Art and Art History
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The Department of Art and Art History provides an intellectual and creative environment where students reach their potential as emerging artists and art historians. Our program cultivates in each student a considered and articulated understanding of the visual arts within the context of history and contemporary culture. We provide a broad foundation of experiences that embrace traditional practices, as well as current approaches to the study of art. Students graduate socially engaged, aesthetically conversant and devoted to a life in the visual arts.
Art Programs
"The professional undergraduate degree in a visual art specialization is structured to provide in-depth, formal education that will prepare students for entry into professional practice or advanced professionally oriented study upon graduation.” — National Association of Schools of Art and Design
Art Studio (B.A.) — majors undertake interdisciplinary course work and also concentrated study in one or more of the following areas: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Fabric Design, Printmaking, Photography, Graphic Design. Majors may pursue varied career paths including Graphic Design, Art Therapy, Graduate Study, and Education.
Art History (B.A.) — majors explore artistic production through time and across diverse cultures. Majors may select from varied Art History courses intended to enable an in-depth understanding of areas of scholarly interest. Majors may pursue careers as scholars, educators, curators, or as museum or gallery conservators.
Minor in Art Studio — is open to all students interested in art, the flexibility of either art major allows students to minor in the opposite and develop a balanced portfolio of skills. Art majors can also minor in a wide array of other academic programs, depending on individual inclination.
Minor in Art History — is open to all students interested in art, the flexibility of either art major allows students to minor in the opposite and develop a balanced portfolio of skills. Art majors can also minor in a wide array of other academic programs, depending on individual inclination.
Minor in Arts Management — provides undergraduate students a firm multidisciplinary ground in arts management by bridging the gap between the necessary disciplinary depth in art and curatorship with a skill set that facilitates entry into the arts management field. Students will acquire skills in marketing, development, and budgeting as well as exhibition design and research.
