Not all electives are offered every year. Please check the timetable for current listings available.

Core Courses

Design

URD1011Y, URD1012Y,
URD2012Y (may be undertaken in lieu of an option studio), 
URD2013Y or LAN3016Y or ARC3015Y, 
URD2015Y…

The Master of Visual Studies (MVS) is a two-year, full-time professional program with two fields:

• Curatorial Studies: prepares students for contemporary curatorial practice through research-based scholarship and critical discourse.

• Studio: prepares students to further their contemporary art practices through research-based scholarship and critical discourse.

The program normally begins in September.

MVS Curatorial Studies Courses

VIS1000H, VIS1004H, VIS1010H, VIS1020H, VIS1101H, VIS1102H, VIS2000Y, VIS2002H, VIS2101Y, VIS2102H

MVS Studio Courses

VIS1000H, VIS1001H, …

The Master of Arts (MA) program is a course-based degree designed to prepare art history students for doctoral research, curatorial work, art consultation, heritage programs, cultural journalism, and secondary school teaching.

MA students do not complete a thesis and are not assigned a supervisor. The MA program can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis.

Not all courses are offered each year. Check the departmental website for course availability under the current timetable.

Methods

FAH1001H

Ancient

FAH2020H, FAH2025H, FAH2028H, FAH2034H, FAH2037H, FAH2038H, FAH2041H…

The PhD program is designed to prepare art history students for college and university teaching, museum curatorships, and other research positions.

Applicants may enter the PhD program via one of two routes: 1) following completion of an appropriate master's degree or 2) direct entry after completing a bachelor's degree.

Preparatory Courses

AST1410H, AST1420H, AST1430H, AST1440H

Research Courses

AST1500Y, AST1501Y, AST4002Y, AST4003Y, AST4004Y, AST4005Y

Elective Courses

AST2010H, AST2020H,…