Art History minor
Bachelor of ArtsMinorYear: 2025
Art History minor
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor Anthony White
Email: a.white@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
The Art History program is the premier provider of art historical scholarship in Australia. Thematic and interdisciplinary subjects deal with the theories of art history, art and the market, prints, and other issues. Areas of specialisation include late antiquity, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, 18th and 19th century European art, modernism and postmodernism, contemporary art, Indigenous Australian art, and international art.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this minor, students should be able to:
- Develop broad critical knowledge and understanding about the field of art history
- Acquire competency in the main concepts and issues developed in the discipline of art history
- Develop the confidence to produce conceptually and empirically informed analyses of art and the issues surrounding its production, circulation and interpretation
- Develop an understanding of the role of the visual arts within different cultures and societies
- Understand the importance of an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of art historical inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Structure
75 credit points
This minor 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
- 25 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
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 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 |
| AHIS30022 | Renaissance Art in Global Context | Semester 2 (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 |
Links
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/art-history
Last updated: 9 April 2025