BA/BS in Contemporary Arts

The Contemporary Arts minor is offered by the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University and is open to Contemporary Arts students as well as students in any other SFU major. The minor balances practical studio work with theoretical study, combining lower-division studio coursework with upper-division seminars in art theory and history. It requires a minimum of 27 units: at least 12 lower-division Contemporary Arts units including one studio course, and at least 15 upper-division units including a minimum of three theory-and-history courses. Students typically enter the minor in the fall term, after contacting the School for the Contemporary Arts academic advisor in the preceding January. Not all courses are offered every term, and some run on a rotational basis; transfer credit does not automatically grant advanced standing and is assessed individually.