In a shared commitment to advancing learning opportunities, Brandon University (BU) and Assiniboine College’s Peters School of Business have signed a new articulation agreement, which will renew and update existing pathways for students pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BU), or a Digital Art and Design or Web and Interactive Development diploma (Assiniboine).
“At Assiniboine, we believe in access to education and training,” said Terry Burgess, Dean, Peters School of Business at Assiniboine. “We are thrilled to be able to offer our Digital Art and Design, and Web and Interactive Development students with the opportunity to leverage the industry-relevant skills they’ve gained at the college to get their degree right here in Brandon.”
Under the agreement, students who have completed or will complete their Digital Art and Design or Web and Interactive Development diploma at Assiniboine will receive transfer credits from Brandon University toward their Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
“It’s wonderful to have two public education institutions in Brandon collaborating to offer students the opportunity to advance their education and become skilled graduates who can respond to Manitoba’s economic needs,” said Minister of Advanced Education and Training, Renée Cable.
The agreement marries traditional and contemporary studio art practices from a variety of perspectives with digital technology practices and prepares students for the business aspects of this career path as they pursue their professional practice as an artist. When students complete one of the designated diploma programs at Assiniboine, they can earn their degree at BU in two years instead of four.
“We’re delighted to expand our longstanding partnership with Assiniboine, and this agreement builds on that established history of working together to create opportunities that benefit students and our entire community,” said Brandon University Dean of Arts, Dr. Gregory Kennedy. “This agreement highlights the educational strengths of both institutions that, when combined, provide unique training to prepare students to contribute to artistic creation and digital design in business, public service, education, and other sectors.”
“Students who follow this path will have the opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree, which opens the door to different career opportunities,” said Jana Sproule, Chair, Media & Office Technology at the Peters School of Business. “We look forward to seeing where this partnership takes our graduates.”
For more information on the Digital Art and Design, and Web and Interactive Development program at Assiniboine, find these programs in their program listing at Assiniboine.net/programs.
“This agreement builds on that established history of working together to create opportunities that benefit students and our entire community.”
BU Dean of Arts Dr. Gregory Kennedy
About Brandon University
Success is built at Brandon University. Our growing, progressive campus welcomes a diverse and inclusive community that combines proud tradition with shared ambition. Through our excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship, we educate students to make a meaningful difference as engaged citizens and leaders.
Brandon University offers a wide variety of graduate and undergraduate degree programs in Arts, Science, Music, Education, and Health Studies. The Faculty of Arts alone includes 17 degree fields encompassing the humanities, social sciences, fine arts, and other disciplines. Students in arts programs learn critical thinking, language, research, creation, and writing skills that prepare them for professional occupations in many fields. The IshKaabatens Waasa Gaa Inaabateg Department of Visual Art in the Faculty of Arts offers a variety of fine arts programs including Aboriginal Art, Painting, Ceramics, Drawing, or Digital Media and Design.
About Assiniboine College
Assiniboine College has been providing exceptional learning experiences for more than 60 years, offering unparalleled learning environments and responding to the demands and requirements of the Manitoba labour market. Following the philosophy of “learn by doing,” programs combine theory with hands-on learning inside classrooms, labs, kitchens, shops, fields and the college’s Sustainable Greenhouse.
Assiniboine offers more than 75 certificate, diploma and post-graduate programs across a variety of disciplines including culinary arts and hospitality, business, agriculture and environment, health and human services, and trades and technology. The college also delivers apprenticeship programming in a range of skilled trades disciplines.
The college welcomed more than 3,700 full-time and 6,000 part-time students last year. With campuses in Brandon, Dauphin, Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, Assiniboine provides comprehensive educational opportunities throughout Manitoba. The college also partners with many communities and organizations across the province to deliver customized education and training. Assiniboine’s annual provincial economic impact is $612 million. In the most recent survey of graduates, nine months after graduation, 94 per cent were employed, with 94 per cent remaining in Manitoba.
Assiniboine College campuses are located on the traditional territories of Treaty No. 1 and Treaty No. 2, the shared traditional lands of Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene and Anishinabek/Ojibwe peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis. We acknowledge their welcome to the students who seek knowledge here.
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