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FACULTY OF ARTS
General Office:
Tilley Hall, Room 26
Mailing Address:
Faculty of Arts
University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N.B.,
Canada, E3B 5A3
Phone:
(506) 453-4655
Fax:
(506) 453-5102
Email:
arts@unb.ca
Website:
http://www.unbf.ca/arts/
Dean:
James S. Murray, BA, MA, PhD
Acting Associate Dean:
John C. Ball, BA, MA, PhD
Assistant Dean:
Stephanie Slauenwhite, BA
Coordinator,
Deborah Johnston, BA, MA, DPhil
Student Support Services:
The Faculty offers the following programs:
AREAS OF STUDY
AVAILABLE PROGRAMS
HOST DEPARTMENTS
Ancient Philosophy
Minor
Classics and Ancient History, and Philosophy
Anthropology
Honours, Major, Minor
Anthropology
Archaeology
Honours, Major, Minor
Anthropology, and Classics and Ancient History
Biopsychology
Honours, Major
Psychology
Classical Studies
Honours, Major, Minor
Classics and Ancient History
Classics
Honours, Major, Minor
Classics and Ancient History
Drama
Minor
English
Economics
Honours, Major, Minor
Economics
Economics Studies
Major
Economics
English
Honours, Major, Minor
English
Ethics
Minor
Philosophy
Family Violence Issues
Certificate
Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research
Film Production
Certificate
Culture and Language Studies
Film Studies
Minor
Culture and Language Studies, and English
French
Honours, Major, Minor, Certificate
French
German
Honours, Major, Minor, Certificate
Culture and Language Studies
German Studies
Honours, Major, Minor, Certificate
Culture and Language Studies
History
Honours, Major, Minor
History
History of Philosophy
Minor
Philosophy
International Development Studies
Joint Honours, Double Major, Minor Anthropology
Law in Society
Joint Honours, Double Major, Minor Sociology
Media Arts & Cultures
Major, Minor
Culture and Language Studies
Music
Minor
Culture and Language Studies
Philosophy
Honours, Major, Minor
Philosophy
Political Science
Honours, Major, Minor
Political Science
Psychology
Honours, Major, Minor
Psychology
Public Policy
Minor
Economics and Political Science
Sociology
Honours, Major, Minor
Sociology
Spanish and Latin American Cultures Honours, Major, Minor, Certificate
Women’s Studies
Culture and Language Studies
Joint Honours, Double Major, Minor English
World Literature and Culture Studies Honours, Major, Minor
Culture and Language Studies
General Information
Courses offered by Departments in the Faculty of Arts generally have a rating of 3 ch per term. For a detailed description of the credit hour system, see
Section B of the Calendar. The course weighting is based on assumptions concerning the total amount of time each course can reasonably be expected to
take up in a working week. In the Faculty of Arts most courses are given a weighting of 3 ch per term, so that a one-term course will count for 3 ch, and
a full-year course for 6 ch. In both these cases, students should plan to devote a total of nine hours to the subject (class meetings and private study)
each week. "Private study" means study undertaken outside the regular class hours: reading, preparation of assignments, assimilation of information,
etc.
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Some courses have a stated prerequisite. This means that in order to enrol, a student must have successfully completed the prerequisite course. Unless
the Department specifically requires a grade of C, it can be assumed that a grade of D satisfies the requirement.
Students who enrol in the four-year Bachelor of Arts program are exposed to a wide variety of disciplines in their first two years. There the emphasis falls
on the Western cultural inheritance, on the different ways we have of understanding the world in which we live, and on acquiring some of the
communication skills necessary to succeed in the modern world. In the last two years of the program, students concentrate on one or two disciplines,
identified as the "Major(s)." Students with consistently high grades may specialize more intensively, with a view to earning a Bachelor's degree with
Honours. Such students are identified as Honours students, as distinct from Major students. Most students at this level do, however, have room in their
program for "elective" courses: that is, courses that are not an obligatory part of the specialized program. Majors, in particular, are encouraged to look
beyond the Departments in which they are majoring when deciding on their elective courses.
A BA student may choose among a number of different disciplines, listed above. It is also possible to earn a BA degree by specializing in a Science
discipline: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics or Physics. (For details of programs in the Sciences, interested students should
direct their inquiries to the Department concerned.)
