Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) |
120 |
Note: The introductory survey courses, ART2160 Histories of Art and ART2161 Theories of Art, are required for all undergraduates in the Department of Visual Arts (Bachelor of Fine Arts; Major in Visual Arts; Major and Minor in History and Theory of Art), and are pre-requisites for all compulsory 3000-level courses, so should therefore be taken in first year to ensure graduation on time.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2010-2011 calendars for the previous requirements.
| ENG1100 | Workshop in Essay Writing | 3 |
| PHI1101 | Reasoning and Critical Thinking | 3 |
Three credits from:
| ENG1120 | Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction | 3 |
| ENG1121 | Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry | 3 |
Three credits from:
| PHI1102 | Moral Reasoning | 3 |
| PHI1103 | Fundamental Philosophical Questions | 3 |
| PHI1104 | Great Philosophers | 3 |
| ART1311 | The Painting Field | 3 |
| ART1321 | The Autonomous Object | 3 |
| ART1331 | The Photograph and Visual Culture | 3 |
| ART1341 | The Image in Motion | 3 |
| ART2160 | Histories of Art | 3 |
| ART2161 | Theories of Art | 3 |
| ART3170 | Modern Art and the Crisis of Representation | 3 |
| ART3171 | Art, Utopia and the Avant-garde | 3 |
| ART3180 | Art after Modernism | 3 |
| ART3181 | Artistic Strategies of the Postmodern Era | 3 |
| ART4987 | Pratiques professionnelles en art / Professional Practices in Art | 3 |
| ART4988 | Atelier intensif / Intensive Studio Practice | 3 |
| ART4989 | De l'atelier à l'exposition / From Studio to Exhibition | 3 |
Three credits from:
| ART4919 | Peinture : Pratique et idée / Painting: Practice and Idea | 3 |
| ART4929 | Atelier de sculpture/médias / Sculpture/Media Studio | 3 |
| ART4936 | Atelier de photographie/médias / Photography/Media Studio | 3 |
24 optional credits in ART-Studio (P) with at least 12 credits in a principal discipline chosen from: Painting/Drawing, Sculpture, Photography or Media
Six credits from History and Theory of Art (H)
36 elective credits
or
A minor of 30 credits plus 6 elective credits1
Note(s)
| 1 | This program cannot be combined with the Major in Visual Arts nor the Major or the Minor in History and Theory of Art. |
This program leads to the Master of Fine Arts program (MFA).
List of Optional Courses
List of Optional Courses
| ART2913 | Peinture et image I : Matérialité et méthode / Painting and Image I: Materiality and Process | 3 |
| ART2914 | Peinture et image II : Motif et métaphore / Painting and Image II: Motif and Metaphor | 3 |
| ART2915 | Peinture et contexte I : Observation et méthode / Painting and Context I: Observation and Process | 3 |
| ART2916 | Peinture et contexte II : Espace et lieu / Painting and Context II: Space and Site | 3 |
| ART2923 | Sculpture en transformation : Matérialité et méthode / Sculpture in Transformation : Materiality and Process | 3 |
| ART2925 | Sculpture et image / Sculpture and Image | 3 |
| ART2926 | Sculpture et concept / Sculpture and Concept | 3 |
| ART2928 | Sculpture et corps / Sculpture and the Body | 3 |
| ART2932 | Atelier de photographie numérique I / Digital Photography Workshop I | 3 |
| ART2933 | Le corps photographique et le portrait / The Photographic Body and the Portrait | 3 |
| ART2934 | Photographie caméra 4 x 5 / Large Format Photography | 3 |
| ART2940 | Pratiques médias I : Techniques de l'observateur / Practices in Media I: Techniques of the Observer | 3 |
| ART2941 | Pratiques médias II : Extensions / Practices in Media II: Extensions | 3 |
| ART2942 | Recherche en médias I : Hybrides / Research in Media I: Hybrids | 3 |
| ART2943 | Recherche en médias II : Interactions / Research in Media II: Interactions | 3 |
| ART2951 | Dessin I : Matérialité et méthode / Drawing I: Materiality and Process | 3 |
| ART2952 | Dessin II : La forme humaine / Drawing II: The Figure | 3 |
| ART3916 | Peinture et source I : Questions de représentation / Painting and Source I: Issues of Representation | 3 |
| ART3917 | Peinture et source II : Structures narratives et séries / Painting and Source II: Narrative and Series | 3 |
| ART3926 | Sculpture en contexte I : Pratiques en installation / Sculpture in Context I: Practices in Installation | 3 |
| ART3927 | Sculpture en contexte II : Approches à la performance / Sculpture in Context II: Practices in Performance | 3 |
| ART3932 | Atelier de photographie numérique II / Digital Photography Workshop II | 3 |
| ART3933 | Photographie et contexte contemporain / Photography and Contemporary Context | 3 |
| ART3934 | Techniques et critiques en photographie / Techniques and Critiques in Photography | 3 |
| ART3944 | Méthodes avancées en médias / Advanced Practices in Media | 3 |
| ART3945 | Atelier/Séminaire en médias : Projets spéciaux / Media Studio/Seminar: Special Projects | 3 |
| ART3952 | Dessin III : Dessin analytique / Drawing III: Analytical Drawing | 3 |
| ART3953 | Dessin IV : Expressivité / Drawing IV: Expressivity | 3 |