This section specifies the Visual Arts major requirements only. Please refer to the Bachelor of Fine Arts section for information on additional requirements.
Foundation studio: 12 credits
Course
Title
Credits
VA 101
Figure Drawing
3
or VA 113
Introduction to Drawing
VA 115
Introductory Studio I: Material Practices
3
VA 116
Intro Studio II: Space, Form, and Time
3
One of:
3
VA 119
Introductory Studio III: Digital Multi-Tool
VA 160
Introduction to Video Production
VA 180
Digital Photography I
Core studio: 36 credits
Lower-level core studio requirements
Course
Title
Credits
18 credits of 200-level VA
18
Note: In order to be eligible to take the required upper-level courses, students must ensure they complete the appropriate lower-level prerequisites.
Upper-level core studio requirements
Course
Title
Credits
Three of:
9
VA 321
Painting/Drawing III
VA 331
Sculpture & Extended Media III
VA 351
Print Media III: Mixed Media
VA 383
Intermediate Photography
Three of: (see Note)
9
VA 322
Painting/Drawing IV
VA 332
Sculpture & Extended Media IV
VA 352
Print Media IV: Advanced Mixed Media
VA 384
Large-Format Photography
Note: Theatre minor or extended minor students may substitute THEA 370 for one
Studio IV course.
Art History: 20 credits
Course
Title
Credits
AH 102
Art and Culture in the West from 1400 to the Present
3
Plus:
One additional 100-level AH course
3
AH 200
Art History and Its Methods
3
Plus:
One additional 200-level AH course
3
AH 315
Arts in Context: Contemporary
or AH 323
Arts in Context: Modernity and Modernism, 1850-1900 (formerly AH 314)
4
Plus:
One additional 300-level AH course
4
Capstone courses: 16 credits
Course
Title
Credits
VA 360
Professional Development and Practices
3
VA 401/AH 401
Senior Seminar I
4
VA 402
Senior Studio I
3
VA 403/AH 403
Senior Seminar II
3
VA 404
Senior Studio II
3
Additional requirements for BFA with a Visual Arts major
Additional program requirements will be met in part by fulfilling the requirements noted above. The following must also be included in the 120 credits required for the BFA:
At least 15 upper-level credits that count towards the major must be completed at UFV.
The following courses must be completed at UFV, and may not be aquired through transfer or PLAR: AH 401/VA 401, VA 402, AH 403/VA 403, and VA 404.
Declaration requirements
Students declaring the Visual Arts major must complete the following six courses with a CGPA of 2.33:
VA 101 or VA 113
VA 115
VA 116
VA 119, VA 160, or VA 180
Two Art History courses
See the BFA section for more information on the declaration process.
