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1. Summary of Degree Programs

Degrees Offered

Degrees in the Humanities and the Social Sciences

Major Fields of Specialization	Undergraduate			Graduate
Ìý	Core	Enhancements	Other	Ìý
Ancient and Medieval History	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	-	-
Anthropology, Social and Cultural	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	-	MA, PhD
Anthropology	BSc¹	Honours, Co-op	-	MA, PhD
Archaeology	BA¹, BSc¹	Honours, Co-op	-	MA, PhD
Canadian Studies	BA²	Honours, Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	MA, PhD
Communication and Culture⁸**	BSc	Co-op	BCC	-
Communication and Media Studies	BA^1,2	Honours, Co-op	BCMS⁴	MA, MCS, PhD
Culture and Society	-	-	-	MA, PhD
Development Studies	BA^1,2	Honours, Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	-
Earth Science	BSc²	Honours, Co-op	-	-
East Asian Language Studies	BA¹	Co-op	-	-
East Asian Studies	BA^1,2	Co-op	-	-
Economics	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	-	MA, PhD
English	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	MA, PhD
Film Studies	BA^1,2	Honours, Co-op	BFS⁷	-
French	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	MA
Geography	BA¹, BSc¹	Honours, Co-op	BA/BEd⁵, BSc/BEd⁵	MA, MSc, MGIS, PhD
German	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	-	MA
Greek and Roman Studies	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	-	MA
History	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	MA, PhD
History and Philosophy of Science^*	-	-	-	MA
International Indigenous Studies	BA¹	Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	-
International Relations	BA¹	Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	-
Italian Studies	BA¹	Co-op	-	-
Latin American Studies	BA^1,2	Co-op	-	-
Law and Society	BA^1,2	Honours, Co-op	-	-
Linguistics	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	-	MA, PhD
Linguistics and Language	BA^1,2	Co-op	-	-
Military and Strategic Studies	-	-	-	MSS, PhD
Multidisciplinary Studies⁸	BA	Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	-
Philosophy	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	-	MA, PhD
Political Science	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	MA, PhD
Psychology	BA¹, BSc¹	Honours	BCR/BA or BSc⁶	MSc, PhD
Religious Studies	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	-	MA, PhD
Religious Studies and Applied Ethics^*	BA¹	Co-op	-	-
Russian	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	-	-
Science, Technology and Society^*	BA², BSc²	Honours, Co-op	-	-
Sociology	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	MA, PhD
Spanish	BA¹	Honours, Co-op	BA/BEd⁵	MA
Urban Studies	BA¹	Co-op	-	-
Women's Studies	BA^1,2	Honours, Co-op	-	-

*Program is currently suspended. No new admissions will be permitted.

**The BSc in Communication and Culture is currently suspended. No new admissions will be permitted.

Degrees in the Fine Arts

Major Fields of Specialization	Undergraduate Degrees			Graduate
Ìý	Core	Enhancements	Other	Ìý
Art - Art History	BA²	-	-	-
Art - Visual Studies	BFA⁴	Honours, Co-op	BFA/BEd⁵	MFA
Dance	BA², BFA⁴	-	BFA/BEd⁵, BKin/BA⁹	-
Drama	BFA³	-	-	MFA
Drama Education		ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý-ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý	BFA/BEd⁵	-
Music	BA^1,2	Honours	-	-
Music - Composition	BMus⁴	-	-	MMus, PhD
Music - Integrated Studies	BMus⁴	-	-	-
Music - Music Education	-	-	BMus/BEd⁵	MMus
Music - Musicology	-	-	-	MA, PhD
Music - Performance	BMus⁴	-	-	MMus

1. Can be combined with: (a) an eligible BA, BSc, BFA or BMus within the Faculty of Arts, (b) an eligible BSc (Science) from the Faculty of Science, (c) a BSc (Engineering) from the Schulich School of Engineering, or (d) a BComm from the Haskayne School of Business.

2. Can be combined with: (a) an eligible BA, BSc, BFA or BMus within the Faculty of Arts, (b) an eligible BSc (Science) from the Faculty of Science, or (c) a BSc (Engineering) from the Schulich School of Engineering.

3. Can be combined with: (a) an eligible BA, BSc within the Faculty of Arts, (b) an eligible BSc (Science) from the Faculty of Science, or (c) a BSc (Engineering) from the Schulich School of Engineering.

4. Can be combined with an eligible BA or BSc within the Faculty of Arts.

5. Specialized Concurrent Degrees offered in conjunction with the Werklund School of Education.

6. Specialized Combined Degree offered in conjunction with the Cumming School of Medicine.

7. Degree programs that co-ordinate with related diploma programs at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and other similar institutions.

8. Multidisciplinary degrees without a Major Field of specialization.

9. Specialized Combined Degree offered in conjunction with the Faculty of Kinesiology.

Legend: Terminology and degree abbreviations are explained below.

Description of Undergraduate Degree Programs

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), BFA (Honours)
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 Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ and two years of work on a related diploma at SAIT Polytechnic or a similar institution:

Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (BCMS)
Bachelor of Film Studies (BFS)

Combined or Concurrent Degree Programs

The following two-degree programs normally require at least five years of study:

Within the Faculty of Arts: BA, BFA or BSc (Arts)/BA, BFA or BSc (Arts)
With the Cumming School of Medicine: Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (BCR) (Medicine)/BA or BSc (Psychology)
With the Haskayne School of Business: Bachelor of Commerce (BComm)/BA (Arts) or BSc (Arts)
With the Faculty of Kinesiology: BKin (Kinesiology)/BA (Dance)
With the Schulich School of Engineering: BSc (Engineering)/BA (Arts) or BSc (Arts)
With the Faculty of Science: BA or BSc (Arts)/BSc (Science)
With the Werklund School of Education: BA (Arts - see 3.4.5 for a list of eligible majors) or BFA (Drama Education or Visual Studies) or BMus (Music Education) or BSc (Geography)/Bachelor of Education (BEd)

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, Environmental Design, the Haskayne School of Business, the Cumming School of Medicine and Science as well as from Arts.

Minor Fields offered by the Faculty of Arts:

African Studies
Anthropology
Applied Energy Economics
Arabic Language and Muslim Cultures
Archaeology
Canadian Studies
Chinese
Communication and Media Studies
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
International 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
Security Studies
Sociology
Sonic Arts
Spanish
Speech-Language Sciences
Urban Studies
Visual Studies and Art History
Women's Studies

Graduate Programs

All graduate degree programs fall under the jurisdiction of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. In the Arts fields, the Faculty of Graduate Studies offers the following degrees:

Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Communication and Media Studies (MCS)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Master of Geographic Information Systems (MGIS)
Master of Music (MMus)
Master of Strategic Studies (MSS)
Master of Science (MSc)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Details can be found in the Faculty of Graduate Studies Calendar.

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