Art History Majors
At the 100 level, students learn:
- to look closely at and describe art objects
- to consider how formal and material elements contribute to meaning
- to synchronize their visual evaluations with relevant theoretical and historical material in a coherent written argument
At the 200 level, students learn:
- to discuss assigned readings and impromptu topics and projected images in class
- to summarize scholars’ arguments and critique them substantively
- to assess what research has already been done on a given subject and what remains to be done
- to develop a thesis that intervenes in the current scholarship while building on the formal, theoretical, and historical skills introduced at the introductory level
- to make a formal presentation of one’s own research with an accompanying digital slideshow
At the 400 level, students learn:
- to identify a corpus appropriate to study
- to develop a short, article-length independent research paper that builds on the skills developed previously
- to present such research formally to peers
Outcomes approved in spring 2021. Webpage updated 10/07/2022