12.7 Bachelor of Fine Arts
The Department of Fine Arts, located in the
Gairdner Fine Arts Building, offers a unique opportunity for
professional training in the Fine Arts in conjunction with all the
benefits of a university campus. These include the stimulus of a
broad intellectual environment, the facilities of a good library
and a balanced program of social activities.
12.7.1 The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
The curriculum in Fine Arts leading to the degree
of Bachelor of Fine Arts is primarily intended to develop creative
ability in drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and
sculpture. The major part of the program consists of studio work,
and includes instruction in the
principles of design and the use of various media. In addition to
the studio classes, attention is given to the artist's heritage
through illustrated lectures and seminar courses in art history
which are designed to improve the student's artistic judgement and
assist in acquiring an ability to write and speak about works of
art. Academic electives, which are chosen in consultation with the
Fine Arts Department, are taken in other departments of the
University. They are included in the curriculum with the aim of
widening the student's understanding of the world, in the belief
that the artist's domain pertains to all aspects of human
endeavour.
12.7.2 Additional Admission Requirements
Each prospective student must meet the regular
admission requirements of the University. While the course is
designed so that it assumes no previous training on the part of the
new student, applicants must give evidence of their suitability for
work in this specialized field. Applicants are required to present
a portfolio of their previous art work for assessment prior to
admission to this program. Instructions for the submission of
this portfolio will be sent to all applicants for admission to the
program or can be found on the Fine Arts website. All portfolios
are reviewed each year in February and
late portfolios cannot be considered. Only a limited number of
students can be accepted to the program.
A student may be admitted to the second year of
the program provided full entrance requirements are met and if
the applicant presents evidence of having satisfactorily completed
work, academic and artistic, equivalent to the prescribed work of
the first year.
12.7.4 Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
The Bachelor of Fine Arts is a four-year, 120-credit degree. The program is designed with maximum flexibility
to allow student growth within various studio art study fields. The
common first year of the program is followed in years two to four
by various studio art options.
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A student who fails any studio
course will not be allowed to take further courses in that studio
area until the failed course is completed satisfactorily.
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In either the third or fourth year of the program students are
required to travel to a major North American art centre (e.g.
Boston, New York, Montreal/Ottawa), in the company of one or more
professors, as part of a class field trip for the purpose of study
and research at art museums and galleries.
Year One:
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18 Studio Art credits - Fine Arts 1101, 1111, 1901, 1911,
1921, and 1931
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Fine Arts 2001 and 2011
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6 credits from outside of Fine Arts
Year Two:
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Fine Arts 2101 and 2111
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12 additional studio credits selected from Fine Arts 2201,
2211, 2301, 2311, 2401, 2411, 2501, 2511
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6 credits from 3/4000 level Fine Arts History courses or from Classics 3601, 3611, 3701 or 3711,
English 3621, French 2801, German 2701, History 4001, Philosophy 2401
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6 credits from outside of Fine Arts (Classics 3601, 3611,
3701 or 3711, English 3621, French 2801, German 2701, History 4001, Philosophy 2401
excluded)
Year Three:
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Fine Arts 3101 - Intermediate Drawing I
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12 additional studio credits from Fine Arts 3111, 3201,
3211, 3301, 3311, 3401, 3411, 3501, 3511, 3601, 3611
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Fine Arts 3701 - Third Year Seminar
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6 credits from 3/4000 level Fine Arts History courses or from Classics 3601, 3611, 3701, 3711, English 3621,
French 2801, German 2701, History 4001, Philosophy 2401
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6 credits from outside of Fine Arts (Classics 3601, 3611,
3701, 3711, English 3621, French 2801, German 2701, History 4001, Philosophy 2401
excluded)
Year Four:
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12 studio credits - Fine Arts 4801, 4811, 4821, 4831 and 3
additional credits from 2/3000 level studio courses
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Fine Arts 4701 - Fourth Year Seminar
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6 credits from 3/4000 level Fine Arts History courses or from Classics 3601, 3611, 3701, 3711, English 3621,
French 2801, German 2701, History 4001, Philosophy 2401
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6 credits from outside of Fine Arts (Classics 3601, 3611,
3701, 3711, English 3621, French 2801, German 2701, History 4001, Philosophy 2401
excluded)
12.7.5 Entrance Scholarship
The E.B. Pulford Scholarship is normally awarded
to the top incoming B.F.A. student, based on portfolio
assessments.