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.
The information below may change without notice. Please refer to the official timetable when planning your semester.
Please contact the School Director Shelley.Liebembuk@ufv.ca with questions about course offerings.
| Upcoming courses |
Summer |
Fall 2025 |
Winter 2026 |
Summer 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| 200-level courses | ||||
| AH 200 Art History and its Methods | x | ✓ | x | x |
| AH 203 History of Posters - The Art of Persuasion | x | x | x | x |
| AH 204 Indigenous Art of the Northwest Coast | x | ✓ | x | x |
| AH 205 Art Practices and Popular Culture | x | x | x | x |
| AH 215 Contemporary Canadian Art | x | x | ✓ | x |
| AH 219 Classical Art and Its Legacy | x | x | x | x |
| AH 230 Issues in Exhibition | x | x | x | x |
| AH 235 Art and Religion | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| AH 270 Architecture and Nature: Building Between Earth and Sky | x | x | ✓ | x |
| 300-level courses | ||||
| AH 310 Studies in Medieval Art | x | ✓ | x | x |
| AH 311 Studies in Renaissance Art | x | x | x | x |
| AH 312 Studies in Baroque Art and Architecture | x | x | x | x |
| AH 315 Arts in Context: Contemporary | x | ✓ | x | x |
| AH 316 Arts in Context: Gender, Art, and Society | x | x | x | x |
| AH 320 Arts and Culture: Special Topics | x | x | ✓ | x |
| AH 321 Canada: Contact Zone | x | x | ✓ | x |
| AH 323 Arts in Context: Modernity and Modernism, 1850-1900 | x | x | x | x |
| AH 324 Arts in Context: Avant-Garde Art, 1900-1945 | x | x | ✓ | x |
| AH 330 Museum Principles and Practices | ✓ | x | x | ✓ |
| AH 340 Art and Fashion | x | x | x | x |
| Film | ||||
| 100-level courses | ||||
| FILM 110 Introduction to Film Studies | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| 200-level courses | ||||
| FILM 211 Film in a Global Age | x | ✓ | x | x |
| FILM 212 History of Film | x | x | ✓ | x |
| FILM 260 Video Production Techniques I | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| FILM 261 Video Production Techniques II | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| 300-level courses | ||||
| FILM 311 Gender, Sexuality, and Film | x | x | x | x |
| FILM 312 India on Film | x | x | x | x |
| FILM 313 Indigenous Film | ✓ | x | x | x |
| FILM 320 Special Topics in Film Studies | x | x | x | x |
| FILM 360 Video Production III: Storytelling and the Director | x | x | ✓ | x |
| FILM 361 Video Production IV: Short Film Project | x | x | x | x |
| FILM 365 Documentary Video Storytelling | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Media Arts | ||||
| 100-level course | ||||
| MEDA 100 Introduction to Media Arts | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| MEDA 110 Digital Imaging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 200-level courses | ||||
| MEDA 210 Digital Concept Art | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| MEDA 260 Exploring Creativity | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MEDA 270 3D Modeling and Animation I | x | ✓ | x | x |
| MEDA 280 Game Engines I | x | x | ✓ | x |
| 300-level courses | ||||
| MEDA 330 Compositing | x | x | x | x |
| MEDA 350 Critical Studies in Digital Media | x | ✓ | x | x |
| MEDA 360 Professional Practices for Creative Digital Industries | x | x | ✓ | x |
| MEDA 370 3D Modeling and Animation II | x | x | ✓ | x |
| MEDA 380 Game Engines II | x | ✓ | x | x |
| MEDA 385 Art and Design for Virtual Reality | x | x | ✓ | x |
| MEDA 395 Special Topics in Media Arts | x | ✓ | x | x |
| 400-level courses | ||||
| MEDA 403 Media Arts Integrated Project (full year, sections A and B) | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| Scholarship of Creative Arts | ||||
| 100-level courses | ||||
| SOCA 100 Ways of Seeing Art, Digital Media, and Visual Culture | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| SOCA 105 Ways of Writing About Art, Design, Digital Media, and Visual Culture | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| 200-level courses | ||||
| SOCA 201 Introduction to Visual Studies | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| 300-level courses | ||||
| SOCA 301 Race, Place, and Space: Creative Tools for Navigating Turbulent Times | x | x | x | x |
| 400-level courses | ||||
| SOCA 401 Critical Theory for Creative Arts | x | ✓ | x | x |
