Courses
Our electives are designed to enliven your degree, regardless of area of study. We offer dozens of courses—all of which are open to students in any department. Whether you are a pop culture enthusiast, passionate about art and museums, or wanting to dip back further in history, we have something to offer you.
We live in an increasingly visual world. From fashion and advertising to film, graffiti and digital culture itself, our courses will keep you in sync with society.
AHVS Undergraduate Learning Outcomes
Program Planning Worksheet
As our course selection varies from year to year, here are the courses currently being offered in the 2022/23 academic year.
FALL 2024
| Course | Title |
Schedule |
Instructor |
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AHVS 120 CRN: 10040 |
Understanding Visual Communication |
M, R 03:30pm-04:20pm Online |
TBD |
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AHVS 200 CRN: 10046 |
Artists' Materials and Techniques |
M,R 11:30am-12:50am MAC D283 |
TBD |
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AHVS 295A CRN: 10047 |
Introduction to Film Analysis |
T 02:30pm-05:20pm |
Mitch Parry |
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AHVS 310C CRN: 10052
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Digital Tools for Art History |
W 03:30pm-06:20pm |
Dennine Dudley |
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AHVS 310G CRN: 10053 |
Fashion Curation and Art History |
T, 01:30pm-04:20pm |
Dennine Dudley |
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AHVS 311F CRN: 10054 |
Horror Video Games |
M,W 04:30pm-05:50pm Online |
TBD |
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AHVS 312 CRN: 10055 |
Gender, Identity and Film |
M,R 10:00am-11:20am |
Lianne McLarty |
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AHVS 319 CRN: 10056 |
The Art of Power in South Asia |
M,R 11:30am-12:50am |
TBD |
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AHVS 326 CRN: 10057 |
Early Medieval Art |
M,R 08:30am-09:50am |
Michael Reed |
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AHVS 337 CRN: 10058 |
Special Topics in Contemporary Asian Art: History of Japanese Animation and Interactive Media |
F 01:30pm-04:20pm ONL |
TBD |
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AHVS 337A CRN: 10059 |
Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art |
R 04:30pm-07:20pm ONL |
TBD |
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AHVS 357 CRN: 10060 |
Arts of Mediterranean Islam |
T, R 04:30pm-05:50pm ONL |
TBD |
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AHVS 370A CRN: 10061 |
Popular Film and Cultural Theory |
M, R 01:00pm-02:20pm |
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AHVS 384 CRN: 10062 |
NW Coast Indigenous Arts |
T,W,F 12:30pm-01:20pm |
TBD |
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AHVS 447 CRN: 10064 |
Seminar in Early Modern Art 1500-1700: New Perspectives on the Home |
M,R 11:30am-12:50pm
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AHVS 460 CRN: 10064 |
Seminar in Modern Art I (1870-19450): Spanish Art in Long Nineteenth Century |
M,R 01:00pm-02:20pm |
TBD |
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AHVS 498 CRN: 10067 |
Majors Seminar |
M, R 10:00am-11:20am FIA 104 |
Cathering Harding |
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AHVS 499 CRN: 10068 |
Honours Seminar |
M,R 10:00am-11:20am |
Cathering Harding |
SPRING 2025
| Course | Title |
Schedule |
Instructor |
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AHVS 121 CRN: 20033 |
Understanding Visual Communication |
M, R 03:30pm-4:20pm Online |
Dennine Dudley |
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AHVS 223 CRN: 20039 |
Introduction to Western Architecture |
W 10:30am-11:20am |
TBD |
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AHVS 241 CRN: 20040 |
The Image of the Artist |
T, W, F 08:30am-09:20am |
TBD |
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AHVS 295B CRN: 20041
|
Introduction to Film Studies |
T 02:30pm-05:20pm |
Mitch Parry |
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AHVS 311E CRN: 20046 |
History of Video Games and Interactive Media |
R 04:30pm-07:20pm Online |
TBD |
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AHVS 339 CRN: 20047 |
The Global Renaissance |
M,R 11:30am-12:50am Online |
TBD |
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AHVS 346C CRN: 20048 |
Visual Culture in Jane Austen's World |
T, W, F 10:30am-11:20am |
TBD |
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AHVS 365 CRN: 20049 |
Experimental Film |
M,R 10:00am-11:20am |
Lianne McLarty |
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AHVS 370C CRN: 20050 |
Horror Cinema |
M,R 01:00pm-02:20pm |
Lianne McLarty |
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AHVS 372A CRN: 20051 |
Chinese Art And Architecture |
M, W 04:30pm-05:50pm |
Melia Belli |
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AHVS 381C CRN: 20052 |
Contemporary Global Art |
T, W,F 09:30am-10:20am |
TBD |
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AHVS 383A CRN: 20053 |
