Honours Arts prospective major chart

What's a "prospective major"?

Your first year is “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'll normally declare/choose your major at the end of first year.

Required courses

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 140 during the course drop/add period (see the Important dates page for current drop/add dates).

Other resources

Anthropology (ANTH)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ANTH 100 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	ANTH 201 or 202 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives

Classical Studies (CLAS)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
CLAS 100 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 1 or 2 electives	One of: CLAS 104 ~~CLAS 105~~ (see Note) CLAS 123 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
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. October 2020 update - CLAS 105 is not offered in Winter 2021.

Fall Term Courses

Winter Term Courses

CLAS 100
ARTS 130 or 140
Prospective major #2
1 or 2 electives

One of:
- CLAS 104
- ~~CLAS 105~~ (see Note)
- CLAS 123
ARTS 140 or 130
Prospective major #2
2 electives

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.

October 2020 update - CLAS 105 is not offered in Winter 2021.

Classics (CLAS)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
CLAS 100 LAT 101 and/or GRK 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 1 elective	One of: CLAS 104 ~~CLAS 105~~ (see Note) CLAS 123 LAT 102 and/or GRK 102 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 1 elective
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 October 2020 update - CLAS 105 is not offered in Winter 2021.

Fall Term Courses

Winter Term Courses

CLAS 100
LAT 101 and/or GRK 101
ARTS 130 or 140
Prospective major #2
1 elective

One of:
- CLAS 104
- ~~CLAS 105~~ (see Note)
- CLAS 123
LAT 102 and/or GRK 102
ARTS 140 or 130
Prospective major #2
1 elective

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

October 2020 update - CLAS 105 is not offered in Winter 2021.

Economics (ECON)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ECON 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	ECON 102 MATH 104 (see note) ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 1 elective
Note: If you have not taken 4U Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus or 4U Calculus and Vectors you should take MATH 104 in your first year.

Mathematical Economics

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
ECON 101 MATH 127 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 1 elective	ECON 102 MATH 128 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 1 elective
Note: Mathematical Economics is only available as a major for students in Honours Arts. Students interested in Mathematical Economics must have completed 4U Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus or 4U Calculus and Vectors. 4U Calculus is a pre-requisite for MATH 127. Consult the Mathematical Economics requirement list for further information.

English (ENGL)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
One of: ENGL 101A or ENGL 101B (recommended) or One 100-level ENGL course ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	One of: ENGL 101A or ENGL 101B (recommended) or One 100-level ENGL course ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
Note: 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
FINE 101/VCULT 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	FINE 100 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives

Fine Arts (FINE) Visual Culture (VCULT)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
VCULT 101/FINE 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	VCULT 100/FINE 102 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
Note: If you plan to take studio courses as part of the Visual Culture plan, you should include FINE 100 in either Fall or Winter of first year.

French Studies or French Teaching (FR)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
One of: 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) ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives (if taking FR 251, add FR 296 or 297 as 5th elective)	One of: FR 152 (after FR 151) FR 192A (after FR 152) FR 192B (after FR 192A) and One of: FR 250, 276, 296, 297 FR 251 (after FR 192B) and One of: FR 203, 250, 276, 296, 297 FR 252 (after FR 251) and One of FR 203, 276, 296, 297 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 1 or 2 electives

Gender and Social Justice (GSJ)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
GSJ 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	GSJ 102 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives

German (GER)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
One of: GER 101 (if no German language background) GER 102 GER 201 and/or GER 211 (depending on German proficiency) CI 100 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 1 elective	One of: GER 101 (if not taken in Fall) GER 102 GER 200/ CI 200 GER 201 GER 202 (depending on level of Fall term course) ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
Note: GER 201 and GER 211 can be taken concurrently or sequentially.

History (HIST)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
One 100-level History Course ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	One 100-level History Course ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
Note: If you plan to major in History you may only count two 100-level courses toward your major requirements.

