Post-Diploma Combined Degrees Programs in Fine Arts and Education
The Faculties of Fine Arts and Education jointly offer a 35-course (105.0 credit hour) Combined Degrees program leading to the degrees Bachelor of Fine Arts - Art (B.F.A. - Art), Bachelor of Fine Arts - Dramatic Arts (B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts), or Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.), and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) to holders of eligible diplomas in Art, Theatre or Dramatic Arts, or Music. Upon successful completion of the Combined Degrees program, the student receives the B.F.A. - Art, B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts, or B.Mus. degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts and the B.Ed. degree from the Faculty of Education.
Note: The B.F.A. - Multidisciplinary is not available as a Post-Diploma Combined Degrees program.
Students begin in the Pre-Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Art or Dramatic Arts/B.Ed. or Pre-Post-Diploma B.Mus./B.Ed. program in the Faculty of Fine Arts. After completion of 10 courses (30.0 credit hours), including Education 2500 (or equivalent), students must apply for admission to the Faculty of Education. Students are not officially in the Post-Diploma Combined Degrees program until they have been admitted to both the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Faculty of Education.
Applications are accepted for the Pre-B.F.A. - Art/B.Ed., the Pre-B.F.A. – Dramatic Arts/B.Ed., and the Pre-B.Mus./B.Ed. programs for the fall term only. Applicants should consult Admission for general admission requirements, policies, and deadlines.
1.Faculty of Fine Arts Admission Requirements for the Pre-Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Art, Pre-Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts/B.Ed., and Pre-Post-Diploma B.Mus./B.Ed.
a.Completion of an approved two- or three-year college diploma in Art, Theatre or Dramatic Arts, or Music with a cumulative diploma GPA of at least 2.50.
See www.ulethbridge.ca/ross/post-diploma for current information on diplomas approved for admission to Post-Diploma degree programs in the Faculty of Fine Arts. The Faculty will consider diplomas not previously approved for admission on a case-by-case basis.
Note: Approval is dependent upon the diploma program containing the courses required for the first two years of the B.F.A. - Art or Dramatic Arts, or B.Mus. program. The diploma program must include a minimum of 16 courses in the discipline.
b.For the Pre-B.Mus./B.Ed, a live audition or 20-minute video demonstrating musicianship, musical development, overall ability, and potential. Applicants to the Pre-Post-Diploma B.Mus./B.Ed. program must successfully audition into Studio V - Instrument (Music Studio 3548) to be eligible for admission. The audition application and additional information are available at: www.ulethbridge.ca/finearts/admissions
Also see Faculty of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music.
2.Faculty of Education Admission Requirements for the Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Art, Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Dramatic Arts/B.Ed., and Post-Diploma B.Mus./B.Ed.
Based on the Faculty’s quota system, normally a total of 216 students will be admitted to Bachelor of Education programs (Combined Degrees and After Degree) each year. Admission for this undergraduate teacher preparation program is available in the fall term only.
Because admission to the Faculty is competitive within each teaching major, the completion of minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the program. Successful applicants are selected each year from a pool that includes both Combined Degrees and After Degree applicants.
Applicants are encouraged to consult early with Student Program Services in the Faculty of Education regarding admission requirements and program planning.
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for admission to the Faculty of Education:
a.Credit in Education 2500 - Orientation to Teaching (or equivalent) including a favourable recommendation from the instructor (see Faculty of Education, Education 2500 Prerequisite).
b.A minimum admission GPA of 2.50 (on the University of Lethbridge 4.00 scale), calculated on all University of Lethbridge and transferable courses completed within the terms containing the last 14 courses (42.0 credit hours). If any part of the diploma falls within the last 14 courses (42.0 credit hours), the entirety of the diploma (i.e., the diploma GPA) is included in the calculation. All courses must be graded with the exception of Education 2500.
c.A minimum major GPA of 2.50 (on the University of Lethbridge 4.00 scale), calculated on the completed diploma and all additional graded courses comprising the major:
Art: Art, Art History, and Museum Studies courses
Dramatic Arts: Drama courses
Music: Music and Music Ensemble Activity courses
d.Special Case Admission
Applicants who have a satisfactory academic record but who, for some reason, had a period of time when their performance was significantly lower may apply for Special Case admission (up to four such applicants may be admitted each year). See Faculty of Education, Special Case Admission for details.
e.Admission Procedures Available to Students of Aboriginal Descent
The Faculty of Education provides two alternative admission opportunities for applicants of Aboriginal descent. See Faculty of Education, Admission Procedures Available to Students of Indigenous Descent for details.
f.Returning after Withdrawal or Required Withdrawal from the Faculty of Education
Students who withdrew or who were required to withdraw from the Faculty of Education should refer to Faculty of Education, Readmission after Withdrawal.
b.Faculty of Fine Arts Requirements for the 35-Course (105.0 credit hours) Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Art or Dramatic Arts/B.Ed. or Post-Diploma B.Mus./B.Ed.