In planning their program of study, students should note that programs in the Third and Fourth Years are greatly dependent on their choice of subjects in
the First Year and, more particularly, in the Second Year. They should note also that in order to enrol in some courses, they must have successfully
completed a stated prerequisite course. Students should therefore read carefully the regulations in the pages entitled Description of Courses, and should
make full use of opportunities for consultation with the faculty members concerned.
All programs of study must have the approval of the Dean.
General Regulations
Any point not covered by the General Regulations of the Arts Faculty will be governed by the General University Regulations stated in Section B of this
Calendar. In particular, these Regulations should be noted by students who fail to complete the work associated with a course (with regard to the
regulations concerning the notation of INC or incomplete), by students applying for a second undergraduate bachelor's degree, by students transferring
from other institutions, and by students changing degree program. Questions concerning the application of regulations should be directed in writing to the
Registrar.
The 120 credit hours to be successfully completed for the degree are organized in the following manner.
Lower Level
Upper Level
First Year: credit hours 1-30
credit hours 61-120
Second Year: credit hours 31-60
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
To earn a BA degree, a student must successfully complete a minimum of 120 ch, must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0
(C), and must have completed the requirements for an Arts Major or Honours program.
The normal credit hour load for a student is 15 ch each term or 30 ch each academic year. In order to maintain full-time standing a student
must enrol in at least 12 ch each term. The maximum number of credit hours for which a student may normally register is 18 each term.
Course loads outside of the range of 12 to 18 ch in a term may be permitted only with the approval of the Dean.
Normally, students shall not enrol in any course to meet the requirements of any year or level of the degree program unless they enrol at the
same time in every course that they still need to complete the requirements of the preceding year or level of the program. For example, firstyear students who have successfully completed 24 of the 30 ch required for First Year must register for the course or courses necessary to
complete the first-year requirements at the same time that they register for courses associated with the second-year requirements.
Students who elect to register for courses taught outside the Faculty of Arts should note that, for purposes of the BA degree, courses receive
either a 3 or a 6 credit hour weighting, for term and full-year courses respectively. Exceptions to these credit hour designations in the BA
program may be made under the authority of the Dean of Arts and the Registrar.
Students can receive credit from any appropriate courses in the Faculties of Science and Computer Science.
Students can receive no more than 12 ch (in total) from courses in other Faculties toward the completion of the BA program. Before taking
such courses, students must obtain approval from the Dean of Arts Office.
A few selected Arts Major(s) and Honours programs are available to students in the Faculty of Business Administration (e.g., Major in
Economics, and Double Major or Joint Honours in Law in Society), and to students in the Faculty of Science (e.g., Double Major in
Mathematics and Economics).
Students transferring from other institutions should note that at least one-half of the credit hours required for the BA degree must be taken at
UNB and must normally include at least 30 ch toward completion of the Upper Level regulations.
These regulations are designed for the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick. Students from the Saint John campus wishing
to transfer to Fredericton after the First Year (credit hours 1-30) shall have their full First Year accepted as equivalent to that offered in
Fredericton. Normally, UNBSJ students transferring to UNBF will take their final 60 ch at Fredericton.
FIRST YEAR REGULATIONS (1 - 30 Credit Hours)
Students must successfully complete courses equaling 30 ch. No more than 6 ch can be taken in any discipline.
Students must successfully meet the following requirements:
1.
2.
3.
Arts 1000 (6 ch).
Six credit hours in each of three other disciplines. Three of the four groups of disciplines (A, B, C, D) listed below must be represented (18
ch).
The remaining six credit hours may be taken in one discipline, or taken as three credit hours in each of two disciplines, including drama (6
ch).
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A (Languages)
B (Humanities)
C (Social Sciences) D (Science)
Arabic
Classics
Anthropology
Astronomy
Chinese
English
Archaeology
Biology
French
History
Economics
Chemistry
German
Media Arts & Cultures Political Science
1
2
Computer Science
Greek (Ancient and Modern) Philosophy
Psychology
Earth Sciences
Japanese
Sociology
Mathematics
WLCS
Latin
Physics
Russian
Statistics
Spanish
Notes:
1.
2.
