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Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School for the Contemporary Arts | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
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The Joint Major in Anthropology and Art and Culture Studies will not be accepting new students into the degree as of  Summer 2013. The program will no longer be offered as of Fall 2013.

This joint major interdisciplinary program links the study of contemporary arts with the social sciences. Students explore interrelationships between fine, performing and media arts, cultural criticism, intercultural relations, and social, economic or political processes. Alternatively, they may choose courses that pertain to one or two areas in particular.

Transfer Credit and Advanced Standing

Unassigned or general elective (type 2 and 3, respectively) transfer credit awarded for courses completed at other recognized post-secondary institutions will not automatically entitle students to advanced standing in the school’s programs. Advanced standing is generally given on an individual basis as a result of an audition or interview.

About the School’s Course Offerings

Students are encouraged to take advantage of interdisciplinary offerings within the school. As many programs depend on a continuing sequence of courses completed in order, students should plan carefully to gain the maximum benefit and efficiency from their study. Note that not all courses are offered every term and several are offered on a rotational basis, i.e. every third or fourth term. An advisor is available to help plan study programs.

Students are reminded that the school is an interdisciplinary fine and performing arts department, and are strongly advised to acquaint themselves with the many disciplinary courses that are available.

Special Topics Courses

The subject matter (and prerequisites) of special or selected topics courses vary by term.

Prior Approval Prerequisite

Where a prerequisite is or includes ‘prior approval,’ approval must be obtained before enrolling in the course. Contact the school for further information.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Art and Culture Studies

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete 18 units including four of

• FPA 111-3 Issues in the Fine and Performing Arts
• FPA 136-3 History and Aesthetics of Cinema I
• FPA 137-3 History and Aesthetics of Cinema II
• FPA 167-3 Visual Art and Culture I
• FPA 168-3 Visual Art and Culture II

and one of

• FPA 210-3 Artworks, Theories, Contexts

and three units of lower division studio courses from within the School for the Contemporary Arts. For some studio courses, permission to enrol is selective and may be based on an interview or audition. Contact the school for more details regarding specific studio courses.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 20 units including

• FPA 310-4 Interdisciplinary Methods in Art and Culture Studies

and a minimum of 16 units chosen from

• FPA 308-4 Contemporary Arts Field School I
• FPA 311-4 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts*
• FPA 312-3 Selected Topics in Art and Culture Studies*
• FPA 314-3 Readings in the History of Art and Culture*
• FPA 317-4 Introduction to Performance Studies
• FPA 335-4 Introduction to Film Theory
• FPA 337-4 Intermediate Selected Topics in Film and Video Studies*
• FPA 408-4 Contemporary Arts Field School III (Theory/History)
• FPA 411-3 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Contemporary Arts*
• FPA 412-4 Advanced Seminar in Art and Culture*
• FPA 414-3 Advanced Topic in the History of Art and Culture*
• FPA 416-3 Practices in Art and Culture*

or another upper division course in contemporary arts with the permission of the school.

*may be completed more than once if topic changes

Anthropology

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete 20 units including

• SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
• SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)
• SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)

and two additional 200 division A and/or S courses.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 20 units including all of

• SA 301-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)
• SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)
• SA 402-4 The Practice of Anthropology (A)

and eight additional upper division units chosen from SA’s anthropology (A) courses, or (S or A) courses, or (S or A) courses when they are designated as anthropology.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

• at least 60 units that must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
• at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
• at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
• satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
• an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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