Art History
Program Learning Outcomes for the Art History BA program
- Students will gain an understanding of the study of art and culture as a historical discipline.
- Students will develop an awareness of the rich visual and material cultures of the past and present from a global perspective.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to identify locate evaluate and synthesize information relevant to works of art and architecture from primary and secondary sources.
- Students will acquire the skills to analyze objects and images both traditional and in new media and to understand their political and social significance and to situate them within an interdisciplinary perspective.
- Students will learn the terminology methods and critical modes of analysis of the visual field and be able to demonstrate that knowledge in both written and spoken expression.
- Students will gain the ability to think critically about art materials and the past as well as the world around us.