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Seminars
are typically small (four to fifteen students),
conversational, and intensive courses for advanced
undergraduates. Seminars do not usually involve
exams, but you will do a lot of reading and are
likely to get experience doing independent research
on a specific topic and presenting your findings
and analysis to the class. Check in the Art History
Department Office to find out what seminars are
likely to be offered in the near future. Some examples
of recent seminars include: Rembrandt, Women in
Chinese Art, Pop Art, The Parthenon, Postcolonial
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Studying
abroad may greatly enhance your program in art
history. Looking at a Buddhist sculpture in an
American museum is no substitute for visiting
the site of a Buddhist monastery and experiencing
the relationship between the wooden buildings,
carved images of deities, wall paintings, and
surrounding landscape. Equally important is comprehension
of languages used in the social context where
the art was created. Therefore, the Art History
Department strongly encourages undergraduate
participation in Education Abroad Programs. EAP
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you have a special interest -- for example, architectural
history, visual images of women, or Medieval
art -- then be alert for courses that allow you
to give yourself greater exposure to your area
of interest. Here are some ways to tailor your
art history education to your own needs and interests:
Electives:
To graduate as an art history major, you will
need to complete courses in a variety of areas
of art history (see Courses needed to graduate).
Nevertheless, two of your required upper division
art history courses are electives that you may
choose freely among offered courses.
Seminars: Art
history seminars are offered each year in a variety
of subjects and you are free to select any of
these for your seminar requirements.
Independent study:
To study a specific topic that is not covered
in any course or pursue a topic introduced in
class in greater depth, you can arrange an independent
study project (Course number 199) with a faculty
member. Look carefully at the areas of expertise
of individual professors (see Art History Faculty),
and make an appointment to see the one who seems
to share your interest to discuss possibilities
for an independent study project.
Other possibilities:
Consider combining your art history major with
a minor or double major in some other department
that allows you to add depth to your understanding
of art. For example, if you want to study European
art history, you might look at offerings in the
History, Comparative Literature, or Classics
Departments. |
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The Circus, Bath, UK, John Wood the elder, completed by his son (architects),
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