Understanding how visual objects shape and reflect our world and its ideologies Bombarded by images on televisions, movie screens, magazines and computers, it is easy to assume that we live in an increasingly ’visual“ world. While art history trains us to understand and interpret these modern images, it also reminds us that the world has always been strongly visual. From the cave paintings and sculptures of the Paleolithic era to the T-shirt slogans...
Minimum sixteen hours (four courses) must be at the 300 level or above; of these four courses, at least one course (4 hours) must be at the 400-level;
Four hours (one course) of any visual arts class.
One of the introductory survey courses (ARTHIST 101 or 102) is required, and both may be applied to the major, but not to the four divisions (see below).
We live in a visual world and the field of art history provides an essential tool for experiencing humanity's visible achievements. The Art History Program offers a complete academic curriculum covering all the major movements and periods of Western civilization, as well as courses on the arts of Asia, the Americas, and Africa.
The Art History Program has successfully attracted many motivated and creative undergraduates who demonstrate their broad...
The Art History Program requires courses in art appreciation, foundations drawing and design, an upper division studio art course, a course in aesthetics and art theory, a minimum of 28 credits in upper level art history, and a senior seminar in art history. Graduates in Art History have gone on from FAU to jobs at museums and galleries, and many have continued on to pursue graduate degrees. It is the belief of the faculty that a well-rounded preparation...
The Bachelor Arts (B.A.) in Art History offers a traditional liberal arts degree. You will take a sequence of courses in the history of art, supported by courses in art, language, and other humanities. If you are interested in museum work, an internship can become part of your studies. The Art History program provides a comprehensive overview of human history, the cultures of the world, and contemporary thought. It is designed to provide you with...
The department's art history program examines aesthetically considered objects with the goal of comprehending both the objects themselves and the social concerns that they embody.
We strive to develop students' ability to appreciate the technical accomplishment, artistic decision making, and expressive effect of works of art.
Yet art is not created only for aesthetic purposes; it is a compelling visualization of values and priorities important in...
Summary of Requirements General Studies 40
Pre-Major Courses 12
Major and Related Courses 36
Free Elective Courses 32
TOTAL 120
Requirements for a Major in Art History
Required pre-major courses 12 hours
ART 140 Art History (3)
ART 150 Fundamentals of Design in Art (3)
ART 160 Introduction to Digital Imaging (3)
ART 170 Introduction to Drawing (3)
Required core courses 12 hours
ART 131 Beginning Photography (3)
ART 215/DST 315 Introduction...
Art History majors are often defined by a passion for the visual. They might be interested in the traditional "fine" arts: paintings, sculpture, architecture, prints and the decorative arts. They might be curious about everyday objects: advertisements, billboards, commercial signs and visual culture. They might love film, new media and computer graphics. What they all have in common is a penchant for close observation and a curiosity bout how society...
Art history explores the range of objects and monuments made by men and women from Prehistory to the present day. It emphasizes the study of visual arts as a means of understanding the intellectual and cultural history of humanity. Renaissance palaces, Hiroshige prints, modern mosques, Etruscan tombs, Sumerian tablets, the films of Fellini, Barnet Newman’s zips, and much more, are all at students’ fingertips in the Jaffe Building.
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Art history is the study of all forms of art, architecture, and visual culture in their social and historical contexts. For over sixty years, our department has introduced thousands of undergraduates to works of art from diverse cultures around the world, trained hundreds of graduate students who have contributed significantly to our discipline, and worked closely with major museums on Yale's campus. While art history at Yale is not characterized...
Art History majors acquire a background in the historical and cultural origins of the visual arts, from cave painting to computer art. Some Art History courses include Ancient and Medieval Art, Art of the Renaissance, History of Prints, Oriental Art, History of African-American Art, and Native Arts of the Americas. This degree program...
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