Major in Art History

42 course units

The course offering varies from year to year, and courses may not be offered at the suggested term. You may adjust your course sequence as needed while respecting the course prerequisite(s).

The major is a component that is part of a bachelor's degree or an honors degree.

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Suggested Course Sequence 2023

Year Fall Winter
1st year (30 course units)
  • ART13601
  • ART11021
  • ART13611
2nd year (30 course units)
  • ART21701
  • 3 optional course units in Art History (ART) (H)2
  • ART21711
  • 3 optional course units in Art History (ART) (H)2
3rd year (30 course units)
  • ART31801
  • 3 optional course units in Art History (ART) (H)2
  • ART31811
  • 3 optional course units in Art History (ART) (H) at the 3000 level2
4th year (30 course units)
  • 3 cours units from: ART4355 or ART49552
  • 3 optional course units in Art History (ART) (H) at the 3000 level2
  • 3 optional course units in Art History (ART) (H) at the 4000 level2

Notes

  1. The introductory survey courses, ART 1360 and ART 1361, are required for all undergraduates in the Department of Visual Arts (Bachelor of Fine Arts; Major in Visual Arts; Major and Minor in Art History) and are prerequisites for all compulsory 3000-level courses, so should therefore be taken in first year to ensure graduation on time.
  2. Other courses may be selected in consultation with the Department.

Program Requirements

 
Code Title Units
Compulsory courses 1  
ART 1102 Methodologies in Art History 3 Units
ART 1360 Histories of Art I 3 Units
ART 1361 Histories of Art II 3 Units
ART 2170 19th Century Art: 1789-1900 3 Units
ART 2171 Modern Art: 1900-1945 3 Units
ART 3180 Art After Modernism: 1945-1978 3 Units
ART 3181 Postmodernism and Art: 1978-2000 3 Units
Optional courses 2  
3 course units from:  

ART 4355

Research Seminar in Art History  

ART 4955

Research Seminar in Art History  
9 optional course units in art history (ART) (H)  
6 optional course units in art history (ART) (H) at the 3000 level  
3 optional course units in art history (ART) (H) at the 4000 level  

Total:

42 Units

List of Optional Courses in Art History

 
Code Title Units
ART 3116 Art and New Technologies 3 Units
ART 3117 Art and Gender 3 Units
ART 3118 Art, Globalization and Cultural Hybridities 3 Units
ART 3334 Canadian Art and Cultural Identities 3 Units
ART 3344 Museum Studies and Artistic Practices 3 Units
ART 3354 Indigenous Arts 3 Units
ART 3364 Histories and Theories of Photography 3 Units
ART 4115 Special Topics in Art History 3 Units
ART 4118 Special Topics in Contemporary Art 3 Units
ART 4119 Curating for Contemporary Art 3 Units
ART 4161 Special Topics in Arts, Heritage and Policy 3 Units
ART 4900 Apprenticeship 3 Units
ART 4910 Venice: Intensive Field Course on Global Contemporary Art 3 Units
ART 4915 Special Topics in Art History 3 Units
ART 4955 Research Seminar in Art History 3 Units
ART 4961 Special Topics in Arts, Heritage and Policy 3 Units