The Faculty of Arts offers a wide spectrum of department-based, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary undergraduate degree programs in the fine arts, the humanities and the social sciences. Except as otherwise noted below, details of the undergraduate programs summarized here are given in Sections 3 and 4 of this part of the Calendar.
Degree Programs within the Faculty of Arts:
Degree Programs with a Major Field of Study
The following degree programs normally require four years of study:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), BA (Honours)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
- Bachelor of Music (BMus)
- Bachelor of Science (BSc), BSc (Honours)
Multidisciplinary Degree Programs
The following degree program normally requires three years of study:
- Bachelor of Communication and Culture (BCC) (Multidisciplinary)
The following degree programs normally require four years of study:
- BA or BSc (Multidisciplinary) in Communication and Culture
Multi-Institution Degrees
The following degree programs normally require two and one half years of study at the University of Calgary and two years of work on a related diploma at SAIT Polytechnic or a similar institution:
- Bachelor of Communications Studies (BCS)
- Bachelor of Film Studies (BFS)
Combined or Concurrent Degree Programs
The following two-degree programs normally require at least five years of study:
- BA, BFA or BSc (Arts)/BA, BFA or BSc (Arts) — within the Faculty of Arts
- BA (Arts) or BSc (Arts)/Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) — with the Haskayne School of Business
- BA (Arts) or BSc (Arts)/BSc (Engineering) — with the Schulich School of Engineering
- BA (Arts) or BSc (Arts)/BSc (Science) — with the Faculty of Science
- BA (Arts - see 3.4.6 for a list of eligible majors) or BFA (Drama Education or Visual Studies) or BMus (Music Education) or BSc (Geography)/Bachelor of Education (BEd) — with the Faculty of Education
- BA or BSc (Psychology)/Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (BCR) (Medicine) — with the Faculty of Medicine
Second Baccalaureate Degree Programs
Second BA, BSc, BA (Honours) or BSc (Honours) degrees with a Major Field are available following an appropriate first degree and normally take two additional years.
Co-operative Education
For many BA, BA (Honours), BSc and BSc (Honours) Degree Programs, relevant work experience can be integrated with academic study through Co-operative Education. Degree programs with Co-op normally take at least five years.
Arts and Science Honours Academy
The Arts and Science Honours Academy provides an enriched undergraduate experience for highly motivated students in the Faculties of Arts and Science. See the Program Details section below.
Double Majors
BA or BSc Degrees may be awarded with two Major Fields.
Minor Fields of Study
Students in degree programs in the Faculty of Arts are generally eligible to declare established minors from Continuing Education, the Haskayne School of Business, Medicine and Science as well as from Arts.
Minor Fields offered by the Faculty of Arts:
- African Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Energy Economics
- Archaeology
- Architectural Studies
- Canadian Studies
- Chinese
- Communications Studies
- Comparative Literature
- Dance
- Development Studies
- Drama
- Earth Science
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English
- French
- Film Studies
- Geography
- German
- Greek
- Greek and Roman Studies
- History
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Indigenous Studies
- Italian Studies
- Japanese
- Latin
- Latin American Studies
- Law and Society
- Linguistics
- Medieval, Renaissance and Reformation Studies
- Museum and Heritage Studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Russian
- Science, Technology and Society
- Sociology
- Sonic Arts
- South Asian Studies
- Spanish
- Speech-Language Sciences
- Urban Studies
- Visual Studies and Art History
- Women's Studies
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