Art, Performance and Cinema Studies (Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

Bachelor of arts major. Examines art and culture with attention to the historically changing forms of class, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality and aesthetics, in two streams: art and performance studies, and cinema studies. Introductory studio courses cover dance, film, music and sound, theatre and performance, production and design, and visual art. Students complete 120 units including at least 28 upper division units.

Faculty: Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology | Department: School for the Contemporary Arts | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Core lower division courses include CA 110 Art, Performance and Cinema Studies: Introductory Seminar, CA 118 Contemporary Art History, CA 137 The History and Aesthetics of Cinema II, CA 186 Art and the Moving Image, CA 210 and CA 285. Upper division courses include CA 312 Selected Topics in Contemporary Arts, CA 319W Critical Writing in the Arts and CA 412 Advanced Seminar in Art and Performance Studies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Program and course admission is contingent upon university admission. Contact Student Services for admission procedures, requirements and deadlines. Contact the school’s office for information about the program or visit our website . Students are encouraged to take advantage of interdisciplinary offerings within the school. As many programs depend on a continuing sequence of courses completed in order, students should plan carefully to gain the maximum benefit and efficiency from their study. Note that not all courses are offered every term and several are offered on a rotational basis, i.e. every third or fourth term. An advisor is available to help plan study programs.

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.

Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May) terms; most students start in the fall term.

Fall 2027: high school applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027; other post-secondary transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027. Summer 2027: all applications open 1 December 2026 and close 15 January 2027. Spring 2027: all applications opened 1 July 2026 and close 15 September 2026.

The non-refundable application fee is 86 CAD for domestic students and 130 CAD for international students, payable online by credit card. Applications are submitted through EducationPlannerBC.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission.html

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