Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Art History] From University of Minnesota

• Art history offers the keys to unlock a mystifying artwork or a fascinating moment in history, combined with the rewards of examining some of the most beautiful creations ever made by human hands.
• Given art history's dynamic intersections with such fields as anthropology, history, philosophy, psychology, studio art, literature, and languages, it is not only a quintessential liberal arts major, but it allows many of our students to successfully double-major.

• By teaching visual literacy, the art history curriculum prepares all students to critically analyze works of art, architecture, and other forms of material culture, allowing them to become more knowledgeable interpreters of the visual world in which we live.
• ?In-depth research projects allow majors and minors to not only synthesize existing scholarship, but also to formulate and articulate their own ideas. Research, teaching, and administrative assistantships, in addition to museum or gallery internships, allow art history students to further engage with the field and gain invaluable practical experience.

The purposes of the art history curriculum are:

• To develop students' understanding of a variety of historical traditions and methods of interpretation in the visual arts.
• ?To develop and improve students' ability to analyze and interpret works of art through oral and written means.
• ?To help students discover the rich and complex relationship of art to other aspects of culture.
• To encourage students to have direct contact with art by means of studio art courses, class field trips and assignments, gallery?