Honours Studio Art (B.F.A.)

Admission

Completion of Studio Art 1 and a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0, with an average of at least 5.0 in ART 1DM3, 1MI3, 1OS3, 1SI3, and the successful completion of ARTHIST 1A03 and 1AA3.

The Honours Studio Art program is no longer admitting students. Final admission to the Level II program was effective Fall 2022.

The School of the Arts now offers an Honours BFA and Honours BA in Integrated Arts (iArts). This direct entry program, launched in the fall of 2022, provides interdisciplinary skills in art, performance, histories of the arts, theory and research, grounded in social justice.

Notes

1. Students enrolled in the Studio Art program must be committed to full-time study for the duration of the first two years of their degree. This program does not allow part-time enrolment.
2. Field trips may be taken in all levels of the program to natural and urban areas on campus and in Hamilton and surrounding areas.
3. Students in Honours Studio Art must complete ART 2DG3, 2IS3, 2PG3, 2PM3, 2SC3 before registering in Level III or IV Art courses.
4. Students wishing to obtain a Minor in Art History should note that six, and only six of Art History units required in the Honours Studio Art program may be counted toward the Minor of 24 units.

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level I