Mount Allison University · Canada

Bachelor's in Art History

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Art History is a Bachelor program taught at Mount Allison University, Canada. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Art History at Mount Allison University examines visual, cultural, and critical studies to provide insight into history, philosophy, and the humanities. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the program includes courses that cover Canadian and Indigenous art, museum and curatorial studies, contemporary art, women and gender in art, and specialist courses in nineteenth and twentieth century art.

Students choose a BA major (60 credits) or a Minor in any degree (24 credits). Coursework ranges from an introduction to art history to more focused examinations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including seminars on modern to postmodernism, feminism and gender, museum studies, and collecting, curating, and critical writing.

The program includes placements in the Art Conservation Lab and a Museum Practicum with a directed study in a community museum, art gallery, arts centre, cultural or heritage centre, or archive.

Modules

ARTH 2101 — Introduction to Art History
ARTH 2111 — Contexts of Art and Museum Culture
ARTH 3021— Canadian Art from its Beginnings to the 1960s
ARTH 3081 — Women and Gender in Art
MUSE 4321 — Museum Practicum
ENGL 3621 — Reading Films
PHIL 2401 — Introduction to Aesthetics
CLAS 3731 — Roman Art and Archaeology

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Art History at Mount Allison University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Mount Allison University.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Mount Allison University as pre-requiste for admission in Art History.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

To enter the Bachelor of Art History program, applicants typically need to have completed secondary education with a focus on humanities and arts subjects. A strong academic record, along with a portfolio that showcases an interest in art and cultural studies, can be beneficial in the admissions process. Additionally, applicants may be required to submit personal statements or letters of recommendation.