Art History
Art History examines the creation of art and visual communication in diverse cultural milieus, exploring the values and ideas pervading art and visual culture throughout history, including those of social justice and equity, and reflecting on the impact of visual technology in the future.
In studying Art History, students will learn to interpret and analyze art and visual culture as expressions of social values, within the context of a location’s distinctive history and place. A degree in Art History will prepare students for future careers as teachers, museum educators, gallery curators, visual resource librarians, art critics, scholars, and other careers that reward transformative thinking, creative problem solving, and visual language expertise.
Jimena Berzal de Dios
- Early modern European art and architecture
- Critical theory and phenomenology
Monique Kerman
- African art and visual culture
- 20th and 21st century art of the African diaspora
- Feminist and post-colonial theory
Barbara L. Miller
- Visual culture
- Gender studies
- Modern art
- Contemporary art
- Film and new media
Julia Sapin
- Pacific, Asian and Northwest Coast art
- Visual culture
- Cross-cultural studies
Minor: Museum Studies
Understand the social dimension of museums.
Learn how to organize art exhibitions.
Gain hands-on gallery preparator experience.
Open to all majors
Minor: STEAM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics
Open to non-Art majors, Art History and Art Education majors
Not open to Art Studio majors
Minor: Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation program
Open to all College of Fine and Performing Arts majors
For students interested in a creative career
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