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Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours Specialization in Studio Art at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours Specialization in Studio Art is offered through Visual Arts at Western University. The programme comprises 9.0 courses.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Visual Arts  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Module 9.0 courses: 0.5 course from: Studio Art 2500A/B, Studio Art 2502A/B, Studio Art 2504Y. 0.5 course: Art History 2600F/G. 2.0 additional courses in Art History or Museum and Curatorial Studies at the 2600-level or above. 1.0 course: Studio Art 2602A/B/Y, Studio Art 3602A/B/Y. 2.0 additional courses in Studio Art at the 2600-level. 2.0 courses in Studio Art at the 3600-level or above. 1.0 additional course in Studio Art at the 4600-level ( Studio Art 4605 is recommended). Notes: It is recommended that students take a minimum of 0.5 Art History course in historical eras prior to 1800 or topics in non-Western Art.

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Entry requirements

Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses including: 1.0 course from Studio Art 1601, Studio Art 1605, or Studio Art 1602A/B and Studio Art 1603A/B; 1.0 course from Art History 1640 or two of Art History 1641A/B, Art History 1642A/B, Art History 1644A/B, Art History 1646A/B or Art History 1648A/B; and 1.0 additional course. Students seeking admission to Studio Art 1605 directly from high school must submit a portfolio of their studio work for Department assessment as part of the University admission process. Students who are accepted and who meet the admission requirements listed above will be admitted to the BFA program without the need of another portfolio review at the end of the Studio Art 1605 course. Students applying from high school who have taken a special Grade 12 Studio Practice Program may be eligible to enroll in 1.0 Studio Art 2600-level course in their first-year of studies in lieu of Studio Art 1605 with permission from the Department.

Domestic applicants: CAD 6,171 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Arts & Humanities, Media & Communication Studies fee group (Ontario resident; out-of-province tuition is $7,719); tuition only, excludes student organization, ancillary, transit, health, dental and other fees. Draft schedule, su Source

International applicants: CAD 47,493 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Arts & Humanities, Media & Communication Studies fee group; tuition only, excludes ancillary fees, transit pass and UHIP health plan. Draft schedule, subject to change. Source

Full-time undergraduate programmes start in September (Fall/Winter, September to April). Part-time studies have a May start (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Distance) and a September start (Fall/Winter Day or Evening and Distance).

Applications open on the OUAC in late September 2026. The deadline for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies is January 15, 2027. Medicine (MD) closes October 1; Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close November 1; Education (BEd) closes November 2; Compressed Time Frame BScN RPN Stream B closes December 1; Compressed BScN Regular Stream and RPN Stream A close February 15, 2027. Ivey AEO closes January 15, Music audition and interview registration February 1, Visual Arts digital portfolio February 15, SASAH February 28, Commercial Aviation Management supplementary application March 1, 2027. Part-time May start deadline is March 1 and part-time September start deadline is July 1, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), for up to three faculties or direct-entry programmes.

2026-27 application fees: Law $150; Medicine $135; Dentistry $375; Education (BEd/Dip.Ed.) $80; Ivey HBA $200; part-time application $100.

Apply through the official page: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/

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