Program Outcomes: Art History

Students with a degree in Art History will be able to:

• demonstrate the ability to identify and discuss art, architecture, design, media, and visual culture in a global framework across different periods, cultures, and politics
• demonstrate the ability to develop and apply knowledge of formal terminology and to define and interpret a variety of methods, theories, and approaches of analysis
• show their competence to discuss how visual culture is historically and culturally specific and operates in larger social systems
• show their skills in developing written and verbal forms of communication by analyzing objects from visual and media culture
• exhibit their competence in developing and applying necessary skills in research methods and evaluating primary/secondary sources as part of interdisciplinary inquiry in the humanities
• show their aptitude for visual literacy and critical thinking and analytical skills necessary to engage with visual culture

The university is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), widely recognized as the preeminent accrediting body in the field. NASAD sets parameters for the study of Art History for both undergraduate majors and students in the visual arts.

Students’ progress toward these outcomes is monitored by individually-maintained portfolios as well as through traditional means.

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