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Purdue University, BA, Art History

 United States

 

Study mode Start date Duration Fee international Fee study period Year of study
Full-time Aug years: 4 $30964 Academic year 2017
How do we interpret the narrative imagery of an Ancient Near Eastern sculptural relief? Why did the Spanish artist Salvador Dalí paint pictures in a dreamlike Surrealistic manner? These are examples of the types of questions art historians ask and try to answer by studying the visual arts of both the distant and more recent past. They seek to understand the cultural values expressed in a work of art, and to show how the latter fits into a larger context or tradition to which individual artists belong. The result is that a painting, statue, building, or piece of jewelry comes to life and gives us a fresh insight into mankind’s ever-changing experience and ways of seeing the world. Art History students are taught to think critically, research, and learn theoretical aspects of this field, and express themselves effectively in written and oral form. Several courses contribute to interdisciplinary programs in classical studies, medieval and renaissance studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, and Italian Studies. Student who study art history must minor in another field. Students with an undergraduate degree may prepare for a future career in teaching, in the museum world, in art-dealing, in art journalism, or to attend graduate school.

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