31 Course Degrees in Art History 2024
- Greencastle, USA
On-Campus
English
Engage, critique and shape culture with programs in art history, design studies, studio art and museum studies. Studio courses stress the fundamentals of visual communication and help you cultivate the technical skills to effectively express your ideals in a given medium. Art history courses combine the traditional and non-traditional approaches to the study of art – past and present – and focus on the social and cultural contexts of art and architecture.
- Columbus, USA
On-Campus
English
The Department of Art & Art History consists of two separate majors, both housed in Boliou Hall. The Studio Art program helps students develop skills in various arts media. The Art History program considers the function, meaning and context of artistic creations and their role in recording and shaping people, perceptions, events, and cultures.
- Carlisle, USA
On-Campus
English
Art stands at the intersection of culture, politics, religion and philosophy, making it an ideal place from which to understand the liberal arts and the world at large. At Dickinson, the Department of Art & Art History offers students two tracks for study: studio art and art history. Both concentrations foster rigorous, critical investigation through active processes of learning in which students connect historical discourse with an engagement of art from multiple contemporary perspectives.
- Los Angeles, USA
On-Campus
English
The mission of the department of Art and Art History (AAH) is to educate students in the richness and complexity of the visual arts. Making, critiquing, and historicizing visual culture is essential for informed participation and innovation within local and global cultures. Combining the disciplines of Studio Art and Art History, AAH equips students to explore critically the interplay of culture, history, theory, analysis, and art practice.
- Hartford, USA
On-Campus
English
Trinity’s Fine Arts Department takes great pride in its Art History Program. While small enough to offer students individual attention, it is also worldly enough to endow them with a breadth of knowledge essential to a career in art and architectural history and their related fields. The four full-time members of the department—and a fine cadre of adjunct professors—teach courses that span the globe.
- New York, USA
On-Campus
English
The Art History Department teaches the history and practice of visual creativity. All people, at all times, around the world, have expressed their identities and their beliefs through visual art. From temple complexes to tea-cups, from quilts sewn with scraps to sculptures welded with tons of steel, art objects bring to us a knowledge of who we have been and how we shape our environments. Both our history and studio courses train students to observe the world more closely and interpret what they see. In our history courses, students study how art has occurred at the intersection of personal, technical, and social forces. In our studio courses, students learn to engage those forces using media ranging from traditional drawing to digital design.
- Walla Walla, USA
On-Campus
English
Are you fascinated by the stories and ideas behind the art and architecture of diverse cultures throughout history? The Art History undergraduate program at Whitman College will teach you to think deeply about the images, objects and built environments that capture our imagination and shape our lives. At Whitman, you’ll study Art History with fantastic faculty—in museums, galleries, studios and everyday life. The versatile skills you gain through researching, thinking and writing critically about art will prepare you for any number of possible careers in libraries, museums, galleries, auction houses, arts organizations and much more.
- New York, USA
On-Campus
The study of art & art history is central to a liberal arts education, especially in a world increasingly shaped by images and seemingly endless visual information.
- Claremont, USA
On-Campus
English
The study of art history at The Claremont Colleges explores the development of the visual arts and architecture as a tangible expression of the cultures of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Works of art provide insights into the aesthetic and ideological changes taking place within and among cultural groups and provide evidence of social, intellectual, and material developments. With two museum spaces on the Scripps College campus and extensive holdings in American and Asian arts, art history students are encouraged to examine original works and consider how to exhibit them for educational purposes
- 1801, USA
On-Campus
English
The Art History program teaches students to think critically about art & visual culture. The Art History program teaches students to think critically about art and visual culture. In addition to preparing them for careers in the museum and gallery world as well as graduate work in Art History or related fields in humanities, the program offers training in research, writing and critical thinking that will serve them in many professions.
- Park Cities, USA
On-Campus
English
Art History trains us to think critically and engage aesthetically with a world saturated by images. At SMU, students take an expansive range of Art History classes on topics spanning from ancient Mesopotamia to Afro-Futurism. The major works of the traditional Art History canon are taught – from the soaring architecture and marble sculpture of the Athenian Parthenon to Impressionist-style paintings such as Water Lilies by Claude Monet – alongside a robust slate of courses that challenge the centrality of that canon by deeply considering world regions, subaltern communities and forms of visual culture (figurines, clothing, maps, scientific diagrams, masquerade performances, video games, etc.) that are traditionally overlooked. SMU is one of only two universities in the United States with fully developed curriculum on South American and Central American art from the ancient to the contemporary periods. Interdisciplinary and intercultural connections are central to our courses, which overlap with disciplines as diverse as human rights, dance, film, literature, advertising, science and engineering.
- Online USA
On-Campus
English
Art history is the study of paintings, sculptures, architecture, photography, film, furniture, ceramics, installations and many other visual forms. Explore the visual world in the oldest and one of the most prestigious Art History departments in the country. Our courses span the globe and different historical periods — from ancient Rome, Islamic cultures, medieval Paris and Renaissance Italy, to Indian cinema, American painting, contemporary photography and modern architecture. In studying art history, you will learn to appreciate works of art and architecture in their historical and cultural settings. We seek to provide the language necessary to analyze and interpret objects, images, as well as built and landscaped environments, so that students may develop a critical voice and a sophisticated vocabulary for examining and evaluating all aspects of the visual world.
- Bryn Mawr, USA
On-Campus
English
The curriculum in History of Art immerses students in the study of visual culture.Structured by a set of evolving disciplinary concerns, students learn to interpret the visual through methodologies dedicated to the historical, the material, the critical, and the theoretical. Majors are encouraged to supplement courses taken in the department with History of Art courses offered at Swarthmore and the University of Pennsylvania. Majors are also encouraged to study abroad for a semester.
- Allentown, USA
On-Campus
English
Studying art history as a minor can be a fascinating and enriching experience, providing you with a deeper understanding of the cultural, historical, and artistic contexts that have shaped human creativity throughout history. Here are some key points to consider about pursuing an art history minor: Interdisciplinary Knowledge: Art history intersects with various disciplines such as history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and literature. By studying art history, you gain a broader perspective on how art reflects and influences society. Analytical Skills: Art history encourages critical thinking and analytical skills. You learn how to interpret and analyze visual information, develop arguments based on evidence, and engage in scholarly discourse.
- Sewanee, USA
On-Campus
English
Courses in Art History equip students to understand and articulate how and why art objects communicate and to read and understand our built environment. Making sense of new and unfamiliar images, understanding how images and places work on the people experiencing them, and understanding how images, objects, and environments make contact with diverse and distinct audiences, are all essential skills for navigating and reshaping the world in which we live.