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  Major in Visual Arts

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        The Major in Visual Arts allows you to have the same range of course experiences as the BFA– including compulsory practical and theoretical courses but offers a greater number of electives so that you might pursue a broader range of interests. Majors can combine their degree with either a Minor or a second Major. It is an excellent preparation if you wish to pursue careers in such fields as fine arts education, project or communications officer in artistic organizations, artist agent, conservator, or curator.

        The Department of Visual Arts also offers a Major and a Minor in Art History.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

      The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.

      The French immersion stream is available when taken as part of an honours degree.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 calendars for the previous requirements.

      This program cannot be combined with the Major or the Minor in Art History.

      This program leads to the Master of Fine Arts program (MFA).

      Course List
        Code                                                                       Title                                            Units  
        Compulsory courses                                                                                                        
        ART 1311                                                                   Introduction to Painting                         3 Units
        ART 1321                                                                   Introduction to Sculpture                        3 Units
        ART 2171                                                                   Modern Art: 1900-1945                            3 Units
        ART 2932                                                                   Digital Photography Workshop I                   3 Units
        ART 4987                                                                   Professional Practices in Art                    3 Units
        Optional courses                                                                                                          
        3 course units from:                                                       3 Units                                        
          ART 1331                                                                 Introduction to Analog Photography                      
          ART 1341                                                                 Art, Time and the Technological Imagination             
        3 course units from:                                                       3 Units                                        
          ART 1305                                                                 Art and Image                                           
          ART 1306                                                                 World Art Histories                                     
          ART 1361                                                                 Histories of Art II                                     
        3 course units from:                                                       3 Units                                        
          ART 1900                                                                 Drawing from Life: Fundamentals                         
          ART 2951                                                                 Drawing I: Materiality and Process                      
          ART 2952                                                                 Drawing: Animals, Humans and other living forms         
        6 course units from:                                                       6 Units                                        
          ART 3116                                                                 Art and New Technologies                                
          ART 3117                                                                 Art and Gender                                          
          ART 3118                                                                 Art, Globalization and Cultural Hybridities             
          ART 3180                                                                 Art After Modernism: 1945-1978                          
          ART 3181                                                                 Postmodernism and Art: 1978-2000                        
          ART 3334                                                                 Canadian Art and Cultural Identities                    
          ART 3354                                                                 Indigenous Arts                                         
          ART 3364                                                                 Histories and Theories of Photography                   
        3 course units from:                                                       3 Units                                        
          ART 4115                                                                 Special Topics in Art History                           
          ART 4118                                                                 Special Topics in Contemporary Art                      
          ART 4355                                                                 Research Seminar in Art History                         
          ART 4955                                                                 Research Seminar in Art History                         
        9 course units from the Studio Profile or the Arts Administration Profile  9 Units                                        
        Total:                                                                     42 Units                                       
        

        Studio Profile

        Course List
          Code                               Title                                           Units
          Optional courses - Studio Profile                                                
          3 course units from:               3 Units                                       
            ART 3191                         Special Topics in Contemporary Art Practices         
            ART 3991                         Special Topics in Contemporary Art Practices         
          6 optional course units from:      6 Units                                       
            ART 2941                         Non-Standard: Creative Uses of Light and Sound       
            ART 3926                         Sculpture and Installation                           
            ART 3927                         Relational Sculpture                                 
            ART 3952                         Analytical Drawing and Graphic Design                
            ART 3953                         Drawing IV: Expressivity                             
          Total:                             9 Units                                       
          

          Arts Administration Profile

          Course List
            Code                                            Title                                                     Units
            Optional courses - Arts Administration Profile                                                          
            3 optional course units from:                   3 Units                                                 
              AMT 3101                                      Administration of Artistic and Cultural Organizations I        
              AMT 3901                                      Administration of Artistic and Cultural Organizations I        
            3 optional course units from:                   3 Units                                                 
              AMT 3102                                      Administration of Artistic and Cultural Organizations II       
              AMT 3902                                      Administration of Artistic and Cultural Organizations II       
            3 optional course units from:                   3 Units                                                 
              ART 3344                                      Museum Studies and Artistic Practices                          
              ART 4119                                      Curating for Contemporary Art                                  
              ART 4161                                      Special Topics in Arts, Heritage and Policy                    
              ART 4900                                      Apprenticeship                                                 
              ART 4961                                      Special Topics in Arts, Heritage and Policy                    
            Total:                                          9 Units                                                 
            
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