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Fine Arts

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DISCOVERING FINE ARTS Taught by artists and art scholars, our program in Fine Arts creates opportunities for students to express and educate themselves through creativity. This expression stimulates personal and professional growth while building confidence and individuality. Students pursue Fine Arts through performance, assignment, critiquing, writing, researching, and more. Whether your interest is in music, drawing, painting, sculpting, film, or another artistic field, you will discover a strong, informative, engaging, and inspiring curriculum at St. Thomas. CRITICAL & TRANSFERABLE SKILLS Studying in the Fine Arts Department requires students to develop a critical eye of their own work as well as the work of others. Students learn to take a step back and evaluate the purpose of the individual pieces of a larger creation or issue. Fine Arts students build confidence and courage in performing and sharing their work. They develop significant abilities in learning from mistakes and perfecting skills, but also develop a strong knack in dealing with the unexpected and trusting their own creative solutions. Students benefit from the creative, performance, and theoretical components of a focus in Fine Arts.

RELATED AREAS OF STUDY Fine Arts is complemented by many of the programs offered at St. Thomas that explore themes of art and culture such as English Literature, Philosophy, History, and Anthropology, among others. Fine Arts serves as a rewarding and challenging major, second major, or minor.

Fine Arts graduates are prepared to succeed in an array of fields including education, advertising, creative arts, museum and gallery work, and arts management. Fine Arts graduates are generally well suited for any career in which musical or visual components

are essential to the work—design, social media, publishing, illustration, event planning.

A NOTE FROM THEFINE ARTS DEPARTMENT On behalf of the Fine Arts Department, I am pleased to welcome

you to St. Thomas University. Whether you want to take just one

course in music or visual arts—sing in the choir or in musical theatre,

get your hands dirty with glue and paint, learn about the history of

art, play an instrument, compose—or if you want to take as many

courses in either or both disciplines during your degree (consolidating

them into an interdisciplinary concentration), you’ll find that our faculty

members are committed artists and teachers who inspire—and are

inspired by—communal art and music making.

- Dr. Martin Kutnowski Director, Department of Fine Arts

Named Top University Professor for Atlantic Canada

by the Association of Atlantic Universities, 2014.

After your first year, you are able to focus on areas that interest you most.

SAMPLE UPPER-YEAR FINE ARTS COURSES

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Psychology Introduction to Psychology 11:30-12:20

Anthropology Introduction to Cultural Anthropology1:00-2:20

Psychology Introduction to Psychology 11:30-12:20

AnthropologyIntroduction to Cultural Anthropology 1:00-2:20

PsychologyIntroduction to Psychology 11:30-12:20

Music Music Theory and Performance1:30-2:20

Art Practical Intro to Art Fundamentals2:30-5:20

Music Music Theory and Performance1:30-2:20

Art Practical Intro to Art Fundamentals2:30-5:20

Music Music Theory and Performance1:30-2:20

English Introduction to Literature4:00-5:20

English Introduction to Literature4:00-5:20

A liberal arts education is about providing knowledge, intelligence, and experiences that are broad in scope and deeply informative. In first year, you will take introductory

courses from five academic areas to ensure you are getting a well-rounded education. You will gain expert knowledge in your chosen field as you move through your degree.

FIRST-YEAR FINE ARTS

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Learn more about the educational philosophy at St. Thomas University and other offered programs at stu.ca/academics

Sample Student Schedule

Musical Theatre

STU Singers

Voice and Movement

Drawing and Sketching

Watercolour Painting

Figure Modeling: Modeling and Casting

Pop Ballad Songwriting and Arranging

Chamber Music Composition and Performance

Ideas in Art

History of Jazz

Motorcycle and Art

Music in Film and TV

Music and Drama

Music and Meaning

Exploring Music of the World

Visual Art and Aesthetic Literacy

The Guitar in Western Music

(The following chart is to provide an example of what a typical course load looks like in your first year.)

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