Degrees

SIAT Undergraduate Programs

The School of Interactive Arts & Technology offers a number of undergraduate degree programs—major, joint major, and minor—that you can explore below.

SIAT Major

All SIAT students complete a common set of first- and second-year courses. In third and fourth year, students begin to take elective courses across the program. Alternatively, students completing a SIAT Major or Joint Major may also choose to focus their coursework on one (or more) concentration(s) in interactive systems, design, or media arts. Information about SIAT concentrations can be found in the checklist for BA and BSc Majors.

Honours BA/BSc in Interactive Arts + Technology

An honours degree combines a standard major with an honours project. This degree option provides students with an interest in research an opportunity to work closely with a SIAT faculty member. Students will participate in a year-long research project in an area of mutual interest. This degree option is especially helpful for those preparing for graduate school in the future.

Second Degree

A student who already holds a BA or BSc from an approved institution may complete a second or subsequent Bachelor’s degree (BA or BSc) in Interactive Arts and Technology. Second degree students are required to complete the SIAT upper level course requirements. Completion of lower level prerequisites may be required or waived at the discretion of the department.

Given the complexity of waiving credits, we recommend contacting advising for assistance in planning a second degree.

Download the second degree checklist ↓

SIAT Minor

A Minor program complements an SFU degree in another field of study. Student taking a Minor in Interactive Arts and Technology must take 8 or more SIAT courses—at least 3 lower level courses and at least 5 upper level courses.

SIAT Joint Major Programs

Joint Major programs allow you to complete a degree in SIAT concurrently with a Communications or Business degree.

Communication

The SIAT-Communication Joint Major allows students to enhance their knowledge of art, design and technology with complementary courses in communication. Students in a Joint Major are required to select a concentration and are recommended to contact advising for assistance.

Business

The SIAT-Business Joint Major allows students to enhance their knowledge of art, design and technology with complementary courses in business.
Students in a Joint Major are required to select a concentration and are recommended to contact advising for assistance.

SIAT Concentrations

Concentration changes (effective Fall 2024)

A concentration is an area of specialization that approved students in the SIAT Major may pursue within their Bachelor’s degree. As of Fall 2024, the Design, Media Arts, and Interactive Systems concentrations will not be available to new students. Students already enrolled in SIAT can still complete their degrees with the Design, Media Arts, or Interactive Systems concentrations, or choose to change their graduation requirements and take the new concentrations instead.

SIAT is changing the definition of concentrations (for majors):

It is a group of related courses that approved IAT majors can pursue within their degree
Students may complete more than one concentration
Students may complete no concentrations (if they choose)
Concentrations will be recognized on your transcript
There is no GPA requirement to access a concentration
There are no ‘reserves’ or ‘reserved seating’ in courses for those declared in a concentration
Joint majors are required to complete one concentration

The new Fall 2024 concentrations are as follows:

Creative Media

In the Creative Media Concentration, students gain skills in emergent areas such as narrative, interactivity, video, sound design, motion capture, visual effects and immersive technologies to tackle meaningful and critically-engaged stories, preparing them for further work in graduate studies or careers in entertainment, film, media arts, and software media industries.