Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) |
120 |
Note: The introductory survey courses, ART1360 Histories of Art I and ART1361 Histories of Art II, 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 2015-2016 calendars for the previous requirements.
| ENG1100 | Workshop in Essay Writing | 3 |
3 course credits from:
| PHI1101 | Reasoning and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHI1301 | Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments | 3 |
3 course credits from:
| AHL1100 | Introduction to interdisciplinary study in the Arts1 | 3 |
| AHL1900 | Initiation aux études interdisciplinaires en Arts / Introduction to Interdisciplinary study in the Arts1 | 3 |
| ENG1120 | Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction | 3 |
| ENG1121 | Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry | 3 |
3 course credits from:
| AHL1100 | Introduction to interdisciplinary study in the Arts1 | 3 |
| AHL1900 | Initiation aux études interdisciplinaires en Arts / Introduction to Interdisciplinary study in the Arts1 | 3 |
| PHI1102 | Moral Reasoning | 3 |
| PHI1103 | Fundamental Philosophical Questions | 3 |
| PHI1104 | Great Philosophers | 3 |
| PHI1302 | Philosophy: Themes and Texts | 3 |
| ART1311 | The Painting Field | 3 |
| ART1321 | Introduction to Sculpture | 3 |
| ART1331 | The Photograph and Visual Culture | 3 |
| ART1341 | Time-Based Art | 3 |
| ART1360 | Histories of Art I | 3 |
| ART1361 | Histories of Art II | 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 |
3 course 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 |
9 optional course credits in visual arts (ART) (P) in a principal discipline (Painting/Drawing, Sculpture, Photography or Media)2
3 optional course credits in visual arts (ART) (P) at the 3000 level in the same principal discipline2
9 optional course credits in visual arts (ART) (P)2
3 optional course credits in visual arts (ART) (P) at the 3000 level2
6 optional course credits in history and theory of arts (ART) (H)3
36 elective course credits
or
A minor of 30 course credits plus 6 elective course credits4
Note(s)
| 1 | This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice. |
| 2 | (P): Practical course (studio) |
| 3 | (H): History and Theory of Art course. Other courses may be selected in consultation with the Department. |
| 4 | 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 | Éléments de la sculpture contemporaine / Elements of Contemporary Sculpture | 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 |
| ART2934 | Photographie caméra 4 x 5 / Large Format Photography | 3 |
| ART2935 | Mise en scène : éclairage sur place et en atelier/Mise en scène: Lighting on Location and in the Studio | 3 |
| ART2940 | Art vidéo/Video Art | 3 |
| ART2941 | Art médiatique : installation/Installation Media Art | 3 |
| ART2942 | Art électronique/Electronic Art | 3 |
| ART2943 | Art médiatique : pratiques publiques/Media Art Practices | 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 |
| ART3933 | Photographie et contexte contemporain / Photography and Contemporary Context | 3 |
| ART3934 | Méthodes de photographies hybrides / Hybrid Photographic Methods | 3 |
| ART3935 | Thèmes choisis en photographie/Special Topics in Photography | 3 |
| ART3944 | Arts médiatiques électroniques/Electronic Media Art | 3 |
| ART3945 | Atelier d'image médiatique/Image Media Studio | 3 |
| ART3952 | Dessin III : Dessin analytique / Drawing III: Analytical Drawing | 3 |
| ART3953 | Dessin IV : Expressivité / Drawing IV: Expressivity | 3 |