Legal Studies (LS)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
LS 101 SOC 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 1 elective	One of: LS 202 LS 227 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
Note 1: You should also consider taking PSCI 100 and PSYCH 101. They are not Legal Studies major courses but are pre-requisites for some upper-level LS courses.

Medieval Studies (MEDVL)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
MEDVL 115 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	MEDVL 105 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 Language course (see Note) 1 elective
Note: You should consider taking an introductory language course in your first year from one of the following: French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, or Spanish.

Music (MUSIC)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
Two of: MUSIC 110 MUSIC 226 (taken with MUSIC 116) MUSIC 270 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 1 elective	Two of: MUSIC 110 (if not taken in Fall) MUSIC 226 (if not taken in Fall) MUSIC 227 (taken with MUSIC 117) MUSIC 271 (or MUSIC 270 if not taken in Fall) ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 1 elective
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) require an audition prior to the first day of classes. MUSIC 226 must be completed in first year.

Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
One of: PACS 101 PACS 201 PACS 202 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	One of: PACS 201 PACS 202 ~~PACS 203~~ (see Note) ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
Note: You should also consider taking PSYCH 101, SOC 101, and/or PSCI 150 in first year. They are pre-requisites for many upper-year PACS Approved courses. These courses are not included in a student’s PACS major average. October 2020 update – PACS 203 is not offered in Winter 2021.

Fall Term Courses

Winter Term Courses

One of:
- PACS 101
- PACS 201
- PACS 202
ARTS 130 or 140
Prospective major #2
2 electives

One of:
- PACS 201
- PACS 202
- ~~PACS 203~~ (see Note)
ARTS 140 or 130
Prospective major #2
2 electives

Note: You should also consider taking PSYCH 101, SOC 101, and/or PSCI 150 in first year. They are pre-requisites for many upper-year PACS Approved courses. These courses are not included in a student’s PACS major average.

October 2020 update – PACS 203 is not offered in Winter 2021.

Philosophy (PHIL)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
One of: PHIL 101, PHIL 110A or PHIL 110B PHIL 145 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	One of: PHIL 101 PHIL 121 PHIL 145 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives

Political Science (PSCI)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Course
PSCI 100 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	PSCI 150 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives

Psychology (PSYCH)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
PSYCH 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	One of (see Note): PSYCH 207 PSYCH 211 PSYCH 238 PSYCH 253 PSYCH 257 PSYCH 261 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
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
RS 110 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	RS 100 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives

Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies (SMF)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
SMF 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	SMF 204 ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
Note: Students are encouraged to take one of: 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 SDS

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
PSYCH 101R SOC 101R SOCWK 120R ARTS 130 or 140 1 elective	SDS 131R SDS 150R PSYCH 253R ARTS 140 or 130 1 elective

Social Development Studies (SDS) - admitted to Honours Arts

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
PSYCH 101R/PSYCH 101 SOC 101R/SOC 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 1 elective	SDS 131R or SDS 150R SOCWK 120R ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 1 elective

Sociology (SOC)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
SOC 101 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	One SOC 200-level elective (except SOC 202 and SOC 280) ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives

Spanish (SPAN)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
One of: SPAN 101 (no Spanish language background) SPAN 102 (completed Gr. 11 Spanish) SPAN 201A (completed Gr. 12 Spanish) ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	One of: SPAN 102 SPAN 201B ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
Note: SPAN 201A is only offered in the Fall term.

Speech Communication (SPCOM)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
SPCOM 100 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	SPCOM 223 or SPCOM 201 (if SPCOM 100 if not taken in Fall term) ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives

Theatre and Performance (THPERF)

Fall Term Courses	Winter Term Courses
THPERF 102 ARTS 130 or 140 Prospective major #2 2 electives	~~THPERF 100~~ (see Note) ARTS 140 or 130 Prospective major #2 2 electives
Note: October 2020 update - THPERF 100 is cancelled for Winter 2021. Please select 3 electives. Students planning to major in Theatre and Performance will take THPERF 100 in Fall 2021.