Arts of Canada Program
The Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Fine Arts jointly offer an interdisciplinary program in the Arts of Canada, intended to give students the opportunity to gain a broad knowledge of Canada’s artistic diversity. This is a General Program leading to the BA degree (see General Program). Students may obtain a Minor by completing the requirements for the General Program together with a Major or Honours program or other degree program in another department or Faculty (see Minor Program).
Arts of Canada Minor Program Requirements
Students wishing to declare a Minor in Arts of Canada should contact the advising centre for their faculty. Students in this program are required to take:
- the 3-unit introductory course FA 225 (ACAN 225)
- 9 units of 300- and 400-level courses representing at least three different areas selected from the following list:
| English |
ENGL 448 (1.5) |
Special Studies in Canadian Literature |
| ENGL 450 (1.5) |
Modern Canadian Fiction |
| ENGL 451 (1.5) |
Contemporary Canadian Fiction |
| ENGL 452 (1.5) |
Modern Canadian Poetry |
| ENGL 453 (1.5) |
Contemporary Canadian Poetry |
| ENGL 455 (1.5) |
Canadian Literature in Transnational Times |
| ENGL 456 (1.5) |
Literature of British Columbia |
| ENGL 457 (1.5) |
Literary and Cultural Criticism in Canada |
| ENGL 458 (1.5) |
Comparative Studies in Contemporary French and English Canadian Literature |
| ENGL 459 (1.5) |
Early Canadian Literature |
| ENGL 476 (1.5) |
Indigenous and Diasporic Literatures in Canada |
| ENGL 477 (1.5) |
Indigenous Literature in English |
| Fine Arts |
| FA 315 (1.5 or 3.0) |
Introduction to Canadian Cultural Policy |
| FA 360 (1.5 or 3.0) |
Introduction to Issues in Arts Criticism |
| French |
| FRAN 414 (1.5) |
Topics in Quebec Literature before 1950 |
| FRAN 415 (1.5) |
Topics in Quebec Literature after1950 |
| FRAN 416 (1.5) |
Topics in French-Canadian Literature Outside Quebec |
| FRAN 417 (1.5) |
Comparative Studies in Contemporary French and English Canadian Literature |
| History in Art |
| HA 368A (1.5) |
History of Early Canadian Art |
| HA 368B (1.5) |
History of Twentieth Century Canadian Art |
| HA 382A (1.5) |
Native North American Arts |
| HA 382B (1.5) |
Native North American Arts |
| HA 382C (1.5) |
Native North American Arts |
| HA 384 (1.5) |
Arts of the Northwest Coast |
| HA 468 (1.5) |
Special Studies in Canadian Art |
| HA 480 (1.5 or 3.0)* |
Topics in 20th Century Native North American Art |
| HA 482 (1.5)* |
Special Studies in Tribal Arts |
* Because the topic of this course varies from year to year, it must be approved by the Associate Dean of Fine Arts for credit towards an Arts of Canada Program.
| Music |
| MUS 324 (1.5 or 3.0) |
Music in Canada |
| Theatre |
| THEA 414 (1.5) |
Studies in Canadian Theatre and Drama |
| Writing |
| WRIT 330 (1.5) |
Canadian Media and Culture |
Although there is no formal language requirement for the Program, students are strongly advised to develop proficiency in French.
Students are strongly urged to take advantage of electives which provide a strong historical, sociological, economic, linguistic, political background to the study of Canadian arts. These should be chosen in consultation with the Director of the Program.
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