Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and Architecture

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and Architecture is a liberal arts degree that emphasizes culture, history, analysis, and research. It prepares students for careers in art-related fields and develops skills such as critical thinking, persuasive writing, and thorough research for professions involving visual culture. Students may focus on Western European art or explore art from diverse historical periods and geographical areas. The program encourages interdisciplinary study in related fields like studio art, anthropology, and history.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and Architecture is a liberal arts degree that provides students with a rigorous training for a variety of careers. The program emphasizes culture, history, writing, analysis, and research. It prepares students to work in art-related fields and develops skills necessary for any profession involving visual culture, historical and cultural understanding, critical analysis, persuasive argumentation, thorough research, and effective writing.

Careers:

A degree in history of art and architecture prepares students to work in arts-related fields and develops skills necessary for any profession involving visual culture, historical and cultural understanding, critical analysis, persuasive argumentation, thorough research, and effective writing.

Other:

The program encourages students to select courses in a wide range of media, historical periods, and geographical areas. Students will take courses that cover the major fields of western European art and architecture: ancient Greek and Roman, medieval, Renaissance, and the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries. Students may also choose to take courses in art of the Americas, Africa, South Asia, East Asia, as well as Islamic art. Additionally, the program encourages students to take related courses in fields such as studio art, anthropology, classics, film studies, history, and women, gender, sexuality studies.