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York University provides a wide range of professional film equipment for student use, including cameras, lighting, sound gear, and post-production facilities. For a detailed list of available equipment and facilities, visit https://film411.ampd.yorku.ca/filmmaking-at-york/3rd-4th-grad-equipment-request-form/ and https://facilities.ampd.yorku.ca/facilities/.
Information for mature students can be found on York's Mature Student page. For part-time students, please visit York's Part-Time Studies page.
Students in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design must complete six credits from each of the following general education areas:
Humanities: 6.0 credits
Natural Science: 6.0 credits
Social Science: 6.0 credits
Examples of subjects that qualify:
Humanities: Classical studies, English, French, history, humanities, languages, modes of reasoning, philosophy.
Natural Science: Biology, chemistry, earth and atmospheric science, environmental studies (e.g., ES/ENVS 1500 3.00), physics and astronomy, science and technology studies (SC/STS).
Social Science: Anthropology, economics, geography, political science, social science, sociology.
Alternatively, six credits from the FA/XXXX 1900 series of courses outside the major may be used to satisfy the Humanities requirement. For comprehensive details about programs, requirements, and courses, please see the Academic Calendar or contact the Office of Advising & Integrated Student Services.
Visit our How to Apply page for the latest evaluation deadlines and requirements.
Yes, for all assistance about visas and permits, please get in touch with iadvisor@yorku.ca.
Your on-campus audition will take approximately 20-minutes and will generally include:
- A performance of your two contrasting pieces.
- A discussion of your musical knowledge as well as your goals and aspirations.
- An assessment of your theory and musicianship skills through the identifying of intervals, scales and chord types, and you may be asked to sing pitches, intervals or scales.
- Sight reading and additional exercises if further information is needed to make a complete assessment of your abilities and potential.
Show only work which reflects your strengths – both creative and technical. After you upload your portfolio files, add a title to each piece. This will help the reviewer in understanding your portfolio work. Please limit your titles to a maximum of thirty (30) characters.
Independent Studies In Visual Arts & Art History designed so that students may pursue an intensive independent project under the supervision of a Visual Art & Art History faculty member on topics that are not generally available in the standard department curriculum. No more than one Independent Studies course may be taken in any given semester. Applicable supplementary fees are charged for Independent Studies courses in studio areas where such fees are required.
Prerequisites/Restrictions:
- Independent Studies applicants must be in their final year of study
- Independent Studies applicants must have successfully completed a 4000-level course in the requested area of study e.g., painting, sculpture, 20th century art, Renaissance, etc.
- Students can only take 6.0 credits in Independent Studies in a single academic session.
To apply for an Independent Study there is a form available at the Department of Visual Arts & Art History reception area which you will need to fill out and have the professor sign.
Typically, the applicant selects their pieces to show in their portfolio from school assigned projects, personal interest projects (e.g. a book cover you designed on your own for your favourite novel), ideas (sketchbook, concept/idea book, etc.), development/variations of ideas (design process documentation), extra curricular art/design classes and professional work where appropriate.