Arts & Humanities
Simon Fraser University, Canada
This master of arts (MA) degree program in contemporary arts trains students to think across the arts with a comparative perspective that synthesizes historical and theoretical approaches to the study of visual art and culture, cinema, performance, sound art, and digital art.
Faculty: Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology | Department: School for the Contemporary Arts | Duration: four terms | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
This program consists of required courses, elective courses, and an optional extended essay for a minimum of 35 units.
Applicants must satisfy the university admission requirements as stated in Graduate General Regulations 1.3 in the SFU Calendar. Applicants will hold a bachelor of arts degree with at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) in studies of the arts, or equivalent humanities disciplines. Students with a bachelor of fine arts degree may be admitted if their studies included a substantial scholarly component.
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.
Trimester system: Fall term runs September through December, Spring term January through April, Summer term May through August. Admission is specific to each programme.
The application fee is 112 CAD for applicants with Canadian transcripts and 160 CAD for applicants with international transcripts, paid online after submitting the application form. Deadlines are set by each programme.
Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/apply.html
Arts & Humanities
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Simon Fraser University, Canada
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