Arts and Business prospective major chart

What's a "prospective major"?

Your first year is more “general”. You should explore as many subjects of interest as you can.
Your prospective majors are the subject areas you are most interested in studying.
You should have at least two prospective majors.
You will declare/choose your major at the end of first year.

Required courses

Four Arts and Business core courses are required in first-year:

ARBUS 101 - Introduction to Arts and Business (Fall)
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics (Fall)
ARBUS 102 - Accounting Information for Managers (Winter)
ARBUS 202 - Professional and Business Ethics (Winter)

All Arts students take two Arts First courses in first-year:

ARTS 130 - Inquiry and Communication
ARTS 140 - Information and Analysis

Arts First courses help build foundational competencies in communication and analysis, with a focus on practice-based learning.

Class size is limited to 25 students and there are many course topics to choose from each term.

You will take one of ARTS 130 and ARTS 140 in each term of your first year - they can be taken in either order, but not simultaneously. You can only enroll in ARTS 130 and ARTS 140 during the course drop/add period (see the Important dates page for current drop/add dates).

Other resources

Note: If you have been given any transfer credits, contact Andrea West to discuss course selection.

Anthropology (ANTH)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: ANTH 100 ANTH 106 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 ANTH 201 or ANTH 202 Prospective major #2

Classical Studies (CLAS)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: CLAS 100 CLAS 104 CLAS 105 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 CLAS 104 or CLAS 123 Prospective major #2
Note: The Classical Studies department offers two separate majors. The Honours Classics major requires both Latin and Greek The Classical Studies (both Honours and General degrees) does not require Latin and Greek

Fall Term Courses

Winter Term Courses

ARBUS 101
ECON 101
ARTS 130 or ARTS 140
One of:
- CLAS 100
- CLAS 104
- CLAS 105
Prospective major #2

ARBUS 102
ARBUS 202
ARTS 140 or ARTS 130
CLAS 104 or CLAS 123
Prospective major #2

Note: The Classical Studies department offers two separate majors.

The Honours Classics major requires both Latin and Greek
The Classical Studies (both Honours and General degrees) does not require Latin and Greek

Classics (CLAS)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: CLAS 100 CLAS 104 CLAS 105 LAT 101 or GRK 101	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One of: CLAS 104 CLAS 123 LAT 102 or GRK 102
Note: The Classical Studies department offers two separate majors. The Honours Classics major requires both Latin and Greek The Classical Studies (both Honours and General degrees) does not require Latin or Greek

Fall Term Courses

Winter Term Courses

ARBUS 101
ECON 101
ARTS 130 or ARTS 140
One of:
- CLAS 100
- CLAS 104
- CLAS 105
LAT 101 or GRK 101

ARBUS 102
ARBUS 202
ARTS 140 or ARTS 130
One of:
- CLAS 104
- CLAS 123
LAT 102 or GRK 102

Note: The Classical Studies department offers two separate majors.

The Honours Classics major requires both Latin and Greek
The Classical Studies (both Honours and General degrees) does not require Latin or Greek

Communication Arts and Design Practice

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: SPCOM 101 SPCOM 149/THPERF 149 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One of: SPCOM 101 SPCOM 149/THPERF 149 Prospective major #2

Communication Studies

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: SPCOM 101 SPCOM 100 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One of: SPCOM 101 SPCOM 100 SPCOM 223 Prospective major #2

Economics (ECON)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 Prospective major #2 MATH 104 (see note) or elective	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 ECON 102 Prospective major #2 (see note)
Note: If you have not taken or struggled in 4U Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus or 4U Calculus and Vectors you should take MATH 103 and MATH 104 in your first year. If you can only take one of the Math courses, take MATH 104 in the Fall term. MATH 103 and MATH 104 are offered in both the Fall and Winter terms.

English (ENGL)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: ENGL 101A or ENGL 101B (recommended) One 100-level ENGL course Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One of: ENGL 101A or ENGL 101B (recommended) One 100-level ENGL course Prospective major #2
Notes: If you plan to major in English you may only count two 100-level courses toward your major requirements, including any ENGL transfer credits (e.g. ENGL 1XX). If you have ENGL transfer credit, please contact an English advisor for advice.

