University of Quebec Trois Rivieres: The University of Quebec Trois Rivieres (UQTR), located in Trois-Rivieres, Canada, is a multidisciplinary institution known for its quality education and research. UQTR offers a wide range of programs in arts, sciences, business, health, and engineering. The university emphasizes practical training, research collaborations, and community engagement to enhance the learning experience and contribute to regional development.

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This program aims to provide professional training in the field of visual arts. This training is carried out through a multidisciplinary approach, both theoretical and applied, centered on the understanding of the creative processes specific to the visual arts. Students trained in this program will develop the skills, autonomy and discipline necessary to carry out a personal approach in the visual arts. The development of their analytical skills and their critical thinking and the fulfillment of their creative potential will also prepare them to work within various research, creation and dissemination organizations in the visual arts. Finally, the students of the bachelor's degree in visual arts will be prepared to approach graduate studies in the field of arts. Show less

Compulsory courses (57 credits)

The student must take the following courses (fifty-seven credits):

ARG1007 Digital Image Arts and Technologies I
ARP1001 Modeling
ARP1035 Drawing I
ARP1036 Drawing II
ARP1046 Pictorial practices
ARV1009 performance art
ARV1010 Theoretical Foundations of Visual and Media Arts
HAR1006 History of art from 1950 to the present day
HAR1007 History of art in Quebec
PBX1014 Art and research
PBX1016 Reading and analysis of the work of art
PBX1023 Development of creative thinking
PBX1024 Research and professional life in the arts
PBX1025 Semiotics of the image
PBX1026 Creation Workshop
PBX1027 Project Graduation (9 credits)
PHO1003 Processes in photographic image

Optional courses (27 to 33 credits)

The student chooses eight to ten courses from the following courses or any other course in agreement with the program director (twenty-four to thirty credits):

ARD1011 Scenography
ARG1002 Silkscreen I
ARG1003 Silkscreen II
ARG1005 Engraving I
ARG1006 Engraving II
ARP1014 Painting I
ARP1015 Painting II
ARP1016 Carving I
ARP1017 Carving II
DAP1001 Blown glass I
DAP1002 Blown glass II
PBX1018 Interdisciplinary synthesis project
PHI1147 Aesthetics and art

The student chooses one of the following courses (three credits):

HAR1004 History of art from the origins to 1850
HAR1005 History of art from 1850 to 1950
HAR1008 History of photography, film, television and art videography
HAR1010 History of art and natural history
HAR1011 The artist and his environment
HAR1012 Artistic and cultural tours

Depending on the courses chosen in visual arts, the student could take up to six credits in media arts and others among the following courses (zero to six credits):

ARG1009 Digital Image Arts and Technologies II
ARV1003 Video: basic language
ARV1005 Creation workshop: sound and image dynamics
ARV1006 Workshop specialized in digital printing
ARW1001 Introduction to networking

Complementary courses (0 to 6 credits)

Depending on the courses selected in visual arts and media arts, the student could choose up to six credits from the following courses or any other course with the agreement of the program director.

List of Suggested Complementary Courses
OTHER INFORMATIONS
SPECIAL PEDAGOGICAL REGULATIONS

To enroll in course PBX1027 End-of-studies project , students must have successfully completed at least sixty credits in their program.

The courses ARP1041 Two-dimensional plastic language and ARP1042 Three-dimensional plastic language cannot be recognized for prior learning in this program nor be considered as complementary courses.

The student must participate in an activity intended to present the objectives, the content and the organization of the courses of the program, during a welcome session for new registrants.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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