Arts and Indigenous Wways of Knowing |
M, W, R 02:30pm-03:20pm |
TBD |
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AHVS 386 CRN: 20054 |
Collections And Museums |
M, 01:30pm-04:20pm |
TBD |
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AHVS 392 CRN: 20055 |
Special Topics in AHVS: Representing Women in Video Games |
M, W 04:30pm-05:50pm |
TBD |
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AHVS 395 CRN: 20056 |
Art History in Action |
T,W,F 12:30pm-01:20 pm
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AHVS 411 CRN: 20057 |
Seminar in World Histories of Art: Buddhist Art in South and Southeast Asia |
M, R 01:00pm-02:20pm |
Melia Belli |
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AHVS 457 CRN: 20058 |
Seminar in Canadian Art: Canadian Fashion |
M, R 11:30am-12:50pm |
Summer 2024
| Course | Title | Schedule | Instructor |
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AHVS 490 |
Sculpting Modernism |
|
Allan Antliff |
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Please contact Sandra Curran arthistory@uvic.ca for registration. |
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AHVS 310D CRN:31332 |
Environmental Art |
M,T,W,R,F 10:30-12:20 Online |
Dudley,Dennine |
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AHVS 370F CRN:31333 |
Apocalyptic Thems In Film |
M,T,W,R,F 12:30-2:20 |
Parry,Mitch |
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AHVS 373A CRN:31334 |
Japanese Art And Architecture |
M,T,W,R,F 2:30-4:20 |
Belli Bose,Melia |
FALL 2024
| Course | Title | Schedule | Instructor |
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AHVS 501 CRN: 10091 |
Colloquium in Theories and Practices |
M, R 1:00-2:20 |
Allan Antliff |
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AHVS 545 CRN: 10070
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Seminar in Early Modern Art, c. 1500-1750 |
M, R 11:30-12:50 |
Erin, Campbell |
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AHVS 560 CRN: 10071 |
|
M, R 01:00-02:20 |
Seminar in Modern Art I (1870-1945) |
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AHVS 598 A01 CRN: 10094 |
Research Paper |
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AHVS 598 A02 CRN: 10095 |
Research Paper | ||
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AHVS 601 CRN: 10096 |
Colloquium in Theories and Practices |
M, R 1:00-2:20 |
Allan Antliff |
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AHVS 693 A01 CRN: 10097 |
Candidacy Exam |
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AHVS 693 A02 CRN: 10098 |
Candidacy Exam | ||
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AHVS 699 A01 CRN: 10099 |
PhD Dissertation | ||
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AHVS 699 A02 CRN: 10100 |
PhD Dissertation |
SPRING 2024
| Course | Title | Schedule | Instructor |
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AHVS 509 CRN: 20085 |
Workshop in Art Historical Writing |
M, R 10:00-11:20 |
Eva Baboula |
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AHVS 555 CRN: 20086 |
Decolonization of Canadian Art History |
M, R 11:30-12:50 |
Carolyn Butler-Palmer |
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AHVS 502 CRN: 20061
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Special Topics in Art History and Visual Studies |
T 1:30-4:20 |
Melia Belli |
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AHVS 598 A01 CRN: 20088 |
Research Paper |
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AHVS 598 A02 CRN: 20089 |
Research Paper |
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AHVS 609 CRN: 20090
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Workshop in Art Historical Writing |
M, R 10:00-11:20 |
Eva Baboula |
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AHVS 693 A01 CRN: 20091 |
Candidacy Exam |
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AHVS 693 A02 CRN: 20092 |
Candidacy Exam | ||
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AHVS 699 A01 CRN: 20093 |
PhD Dissertation | ||
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AHVS 699 A02 CRN: 20094 |
PhD Dissertation |
Summer 2024
| Coures | Title | Schedule | Instructor |
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AHVS 590 |
Sculpting Modernism | Allan Antliff | |
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Please contact Sandra Curran arthistory@uvic.ca for registration. |
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AHVS 598 A1 RRN:30021 |
Research Paper | ||
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AHVS 598 A2 CRN:30022 |
Research Paper | ||
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AHVS 693 A01 CRN:30023 |
Candidacy Exam | ||
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AHVS 693 A02 CRN:30024 |
Candidacy Exam | ||
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AHVS 699 A01 CRN:30025 |
PHD Dissertation | ||
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AHVS 699 A02 CRN:30026 |
PHD Dissertation | ||
FALL 2024
Please email crmcoord@uvic.ca to register for these courses. Permission of the department is required for registration in this section.
