康卡迪亞大學

When you immerse yourself in the study of art, past and present, you enter into an engaging conversation about culture and creativity that started hundreds of years ago. You’ll join a lively sometimes controversial scholarly community, dedicated to the promotion and study of art.

In our flexible program within the Faculty of Fine Arts, you focus on artistic periods that interest you. You perform academic research, learning to write formally and extensively about art. You can apply for an internship for credit towards your degree, or follow the co-op program to do paid work terms. Many Art History majors also volunteer as curators and coordinators for Art Matters, Canada’s largest student-run art festival or publish their research papers in the Concordia Undergraduate Journal of Art History (CUJAH).

You may combine Art History with Film Studies or Studio Arts programs, allowing you either to analyze art and film from an interdisciplinary perspective, or to develop your artistic talents in a practical environment.

Whether you become a scholar or an artist, art history teaches you a language for creative expression that is the perfect entrée to any creative enterprise.

Program options:

Major in Art History (66 credits)

This program is designed to allow students to determine the nature of their art history interests and the most appropriate course of studies to be followed. There are two required courses in the program: ARTH 200, an introductory survey course and ARTH 300, which concerns the critical methodologies of art history. Students are required to take a certain number of credits from designated course groups and are then completely free to select the remaining 30 credits of art history.

Minor in Art History (30 credits)

The department offers a Minor in Art History to students in programs in the Faculty of Fine Arts and to students in other faculties.

After your degree

You’ll graduate with the knowledge and discipline to think critically about your work, and have the necessary leadership skills required for entrepreneurial endeavors. Your degree can lead to many paths such as:

• Research or graduate studies
• Museum or gallery curator
• Archivist or librarian
• Teacher
• Critic, journalist or writer