印第安纳大学与普渡大学印第安纳波里斯联合分校

The Bachelor of Arts major in art history gives the undergraduate student an opportunity to study the visual culture of humankind from prehistoric times to the art of today and to understand the significant role played by visual art in societies worldwide. In addition to visual discernment, students develop research and communication skills including gathering and evaluating information and articulating compelling arguments supported by evidence.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Graduates of the Art History program will demonstrate the following:

• Students will describe connections between art and social and cultural contexts across history and throughout the world.
• Students will evaluate and critique works of art from a range of methodological perspectives.
• Students will conceive and carry out research involving: formulating a question; gathering information using a variety of tools and techniques; critically evaluating information; making an argument; and defending a conclusion in speech and writing.
• Students will compare and contrast the underlying value systems that inform the aesthetic decisions of art makers and viewers in different cultures.
• Students will recognize perspectives from a range of disciplines in the arts and sciences.
• Students will apply their visual literacy to make informed and ethical judgments in their own lives.
• Students will interpret works of art using visual analysis, historical research, and defined theoretical perspectives.
• Students will describe and discuss a substantial body of knowledge about and understanding of their own art historical traditions and the traditions of others.

A minimum of 120 credit hours is required to complete the Bachelor of Arts in Art History degree.

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0(C) is required for graduation.

Art History majors must fulfill the IUPUI general education requirements corresponding to IUPUI's Statewide Transferable General Education Core.