1.Completion of at least 15 courses from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Fine Arts, the Faculty of Arts and Science, or the School of Liberal Education with a GPA of at least 2.00 (on the University of Lethbridge 4.0 scale).
2.Completion of a minimum of eight courses (24.0 credit hours) in the discipline (Art, Art History, Drama, Museum Studies, or Music) with a GPA of at least 2.50 (on the University of Lethbridge 4.0 scale). These courses will be a subset of the courses currently required in the B.F.A. - Art or Dramatic Arts/B.Ed. or B.Mus./B.Ed. programs.
3.Completion of seven courses from the Social Sciences and Sciences to fulfill the Liberal Education List Requirement as follows (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement):
a.Two courses from each of List II: Social Sciences and List III: Sciences.
b.Three additional courses from either of these two areas.
4.Completion of at least eight courses (24.0 credit hours) at the 3000/4000 level.
5.A maximum of three Independent Studies (see Academic Regulations, Exceeding Course Limits).
6.The entire program must be approved in advance by an academic advisor in the Faculty of Fine Arts.
c.Required Courses for the 35-Course (105.0 credit hours) Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Art or Dramatic Arts/B.Ed. or Post-Diploma B.Mus./B.Ed.
1.Required Art, Art History and Museum Studies Courses:
Art 2010 - Drawing Studio I
Art 2350/Indigenous Studies 2350 - Indigenous Art Studio I
Art 4048 - Senior Studio I (6.0 credit hours)
Art History 1001 - World Art Before 1400
Art History 1002 - World Art Since 1400
Art History 3001 - Theory and Methods in Art and Art History
Art History 3245 - Canadian Art History from 1960 to the Present
Art History 3270 - Global Art Since 1980
One of (3.0 credit hours):
Art 2060 - Media Arts (Digital Sketchbook)
Art 2061 - Media Arts (Video Sketchbook)
One of (3.0 credit hours):
Art 3261 - Art NOW
Art 3262 - Art NOW
Art Studio: List I
Three of (9.0 credit hours):
*Art 2015 - Art Studio (Series)
Art 2005 - Print Studio (Without a Press) OR Art 2006 - Print Studio (With a Press)
Art 2023 - Painting Studio I
Art 2027 - Photography Studio I
Art 2033 - Spatial Practice I
Art 2060 - Media Arts (Digital Sketchbook) OR Art 2061 - Media Arts (Video Sketchbook)
Art Studio: List II
Five of (12.0 credit hours):
Art 3007 - Print Studio III
Art 3010 - Drawing Studio II
Art 3011 - Drawing Studio III (Expanded Field)
*Art 3015 - Art Studio (Series)
Art 3023 - Painting Studio II
Art 3024 - Painting Studio III (Expanded Field)
Art 3027 - Photography Studio II
Art 3028 - Photography Studio III
Art 3033 - Spatial Practice II
Art 3034 - Spatial Practice III (Expanded Field)
Art 3035 - Social Practice in Art
Art 3062 - Media Arts III
Art 3350/Indigenous Studies 3350 - Indigenous Art Studio II
Art 3355/Indigenous Studies 3355 - Landmarks
Art History: List A
Two of (6.0 credit hours):
Art History 3200 - Issues in 19th-Century Art and Culture
Art History 3215 - 20th-Century Art History to 1945
Art History 3220 - Art from 1945 to 1980
Art History 3240 - Canadian Art History to 1960
Museum Studies 2900 - Introduction to Museum Studies
Art History: List B
One of (3.0 credit hours):
Art History 3151 - Art History (Series)
Art History 3152 - Indigenous Art History (Series)
Art History 3850 - Topics in Art History
Art History 4150 - Art History (Series)
Museum Studies 3850 - Topics in Museum Studies
Museum Studies 3900 - Exhibiting Cultures: Art Galleries, Museums and Cultures of Display
Museum Studies 4000 - Museum Studies Internship
*A student may complete multiple offerings of Art 2015 and/or Art 3015 to meet degree requirements.