Fine Arts (FINE) Studio Practice

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 FINE 100 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 FINE 101/VCULT 101 Prospective major #2
Note: FINE 150 does not count towards the Fine Arts Studio major or minor plans. Do not take it if you plan to major or minor in Fine Arts Studio Practice.

Fine Arts (FINE), Visual Culture (VCULT)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 VCULT 100/FINE 102 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 VCULT 101/FINE 101 Prospective major #2
Note: If you plan to take studio courses as part of the Visual Culture plan, you should also take FINE 100 in your first year. Consult the Fine Arts advisor to discuss course planning.

French Studies (FR)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of the following, depending on previous experience: FR 151 (completed Gr. 9 or 10 core French) FR 152 (completed Gr. 11 core French) FR 192A (completed Gr. 12 core French) FR 192B (completed Gr. 12 Immersion or extended French) FR 251 (graduated école française) Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One or two of the following, depending which course you took in Fall term: FR 152 (after FR 151) FR 192A (after FR 152) FR 192B (after FR 192A) and one of FR 250, FR 276, FR 296, or FR 297 FR 251 (after FR 192B) and one of FR 203, FR 250, FR 276, FR 296, or FR 297 FR 252 (after FR 251) and one of FR 203, FR 276, FR 296, or FR 297 Prospective major #2 (if only taking one FR course above)
Note: Arts and Business students cannot select French Teaching as a major. French Studies can be combined with Arts and Business.

Fall Term Courses

Winter Term Courses

ARBUS 101
ECON 101
ARTS 130 or ARTS 140
One of the following, depending on previous experience:
- FR 151 (completed Gr. 9 or 10 core French)
- FR 152 (completed Gr. 11 core French)
- FR 192A (completed Gr. 12 core French)
- FR 192B (completed Gr. 12 Immersion or extended French)
- FR 251 (graduated école française)
Prospective major #2

ARBUS 102
ARBUS 202
ARTS 140 or ARTS 130
One or two of the following, depending which course you took in Fall term:
- FR 152 (after FR 151)
- FR 192A (after FR 152)
- FR 192B (after FR 192A) and one of FR 250, FR 276, FR 296, or FR 297
- FR 251 (after FR 192B) and one of FR 203, FR 250, FR 276, FR 296, or FR 297
- FR 252 (after FR 251) and one of FR 203, FR 276, FR 296, or FR 297
Prospective major #2 (if only taking one FR course above)

Note: Arts and Business students cannot select French Teaching as a major. French Studies can be combined with Arts and Business.

Gender and Social Justice (GSJ)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 GSJ 101 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 OR ARTS 130 GSJ 102 Prospective major #2

German (GER)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: GER 101 (if no German language knowledge) GER 102 GER 201 or GER 250 or GER 350 depending on German proficiency Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One of: GER 101 (if not taken in Fall) GER 102 GER 201 GER 202 or GER 211 (depending on level of Fall term course) Prospective major #2

History (HIST)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One 100-level History course Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One 100-level History course Prospective major #2
Note: If you plan to major in History you may only count two 100-level courses toward your major requirements. Arts and Business requires one of: HIST 113, HIST 243 or PSCI 231. If you choose to take HIST 113 then you can only use one additional 100 level HIST course. Additionally, if you have any HIST transfer credits (e.g. HIST 1XX) they count within this limit. If you have HIST transfer credit(s), please contact the History advisor for advice.

Fall Term Courses

Winter Term Courses

ARBUS 101
ECON 101
ARTS 130 or ARTS 140
One 100-level History course
Prospective major #2

ARBUS 102
ARBUS 202
ARTS 140 or ARTS 130
One 100-level History course
Prospective major #2

Note: If you plan to major in History you may only count two 100-level courses toward your major requirements. Arts and Business requires one of: HIST 113, HIST 243 or PSCI 231. If you choose to take HIST 113 then you can only use one additional 100 level HIST course. Additionally, if you have any HIST transfer credits (e.g. HIST 1XX) they count within this limit. If you have HIST transfer credit(s), please contact the History advisor for advice.

