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  Minor 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.

      The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree.

      This program cannot be combined with the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA).

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

      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                                                                                               
        9 optional course units in Art History (ART) from: 2  9 Units                                                  
          ART 3116                                            Art and New Technologies                                          
          ART 3117                                            Art and Gender                                                    
          ART 3118                                            Art, Globalization and Cultural Hybridities                       
          ART 3334                                            Canadian Art and Cultural Identities                              
          ART 3344                                            Museum Studies and Artistic Practices                             
          ART 3354                                            Indigenous Arts                                                   
          ART 3364                                            Histories and Theories of Photography                             
          ART 4115                                            Special Topics in Art History                                     
          ART 4118                                            Special Topics in Contemporary Art                                
          ART 4119                                            Curating for Contemporary Art                                     
          ART 4161                                            Special Topics in Arts, Heritage and Policy                       
          ART 4900                                            Apprenticeship                                                    
          ART 4910                                            Venice: Intensive Field Course on Global Contemporary Art         
          ART 4915                                            Special Topics in Art History                                     
          ART 4955                                            Research Seminar in Art History                                   
          ART 4956                                            Directed Research I                                               
          ART 4957                                            Directed Research II                                              
          ART 4961                                            Special Topics in Arts, Heritage and Policy                       
        Total:                                                30 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.

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        Other courses may be selected in consultation with the Department.

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