<ul><li>​The Bachelor of Arts, Major in Art History is offered through the Division of Art History and Contemporary Culture </li><li>This course provides students with opportunities to explore the history, theory, and critical analysis of art, craft, film, design and architecture</li><li>The major in Art History program enables students to take studio courses while concentrating on the critical discourse surrounding the social production and reception of art</li><li>The program emphasizes Western and North-American Indigenous art, craft, design, film and architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries, but also examines art of earlier time periods and provides some opportunities to look at art globally</li><li>Graduates of NSCAD’s Major in Art History programs go on to become gallery and museum administrators, art critics, teachers, professors, curators, archivists and art appraisers</li></ul>

<ul><li>​NSCAD’s Bachelor of Design, Major in Interdisciplinary Design is a unique program that takes a distinctly collaborative, interdisciplinary, and process oriented approach </li><li>Design covers a range of design disciplines from communication, to graphic, interaction and product design</li><li>Focusing on the process of design thinking and the various visual and technical skills associated with the design disciplines, students learn to solve problems, identify opportunities, and communicate solutions across a broad range of media and contexts</li><li>In this Major, students will gain a variety of analytical, visual, and collaborative skills. This includes: critical and strategic thinking skills, drawing, modelling, typography, digital layout skills, research, presentation, and communication skills associated with the design profession today</li><li>Currently, the BDES is offered in one major program: Interdisciplinary Design. In addition to students' major area, they may take a minor in an approved subject. It may be necessary to complete more than 120 credits to meet both major and minor requirements</li></ul>

<ul><li>​The Film program offers students an opportunity to explore the practice, history, theory, and analysis of film production and film art </li><li>With an emphasis on collaboration and innovation, students will be encouraged to embrace all elements of film production, from the technical craft to narrative, experimental, and documentary approaches to your own unique creative vision</li><li>This small program that emphasizes one-on-one instruction enables students to study independent film production models that focus on the art of cinema</li><li>Students in the last two years of the program will complete a series of core classes in film, supplementing these with a choice screen arts workshops and At History classes</li><li>In the final semester, students will be expected to complete thesis work in filmmaking that will include participating in a substantial film production in the role of producer, director, actor, animator, or screenwriter</li></ul>

<ul><li>​The Photography program enables students to examine the technical, historical, and theoretical issues related to contemporary photography </li><li>While gaining expertise in conventional, digital, and hybrid methods of image making, students will develop their own artistic practice and gain a critical understanding of the aesthetic and social discourses within photography</li><li>Graduates of NSCAD’s Photography program are successful artists, commercial photographers, writers, and arts administrators</li><li>Many of the graduates have pursued graduate studies and have become curators, critics, art historians, and college/university professors</li><li>Available Minors are Art History, Ceramics, Drawing, Fashion, Film Studies (in cooperation with Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University and University of King's College), Illustration, Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing, Print/Paper/Book, Textiles, Journalism (in cooperation with University of King's College)</li></ul>

<ul><li>​The Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Ceramics program is designed to give students an understanding of vessel, sculptural, and architectural ceramics </li><li>As students explore the elements of ceramics, students will examine the relationships between design, materials, colour, process, and techniques</li><li>An awareness of historical and contemporary issues in ceramics and the relationship between ceramics and other disciplines (such as ﬁne art, design, and architecture) will enable students to develop an informed perspective on their work</li><li>Located in the beautiful Port Campus, students have access to five high efficiency custom Blaauw kilns, an assortment of potters’ wheels from various manufacturers, ConeArt electric kilns with Bartlett computer controls, a 54-ton Ram press with various steel dye frames, a fully equipped glaze kitchen and lab, and much more</li><li>NSCAD ceramics graduates have established successful international practices that contribute to the proﬁle of Canadian ceramics</li></ul>

<ul><li>​The Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing program offers students opportunities to explore the media and practices of jewellery and holloware </li><li>The ﬁelds of Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing are experiencing a renaissance of diverse creative approaches</li><li>Students will explore a wide variety of concepts and philosophies as they engage in critical discussions about content and form in order to create a new language of metal</li><li>The program offers a broadly based metals education, including studies of art jewellery, holloware, product design, and metal business practice</li><li>Design and technical projects emphasize problem solving, conceptual development, and analytical thinking</li><li>From basic skills development, students will go on to explore advanced technical procedures and to develop their individual artistic practice</li></ul>

<ul><li>​An Interdisciplinary Arts major allows students to explore a diverse range of visual arts interests from an interdisciplinary approach during studio classes such as Language into Art, Idea and Process, and Media Landscapes </li><li>Students establish competencies in three distinct areas of study and synthesize them in their capstone year, which includes opportunities for independant study and internship placements</li><li>Graduates of NSCAD's Interdisciplinary program become successful studio artists and craftspeople, gallery and museum administrators, designers, illustrators, community educators, and arts writers</li><li>Many go on to study at the graduate level and become critics, curators, architects, museum and gallery archivists, and college/university professors</li><li>Available Minors are: Art History, Film Studies (in cooperation with Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University and University of King's College), Illustration, Print/Paper/Book</li></ul>

<ul><li>​The Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Textiles/Fashion program offers students the opportunity to explore the diverse ﬁeld of textiles and fashion, which encompasses art, science, and technology </li><li>The Program integrates three key areas of research: structure, surface and form</li><li>This unique approach to textiles education balances conceptual concerns with the technical and design skills required to understand the textile traditions of weaving, dye and print and garment making</li><li>Students will examine the relationships between materials, processes, and the maker, as well as the critical role that textiles and fashion have played in world cultures</li><li>With a focus on sustainable and organic materials and techniques, the program maintains handcraft values and incorporates appropriate digital methodologies</li></ul>

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Bachelor of Arts, Major in Art History

Bachelor of Design, Major in Interdisciplinary Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Film

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Photography

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Ceramics

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Interdisciplinary Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Textiles/Fashion