Major in Art History and Visual Culture

Course Planning

The Art History and Visual Culture program offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with 3 options: Major; Combined Major; and Minor. Students can declare a major or minor in their 2nd year.

In order to complete a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Art History and Visual Culture, students need to complete 75 required credits, that includes BA requirements and major requirements, and 45 elective credits for a total of 120 credits.

Year 1

Students take two introductory courses: ARTH 101 Art Without Boarders: Connecting Global Visual Cultures, and ARTH 102 Art in Motion: Early Modern to Now. They also work on completing courses to meet the requirements for languages, electives and the BA.

Sample Year One

Year 2

Students take two ARTH courses and work on completing their electives and BA requirements.

Sample Year Two

Years Three and Four

Students take eight third-year 300 level and two fourth-year 400 level ARTH courses. They continue to work on completing their electives and BA requirements.

Sample Year Three

Sample Year Four

Combined Major

A combined major allows you to specialize in another area in addition to Art History & Visual Culture. It is different from a double major, which has more extensive course requirements. To obtain a combined major, students will need to select another program offering another combined major (currently Creative Writing, Cultural Studies, and English) and complete their combined major requirements. To fulfil the Art History & Visual Culture requirements students will need to take 10 courses in the program:

• ARTH 101, 102, 202, 301
• 6 additional courses (18 credits) at the third or fourth year (300 or 400 level)

Minor

A minor can be combined with many other majors. To obtain a minor, students will need to take 10 courses (30 credits) in the program:

• 4 courses (12 credits) at the first and second year (100 or 200 level)
• 6 courses (18 credits) at the third or fourth year (300 or 400 level)

Note: The courses listed in each term are examples only, course offerings change every year. We recommend you meet with an advisor or program coordinator to decide which elective or BA requirement courses you take in each term as there are many choices available.