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Art History
GET THE WHOLE PICTURE: EXPLORE WORLD ART
Art History offers students critical insights into the ways art and cultural expression have developed over time and across continents. We sharpen students’ visual skills, develop students’ writing abilities, and spark students’ imaginations with images, objects, and buildings that have been worshipped, stirred revolutions, delighted, or outraged. Local museums, including the 91Ô´´ Library, Museums and Press, often serve as laboratories for students to develop their talents as critics and curators. We offer courses in American (including Native American, African American and Latin American), European, African, Asian, and Islamic art, material culture, and architecture. There are multiple opportunities for double majors and joint majors that support students’ combined interests including Art Conservation, Anthropology, English, History, and several Languages, Literatures & Cultures. Through the study of the full range of artistic creativity, we challenge students to become citizens of the world.
AREAS OF ST91Ô´´Y
- Visual and Media Studies
- Material Culture Studies
- Architecture, Urban Design and the Environment
- Art, Politics and Society
- Race and Gender in Art
- Globalization and the Art Market
- Art, Literature and Performance
CAREER OPTIONS
- Art History Educator
- Architectural Historian
- Curator
- Art Museum Administrator
- Museum Collections Manager or Registrar
- Corporate Art Collections Manager
- Exhibition Designer
- Art Critic
- Arts Journalist
- Antiques Dealer
- Art Appraiser
- Art Expert for Nonprofit Institutions
- Art Expert for Auction Houses, Corporate Sales, and Galleries
- Historic Preservation Specialist
- Cultural Heritage Manager
- Visual Resources Manager
- Art Librarian
- Intellectual and Cultural Property Lawyer
- Law Enforcement Agent
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Art History
- Museum Studies
- Law
- Criminal Justice
- Business
- Journalism
- Architecture
What’s special about this program?
Our department ranks among the top programs in the nation. Our faculty has an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. We are in a unique position at the center of a constellation of units that emphasize the art object, including Art and Design, Art Conservation, Museum Studies, Material Culture Studies and the University Museums, among others. By virtue of 91Ô´´'s proximity to major cities, we expose students to world-class collections of art and architecture.
Get Involved
The Art History Club
Summer Scholars Program
McNair Scholars Program
Study Abroad
Internships
Sample curriculum
ARTH153 Ìý | Intro: Pyramids to Cathedrals |
ARTH154 Ìý | Intro: Renaissance to Modern |
| ENGL110 | Seminar in Composition Ìý |
| MATH113 | Contemporary Mathematics Ìý |
UNIV101Ìý Ìý | First Year Experience |
| Ìý | University Breadth Course Ìý |
| Ìý | Foreign LanguageÌý Course Ìý |
| Ìý | ARTH Elective Course |
| ENGL202 | Biblical and Classical Literature Ìý |
| Ìý | ARTH200 level in distribution area courses Ìý |
| Ìý | ARTH Elective Courses Ìý |
| Ìý | University Breadth Courses Ìý |
| Ìý | Foreign Language Course Ìý |
| Ìý | Minor Courses |
| ARTH301 | Research and Methodology Ìý |
| Ìý | ARTH 200-level or higher Ìý |
| Ìý | ARTH free elective Ìý |
| Ìý | ARTH 300-level or higher Ìý |
| Ìý | HIST 200/300-level Ìý |
| Ìý | University Breadth Courses Ìý |
| Ìý | Minor Courses |
| UNIV401/402 | Senior Thesis Ìý |
| Ìý | ARTH 300-level or higher Ìý |
| Ìý | ARTH 400-level seminar Ìý |
| Ìý | Minor Courses Ìý |
| Ìý | Univeristy Breadth Courses Ìý |
| Ìý | Elective Courses |
