School of Creative Arts
UFV's Academic Advising Centre offers many resources for planning your program and choosing your courses. Start by reviewing the program planning guides below, and if you don't see a guide for your program or still have questions, book a one-on-one appointment with an academic advisor.
Although we do our best to plan our course offerings there are instances where a course may be changed or cancelled. Please refer to the official timetable when planning your semester.
Refer to the course descriptions page for a full list of course offerings in:
Please contact the School Director Shelley.Liebembuk@ufv.ca with questions about course offerings.
| Upcoming courses |
Winter 2026 |
Summer 2026 |
Fall 2026 |
Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | ||||
| 100-level courses | ||||
| AH 100 History of Art and Culture in a Global Context | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| AH 101 Art and Culture in the West to 1400 | x | x | ||
| AH 102 Art and Culture in the West from 1400 to the Present | ✓ | x | ||
| 200-level courses | ||||
| AH 200 Art History and its Methods | x | x | ||
| AH 204 Indigenous Art of the Northwest Coast | ✓ | x | ||
| AH 230 Issues in Exhibition | ✓ | x | ||
| AH 235 Art and Religion | x | x | ||
| AH 270 Architecture and Nature: Building Between Earth and Sky | ✓ | x | ||
| 300-level courses | ||||
| AH 310 Studies in Medieval Art | x | x | ||
| AH 315 Arts in Context: Contemporary | x | x | ||
| AH 320 Arts and Culture: Special Topics | ✓ | x | ||
| AH 330 Museum Principles and Practices | x | ✓ | ||
| AH 321 Canada: Contact Zone | x | x | ||
| AH 324 Arts in Context: Avant-Garde Art, 1900-1945 | x | x | ||
| Film | ||||
| 100-level courses | ||||
| FILM 110 Introduction to Film Studies | ✓ | x | ||
| 200-level courses | ||||
| FILM 211 Film in a Global Age | x | x | ||
| FILM 212 History of Film | x | x | ||
| FILM 260 Video Production Techniques I | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| FILM 261 Video Production Techniques II | x | x | ||
| 300-level courses | ||||
| FILM 313 Indigenous Film | x | x | ||
| FILM 360 Video Production III: Storytelling and the Director | ✓ | x | ||
| FILM 365 Documentary Video Storytelling | x | x | ||
| Media Arts | ||||
| 100-level course | ||||
| MEDA 100 Introduction to Media Arts | ✓ | x | ||
| MEDA 110 Digital Imaging | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 200-level courses | ||||
| MEDA 210 Digital Concept Art | ✓ | x | ||
| MEDA 260 Exploring Creativity | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| MEDA 270 3D Modeling and Animation I | x | x | ||
| MEDA 280 Game Engines I | ✓ | x | ||
| 300-level courses | ||||
| MEDA 350 Critical Studies in Digital Media | x | x | ||
| MEDA 360 Professional Practices for Creative Digital Industries | ✓ | x | ||
| MEDA 370 3D Modeling and Animation II | ✓ | x | ||
| MEDA 380 Game Engines II | x | x | ||
| MEDA 385 Art and Design for Virtual Reality | ✓ | x | ||
| MEDA 395 Special Topics in Media Arts | x | x | ||
| 400-level courses | ||||
| MEDA 403 Media Arts Integrated Project (full year, sections A and B) | ✓ | x | ||
| Scholarship of Creative Arts | ||||
| 100-level courses | ||||
| SOCA 100 Ways of Seeing Art, Digital Media, and Visual Culture | ✓ | x | ||
| SOCA 105 Ways of Writing About Art, Design, Digital Media, and Visual Culture | ✓ | x | ||
| 200-level courses | ||||
| SOCA 201 Introduction to Visual Studies | x | x | ||
| 300-level courses | ||||
| 400-level courses | ||||
| SOCA 401 Critical Theory for Creative Arts | x | x | ||
| SOCA 402 Seminar in Visual Studies | ✓ | x | ||
| Theatre | ||||
| 100-level courses | ||||
| THEA 101 Experiencing Theatre and Performance | x | x | ||
| THEA 111 Performance Skills for Work and Life | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| THEA 112 Acting Fundamentals | ✓ | x | ||
| THEA 121 Technical Theatre I | x | x | ||
| THEA 123 Technical Theatre II | x | x | ||
| THEA 125 Digital Skills for Theatre and Performance | ✓ | x | ||
| THEA 199 Introduction to Technical Production | x | x | ||
| 200-level courses | ||||
| THEA 204 / ENGL 234 Performance History II: 1900-Present | x | x | ||
| THEA 205 Performance Studies | ✓ | x | ||
| THEA 210 Movement for Living | x | x | ||
| THEA 290 Acting Practicum / THEA 291 Acting in a Complex Role | ✓ | x | ||
| THEA 295 Backstage Practicum / THEA 299 Theatre Production Practicum | ✓ | x | ||
| 300-level courses | ||||
| THEA 304 Applied Theatre | ✓ | x | ||
| THEA 311 Digital Performance and Storytelling | x | x | ||
| THEA 316 Special Topics in Performance Practice | x | x | ||
| THEA 399 Intermediate Practicum in Theatre | ✓ | x | ||
| 400-level courses | ||||
| THEA 404 Directing (full year, sections A and B) | ✓ | x | ||
| THEA 499 Advance Practicum in Theatre | ✓ | x | ||
| Visual Arts | ||||
| 100-level courses | ||||
| VA 100 Introduction to Visual Art | ✓ | x | ||
| VA 110 Creating on a Theme | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| VA 113 Introduction to Drawing | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| VA 180 Digital Photography | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 200-level courses | ||||
| VA 221 Drawing Fundamentals | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| VA 223 Painting Fundamentals | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| VA 225 Figure Drawing Fundamentals | ✓ | x | ||
| VA 231 Sculpture Fundamentals | x | ✓ | ||
| VA 251 Print Media Fundamentals | ✓ | x | ||
| VA 260 Professional Skills for Visual Artists | x | x | ||
| VA 271 Interdisciplinary Collaborative Art Fundamentals | x | x | ||
| VA 280 Digital Photography Fundamentals | ✓ | x | ||
| VA 283 Darkroom Photography Fundamentals | ✓ | x | ||
| VA 295 Special Topics in Studio Fundamentals | x | x | ||
| 300-level courses | ||||
| VA 300 Creative Research Methods | x | x | ||
| VA 311 Place and Art-Making | x | x | ||
| VA 321 Advanced Studio: Painting and Drawing | ✓ | x | ||
| VA 325 Advanced Studio: Figure Painting & Drawing | x | x | ||
| VA 331 Advanced Studio: Sculpture | x | x | ||
| VA 351 Advanced Studio: Print Media | x | x | ||
| VA 360 Professional Development and Practices | ✓ | x | ||
| VA 383 Advanced Studio: Photography | ✓ | x | ||
| VA 391 Socially Engaged Art Practices | x | x | ||
| VA 392 Public Art | x | x | ||
| VA 395 Special Topics in Visual Arts | x | ✓ | ||
| 400-level courses | ||||
| VA 405 Senior Studio Project | ✓ | x |
Learn more about Visual Arts and Art History studio disciplines courses.
Courses scheduled with field trips scheduled inside and outside of class time are listed below. Please refer to the course syllabus on the first day of class for more details.
Below you’ll find details for the Winter 2026 field trips. Dates may be adjusted as needed
| Class | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| SOCA 100 | TBA | TBA |
| SOCA 100 | TBA | TBA |