Robert Fones, faculty member (1995)
The Art & Art History Program gives graduates a foundation from which to pursue a range of careers, in and outside the arts community. Many graduates continue in the education field, teaching at the primary, secondary or post-secondary level; others pursue graduate studies in studio art, art history, conservation, or related fields in the humanities, leading to an M.F.A., M.A., or Ph.D. degree. With its strong art history component, this program has enabled graduates to pursue administrative or curatorial positions in museums and galleries, as well as work in art criticism and journalism. A number of graduates are practicing artists who exhibit their work in artist-run, public, and private galleries both nationally and internationally. Graduates have also flourished in commercial art, including graphic design, advertising, and art direction. With this degree, as with many humanities degrees, our graduates have gone on to successful careers in entirely different areas. For profiles of A&AH graduates see our alumni page.
Graduates interested in teaching at the primary or secondary levels should obtain the Teacher Education Application Service Instruction Booklet (649 KB / 29 pages), the definitive guide for applying to a faculty of education in Ontario. Note that each faculty of education is completely autonomous in reaching its own admission decisions, and individually establishes teachable subject areas.
Students wishing to enter the Art & Art History Program apply directly to the University of Toronto through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre. There is a code on the application form that will indicate the Art & Art History Program at the University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM).
Is a portfolio or interview required as part of the entrance process?
Neither a portfolio of studio work nor high school experience in art history is required to register in the Program; students with strong academic records and little studio background flourish in the program, as do students with studio experience. The Art & Art History Program will be represented at the National Portfolio Day at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto each November. Prospective students who wish to speak with a facility member about their portfolio may do so there.
Louise Noguchi, faculty member (1995)
You will receive instructions and timetable information from UTM about registration. Registration procedures are also posted on the UTM Office of the Registrar's website for student reference. Newly admitted students should call the Art & Art History Program Administrative Officer at Sheridan College if they have questions about the registration process. Other students (transfer students, visiting students or students from other programs within the college) should also contact the UTM Registrar.
At the start of term or just before, we will provide you with your Sheridan username and password. You will need this info to get a Sheridan Student Card and a Sheridan Access Card, which will allow you access to computer labs and to sign out equipment.
Also at the start of term, there will be four Student Registration Stations around the College or you may go to Information Technology Support Centre (C128). All of these locations will be set up to take an ID photograph and provide you with student cards and access cards. You will need to provide your Sheridan username and password. If you are enrolled in AAH courses in Design, Photo or Fourth-Year Print, you will also need to pay your Adobe License Fee of $100 BEFORE you are eligible to get these cards. Pay your Adobe License fee in D 100 / Reg Office.
Student and access cards will also be available on September 2, the date of the UTM student orientation at Sheridan. A morning orientation session will be held first at UTM, and a bus will bring students to Sheridan for the afternoon, starting with lunch at 1 p.m. Lunch is followed by a Sheridan orientation, then break out for programs. Our program talk will occur on the mezzanine level of the Annie Smith Centre. The bus will return to UTM around 4 p.m.
Yes, many students take A&AH as a second major in conjunction with other programs, such as Anthropology, History, or English. A&AH offers an ideal complementary major to the joint Sheridan/UTM program in Communication, Culture and Information Technology CCIT.
FAS (studio) courses are taught on the Sheridan campus in Oakville on Monday afternoons and evenings, and all day Tuesdays and Thursdays, thus leaving Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for selection of FAH (art history) courses and other academic courses at UTM. The studio program offers an extensive agenda of lectures by guest artists, critics, curators and art historians who give presentations and conduct workshops in their area of expertise. These are held as lunchtime gatherings on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The student pays the regular tuition fees for courses at the University of Toronto at Mississauga. Students enrolling in any FAS studio course will be required to pay an additional materials fee of $60 for each half-credit course and $120 for full-credit course taken - exceptions to this are the fees for Photography and Design, which will be $110 for each half-credit course and $220 for each full-credit course. Materials fees for Print Media are $150, Performance Based Art $220, and Professional Practice $80. These charges will be automatically added to your UTM student account. You should also allow approximately $300 for books, and $400 to $700 for art supplies.