2.Required Drama courses:
Drama 1000 - Introduction to Dramatic Arts
Drama 2010 - Performance Fundamentals
Drama 2100 - Play Reading and Analysis
Drama 2120 - History and Development of Theatre I
Drama 2130 - History and Development of Theatre II
Drama 2310 - Acting I
Drama 2420 - Directing I
Drama 2810 - Introduction to Stagecraft
Drama 3100 - Theatre in Performance
Drama 3420 - Directing II
Drama 3600 - Drama Portfolio II
Drama 3611 - Advanced Stagecraft I
One of:
Drama 2320 - Voice I
Drama 2340 - Movement I
Drama 2740 - Devised Theatre I
One of:
Drama 3130 - Canadian Theatre
Drama 3150 - Theatre Studies (Series)
Drama 3151 - Play Reading and Analysis II
Drama 3160 - Dramaturgy
3.Required Music courses:
Applied
Music Studio 2148 - Studio I - Instrument
Music Studio 2248 - Studio II - Instrument
Music Studio 3348 - Studio III - Instrument
Music Studio 3448 - Studio IV - Instrument
Music Studio 3548 - Studio V - Instrument
Music Studio 3648 - Studio VI - Instrument
History
Music 2080 - Western Art Music
Music 2090 - The Eighteenth Century
Music 3090 - The Medieval Era to the Early Baroque
Music 3480 - The Nineteenth Century
Music 3580 - The Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries
Theory
Four of:
Music 1160 - Foundations of Music Theory
Music 2260 - Harmony in the Common Practice
Music 3360 - Chromatic Harmony
Music 3460 - Harmony and Form in Jazz and Popular Music
Music 3660 - Analysis of Twentieth- and Twenty-first-Century Music
Music 4660 - Form and Analysis
Aural Skills
Four of (6.0 credit hours):
*Music 1161 - Introduction to Aural Skills
*Music 2161 - Aural Skills Fundamentals
*Music 2261 - Aural Skills for Tonal Music: Diatonic Music
*Music 3361 - Aural Skills for Tonal Music: Diatonic and Chromatic Music
*Music 3462 - Aural Skills for Global and Popular Musics
*Music 3565 - Keyboard Skills OR *Music 3665 - Advanced Keyboard Skills
Conducting
Music 3500 - Instrumental Music and Conducting
Music 3600 - Choral Literature and Conducting
Technology
Music 3738 - Music Education Technologies
Ensembles
Six Ensemble Activity courses (Each Music Ensemble Activity counts as one-half course (i.e., 1.5 credit hours))
Music Ensemble Activity participation is determined by the focus of the Music major and must be fulfilled as follows.
1.Studio wind & percussion
Wind Orchestra
2.Studio voice
University Singers or Women’s Chorus
3.Studio pianist
Music Ensemble Activity 2450
Music Ensemble Activity 2451
and a minimum of two terms (1.5 credit hours each) of:
Contemporary and Electroacoustics Ensemble
Guitar Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
University Singers
Wind Orchestra
Women’s Chorus
4.Studio guitarist
Music Ensemble Activity 2450
Music Ensemble Activity 2451
and a minimum of four terms (1.5 credit hours each) of:
Guitar Ensemble
5.Studio string
Orchestra (or through other approved ensemble or Independent Study by permission of the Department of Music)
Note: Composition is not available as a Studio area in the B.Mus./B.Ed.
Not more than two Music Ensemble Activities may be counted toward the Ensemble participation requirement in a given term.
Elective
One of:
Music 2500 - Introduction to Music Technology
Music 2850 - Topics in Music
Music 3000 - Seminar in Music (Series)
Music 3030 - Film Music
Music 3070 - Indigenous Musics
Music 3080 - Popular Music History (Series)
Music 3149 - Composition I
Music 3560 - Musicians' Health and Health Research
Music 3606 - Orchestration
Music 3660 - Analysis of Twentieth- and Twenty-first-Century Music (if not chosen to meet the Theory requirement)
Music 3721 - World Musics
Music 3734 - Portfolio and Music Industry
Music 3850 - Topics in Music
Music 3871 - Opera Workshop I
Music 4080 - Music After 1945
Music 4660 - Form and Analysis (if not chosen to meet the Theory requirement)
Music 4721 - Canadian Music
Music 4850 - Topics in Music
Music Studio 4748 - Studio VII - Instrument
Two Music Ensemble Activity courses (1.5 credit hours each)
Notes
*1.5 credit hours.
d.Faculty of Education Requirements for the 35-Course (105.0 credit hours) Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Art or Dramatic Arts/B.Ed. or Post-Diploma B.Mus./B.Ed.