Other languages such as Maliseet, Micmac, and Italian (when available), may, with permission of the Dean's Office, be taken to satisfy the
requirements of Group A.
The lower level laboratory courses will not be counted in the ch total or in the calculation of the grade point average for BA program.
SECOND YEAR REGULATIONS (31-60 Credit Hours)
Students must successfully complete courses equalling a total of 30 ch.
1.
2.
3.
Students must take 6 ch in each of 3 disciplines, and at least 3 ch in a fourth discipline.
No more than 12 ch may be taken in a single discipline.
Courses for the Second Year may be chosen from the disciplines listed under the First Year regulations, as well as Drama,
Multimedia Studies, Music and courses from Interdisciplinary programs, including: International Development Studies, Law in
Society, and Women's Studies.
UPPER LEVEL REGULATIONS (61-120 Credit Hours)
General Information
4.
Choice of program: For Upper Level students two programs are available: BA Major and BA Honours. Students entering the
Third Year must elect to follow one or the other of these two programs. Their decisions should be made in consultation with the
appropriate Departments, and with their Academic Advisors. It is the responsibility of students to declare their Major(s) with the
Department(s) concerned. The Honours program is designed for students with a high level of ability who wish to undertake
intensive study of one or two subjects, especially in preparation for postgraduate work.
In most cases students can choose to take either one or two subjects for their specialization. The exceptions are noted below, in
Regulation 2 (BA Major) and Regulation 2 (BA Honours).
Programs also exist in interdisciplinary areas: Law in Society, International Development Studies, and Women's Studies. In what
follows, the word "Department" is used to cover both Departments and the committees that administer these interdisciplinary
programs.
5.
Advanced level courses: Normally, all courses taken to fulfill the last 60 ch of the BA degree will be advanced level courses.
(Advanced level courses have 3, 4 or 5 as the first digit of the course number). Students may, on approval of the Dean of Arts, be
granted permission to take up to 9 ch of the last 60 from courses with the first digit 1 or 2. Courses for the Upper Level may be
chosen from the disciplines listed under either the First or Second Year regulations.
6.
Courses in the Major or Honours subject: Major and Honours programs are available in most disciplines. For the exceptions,
see below, Regulation 2 (BA Major) and Regulation 2 (BA Honours). A Department may accept as part of its Major and Honours
programs courses outside the Department and Faculty.
7.
Approval of courses: All the courses for which a student enrols must be elected in consultation with the Department or
Departments in which the student is majoring or honouring, and the final selection of courses must be approved by the Dean.
8.
Minors: Students should consider the possibility of taking a Minor concentration in another discipline or another Faculty. A Minor
comprises 24 ch, forming a coherent set or sequence, so designated by the Department concerned. Departments which offer a
Minor specify details in the departmental listings in Section F of the Calendar. A Minor may not be taken in the department with
which the student is majoring or honouring. See Section B for university regulations regarding Minors. Students should note that
at least half the advanced level credits counted towards a BA Minor must be from courses taken at the University of New
Brunswick. Individual departments may have additional requirements.
BA Majors Program
9.
A Major in a given subject shall consist of the successful completion of not less than 30 ch in that subject, 24 of which must be in
advanced level courses. Departments may require Single Major students to take up to 42 ch in advanced level courses and Doubl e
Major students to take up to 30 ch in advanced level courses.
10.
Students may not major in Business Administration, Computer Science, Fine Arts, or Education.
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11.
Students may major in Women's Studies, Law in Society, or International Development Studies only as part of a Double Major.
12.
Students should consult the sections of the Calendar which pertain to the Department or Departments in which they are majoring
to determine whether grades higher than D are required to meet Major requirements.
13.
Students should note that at least half the advanced level credits counted towards a BA Major must be from courses taken at the
University of New Brunswick. Exceptions may be considered by the Dean of Arts.
14.
Candidates for the degrees of BA (Major) are listed with divisions based on the cumulative grade point averages of all courses
taken. See Section B of this Calendar, "Listing of Graduates."
15.
A student who attains a grade point average equal to or greater than 3.75 over credit hours 61-120 and no grades less than C
over the last 90 ch shall be awarded a Distinction upon graduation.
BA Honours Program
16.
