Art History // Structure
Art History
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Anthony White
Email: a.white@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
This major requires the completion of:
- 25 credit points of Level 1 electives and Arts Discovery subjects including:
- A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives
- 37.5 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 12.5 credit points of Level 3 Capstone Subject
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
*Note:
Please note: Students must undertake an Arts Discovery subject as part of the course requirements and the Arts Discovery subject can be counted in one major only. For this major, you will need to complete two Level 1 subjects.
If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: An Arts Discovery subject and one Level 1 Elective subject for the first major and two Level 1 Elective subjects for the second major.
Level 1 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS10001 | Art History: Theory and Controversy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS10003 | The World in Twenty Art Works | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS20022 | Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| AHIS20021 | Arts of East Asia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20020 | Avant-Garde and Postmodern Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20018 | Art Markets and Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20016 | Art and Revolution | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20011 | European Renaissance Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS20002 | Australian Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone Subject
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS30019 | Theory and Practice of Art History | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS30002 | Studying Contemporary Art Abroad | November (Off Campus) |
25 |
| AHIS30003 | European Art & Absolute Power 1660-1815 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30005 | Contemporary Aboriginal Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30020 | Contemporary Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30024 | Virtual Worlds in Japanese Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30025 | Photography in China | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS30022 | Renaissance Art in Global Context | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/art-history
Last updated: 19 March 2025