Academic Calendar 2023/24

Art History and Visual Studies

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Art History extended minor

This extended minor can be applied to any degree program at UFV, provided the degree accepts extended minors. This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the specific degree section for information on additional requirements, declaration eligibility, and residency requirements. Bachelor of Fine Arts students may pair the Art History extended minor with any other BFA extended minor as listed in the BFA section of the calendar, but not with the Visual Arts major.

Lower-level requirements: 18 credits

Course Title Credits
AH 100 History of Art and Culture in a Global Context 3
Plus: One additional 100-level AH course 3
AH 200 Art History and Its Methods 3
Plus:  
Three additional lower-level AH courses (see Note), which may include one of: 9
FILM Any lower-level FILM course  
GD 102 History of Graphic Design  
IPK 277 Indigenous Art: Stories and Protocols  
LAS 206/ ANTH 206/ MACS 206/ SOC 206 The Politics of Art in Latin America  
MUSC 150 Introduction to Music History — Music of the Twentieth Century  
THEA 203/ ENGL 233 Performance History I: Antiquity to 1600  
THEA 204/ ENGL 234 Performance History II: 1600–1900  
VA Any lower-level VA course  

Upper-level requirements: 16 credits

Course Title Credits
  16 credits of upper-level AH (see Note) 16

Indigenous content requirement

Course Title Credits
AH 204 Indigenous Art of the Northwest Coast 3-4
or AH 321 Canada: Contact Zone  

Note: The Indigenous content requirement course can be used toward either the lower-level or upper-level requirements for the Art History extended minor.

Residency

Students must complete at least 50% of the upper-level credits required in the extended minor at UFV.

 

Art History minor

This minor can be applied to any degree program at UFV, provided the degree accepts minors. This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the specific degree section for information on additional requirements, declaration eligibility, and residency requirements. Bachelor of Fine Arts students cannot pair the Art History minor with the Visual Arts major.

Lower-level requirements: 12 credits

Course Title Credits
AH 100 History of Art and Culture in a Global Context 3
AH 200 Art History and Its Methods 3
Plus: Two additional lower-level AH courses (see Note) 6

Upper-level requirements: 16 credits

Course Title Credits
  16 credits of upper-level AH (see Note) 16

Indigenous content requirement

Course Title Credits
AH 204 Indigenous Art of the Northwest Coast 3-4
or AH 321 Canada: Contact Zone  

Note: The Indigenous content requirement course can be used toward either the lower-level or upper-level requirements for the Art History minor.

Residency

Students must complete at least 50% of the upper-level credits required in the minor at UFV.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.


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