Arts Academic Plans

Admission to the Honours academic plan is by consent of the department at the end of Level 1B. Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative Fine Arts average of 75%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours Fine Arts academic plan (Studio Specialization, Art History Specialization, Film Studies Specialization or Studio and Art History stream) includes sucessful fulfilment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate BA Program-level requirements. See "Bachelor of Arts."
2. Fine Arts Plan-level requirements:
• at least ten academic course units (20 courses) in Fine Arts with a minimum cumulative average of 75%. For the different Specializations, the required courses are as follows:
  
  Studio Specialization:
  
  • FINE 110, 112, 120, 121, 209, 224, 225, 319, 324
  • a pair of courses chosen from FINE 220 and 221; FINE 222 and 223 or 223A; FINE 226A and 226B; FINE 228 and 229 
  • one of FINE 320, 322, 326A, 328
  • one of FINE 321, 323, 325, 326B, 329
    Note: FINE 321, 323, 325, 326B, 329 are worth 1.0 unit and each course has very specific prerequisites. Students must have completed all 200- and previous 300-level courses in their chosen area of concentration (i.e., painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, electronic imaging). For example, a student wishing to take FINE 321 has to have completed FINE 220, 221 & 320. Students must have at least a mark of 75% in FINE 321, 323, 325, 326B or 329 (as well as a Fine Arts average of 75%) in order to progress to FINE 472 and 473.
  • one additional Art History course
  • one additional Film Studies course
  • FINE 472, 473
    Note: each of these courses is worth 1.0 unit. Students must have completed all lower level (200- and 300-level) courses in their chosen area of concentration (i.e., painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, electronic imaging).
    
  
  Art History Specialization:
  
  • FINE 110, 112, 120, 121, 209, 210, 212, 213, 319, 330, 332, 496, 497
  • two additional Studio courses
  • five additional Art History courses at the 200- or 300-level, one of which must be 396
    
    
  Film Studies Specialization:
  All prospective Film Studies majors and minors need permission from the Fine Arts Film advisor to register in Film Studies. Current Film Studies majors and minors should consult with the Fine Arts Film advisor about their program schedule.
  
  • FINE 110, 112, 250, 251, 470, 471, 490, 491
  • two of FINE 120, 121, 319, or one other Art History course
  • six of FINE 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 360, 361
  • four courses to be selected in consultation with the Fine Arts Film advisor, from FINE 252, 253, 255R, 258W, 359, 365, 366, 367, 375, 376, 377, 380, 381
    
    
  Studio & Art History (ten courses each in studio and art history):
• FINE 110, 112, 120, 121, 209, 210, 319, 396, 460A, 460B
• four courses chosen from: FINE 220 or 221; 222 or 223; 224 or 225; 226A or 226B; 228 or 229
• one additional 200-level studio course in a chosen subject area (i.e., painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, electronic imaging) from FINE 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226A, 226B, 228, 229
• two Studio courses at the 300-level, preferably in the same subject area
  Note: most 300-level courses have very specific prerequisites - see Fine Arts course descriptions for information.
• one additional Art History course at the 300-level
• two additional Art History courses at the 200- or 300-level