| SOCA 402 Seminar in Visual Studies | x | x | ✓ | x |
| Theatre | ||||
| 100-level courses | ||||
| THEA 101 Experiencing Theatre and Performance | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| THEA 105 Reading and Writing About Drama | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 111 Performance Skills for Work and Life | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| THEA 112 Acting Fundamentals | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| THEA 121 Technical Theatre I | x | ✓ | x | x |
| THEA 123 Technical Theatre II | x | x | ✓ | x |
| THEA 125 Digital Skills for Theatre and Performance | x | x | ✓ | x |
| THEA 199 Introduction to Technical Production | x | ✓ | x | x |
| 200-level courses | ||||
| THEA 203 / ENGL 233 Performance History I: Antiquity to 1500 | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 204 / ENGL 234 Performance History II: 1900-Present | x | x | ✓ | x |
| THEA 205 Performance Studies | x | x | ✓ | x |
| THEA 209 Popular Theatre | ||||
| THEA 210 Movement for Living | x | ✓ | x | x |
| THEA 211 Intermediate Acting: Scene Study | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 215 Intermediate Acting: Voice and Body | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 220 Stage Management | ||||
| THEA 250 / ENG 253 Storytelling | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 290 Acting Practicum / THEA 291 Acting in a Complex Role | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| THEA 295 Backstage Practicum / THEA 299 Theatre Production Practicum | x | x | ✓ | x |
| 300-level courses | ||||
| THEA 303 Gender and Performance | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 304 Applied Theatre | x | x | ✓ | x |
| THEA 307 Intercultural Theatre and Performance | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 311 Digital Performance and Storytelling | x | ✓ | x | x |
| THEA 312 Advanced Approaches to Acting | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 316 Special Topics in Performance Practice | x | ✓ | x | x |
| THEA 399 Intermediate Practicum in Theatre | x | x | ✓ | x |
| 400-level courses | ||||
| THEA 404 Directing (full year, sections A and B) | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| THEA 405 Devising (full year, Sections A and B) | ||||
| THEA 451 Directing II | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 452 Devised Theatre II | x | x | x | x |
| THEA 499 Advance Practicum in Theatre | x | x | ✓ | x |
| Visual Arts | ||||
| 100-level courses | ||||
| VA 100 Introduction to Visual Art | x | ✓ | ✓ | 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 | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| VA 231 Sculpture Fundamentals | x | ✓ | x | x |
| VA 251 Print Media Fundamentals | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| VA 260 Professional Skills for Visual Artists | x | ✓ | x | x |
| VA 271 Interdisciplinary Collaborative Art Fundamentals | x | x | ✓ | x |
| VA 280 Digital Photography Fundamentals | x | x | ✓ | x |
| VA 283 Darkroom Photography Fundamentals | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| VA 295 Special Topics in Studio Fundamentals | x | x | x | x |
| 300-level courses | ||||
| VA 300 Creative Research Methods | x | ✓ | x | x |
| VA 301 Creative Praxis | x | x | x | x |
| VA 310 Art, Gender, and the Body | x | x | x | x |
| VA 321 Advanced Studio: Painting and Drawing | x | ✓ | ✓ | x |
| VA 325 Advanced Studio: Figure Painting & Drawing | x | ✓ | x | x |
| VA 331 Advanced Studio: Sculpture | x | x | ✓ | x |
| VA 351 Advanced Studio: Print Media | x | ✓ | x | x |
| VA 360 Professional Development and Practices | x | x | ✓ | x |
| VA 383 Advanced Studio: Photography | x | x | ✓ | x |
| VA 391 Socially Engaged Art Practices | x | ✓ | x | x |
| VA 392 Public Art | ✓ | x | x | x |
| VA 395 Special Topics in Visual Arts | x | ✓ | x | ✓ |
| 400-level courses | ||||
| VA 405 Senior Studio Project | x | ✓ | ✓ | 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.
| Class | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| THEA 101 | January 22 | Someone Like You |
| THEA 101 | February 5 | A Doll's House Part 2 |
| THEA 101 | March 19 | How to Disappear Completely |
| THEA 101 | March 26 | Children of God |
| SOCA 100 | February 19 | The Reach Gallery |