Legal Studies (LS)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 LS 101 SOC 101 or prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 SOC 101 (if not taken in Fall) or one 200-level LS course (see note) Prospective major #2
Note: LS 202 has a pre-requisite of LS 101. Many 200-level LS courses have a pre-requisite of SOC 101.

Liberal Studies

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 100 level course from Faculty of Arts/prospective minor Prospective major #2 ECON 101 ARBUS 101	ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 100 level course from Faculty of Arts/prospective minor Prospective major #2 ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202
Note: All courses offered by the Faculty of Arts will be used in the calculation of Liberal Studies cumulative major average.

Medieval Studies (MEDVL)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: MEDVL 105 MEDVL 115 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One introductory language course from French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, or Spanish. Prospective major #2

Music (MUSIC)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 MUSIC 110 MUSIC 270	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 MUSIC 226 and MUSIC 116 (see Note) MUSIC 271
Note: Your music ensemble course is a 0.25 unit credit and can be taken as a sixth course. Music ensembles and studio courses (MUSIC 226 and 227) are require an audition prior to the first day of classes. MUSIC 226 must be completed in first year. Note: If you need to prepare for a 2nd prospective major discuss your course selections with your academic advisor.

Fall Term Courses

Winter Term Courses

ARBUS 101
ECON 101
ARTS 130 or ARTS 140
MUSIC 110
MUSIC 270

ARBUS 102
ARBUS 202
ARTS 140 or ARTS 130
MUSIC 226 and MUSIC 116 (see Note)
MUSIC 271

Note: Your music ensemble course is a 0.25 unit credit and can be taken as a sixth course. Music ensembles and studio courses (MUSIC 226 and 227) are require an audition prior to the first day of classes. MUSIC 226 must be completed in first year.

Note: If you need to prepare for a 2nd prospective major discuss your course selections with your academic advisor.

Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: PACS 101 One 200-level PACS course Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One 200-level PACS course Prospective major #2
Note: You should also consider taking PSYCH 101, SOC 101, or PSCI 150 in first year. They are pre-requisites for required upper-year PACS courses. These courses are not included in a student’s PACS major average.

Philosophy (PHIL)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: PHIL 101 PHIL 110A PHIL 110B PHIL 121 PHIL 145 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One of: PHIL 101 PHIL 110A PHIL 110B PHIL 121 PHIL 145 Prospective major #2
Note: ARBUS 202 (cross listed as PHIL 215) will count towards your PHIL major average.

Political Science (PSCI)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Course
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 PSCI 100 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 PSCI 150 Prospective major #2

Psychology (PSYCH)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 PSYCH 101 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One of (see Note): PSYCH 207 PSYCH 211 PSYCH 238 PSYCH 253 PSYCH 257 PSYCH 261 Prospective major #2
Note: The Psychology department recommends that students take a maximum of one PSYCH 200-level course in their 1B term.

Religious Studies (RS)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 RS 260 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One RS course at the 100 - level or 200 - level Prospective major #2

Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies (SMF)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 SMF 101 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 SMF 204 Prospective major #2
Note: Students are encouraged to take PSYCH 101 or SOC 101. These courses are pre-requisites for upper-year SMF Approved courses. These courses are not included in a student’s SMF major average.

Social Development Studies (SDS) - admitted to Honours Arts and Business

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 PSYCH 101R or SOC 101R Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 SOCWK 120R Prospective major #2

Sociology (SOC)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 SOC 101 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One 200-level SOC course Prospective major #2

Spanish (SPAN)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: SPAN 101 (no Spanish language knowledge) SPAN 102 (completed Gr. 11 Spanish) SPAN 201A (completed Gr. 12 Spanish) Prospective major #2 (see Note)	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One of: SPAN 102 SPAN 201B Prospective major #2
Note: SPAN 150 is also required for the Spanish Honours major and can be taken in place of the 2nd Prospective Major course or as an elective in upper years.

Theatre and Performance (THPERF)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ARBUS 101 ECON 101 ARTS 130 or ARTS 140 One of: THPERF 102 THPERF 149 Prospective major #2	ARBUS 102 ARBUS 202 ARTS 140 or ARTS 130 One of: THPERF 100 THPERF 102 THPERF 149 Prospective major #2