• McCall MacBain Arts Building, Room 155
• 853 Sherbrooke Street West
• Montreal QC H3A 0G5
• Telephone: 514-398-2850
• Website: mcgill.ca/ahcs

In the field of Art History, the Department offers comprehensive programs of courses and seminars on the history of the visual arts, material culture, and architecture from antiquity to the present, focusing primarily on Europe and North America. The works of art and architecture are discussed within their cultural, political, historical, religious, philosophical, and social context.

Major and minor concentrations, honours, joint honours component, and graduate programs are available in Art History. For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please visit our Department's website, or consult an appropriate undergraduate advisor through:

• Student Affairs Office
• McCall MacBain Arts Building, Room 155
• Telephone: 514-398-2850

The Department offers a minor concentration in the field of Communication Studies, as well as an M.A. and a Ph.D. program at the graduate level as described in Arts Graduate section.

All new students entering the Art History and Communication Studies undergraduate programs are required to attend an information session prior to registration. The orientation, or Departmental Advising Fair, will take place on the first business day following Discover McGill in late August/early September.

At the Advising Fair, the academic advisor will explain the requirements of the Department's programs. Incoming students will have an opportunity to ask questions and receive advice on how to plan their courses. Afterwards, students may meet individually with an advisor regarding registration. Students may sign up for advising appointments after the Departmental Advising Fair.