This option highlights a number of general interest courses in Drama, Fine Arts, and Music, and allows students to gain studio and classroom experience in the Fine and Performing Arts.
Students enrolled in any University of Waterloo undergraduate academic plan may pursue the Fine and Performing Arts Option.
The Fine and Performing Arts Option requires successful completion of five academic course units (ten courses) with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, including:
- a minimum of three units, one unit from each of Drama, Fine Arts or Visual Culture, and Music:
- DRAMA 101A, 101B, 102*, 306* **, 307* **, 406* **, 407* **
- FINE 100, 112, 150, 250, 251, 272~*, 330
- MUSIC 100, 140, 226* **, 240, 245, 246, 256, 261
- VCULT 100, 101
- the remaining units selected from any of the three disciplines
- at least two units must be at the 200-level or above
- additional courses in Drama, Fine Arts, Music, Visual Culture, or a related area such as Architecture or Recreation, may be taken with the approval of the Option Director, to a total of five units of approved or elective courses. Knowledge of languages and literature is relevant to this option.
* Studio-based courses are practicums with no lectures or written assignments. Students are advised to check with their home department regarding the acceptability of studio courses for credit and the total maximum number allowed.
** Admission subject to audition or placement class.
~ Consult the calendar for admission information. Prerequisites may be waived for students formally registered in the Fine and Performing Arts Option.
Notes:
- Students whose major field of study is Drama, Fine Arts, or Music, may count a maximum of one unit in that discipline toward the option, subject to approval by the home department, with the remaining units to be selected from the other disciplines.
- Students are encouraged to select courses in consultation with the Option Director before entering Year Three.
Further Information
For further information please go to the Fine and Performing Arts website: www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/InterDis/fapa/index.htm.