| Course | Title | CRN | Instructor |
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AHVS 486A |
Museum Principles+practices I | 13804 | Mary,Hughes |
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AHVS 488B |
Collections Management | 13805 | RichardGerrard, |
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AHVS 488G |
Public Programming | 13806 | Canadce,Matelic, |
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AHVS 488X |
Curatorial Planning+Practice | 13807 | Richard,Gerrard, |
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AHVS 489C |
Recognizing Significance | 13808 | TBD |
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AHVS 491B |
Practicum: Cultrl Rsouce Mangment | 10066 | Maxine,Reitsma, |
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AHVS 491B |
Practicum: Cultrl Rsouce Mangment | 10065 | Maxine,Reitsma, |
Spring 2025
Please email crmcoord@uvic.ca to register for these courses. Permission of the department is required for registration in this section.
| Course | Title | CRN | Instructor |
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AHVS 486B |
Museum Principles and Practices II | 23595 | Mary Jo Hughes |
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AHVS 487A |
Heritage Resource Management | 13842 | Wiebe,Chris |
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AHVS 488D |
Caring for Museum Collections | 13843 | Maltby,Sue |
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AHVS 488I |
Indigenous Cultural Stewardship | 13844 | Brandie MacDonald |
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AHVS 488U |
Managing Archival Collections | 13845 | Genevieve,Weber |
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AHVS 488Y |
Visitor Experiences | 13846 | Mary kay,Cunningham |
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AHVS 491B A01 |
Practicum in Cultural Resource Management | 10087 | Reitsma,Maxine |
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AHVS 491B A02 |
Practicum in Cultural Resource Management | 10088 | Reitsma Maxine |
Spring 2024
Please email crmcoord@uvic.ca to register for these courses. Permission of the department is required for registration in this section.
| Course | Title | CRN | Instructor |
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AHVS 486A |
Museum Principles and Practices I | 23696 | Mary Jo Hughes |
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AHVS 487A |
Heritage Resource Management | 23697 | Chris Wiebe |
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AHVS 488D |
Caring for Museum Collections | 23698 | Susan Maltby |
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AHVS 488U |
Managing Archival Collections | 23699 | Genevieve Weber |
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AHVS 488X |
Curatorial Planning and Practice | 23700 | Richard Gerrard |
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AHVS 488Y |
Visitor Experiences | 23701 | Mary Kay Cunningham |
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AHVS 491B A01 |
Practicum in CRM | 20082 | Maxine Reitsma |
SUMMER 2024
Please email crmcoord@uvic.ca to register for these courses. Permission of the department is required for registration in this section.
| Course | Title | CRN | Instructor |
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AHVS 488K CRN 31486 |
EXHIBITION PLANNING AND DESIGH | 31486 | TBD |
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AHVS 488W CRN 31424 |
COMM ENGAGEMENT/SOCIAL CHANGE | 31424 | Matelic, Candace |