It is recommended for students taking Photo 1 (a required course) that they purchase a 35-mm single lens reflex film camera with a built-in light meter and manual exposure capability (used cameras cost from $100 to $300). For students who do not wish to purchase a camera, The A&AH Program has a number of 35-mm single lens reflex cameras that may be signed out on a weekly basis, as well as a range of digital single lens reflex cameras for students to borrow. Both digital and film cameras are used in upper-level courses.
As an incoming student, should I buy my own laptop computer and software?
Our students are not required to purchase their own laptop, but many do. To be compatible with the Macintosh computers in the Art and Art History studio labs, we recommend that incoming students consider purchasing a MacBook Pro laptop with a 13- or (preferably a) 15-inch monitor, 2.4- or 2.8-GHz duo processor, 2 GB of RAM as well as an external 4 GB USB drive. Students should also purchase an AppleCare extended warranty for their laptop, adding two more years to the standard one-year warranty. If students are planning to work in video, the purchase of an external 250 GB hard drive is also a good idea. Students do have access to readily accessible desktop computers at the college with all required software.
ADOBE LICENSING FEE
More and more, digital production is becoming an integral part of what we do. Each year Sheridan tries to provide the most current software and technology for students to enhance their learning and develop better production opportunities for their work. To that end, Sheridan has negotiated an incredible deal for Sheridan students in participating programs that makes available the Adobe Creative Suite CS5 for $132.89. This mandatory incidental program fee will be billed at the start of the September term. The fee will entitle you to receive a copy of the most current version of the software beginning in the Fall semester of that academic year (i.e. if a new version comes out in May, it will be available to students beginning in the following September). When you leave the College (graduate or withdraw), you will leave with that version of the software.
FEE PAYMENT PROCEDURE:
• Pay Adobe fee at D100 (Registrar’s Office).
• Go to Information Technology Support Centre (C128) to be photographed for Sheridan student card and to receive access card for labs. (Note: All AAH students need Sheridan student cards, usernames, passwords and access cards.)
• Provide receipt for Adobe fee and receive CD’s of the software.
Many first-years students (who are guaranteed housing on campus) live in residence at UTM. Some students continue to live in residence in their second, third and fourth year; although, a number share off-campus apartments in Oakville, Mississauga and downtown Toronto. UTM residence consists of furnished apartment-style suites, townhouses and apartments. Your need for residence should be indicated in the appropriate spot on the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) Form. The University of Toronto will then send an application for residence to you. UTM Residence Page.
A small number of our students choose to live at Sheridan in furnished, suite-style accommodation on its campus. Contact the Sheridan Residence Office by calling 905 815-4150. The application deadline is mid May. Spots are determined by lottery.
Jessica Mercer, screen print and video projection, Print 4 (2007)
A shuttle bus between UTM and Sheridan provides transportation to students for all scheduled classes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (daytime and evening service). There is no charge to use the shuttle bus for Art & Art History students. More Transportation Information
Students registered in A&AH who wish to travel by car should be aware that there is a joint UTM/Sheridan parking permit for sale at UTM in the Parking & Transportation Office in Room 309E (South Building). http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/2797.0.html
Yes, all services such as Career Counseling and Health Services may be used at both campuses. Most facilities and student organizations at the University of Toronto St. George Campus (downtown) are also available to Sheridan/UTM students.
Credits are normally transferable from other universities if the courses taken there are comparable to courses we offer. To be awarded transfer credit, you must have obtained one grade above a minimum passing grade.
You must be first admitted to UTM before you can be formally assessed for transfer credits. Your admissions package will contain information about transfer credits. In order to assess your previous courses' applicability to the Art & Art History program courses, UTM's Transfer Credit Office may send your course descriptions to the Art & Art History program for advice. A portfolio interview may follow. Art & Art History faculty may also exempt transfer students from the requirement to take certain courses without awarding a credit.
For further information on transfer credits see: https://registrar.utm.utoronto.ca/student/transfercredit/
Kielle Ferreira, Kim Birch and Tracey Chaves, Painting 1 (2007)