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BA Honours Visual Arts at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts Honours in Visual Arts allows greater concentration in visual arts than the BA, with more in-depth study of art history, theory and criticism, independent study, the chance to exhibit artwork and close one-on-one supervision by faculty.

Faculty: Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance  |  Department: Visual Arts  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

Students study the history and theory of contemporary art practices, design elements, media and methods, and the meanings and contexts that inform making and viewing artwork, with concentration on hands-on studio practice. Sample courses include ART 223 Intro to Photo-Based Art, ART 260 Introduction to Ceramics Studio, ART 270 Printmaking, ART 337 Visual Storytelling and ART 342 Expressive Painting; study tours such as ART 290JP The Art of Kyoto are offered.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Media, Art and Performance (Saskatchewan high school applicants): early conditional admission needs a 65% average on four 20- or 30-level courses (one English or Français Language Arts, two approved Math, Science, Social Science or Language courses, and one further approved course which may be Fine Art). Final admission requires Saskatchewan Secondary Level or Adult 12 standing with English Language Arts 30, two approved 30-level Math, Science, Language or Social Science courses and one additional approved 30-level course. BFA and CFA programs in Visual Arts require a portfolio. English language proficiency is required of all applicants.

Requirements published at faculty level.

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.

Undergraduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). Indigenous Education and Nursing do not admit to the spring/summer term; Bachelor of Social Work admits to the fall term only.

Fall term: early application deadline March 15, final deadline August 15 for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected persons; international applicants (study permit required) have a final deadline of August 15. Nursing: February 15 (application) and March 15 (documents) for domestic applicants, December 31 and January 31 for international applicants. Bachelor of Social Work: January 15. Indigenous Education: March 31 (intake 1) and June 30 (intake 2).

Winter term: early application deadline November 1 (domestic only), final deadline December 15. Spring/Summer term: final deadline April 15. Applications are submitted in person by 4:30 p.m. or online before midnight on the deadline.

The undergraduate application fee is $100.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uregina.ca/admissions/apply.html

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