School of Fine Art and Music, College of Arts.

The School offers programs that allow for concentrated study in Art History or in Studio Art, or for a more balanced study in the two disciplines. Both programs, however, require work in both Studio Art and Art History. Specific requirements are listed below.

Cost of Studio Supplies

The majority of the cost of supplies must be borne by the student. In order to permit the University to subsidize this cost and to allow for savings through discount buying, some materials are obtained through the school by payment of a lab fee. The amount of the fee is established for each semester prior to registration.

Student Counselling

The students who elect to take a substantial number of credits in either Art History or Studio Art with the objective of graduate work are advised to obtain counselling from faculty regarding their choices. However, in general, it is important to know that graduate studies in Art History will usually require a reading knowledge of at least 2 languages other than English. German, French, Italian and Latin are among the most useful choices. Cognate electives in other disciplines in the College of Arts (such as History) will almost certainly prove an asset. A Studio career to the graduate level will normally require some education in all the traditional and contemporary media as well as an awareness of art theory.

Core Requirements

SART*1050 [0.50] Visual Studies in 2-D

SART*1060 [0.50] Visual Studies in Media and 3-D

ARTH*1510 [0.50] Art Historical Studies I

ARTH*1520 [0.50] Art Historical Studies II

Major (Honours Program)

A minimum of 9.00 credits is required, including:

a) the Studio Art core

b) 2.00 additional credits in Studio Art, including at least 0.50 credit from List A and 0.50 from List B

c) 2.00 additional credits in Art History (see Art History Major for specific course numbers) including:

i) 0.50 credit in Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, or Baroque

AND

ii) 0.50 credit in Modern

AND

iii) 0.50 credit in Canadian

d) 1.50 additional credits in Studio Art or Art History

e) at least 1.50 credits from the total of 9.00 credits must be taken in Studio Art or Art History at the 4000 level

Minor (Honours Program)

A minimum of 6.00 credits is required, including:

a) the Studio Art core

b) 0.50 credit in Studio Art or Art History at the 4000 level

c) 1.50 additional credits in Art History, including 0.50 credit in Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, or Baroque, and 0.50 credit in Modern (see Art History Major for specific course numbers)

d) 1.50 additional credits in Studio Art, including 0.50 credit from List A and 0.50 from List B

List A

SART*2090 [0.50] Drawing I

SART*2200 [0.50] Painting I

SART*2460 [0.50] Introductory Printmaking I

SART*2470 [0.50] Introductory Printmaking II

SART*2610 [0.50] Photography I

SART*3090 [0.50] Drawing II

SART*3200 [0.50] Painting II

SART*3410 [0.50] Intaglio

SART*3450 [0.50] Lithography

SART*3470 [0.50] Photo-Printmaking

SART*3750 [0.50] Photography II

SART*4090 [0.50] Drawing III

SART*4100 [0.50] Drawing IV

SART*4200 [0.50] Painting III

SART*4210 [0.50] Painting IV

SART*4230 [0.50] Special Topics in Painting

SART*4410 [0.50] Experimental Printmaking

SART*4450 [0.50] Advanced Printmaking

SART*4700 [0.50] Photography III

SART*4710 [0.50] Photography IV

List B

SART*2300 [0.50] Sculpture I

SART*2800 [0.50] Extended Media I

SART*3300 [0.50] Sculpture II

SART*3310 [0.50] Industrial and Kinetic Media

SART*3770 [0.50] Extended Media II

SART*4300 [0.50] Sculpture III

SART*4310 [0.50] Sculpture IV

SART*4810 [0.50] Extended Media III

SART*4820 [0.50] Extended Media IV

Notes:

1. Students in the Art History Major or Minor cannot count more than 11.00 credits in Art History or 11.00 credits in Studio Arts towards their honours degree.

2. Details of advanced standing for transfer students from the Ontario College of Art can be found in the section on Admission Information.

3. In accordance with the B.A. program regulation limiting the number of credits to be taken in any subject area, OCAD graduates granted the maximum advanced standing of credits in Studio Arts will be limited to 2.00 additional credits in Studio Arts at the University of Guelph.

4. A cumulative average of at least 70% in all course attempts in Studio Arts and Art History is required in order to enter or continue in the Honours Studio Arts program in semester 3 and all subsequent semesters.