Academic Calendar - 2024

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Major MAJOR IN ART HISTORY AND STUDIO ART
Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Visual Arts



Admission Requirements


Completion of first-year requirements, including Studio Art 1601 or Studio Art 1605 or the former Visual Arts Studio 1020 or the former Visual Arts Studio 1025, and 1.0 course from either Art History 1640 or the former Visual Arts History 1040 or two of Art History 1641A/B, Art History 1642A/B, Art History 1644A/B, Art History 1646A/B or Art History 1648A/B, or the former Visual Arts History 1041A/B, the former Visual Arts History 1042A/B, the former Visual Arts History 1043A/B, the former Visual Arts History 1044A/B or the former Visual Arts History 1045A/B, with a minimum grade of 60% in each course.

Module/Program Information


Module
6.0 courses:

1.0 course in Studio Art at the 2600-level or the former Visual Arts Studio at the 2200 level.
1.0 course in Art History at the 2600-level or the former Visual Arts History at the 2200 level.
0.5 course from: Studio Art 2500A/B, Studio Art 2502A/B or Studio Art 2504Y, or the former Visual Arts Studio 2274A/B, the former Visual Arts Studio 2275A/B or the former Visual Arts Studio 2276Y.
2.0 courses in Art History or Studio Art at the 3600-level or the former Visual Arts Studio or Visual Arts History at the 3300-level.
1.5 additional courses in Art History, Museum and Curatorial Studies or Studio Art at the 2600-level or the former Visual Arts Studio or Visual Arts History at the 2200 level or above.

Notes:

  • A minimum of 0.5 Art History course or the former Visual Arts History course must be in the historical eras prior to 1800 or in topics in no-Western Art.
  • This Major may be combined with the Major in Museum and Curatorial Studies.
  • With permission of the Department, students focusing primarily in Art History may substitute up to 1.0 2500-level Studio Art or the former 2100-level Visual Arts Studio courses in lieu of 1.0 2600-level Studio Art course or the former 2200-level Visual Arts Studio courses.


Related Information


For modules that can and cannot be combined, please visit the Visual Arts Modular Checklist site https://www.uwo.ca/visarts/undergraduate/Modules.html