Commencing semesters, 2024

Semester 1
Semester 2

Program level

Undergraduate

Program code

2494

Faculty

Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
Humanities Arts Social Science

School

School of Communication and Arts

Teaching Location

St Lucia

Attendance mode

In Person

Course Lists

Please refer to the Bachelors of Information Technology / Arts Program Rules for the number of units required from each course list.

Enquiries

Australian/domestic students

Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Email: enquiries@eait.uq.edu.au

Phone: 07 3365 4777

International students

International Student Advisor

Email: study@uq.edu.au

Phone: Outside Australia: + 61 3 8676 7004
Within Australia (Free Call): 1800 671 980

Enquire online

Why study Art History?

From the Renaissance to the contemporary, studying Art History enables students to explore in detail the ongoing significance of art as a platform for shaping and interpreting the worlds in which we live. The Art History major enables access to a diverse range of courses with vocational, cross-disciplinary applications. Students acquire practical skills in visual literacy and communication, critical thinking, academic research and writing, exhibition curating and design, and historical analysis, opening doors to a variety of employment pathways in the visual arts industries. The major includes courses on contemporary art and critical theory, curatorship, aesthetics, art and science, Modernism, photography, and Renaissance and Baroque Art. Specific emphasis is given to pre- and post-colonial histories of Australian art, Aboriginal art, arts of the Asia-Pacific and methodologies of art history. Art History students at the University of Queensland further benefit from a range of substantive curatorial internship and professional development opportunities across Australia and internationally, as well as intensive fieldwork courses and placements with The University of Queensland Art Museum, St Lucia.

Courses and requirements

Please refer to the Bachelors of Information Technology / Arts Program Rules for the number of units required from each course list.

Courses that can be studied as part of the Art History Major:

What it costs

Please view the Bachelors of Information Technology / Arts for indicative fees.

How to apply

Please view the Bachelors of Information Technology / Arts for information on key dates and how to apply.