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Bachelor of Arts - Visual Art

Vancouver Island University (VIU) · Nanaimo, Canada

Tuition

CA$24,963

Application fee: CA$156.06

Submit by May 31, 2027 · 221 days left · starts September 1, 2027

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Length
48 months
Starts
September 1, 2027
IELTS
6.5 overall
Post-study work
Available, as published
Taught in
English
Application fee
CA$156.06
Cost of living (annual)
CA$23,448

Overview

The BA Major offers a professional focus on all aspects of studio art, as well as academic classroom experience. Students may take this degree with a wide variety of electives or they may combine this Major with a Minor in another discipline. The latter may be appropriate to an individual student's academic and/or career goals, enhancing their preparation for a competitive job market. Both options strengthen employment or postgraduate study opportunities and equip students with technical, critical thinking, visual literacy and career adaptability skills. In years one and two, the BA Major and Minor in Visual Art emphasize art-making in a broad range of media with associated techniques and provide a conceptual foundation within the context of contemporary art and art history. In years three and four, the curriculum broadens into greater emphasis on interdisciplinary content, contemporary working methods and cultural theory.

Please note: The Visual Art program offers an exit point after Year 2. Students can graduate at the end of Year 2 with a Visual Arts Diploma.

Entry requirements

As the university states them. Whether you meet them depends on your own results — ask us and a consultant will check with you.

English
  • PTE: 60 overall or above
  • IELTS: 6.5 overall or above
  • TOEFL: 88 overall or above
  • Duolingo: 115 overall or above
Prior study
Secondary school

Fees and living costs

Tuition
CA$24,963
Application fee
CA$156.06
Cost of living (annual)
CA$23,448

Published as Vancouver Island University (VIU) publishes it, through ApplyBoard, and not checked by Go Study — ask us and a consultant will confirm any of it with the school.

Intakes

  • September 1, 2027

    Starts September 1, 2027 · apply by May 31, 2027

    Applications opened October 1, 2026

  • January 1, 2028

    Starts January 1, 2028 · apply by September 30, 2027

    not confirmed by the school

  • September 1, 2028

    Starts September 1, 2028 · apply by May 31, 2028

    not confirmed by the school

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