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  Major in Art History

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          The Major and the Minor in the Art History programs provide an excellent foundation in the history of international modern and contemporary art, curatorial and museum studies, and their critical and theoretical discourses. Our professors emphasize an interdisciplinary approach with perspectives drawn from aesthetics and philosophy, as well as theories of feminism and gender, post-colonialism, identity, globalization, and new technologies.

          Students are actively involved in Ottawa's art community through curatorial projects on campus and in the city, site visits to national and municipal art galleries, internships, and class visits from curators, artists, and visiting professors.

          Graduates pursue careers as curators and directors at museums and galleries; at arts organizations and foundations; at archives and libraries; as editors or writers for art magazines and other publications; or pursue graduate work in the art history or curatorial studies, among others.

          This program is offered in English and in French.

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      The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.

      The French immersion stream is available when taken as part of an honours degree.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2021-2022 calendars for the previous requirements.

      This program cannot be combined with the Bachelor of Fine Arts nor with the Major in Visual Arts.

      This program leads to the MA in History of Art program.

      Course List
        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:                                                3 Units                         
          ART 4355                                                          Research Seminar in Art History          
          ART 4955                                                          Research Seminar in Art History          
        9 optional course units in art history (ART) (H)                    9 Units                         
        6 optional course units in art history (ART) (H) at the 3000 level  6 Units                         
        3 optional course units in art history (ART) (H) at the 4000 level  3 Units                         
        Total:                                                              42 Units                        
        
        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.

        List of Optional Courses - Art History (H)

        Course List
          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 4956  Directed Research I                                        3 Units
          ART 4957  Directed Research II                                       3 Units
          ART 4961  Special Topics in Arts, Heritage and Policy                3 Units
          
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