Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours Specialization in Studio Art at Western University is an undergraduate module offered by the Department of Visual Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The module requires 9.0 courses, including Studio Art courses at the 2600 to 4600 level, Art History courses at the 2600 level or above, and options in Museum and Curatorial Studies, with a recommended 0.5 Art History course covering material before 1800 or non-Western topics. Entry requires a portfolio, submitted either for direct admission from high school into Studio Art 1605 or, for students in Studio Art 1601 or 1602A/B, for portfolio-based approval into the BFA in March of first year. Teaching is based on Western's main campus in London, Ontario. The combined studio-practice and art-history structure, together with curatorial options, suits students aiming for careers or graduate study in fine art practice, curation, art history or related creative fields.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours Specialization in Studio Art requires a portfolio submission: applicants may gain direct admission from high school into Studio Art 1605 with an approved portfolio, or, if enrolled in Studio Art 1601 or 1602A/B, may enter the BFA through portfolio-based approval in March of first year. Beyond the portfolio route, students must complete first-year requirements with no failures and achieve an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses, one of which must be from Studio Art 1601, 1605 or 1602A/B, and one from Art History 1640 or two courses from Art History 1641A/B, 1642A/B, 1644A/B, 1646A/B or 1648A/B. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Western's institution-wide proof-of-English-proficiency policy, e.g. IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 83 with no section below 20.