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BFA Visual Arts at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts is a four-year program with fewer general education and elective requirements and more art courses at introductory and advanced levels. It suits students who want to specialize in an art form such as ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture while combining multiple disciplines.

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

Studio practice supports creativity and technical skills, while classroom instruction develops critical thinking and historical and theoretical understanding. Sample courses include ART 325 Prairie Landscape Photography, ART 342 Expressive Painting, ART 357 Bronze Casting, ART 363 Kiln Firing and Surfaces, ART 372 Lines and Letters and ARTH 301 Art Theory and Art Criticism.

Career pathways

Artists, teachers, art dealers, gallery managers, museum/gallery educators and art technicians.

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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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