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Concurrent Certificate in Visual Studies at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

The Concurrent Certificate in Visual Studies develops skills in analyzing and understanding visual arts, situating artistic expressions of visual culture in specific times, places and cultures. It is taken alongside an undergraduate degree and declared at graduation.

Department: School of the Arts  |  Duration: 15 units  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

15 units: IARTS 1MA3 Making Art 1, IARTS 2VS3 Visual Studies, and 9 units (at least 6 at Level 3 or above) from a list including Greek Art, Roman Art, Fashion and Identity, Indigenous Arts Across Turtle Island and The Textile Arts.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Any student in an undergraduate degree program at McMaster may declare the certificate, at the time of graduation, upon completing the requirements.

Duration: 15 units

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