Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree - Art History
Bachelor's degree
Online
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
8 Semesters
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
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The Academy of Art University’s School of Art History BA program is a unique major that addresses the traditional art historical study through analysis of visual culture from antiquity to present. Complemented with fine art studio coursework (12 units), the BA allows for students to engage in critical and research-based analysis of art and architecture, learning to study the visual culture through its role and influence on different cultures and periods. With internationally recognized faculty and access to a rich offering of coursework, the AAU’s Art History BA prepares students for a career in art-related fields: e.g. in art galleries, museums, foundations, archiving, publishing and public arts administration.
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Undergraduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:
Knowledge
Demonstrate proficient knowledge of art historical issues through a final written thesis
Intelligently discuss art and architecture from the major Western traditions and the artists that produced them
Analyze the stylistic characteristics of Western art and architecture using appropriate terminology
Analyze the social, political, historical and religious contexts of Western art and architecture
Art and Design Skills
Develop an understanding of the materials and methods of fine art production in relation to the art historical narrative
Research and Analysis
Research and persuasively analyze an art historical issue and/or theoretical position
Apply theoretical and methodological approaches to the interpretation of Western art and architecture
Communication Skills
Clearly express their ideas though reflective writing and researched presentations
Speak, read and write on a basic level in a foreign (European) language
Minimum grade of C- in all core courses, major courses, studio coursework, LA 107 Writing for the Multilingual Artist or LA 108 Composition for the Artist, and LA 202 English Composition: Creative Persuasion & Argument or LA 207 Persuasion & Argument for the Multilingual Writer.
Minimum 2.0 GPA and the following general education requirements:
1 Written Communication: Composition
1 Written Communication: Expository Writing
1 European Foreign Language - Level 1
1 European Foreign Language - Level 2
1 European Foreign Language - Level 3
1 European Foreign Language - Level 4
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Subjects
- Art History
- Art
- Cinema
- Traditional Materials
- Tools
- Techniques in Art
- Art and design
- Composition
- Grammar & Speech
- Art History Through
- Western Civilization
- English Composition
Course programme
- AHS 114: Traditional Materials, Tools, & Techniques in Art
- AHS 116: Looking at Art and Design
- LA 108: Composition for the Artist
- LA 260: French 1: Basic Grammar & Speech
- AHS 120: Art History Through the 15th Century
- LA 171: Western Civilization
- LA 202: English Composition: Creative Persuasion & Argument
- LA 219: History of Architecture: Ancient to Gothic
- LA 224: Women, Art & Society
- LA 249: An Artistic and Intellectual History of the Renaissance
- AHS 121: Art History Through the 19th Century
- FND 110A: Analysis of Form A
- LA 220: American Art History
- LA 432: Art of Spain: From El Greco to Picasso
- AHS 222: 20th Century Art for Art History Majors
- FA 145: Printmaking
- LA 124: Physics for Artists: Light, Sound, and Motion
- LA 262: French 2: Conversational French
- LA 291: Designing Careers
- LA 383: World Cinema
- AHS 327: Art of the Classical World
- LA 245: History of Jewelry and Metal Arts from Around the World
- LA 307: History of Aesthetics
- LA 392: French 3: Reading & Writing
- LA 326: Topics in World Art
- LA 333: Art of the Middle Ages
- LA 387: Women Directors in Cinema
- LA 388: Survey of Asian Cinema
- LA 420: Art of the Italian Renaissance
- LA 319: History of Architecture: Modernity
- LA 434: History of Asian Art
- LA 462: Power of Myth and Symbol
- LA 492: French 4: Proficiency
- AHS 466: Art History Senior Thesis
- FA 241: Book Arts 1
- LA 274: Study Abroad: Art & Architecture of Renaissance Florence
- LA 435: The Power of Signs: Semiotics & The Visual Arts
- LA 464: Dada & Surrealism
- N/A: Any Course
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree - Art History