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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts at Algoma University

Algoma University, Canada

Programme overview

The four-year BFA balances traditional and experimental practices and refined object making with personal development. Students learn past and present techniques while developing their own creative voice, and fourth-year students curate their own professional exhibition.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Studio practice including bookbinding and printmaking, culminating in a fourth-year exhibition.

Career pathways

Founding creative businesses, film set design, graduate study (MFA), university teaching, art direction, computer gaming and design, gallery founding, graphic design.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario secondary school applicants: six Grade 12 U/M courses including ENG4U plus a portfolio showing a sampling of creative practice, minimum 65% average (Visual Arts, Sault Ste. Marie). Out-of-province: portfolio required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Full-time September admission via OUAC; January, May and part-time admission by direct application to Algoma University.

Canadian applicants for full-time September admission apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC): Undergrad 101 for current Ontario high school students, Undergrad 105 for all other applicants. January, May and part-time applicants apply directly on the Algoma U application with a non-refundable $70 CAD application fee.

Application fee for international applicants is $125.00; application fee for non-OUAC applicants is $70.00.

Apply through the official page: https://algomau.ca/admissions/how-to-apply

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