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

• Telephone: 514-398-1828
• Fax: 514-398-7247
• Website: www.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, 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.

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.