Admission to Honours will normally occur after the completion of 60 ch, although application for Honours may be made after
completing 30 ch. Only under exceptional circumstances will Fourth Year students be permitted to enter an Honours program.
The basic requirement for entrance into Honours is that the student shall have demonstrated a high level of ability in previous
work in the subject in which Honours is proposed. Departments may refuse to admit to Honours students whose cumulative grade
point average is below 2.5 at the completion of 60 ch.
Students wishing to be admitted to Honours should to the Department concerned. In the case of application for a Joint Honours
program, a single admission will be made by the Departments acting in collaboration. Applications should be received before 1
September of the year in which the student enters the Third Year, although applications will be considered up to 1 October.
17.
In most subjects, Honours may be taken singly or jointly with Honours in another subject. These subjects are: Anthropology,
Chemistry, Classics, Economics, English, French, German, History, Law in Society, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science,
Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Women’s Studies, World Literature and Culture Studies. Honours in Biology cannot be taken
jointly with Honours in another subject. Honours in International Development Studies, Law In Society, and Women's Studies
must be taken jointly with Honours in a single discipline. Honours in these programs cannot be taken jointly with another
interdepartmental program.
18.
Single Honours students are required to take at least 36 ch in advanced-level courses. Individual Departments may require up to
48 advanced-level ch.
Joint Honours students must take at least 24 ch in advanced-level courses from each Department. Departments may require up to
30 advanced-level ch.
19.
Honours students who are able to fulfill the requirements laid down for a Double Majors student in a discipline outside the
Department in which they are honouring may, if they choose, register for a supplementary Major. Such students will not be placed
in a division, but their transcript will record that they have fulfilled the requirements for a Major in that subject. Registration for
the supplementary Major shall normally be completed no later than the beginning of the student's Senior year.
20.
Students should note that at least half the advanced level credits (including at least half the Honours seminars) counted towards a
BA Honours program must be from courses taken at the University of New Brunswick. Exceptions may be considered by the Dean
of Arts.
21.
For the award of a first-class Honours degree, a grade point average of 3.6 is required in the courses of the Honours subject or
subjects excluding those courses which the Department considers to be introductory in scope. For an Honours degree an average
of 3.0 is required in these courses. Averages in the Honours subjects are calculated on the basis of the minimum number of credit
hours required by individual Departments, and credit hours successfully completed above this minimum are treated as "nonrequired" courses. Students are required to sustain a grade point average of 2.5 in "non-required" courses taken for credit hours
31-120. Courses which Honours students are obliged to take must be counted as part of the minimum number of credit hours for
the purpose of calculating the grade point average in the Honours courses.
The recommendation to award a student an Honours degree will be made by the Department or Departments concerned to the
Dean of Arts. In the case of Joint Honours, the standing is determined by the overall average in the courses required to fulfill the
minimum requirements in both disciplines, and is subject to the agreement of both Departments concerned.
Regulations for Granting a Second UNB Bachelor of Arts
Degree
BA graduates of UNB may apply for admission to and follow a program towards a second BA Undergraduate Bachelor's degree under the
following regulations:
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The general regulations of the University must be satisfied.
The regulations of the Degree program and Departmental regulations concerning Major or Honours must be satisfied.
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Normally, the minimum number of credit hours which must be successfully completed beyond the work required for the previous degree will
not be less than the normal load of the final academic year in the degree program concerned. More than the minimum number of credit hours
may be required.
The courses taken must be approved by the Dean and the Department or Departments under which the Major or Honours falls.
The general regulation that at least half the credit hours for a degree must be taken at this University still apply.
Candidates for a second undergraduate degree may not choose a Major or Honours in the same Departmental discipline as in the first
undergraduate degree, whether the first degree involved a single or double Major or single or joint Honours. Students who have taken a BA
with Major or Honours in a language are not precluded from taking a second BA in a different language. Candidates may not choose a Major
or Honours in a discipline in which they previously did a minor.
Students must make specific application to the Associate Registrar (Admissions) for entry to the second degree program.
Only under special circumstances will students be admitted to a third undergraduate degree program.
After completing a first degree, students may be permitted to upgrade a Minor to a Major or Honours, or to upgrade a Major to Honours, but
in either case a notation only will be included on the student record and a second degree will not be awarded.