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NSCAD was the first Canadian degree-granting institution to offer a degree in art history. Decades later, the Art History and Contemporary Culture Division is still on the cutting edge of conceptual art criticism and practice.

Enhanced by its setting within an art school, the Bachelor of Arts, Major in Art History program enables students to take studio courses while concentrating on a variety of critical discourses surrounding the production and reception of art.

The Bachelor of Arts, Major in Art History emphasizes North American and European histories of art, craft, culture, design, film and architecture of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, an Indigenous Studies minor and a variety of other key courses also provide avenues for studying the arts and culture of earlier time periods and other global sites.

Majors immerse themselves critically and reflectively in histories of art, craft and design; courses in art, craft and social theory also help to sharpen students’ critical capacities. As a part of this major, students may also take courses in critical studies with a focus on material culture, the environment, gender theory and community art practices. At the same time, students can take studio classes in an environment that is intensely focused on art-making.

Graduates of NSCAD University’s art history major are regularly accepted into graduate programs in art history and other professional degrees; they may go on to become art teachers in primary and secondary school and art history faculty in colleges and universities, as well as curators, critics, editors, appraisers, archivists, art therapists, conservationists and community practitioners.

OUR ART HISTORY (STUDIO) STUDENTS CAN EXPECT

– Enhanced by its setting within an art school, students in the Major in Art History program also engage fully with various modes and materials of current maker, exhibition and critical practices in the arts, craft and design.

– With a strong emphasis on theory, students are offered courses in art history, literature, film history and theory, art education, critical studies and Indigenous studies. Ranging from introductory surveys to senior seminars, these courses bring students together, fostering a cross-disciplinary flow of ideas and interaction.

– The ability to work closely with a faculty comprised of accomplished artists, scholars, educators and leaders in their craft.