This extended minor can be applied to any degree program at UFV, provided the degree accepts extended minors. This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the specific degree section for information on additional requirements, declaration eligibility, and residency requirements.
The Visual Arts extended minor can be combined with another creative practice program only in the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Creative practice programs are offered in Creative Writing, Graphic and Digital Design, Theatre, and Visual Arts.
Lower-level requirements: 21 credits
Course
Title
Credits
Two lower-level AH courses (see Note 1)
6
Plus:
Four 200-level VA courses (see Note 2)
12
IPK 277
Indigenous Art: Stories and Protocols
3
or
Any additional lower-level VA course (see Note 2)
Note 1: Students completing a double extended minor in Visual Arts and Art History in the Bachelor of Arts will be permitted to substitute lower-level FILM or MACS course for lower-level AH, if necessary to complete program requirements without duplications.
Note 2: Students may substitute FILM 260 and FILM 261 for 200-level VA courses, or for the additional lower-level VA requirement.
Note 3: In order to be eligible to take the required upper-level courses, students must ensure they complete the appropriate lower-level prerequisites.
Upper-level requirements: 16 credits
Course
Title
Credits
Two of:
6
FILM 360
Video Production III: Storytelling and the Director
VA 321
Painting/Drawing III
VA 331
Sculpture & Extended Media III
VA 351
Print Media III: Mixed Media
VA 383
Intermediate Photography
Two of:
6
FILM 361
Video Production IV: Short Film Project
VA 322
Painting/Drawing IV
VA 332
Sculpture & Extended Media IV
VA 352
Print Media IV: Advanced Mixed Media
VA 384
Large-Format Photography
Plus:
Four credits of upper-level AH
4
Visual Arts minor
This minor can be applied to any degree program at UFV, provided the degree accepts minors. This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the specific degree section for information on additional requirements, declaration eligibility, and residency requirements.
Lower-level requirements: 12 credits
Course
Title
Credits
12 credits in VA, FILM, and AH including at least:
12
One lower-level AH course
One lower-level VA course
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
Course
Title
Credits
15 credits in VA, FILM, and AH, including at least:
15
One upper-level AH course
One upper-level VA course
Note: In order to be eligible to take the required upper-level courses, students must ensure they complete the appropriate lower-level prerequisites.
Residency
Students must complete at least 50% of the upper-level credits required in the minor or extended minor at UFV.
