Visiting & exchange
An exciting feature of any university education is the contact students make with individuals from around the world. However, nothing compares to actually discovering the world for yourself!
COVID-19 UPDATE
Concordia International and the Faculty of Fine Arts have been keeping abreast of the evolving news around COVID-19 and would like to advise students and staff of the Concordia community to please consult the Concordia University COVID-19 webpage for information and guidelines.
If you are a Concordia student currently studying abroad, please feel free to contact your International Liaison Officer if you have any concerns.
If a student withdraws from the Field Schools program, the $500 deposit will be credited to their student account and applied against their future tuition.
Concordia Student Exchange Program information
Faculty of Fine Arts students who wish to study at a partner institution must:
- Attend a Fine Arts exchange information session (dates to be determined).
- Attend a Concordia International information session for CSEP participation.
- Normally students must be registered full-time in the year of their application.
- Have a minimum cumulative 2.7 GPA on at least 24 credits taken at Concordia. Note that students who have not yet obtained a 2.7 cumulative GPA might be assessed on other criteria (High School report cards, cegep CRC scores previous university studies…etc)
- Have a minimum of 12 credits remaining towards degree completion during exchange term (or 24 credits for exchange year).
- All students must complete the online Concordia International application form for exchange participation AND this CSEP preliminary Course Selection Form. The submission must by complete (all documents attached) to be considered.
- All students accepted to participate in CSEP will pay their tuition to Concordia and not to their host university.
- Portfolio for Fine Arts students: All Fine Arts students who wish to take studio performance based courses abroad must provide a web based portfolio (TMBLR, YOU TUBE, DROP BOX ...etc) of current creative work. The work must relate to the types of courses (studio/performance) you would like to take abroad. If the work is collaborative, please indicate your role in the production.
- FFAR 250 completed/inprogress
NOTE: The Faculty of Fine Arts does not accept exchange applications for the June (Concordia International) deadline.
BE AWARE: Students away on exchange can not be concurrently registered in courses at Concordia University. International students may not go away on exchange to their home country.
Fine Arts students who wish to study at an institution that does not have a CSEP partnership with Concordia or who are not eligible for the CSEP may apply to be a Visiting Fee-Paying Student at an alternate institutions.
All Fine Arts students interested in being a Visitor or a (VIFP) Visiting International Fee Paying student and need to obtain information regarding transfer credits and placement of those credits within their Concordia degree may email Amanda Holt.
Students wishing to study abroad at non-partner institutions must:
- Complete the Student Request Form, attach a typed letter of intent explaining why you wish to study at this host institution, provide full-course listings and descriptions for your intended courses.
- Students with cumulative GPAs 2.70 and above will be considered.
Field schools
Our Field Schools allow you to travel, learn and earn credits in another country under the supervision of a faculty member of the Faculty of Fine Arts. They bring students into landscapes, urban fabrics and lives of others across the globe. Field schools are more than study trips – they are intensive, place-based studios and carefully structured courses. Students become translators of experience, interpreters of culture, manipulators of material and ambassadors of the arts — both on site and when they return home.
Field School funding opportunities are available to Fine Arts students. Please contact the Academic Facilitator, Fine Arts at fineartscurriculum@concordia.ca for all inquires.
Visitors to the Faculty of Fine Arts:
For application and partnerships information, please visit Concordia's International web page.
Portfolio for Fine Arts students:
All Fine Arts students who wish to take studio- or performance-based courses must provide a web-based portfolio (please use simple navigation with no passwords or profiles that would need to be created by the viewer) of current creative work. The work must relate to the types of courses (studio/performance) you would like to take. If the work is collaborative, please indicate your role in the production.
To obtain portfolio preparation details – please consult this link: http://www.concordia.ca/admissions/undergraduate/programs-with-additional-requirements.html Incoming exchange students should ONLY read the section “how to prepare your portfolio” DO NOT UPLOAD YOUR PORTFOLIO TO SLIDE ROOM.
The following programs/courses are not available to exchange students:
- Film Production program and courses
- Film Animation program and courses (the department will accept a maximum of two students; students must have previous animation experience.)
- Music Private Study courses
- Independent Study courses
- Professional Internship
- ACTT classes (with the exception of ACTT 201 and 202)
- FFAR 250
- CART 253
- FMST 450
Students interested in the Contemporary Dance program at 2nd and 3rd year of study will be required to register concurrently for the following courses:
- technique,
- creative process
- choreography
Students must submit a video portfolio and a respond to the departmental questionnaire. No independent study projects are accepted.
All other Fine Arts courses, and especially studio-based courses, offer limited access. It is recommended that students consider a full year of study in the Faculty of Fine Arts due to the structure of the course offerings.
Students interested in taking courses in the Faculty of Fine Arts should note that many courses will charge a lab fee which is not covered by the tuition waiver.
All visitors whose home institutions are not part of an exchange program may attend Concordia for one semester or one academic year by obtaining a letter of permission from their school.
Portfolio for Fine Arts students:
All students who wish to take studio- or performance-based courses must provide a web-based portfolio (please use simple navigation with no passwords or profiles that would need to be created by the viewer) of current creative work. The work must relate to the types of courses (studio/performance) you would like to take. If the work is collaborative, please indicate your role in the production.
Visitors are responsible for paying Concordia tuition fees.
For information about application to the Faculty of Fine Arts, contact Amanda Holt.
To obtain portfolio preparation details – please consult this link: http://www.concordia.ca/admissions/undergraduate/programs-with-additional-requirements.html Incoming exchange students should ONLY read the section “how to prepare your portfolio”
The following programs/courses are not available to visiting students:
- Film Production program and courses
- Film Animation program and courses (the department will accept a maximum of two students; must attend a full year)
- Music Private Study courses
- Independent Study courses
- Professional Internship
- ACTT classes (with the exception of ACTT 201 and 202)
- FFAR 250
- CART 253
- FMST 450
Students interested in the Contemporary Dance program at 2nd and 3rd year of study will be required to register concurrently for the following courses:
- technique,
- creative process
- choreography
Students must submit a video portfolio and a respond to the departmental questionnaire. No independent study projects are accepted.
All other Fine Arts courses, and especially studio-based courses, offer limited access. It is recommended that students consider a full year of study in the Faculty of Fine Arts due to the structure of the course offerings.
Students interested in taking courses in the Faculty of Fine Arts should note that many courses will charge a lab fee which is not covered by the tuition waiver.
