Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History

About this programme

Art history explores how art, architecture and visual culture reflect the societies that create them. Art historians ask questions like what art can reveal about power, identity and cultural change, why some works reshape how we understand an era and how technologies are changing what we consider art. At UCalgary, study art history within a campus arts ecosystem that connects academic study with museums, collections and exhibition practices. Explore works and objects through the Nickle Galleries' collections of more than 30,000 items, while opportunities such as the Museum and Heritage Studies minor let you extend your learning into how art and cultural objects are collected, interpreted and shared. Art History graduates can build careers as curators, collections specialists, gallery and museum professionals, arts administrators, researchers and cultural program coordinators. Their expertise in visual analysis, research and communicating the meaning and value of cultural objects is relevant across museums, galleries, auction houses, heritage organizations, government, non-profits and the broader cultural sector. Explore topics through courses such as History of Photography; Contemporary Art and Architecture; Canadian Art History; and Art and Site, exploring everything from street art and monuments to public spaces and the environment. Use the Undergraduate Student Cost Estimator to calculate your expenses as a first-year student. Undergraduate Student Cost Estimator Study at one of Canada's top research universities in one of the world's most livable cities. Turn learn