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 programme consists of studio work under individual supervision, 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.

7.50 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 course.

Instructions for the submission of this portfolio will be sent to all applicants for admission to the programme. Early application is strongly urged. All portfolios are reviewed each year in early April and late portfolios normally cannot be considered. Only a limited number of students can be accepted to the programme.

Advanced Status
A student may be admitted to the second year of the programme 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.

7.51 Course Requirements
The Bachelor of Fine Arts is a four-year, 126- credit degree. The programme is designed with maximum flexibility to allow student growth within various studio art study fields. The common first year of the programme is followed in years two to four by various studio art options.

1. 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.
2. In either the third or fourth year of the programme 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:
• 18 Studio Art credits - Fine Arts 1101, 1111, 1901, 1911, 1921, and 1931;
• Fine Arts 2001 and 2011;
• 6 credits from outside of Fine Arts.
Year Two:
• Fine Arts 2101 and 2111;
• 12 additional studio credits selected from Fine Arts 2201, 2211, 2301, 2311, 2401, 2411, 2501, 2511
• 6 credits from Classics 3010 or 3020 (6 cr) or from Fine Arts History courses above the 2000 level
• 6 credits from outside of Fine Arts (Classics 3010 and 3020 excluded)
Year Three:
• Fine Arts 3101 - Intermediate Drawing I
• 15 additional studio credits from Fine Arts 3111, 3201, 3211, 3301, 3311, 3401, 3411, 3501, 3511, 3601, 3611
• Fine Arts 3701 - Third Year Seminar
• 6 credits from Classics 3010 or 3020 or from Fine Art History courses above the 2000 level
• 6 credits from outside of Fine Arts (Classics 3010 and 3020 excluded)
Year Four:
• 18 studio credits - Fine Arts 4801, 4811, 4821, 4831, 4841, and 4851
• Fine Arts 4701 - Fourth Year Seminar
• 6 credits from Classics 3010 or 3020 or from Fine Art History courses above the 2000 level or from outside of Fine Arts
• 6 credits from outside of Fine Arts (Classics 3010 and 3020 excluded)

Aboideau Art Workshops
Each summer the department conducts a number of credit and non-credit art workshops that include senior level credit courses in the major areas of the department. Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography and non-credit courses for high school students and adults are offered. Working in the informal atmosphere of the Workshop, the student has an excellent opportunity to explore his or her interest in and suitability for a professional career in the visual arts.

A Fine Arts entrance scholarship is awarded each year to a student attending an Art Workshop who has already been accepted into the first year of the B.F.A. programme. Traditionally this scholarship, currently valued at $1,000, has been given to a student attending the high school workshop.

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