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undergraduate

Degree

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Visual Art - Studio (Honours)

Course code: #YM

undergraduate

Degree

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Visual Art - Studio (Honours)

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2023)

    $35,148 CAD

  • Application fee

    $130 CAD

  • Duration

    4 years

  • PGWP

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    60 out of 100

Highlights
Practicum

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Options
Co-op
Internship

These items are optional and you can choose them as you wish after applying for the course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Winter-January 01-November-2023 2023-11-01
Fall-September 01-February-2024 2024-02-01
Summer-May 01-February-2024 2024-02-01
Winter-January 01-November-2024 2024-11-01

Overview

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Visual Art - Studio (Honours)

Mould your artistic style by casting, carving, painting, and printing across diverse mediums in Canada's premier arts creation facilities. 

The studio-based program prepares you for a career creating change across industries as a practising artist, educator, curator, entrepreneur, or researcher. 

Students in the Visual Arts - Studio (BFA) program explore and create in facilities unrivalled in any Canadian university, including the Joan Goldfarb Visual Arts Study Centre; the L. L. Odette Centre for Sculpture; spacious, state-of-the-art studios; five student-run exhibition galleries and the award-winning Art Gallery of York University.  

The Visual Arts - Studio Art (BFA) program at York offers high-quality, state-of-the-art visual arts facilities supported by technicians with extensive after-hours access offering access to dedicated studios in:   

  • Digital and analogue photography, printmaking (silkscreen, lithography, intaglio);
  • Drawing (conceptual and life model);
  • Painting (abstract and figurative);
  • Time-based arts (video and performance); and
  • Sculpture (metal, foundry, carving, modelling, wood, 3D printing, ceramics, etc.).

Through intensive studio training supported by studies in the history and theory of art, students receive a thorough grounding in the production of artworks and comparative cultural analysis across a wide range of traditional and contemporary media. 

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$42,566

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $9,144
Accommodation 1 bed room $7,418
Tuition 1 person $35,148

Hourly wage

Min wage

17.20 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Course Descriptions
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency (If Applicable)
  • Passport or Visa Documents

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6.5
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listening
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writing
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speaking
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reading

TOEFL

88
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writing
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speaking
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reading

PTE

60
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listening
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writing
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speaking
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reading

Cambridge

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Language pathway (conditional offer) is available
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9GSPP Term 26 No Score Below 6.086568115

Minimum Score Required

for Direct Entry

  6.588N/A120

 

  • Levels AP1-AP5 focus on helping build a solid foundation of English proficiency in all four language skills: Reading, writing, listening and speaking.
  • Students who successfully complete Level AP5 may apply to the York University English Language Institute’s YUBridge Program, where they can take a class for academic credit while completing the remainder of their language proficiency requirements to be admitted to York.
  • Levels AP6-AP9 focus on the language, critical thinking and study skills required to be a successful student in a university or college setting where English is the language of instruction.
  • Students who successfully complete Level AP6 are eligible to apply for Conditional Admission* to York University. Students with conditional acceptance are also eligible to apply to the Pre-Destination York Program.

 

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Academic background and requirement

India: 

  • Completion of one of the following:
    • All-India Senior School Certificate (AISSCE)
    • Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
    • Indian School Certificate (ISC)
    • Intermediate Examination Certificate
    • Pre-University Examination Certificate

China:

  • Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate

Iran: 

  • Graduation Before 2019 (old system): Peesh-daneshgahii/Pre-university Year Certificate
  • Graduation After 2019 (new system): Diplom-Metevaseth National High School Diploma

Note: A supplementary evaluation is required after you apply for admission. Applicants must start their application through the Ontario University Application Centre (OUAC).

 A non-refundable supplementation fee of $20 CAD per application will be applied to the OUAC fee.

GPA:

India: Grade XII graduation with minimum overall average of 60% is required to be considered for most programs - minimum 5 academic courses

China: Successful completion of the final year of Senior 3/Grade 12 level of study with a minimum overall average of 75% on all academic courses.

Career opportunities

  • Visual Artist
  • Fine Arts Studio Practitioner
  • Painter
  • Sculptor
  • Printmaker
  • Mixed Media Artist
  • Installation Artist

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