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Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2026
Art History
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Jane Eckett
Email: jleckett@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
A major in Art History with an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.
Intended learning outcomes
See the course objectives.
- Please see course level intended learning outcomes
Last updated: 13 January 2026
Structure
100 credit points
Students undertaking pure honours in art history must complete:
- AHIS40023 Art History Thesis Part 1, and AHIS40024 Art History Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- ARTS40001 Research Principles & Practices Honours (*see note below) (12.5 points);
- 37.5 points of subjects, with at least 25 points of subjects from the advanced research in art history list of subjects
Students undertaking combined honours in art history and another discipline must complete:
- AHIS40023 Art History Thesis Part 1, and AHIS40024 Art History Thesis Part 2 (50 points);
- ARTS40001 Research Principles & Practices Honours (*see note below) (12.5 points);
- three honours subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points)
or
- honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
- research methods subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points);
- three subjects from the advanced research in art history list of subjects (37.5 points)
Total: 100 points
*Note: Students must undertake ARTS40001 Research Principles & Practices Honours in the first semester of their Art History Thesis enrolment.
Subject Options
Compulsory subjects:
Note: Art History Thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS40023 | Art History Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| AHIS40024 | Art History Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ARTS40001 | Research Principles & Practices Honours |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Advanced research in art history subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS40008 | Twentieth-Century Italian Art: 1909-1969 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS40019 | The Book: Late Antiquity to Renaissance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS40002 | Indigenous Australian Art Histories | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS40025 | Special Topics in Early-Modern Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS90004 | The Print Room | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS90011 | Museology in Florence | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
Additional subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS90005 | History and Philosophy of Museums | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ACUR90005 | Interpreting Exhibitions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS90007 | Biennales, Triennales and Documentas | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS90008 | Understanding Contemporary Art Writing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| AHIS90013 | Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory | June (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Links
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/art-history
Last updated: 13 January 2026