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Art History and Communication Studies (ARTH and COMS)

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Art History and Communication Studies (ARTH and COMS)

Location

Location

  • Arts Building, W-225 (West Wing, top floor)
  • 853 Sherbrooke Street West
  • Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T6

About Art History and Communication Studies

About Art History and Communication Studies

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, and Honours, Joint Honours 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 adviser through the Departmental Office, Arts Building, Room W-225, 514-398-1828.

The Department offers a minor concentration in the field of Communication Studies, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. program at the graduate level as described in the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Programs, Courses and University Regulations publication available at www.mcgill.ca/study.

Orientation Session for New Students

Orientation Session for New Students

All new students entering the Art History and Communication Studies undergraduate programs are required to attend an information session prior to registration. In 2011, Orientation will be held on August 24, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Arts W-215.

At the meeting, the Academic Adviser 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 will meet individually with an adviser in order to fill out their Minerva Course Selection Form for registration. Students should sign up for advising appointments after the orientation session.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 16, 2011) (disclaimer)

Art History and Communication Studies (ARTH and COMS) Faculty

Art History and Communication Studies (ARTH and COMS) Faculty

Chair
Will Straw
Director of Graduate Programs in Communication Studies
Darin Barney
Director of Graduate Programs in Art History
Amelia Jones
Director of Undergraduate Programs in Art History
Cecily Hilsdale
Director of Undergraduate Programs in Communication Studies
Becky Lentz
Emeritus Professors
John M. Fossey; B.A.(Birm.), Des L.(Lyon II), F.S.A., R.P.A., F.R.S.C.
George Szanto; B.A.(Dart.), Ph.D.(Harv.)
Professors
Amelia Jones; B.A.(Harv.), M.A.(Penn.), Ph.D.(Calif.)
Marc Raboy; B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.(McG.)
Christine Ross; M.A.(C'dia), Ph.D.(Paris I)
Will Straw; B.A.(Car.), M.A., Ph.D.(McG.)
Associate Professors
Darin Barney; B.A., M.A.(S. Fraser), Ph.D.(Tor.)
Jennifer Burman; B.A.(C'dia), M.A., Ph.D.(York)
Charmaine Nelson; B.F.A., M.A.(C'dia), Ph.D.(Manc.)
Carrie Rentschler; B.A.(Minn.), M.A., Ph.D.(Ill.-Urbana-Champaign)
Jonathan Sterne; B.A.(Minn.), M.A., Ph.D.(Ill.-Urbana-Champaign)
Angela Vanhaelen; B.A.(W. Ont.), M.A., Ph.D.(Br. Col.)
Assistant Professors
Cecily Hilsdale; B.F.A.(C'dia), M.A., Ph.D.(Chic.)
Mary Hunter; B.A.(Qu.), M.A., Ph.D.(Lond.)
Becky Lentz; B.A.(Arkansas), M.A.(Southern Ill.), M.A.(NYU Tisch School)
Adjunct Professors
Cornelius Borck; M.A., M.D.(Free Univ., Berlin), Ph.D.(Lond.)
Johanne Lamoureux; B.A., M.A.(Montr.), Ph.D.(E.H.E.S.S., Paris)
Charles Levin; B.A., M.A.(McG.), Ph.D.(C’dia)
Bronwen Wilson; B.A., M.A.(Br. Col.), Ph.D.(N’western)
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 16, 2011) (disclaimer)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Art History (18 credits)

This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration Art History.

For more information, see Minor Concentration Art History (18 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – Major Concentration Art History (36 credits)

Revision, August 2011. Start of revision.

For more information, see Major Concentration Art History (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honours Art History (60 credits)

Revision, August 2011. Start of revision. ...

For more information, see Honours Art History (60 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Joint Honours Component Art History (36 credits)

Revision, August 2011. Start of revision. ...

For more information, see Joint Honours Component Art History (36 credits).

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Communication Studies (18 credits)

The Minor Concentration Communication Studies provides undergraduate students with a critical understanding of the role that communications media and communication technologies play in a society. It offers students intellectually challenging and innovative instruction in key traditions of Communications and Media Studies and new theoretical and methodological...

For more information, see Minor Concentration Communication Studies (18 credits).

Faculty of Arts—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 16, 2011) (disclaimer)
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