program within the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
The Specialized Honours Double Major BA degree within the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design allows students to combine a major in dance, film, music, theatre or visual arts with a second major offered through cinema and media studies, dance, music, theatre or visual art and art history. The Specialized Honours BA program may be pursued jointly with other Specialized Honours BA or Specialized Honours BFA programs in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design. While the Honours Double Major BA degree within the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design may be pursued jointly with another Specialized Honours BA or Specialized Honours BFA program in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, the Honours Double Major combination of two Honours BFA programs is not an option.
Certificate Programs
Professional Certificate in Digital Design
Students may elect to complete the Professional Certificate in Digital Design concurrently with the 120-credit Specialized Honours BDes. The BDes is offered through the York/Sheridan joint program in Design. The Professional Certificate in Digital Design recognizes a unique grouping of courses within this joint program: interactive design.
Students must successfully complete 36 credits from the approved list of courses, vetted by the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, Arts and Technology Committee, as follows:
- six credits outside the Department of Design (YSDN);
- nine credits in YSDN at any level;
- 18 credits in YSDN at the 3000 or 4000 level;
- three credits of electives chosen from the list vetted by the Arts and Technology Committee.
Students must declare their intention to pursue the Professional Certificate in Digital Design prior to the completion of 10 credits that are applicable to the certificate. They must submit an application with evidence of satisfactory academic standing. Applications will be reviewed and accepted by a sub-committee of the Arts and Technology Committee.
No more than six credits from outside York University will be accepted as transfer credits for this certificate.
Students must obtain a 5.00 (C+) overall grade point average in the 36 required credits.
Application forms and the list of approved courses for this certificate are available through the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design Office of Advising and Integrated Student Services, 322 Joan and Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts, 416-736-5135.
Please note: students who are concurrently taking a certificate and undergraduate degree must successfully complete the certificate and degree requirements prior to convocation. Certificates will not be retroactively granted.