University of Windsor
University of Windsor

401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Visual Arts

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Summary

Program Description

Students can work in the University of Windsor's stunning new facilities, with supportive faculty who want them to realize their creative potential. The University of Windsor offers in-depth studio practices, exhibition opportunities, and exposure to the cultural institutions of Windsor and Detroit.

Students will learn:
  • Expressing oneself confidently, assertively and purposefully through visual imagery
  • Creating works of visual art using a variety of techniques, practices, and media
  • Organizing visual information effectively using appropriate technological methods and software packages
  • Developing visual literacy: the ability to understand the powerful role of images in contemporary media contexts and to convey one’s own ideas and arguments thoughtfully through the creation of new images, works of art, film or architecture
  • Designing, staging, managing, and overseeing effective visual campaigns and productions
  • Analyzing and assessing works of visual art for formal/technical quality of expression; grouping and curating disparate works logically and meaningfully
  • Understanding and evaluating the rhetorical function of visual advertising materials

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

Grade 12 / High School

Minimum GPA

70%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

January 1, 2025

Submission deadline

July 1, 2025

Open date

May 1, 2025

Submission deadline

November 1, 2025

Open date

September 1, 2025

Submission deadline

March 1, 2026

Cost and Duration

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Level

4 year bachelor's degree

Program Length

$20635 CAD

Cost of Living

$76 CAD

Application fee

$29320 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

HeaIth Insurance Fees: $730 per year
University Drug and Dental Plan Fee: $294 per year
Other Incidental Fees: $688 per year
UWSA Bus Pass Fees: $142 per year
First Year Fees: $98 (one time)