Faculty of Media, Art, &
Performance
(formerly Fine Arts)
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK. S4S 0A2
Phone: 306.586.4242
Toll-Free: 1.800.667.7282
Fax: 306.205.7846
Media, Art, and Performance – often called fine arts – provides an avenue for the expression of emotions, thoughts, and observations. Studies provide an understanding of the intellectual and cultural contexts in which art is created. Graduates are well positioned to either pursue the practice of their discipline or enter into graduate and post-graduate studies.
Art History and Curatorial Studies
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
If you have an appreciation for the art industry and its history, then our Art History program is right for you!
Art History majors will learn to understand art historically and across cultures, as well as the different methods and techniques of various art media. Art History gives students the tools to conduct research, interpret and evaluate works of art, and present art to the public.
Sample Courses:
Introduction to Museum Studies; Art History Across Cultures; Curatorial Strategies and Applications; Modern Art and the “Shock of the New”; Art Theory and Art Criticism; Inuit and Circumpolar Art; Professional Issues.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates pursue careers as art dealers, antique dealers, gallery and museum administrators, gallery curators and owners, artist representatives, and exhibition preparers.
Website: https://www.uregina.ca/academics//programs/map/art-history-curatorial-studies.html
Creative Technologies and Design
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA); Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA); Bachelor of Design (BDes)
Explore your creative and technological sides with a program unique to Saskatchewan and designed to prepare graduates for an exciting, this concentration, designed to prepare graduates for this exciting, emerging field where art and technology meet. You will learn how to make and edit 2D and 3D digital images, mix and perform music using electronic audio equipment, design and code video games, create logos and branding, build robots and wearables, and livestream content and record podcasts.
Sample Courses:
Brand Strategy, Advertising and Design; Introduction to Computer Game and VR Design; 3D Animation: Art, Social Media; Livestreaming for Content Creation; Introduction to Audio Tools; Mobile Documentation for Live Events and Promotion.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates pursue careers in mobile app design and development, animation, digital and web media content design, music production, graphic design, and more.
Website: https://www.uregina.ca/academics//programs/map/creative-technologies.html
Devised Performance and Theatre Creation
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Devised Performance and Theatre Creation (BFA)
This ground-breaking program is unlike anything else currently being offered in Western Canada. Come discover the power of collective creation and play a key role in the evolution of theatre as we know it. Share your unique voice, help tell relevant stories, and develop your full potential as an artist, thanks to immersive training in all aspects of theatre.
Sample Courses:
Costume Construction; Devised Theatre I; Playwriting; Acting II; Script Analysis & Dramaturgy; Understanding Performance Texts; Scene Study.
Website: https://www.uregina.ca/academics//programs/map/devised-performance-theatre-creation.html
Film and Video Production
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Dreaming of being a filmmaker? The film and video production program is the only degree program of its kind between Toronto and Vancouver.
You will study the history, theory, and analysis of motion pictures. You will also be introduced to the basics of film, video, and new media production, including scriptwriting, directing, recording, editing, digital imaging, and sound production.
Students often find work before graduation, and nearly all move directly into production work when they graduate.
Sample Courses:
Film Production; Narratives for the Digital Age; Documenting Reality; Animation; Cinematography; Advanced Digital Effects; Introduction to Screenwriting; Advanced Audio Production; Directing the Dramatic Film; Post Production.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates are prepared for careers as independent filmmakers, video and new media artists, or as writers, directors, producers, and crew members within the film industry.
Website: https://www.uregina.ca/academics//programs/map/film-production.html
Film and Video Studies
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The film and video studies program results in a liberal arts degree where you will focus on media studies while developing skills in critical thinking, analysis, problem solving, decision making, and communication. You will also develop transdisciplinary knowledge and a strong awareness of culture.
Sample Courses:
The Art of Motion Pictures; Canadian Cinema; Thinking About Film; Underground Film; Politics Through Film; Narratives for the Digital Age.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates pursue careers in areas such as media consulting, journalism, teaching, arts administration, museum studies, advertising, and creative writing.
Website: https://www.uregina.ca/academics//programs/map/film-studies.html
Music
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA); Bachelor of Music (BMus)
Is music your passion? The music program provides excellent preparation in the fields of performance (vocal or instrumental), composition, history, theory, and comprehensive music. Private studio lessons will help you develop your technique and artistry. Individual study is complemented by courses in the history, analysis, and theory of music. The program will also give you valuable experience in orchestral and ensemble conducting and will enable you to participate in dynamic vocal and instrumental ensembles.
Sample Courses:
Music Cultures of the World; Jazz Ensemble Techniques; Ear Training; History of Canadian Music; Choral Conducting; Applied Music Recital; Composition; Popular Music; Opera Workshop; Computers in Music.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates pursue careers as musicians, vocalists, performers, conductors, composers, arrangers, producers, sessional artists, and teachers.
Website: https://www.uregina.ca/academics//programs/map/music.html
Music Education
Degree: Bachelor of Music Education (BMusEd)
Combine your passions for music and teaching! This five-year program is offered jointly by the Faculties of Media, Art, and Performance and Education. The program prepares you to teach secondary choral and instrumental music. As part of the program, you will pursue applied music study on one instrument or voice for seven of the eight semesters. Students are required to perform a half-hour public recital in their fourth year and will complete an internship in the classroom in their fifth year.
Sample Courses:
Music Instruction in Secondary Schools; Methods and Materials for Class Choral Instruction; Curriculum as Cultural and Social Practice; Instrumental Conducting; Vocal Techniques; Education for Justice: Self and Others; Methods and Materials for Class Instrumental Instruction; Treaties in the Classroom.
Career Opportunities:
Most graduates of this program work as music educators, high school music teachers, or private instructors.
Website: https://www.uregina.ca/academics//programs/map/music-education.html
Theatre and Drama Studies
Degree: Bachelor of Arts Theatre and Drama Studies (BA)
This dynamic, all-encompassing theatre degree is for students whose interests move beyond the stage. Explore theatre for social change and complete your degree with exciting research symposia. The BA in Drama and Theatre Studies is an attractive option for students who have broad interests and the passion to expand their mind and experience with like-minded-peers.
Sample Courses:
Acting I; Theatre Design; Cabaret; Rehearsal and Performance; Playwriting; Decolonizing Dramaturgy; Voice and Movement; Devised Theatre in Canada; Technical Production.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates pursue careers as stage managers, actors, directors, designers, playwrights, dramaturges, production managers, technical directors, and performance artists.
Website: https://www.uregina.ca/academics//programs/map/theatre-drama-studies.html
Visual Arts
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA); Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Visual arts covers a broad range of two- and three-dimensional media such as drawing, sculpture, painting, ceramics, photography, and printmaking, among others. You will work alongside professors and instructors who themselves are curators, artists, researchers, and critics and who are active in the Canadian art community and beyond.
Take your art to the next level with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and showcase your work at the Fifth Parallel Gallery on campus or at Regina’s renowned Mackenzie Art Gallery. Advance your skill, with professors and fellow students acting as mentors, and study the theory and history of your medium and the greats who came before.
Sample Courses:
Representational Painting; Expressive Drawing; Sculpture; Kiln Firing and Surfaces; Lines and Letters; Art Theory and Criticism; The Art of Kyoto; Prairie Landscape Photography; Contemporary Indigenous Art and Colonialism.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates pursue careers as visual artists, curators, art critics, art writers, conservators, art historians, and art educators.
Website: https://www.uregina.ca/academics//programs/map/visual-arts-bfa.html
