Commencing semesters, 2024

Semester 1
Semester 2

Program level

Undergraduate

Program code

2000

Faculty

Humanities Arts Social Science

School

School of Communication and Arts

Teaching Location

St Lucia

Attendance mode

In Person

Courses and requirements

View the courses and requirements for courses that can be studied as part of the Art History extended major.

Enquiries

Australian/domestic students

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Email: hass@uq.edu.au

Phone: +61 7 3365 1333

International students

International Student Advisor

Email: study@uq.edu.au

Phone: +61 7 3346 9872

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

View the Bachelor of Arts course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Art History extended major.

What it costs

Please view the Bachelor of Arts for indicative fees.

How to apply

Please view the Bachelor of Arts for information on key dates and how to apply.