1.Application and admission to the Faculty of Education.
2.Completion of the equivalent of 20 Education courses including:
Education 2500
1Professional Semesters I, II, and III
2One Education Foundation course
3Three Education electives
1Students entering the Faculty of Education should note that practicum placements include locations outside of Lethbridge. Students must be prepared to travel. Some locations require relocation Monday to Friday. While not an admission requirement to the Faculty of Education, school jurisdictions and schools require a criminal record check (or equivalent) from student teachers prior to practicum. The student is responsible for the cost of obtaining such documentation.
2The Education Foundation Requirement may be met in the following ways:
a.One course from the following list:
Education 4310 - Comparative Studies of Education in Developed and Third World Nations
Education 4311 - World Issues and Problems in Education
Education 4320 - Education and Society from a Sociological Perspective
Education 4321 - Social Issues in Education
Education 4341 - Foundations of Multicultural Education in Canada
Education 4360 - Studies in the History of Western Education
Education 4361 - History of Canadian Education
Education 4362 - Concepts of Childhood in the History of Education
Education 4380 - Developing a Philosophy of Education
Education 4381 - Ethics of Teaching
Education 4391 - Seminar in Educational Foundations (Series)
b.One appropriate Independent Study.
3The three Education electives for Post-Diploma B.Mus./B.Ed. students must consist of:
a.It is strongly recommended that the electives include at least one of the following:
Education 3871 - Elementary Music Classroom
Education 3872 - Secondary Music Classroom
b.One Education (Fine Arts/Music) Elective from the following:
Education 3871 - Elementary Music Classroom
Education 3872 - Secondary Music Classroom
Education 3700 - Applied Principles of Curriculum and Instruction for Non-Majors (Series) (Art)
Education 3700 - Applied Principles of Curriculum and Instruction for Non-Majors (Series) (Drama)
3.Maintenance of a GPA of 2.50 in Education courses.
4.Completion of the appropriate Education major as defined by the program.
5.Maintenance of a program GPA of 2.50 in the appropriate Education major.
6.Completion of the Liberal Education List Requirement (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement).
Sample sequencing plans are created to provide students with an example of how to plan courses for the duration of a program. Sample sequencing plans for each program and major can be found in the applicable Program Planning Guide.
In the Post-Diploma Combined Degrees program, students divide their time between two different Faculties or Schools which measure different standards of academic performance. Students should read the academic regulations for each Faculty or School in which a portion of the Combined Degrees will be taken. For the Post-Diploma B.F.A./B.Ed. or B.Mus./B.Ed. students should be aware of the Faculty of Education regulations and Faculty of Fine Arts regulations.
g.Education Minor Requirements
Students may elect to complete a minor in addition to a major. The minor must be a school subject and include five non-Education courses and an appropriate Education Methods course, usually selected from the Education 3700 Series. Students are eligible to receive an endorsement on their official academic transcripts upon completion of a minor. Please refer to Faculty of Education, Education Minors for information on Education minor requirements.
Students must complete a minimum of 35 courses (105.0 credit hours) at the University of Lethbridge, including a minimum of eight courses (24.0 credit hours) in the discipline and 20 Education courses (60.0 credit hours).
i.Education Special Study Arrangements
Applied Studies
Eligible students in the Faculty of Education may earn up to five course credits through Applied Studies, designated by the numbers Education 2510 and Education 4980. The Applied Studies program for the Faculty of Education is coordinated through the Coordinator of Applied Studies, the Faculty of Arts and Science, in consultation with the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Faculty of Education.
Independent Study
A maximum of two Independent Studies may be completed in the B.Ed. portion of the Post-Diploma B.F.A. - Art or Dramatic Arts/B.Ed. and of the Post-Diploma B.Mus./B.Ed. (see Academic Regulations, Exceeding Course Limits).