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Bachelor of Arts - Art History

Mount Allison University
Canada, New Brunswick, Sackville
Tuition fee CA$23,050 per year

The fees shown here are for the 2024–2025 academic year and include tuition (CA$20,810), international student basic medical coverage and student fees.

The fees displayed are estimates only for two semesters and are subject to change.

Registration fee CA$350 one-time

The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$50) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300).

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Overview

Art history is integral to the study of art and visual culture. It provides valuable insight into the history, philosophy, and the humanities in general.

Using an interdisciplinary approach, students are encouraged to examine a broad range of visual, cultural, and critical studies.

Courses in art history at Mount Allison range from an introduction to art and its contexts to more focused examinations of specific time periods, movements, and issues surrounding the visual arts.

You will be able to explore:

  • Canadian and Indigenous art
  • museum and curatorial studies
  • contemporary art
  • women and gender in art
  • specialist courses in 19th and 20th-century art

Upper year advanced seminars offer you the opportunity to take a more focused and critical approach to topics like:

  • modern to postmodernism
  • feminism and gender
  • museum studies
  • museums and education
  • collections and collecting
  • curating and critical writing
  • arts and archives
  • independent studies in specialized subjects
  • museum and gallery practicums

If you choose to major in art history, you will be encouraged to do an independent study essay on a specific area of interest as part of your degree.

Career opportunities

Popular career paths for art history graduates include:

  • museum or gallery curator
  • art historian
  • visual artist
  • conservator/restorer
  • professor/academic
  • arts administrator
  • museum art director
  • art dealer/appraiser
  • art therapist
  • exhibition designer
  • librarian
  • archivist
  • editor
  • tourism/cultural industry administrator
Apply Now! January 2026
Application start
Mar 1, 2025
This intake is not applicable
Studies commence
Jan 2, 2026
Apply Now! September 2025
This intake is not applicable
Studies commence
Sep 2, 2025
Apply Now! January 2026
Application start
Mar 1, 2025
This intake is not applicable
Studies commence
Jan 2, 2026
Apply Now! September 2025
This intake is not applicable
Studies commence
Sep 2, 2025