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Introduction
This four year Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree is shaped around a core curriculum of conventional Studio and Art History offerings, but with the option to pursue a program stream in the area of Gallery Studies currently under development. As a whole, the UCC degree encourages an approach to learning which is inter-disciplinary in nature and which, in this manner, takes advantage of the many facets of the University College community. A student completing the degree may pursue many employment or further educational opportunities.
Program Requirements
The degree is comprised of a minimum of 120 credits (the equivalent of four years of full-time study). The first 60 credits are usually earned by completing the UCC Fine Arts Diploma. The remaining 60 credits are earned by completing a combination of lower and upper level course work in Studio as well as History and Theory of Art subject areas within Fine Arts and other academic disciplines.
Students wishing to enter this program should seek the advice of an Academic Advisor and may also wish to consult with the Chair of Visual and Performing Arts. Academic Advisors will be able to help students with an appropriate selection of courses towards completion of the Fine Arts Diploma and Degree programs. Interested students should apply as early as possible, and should be aware that April 15th is the final deadline. Those wishing to qualify for advanced enrollment via a Portfolio submission must do so by April 1st and should contact the department Chair for Portfolio Guidelines.
Studio and Art History Offerings
UCC is equipped with extensive studios for courses in Ceramics, Design, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking (etching, lithography and silkscreen), and Sculpture, as well as Directed Studies in each of these studio areas. While instruction is offered in each of these areas we encourage students to work across these disciplines as well, particularly in the fourth year Directed Studies offerings. Courses in these areas, as well as courses in historical, modern and contemporary Art History and Theory make up the core of the UCC BFA. In addition, UCC's Fine Arts facilities also include an Art Gallery for student, faculty and other exhibitions. Students are encouraged to take part in Gallery activities through the submission of work for scheduled exhibitions, and are invited to consider proposing exhibitions for the Gallery as well. The Gallery is also used as a venue for presenting the work of artists from across Canada who come to UCC as part of our Canada Council funded Visiting Artist program.
Gallery Studies
Gallery Studies courses are available for third and fourth year programming, is intended to allow the student to take courses towards and possibly specialize in, the area of Gallery Studies. These courses are offered in affiliation with the Kamloops Art Gallery. Courses in this area include ones such as Gallery Management and Public Art, which provide the student with an understanding of the nature of gallery infrastructures and programming at the local, regional, national, and international levels as well as the economic structure and impact of Arts communities. Other courses, in Curating and Exhibition Installation, deal more specifically with the planning and implementing of exhibitions, with the UCC Fine Arts Gallery and the Kamloops Art Gallery as potential teaching spaces. A Directed Studies in Gallery Studies at the fourth year will allow the student to pursue topics of interest in greater depth.