Art History, Theory, and Criticism Major, B.A.

Art History, Theory, and Criticism Major, B.A. is a Bachelor program taught at Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Theory and Criticism at Metropolitan State College of Denver develops skills to critically look at, describe, interpret, and analyze objects and images from global human history. You study how art relates to historical events and cultural norms around its creation, and how materials and processes shape the appearance and meaning of a work.

The major includes world surveys in Art History, upper-division elective courses, senior seminars, and a capstone experience course with directed study. You complete a senior thesis research paper that is presented in a 20-minute talk at the BA Senior Thesis Symposium. Teaching includes small classes and experiential learning through museum visits, guest lectures, hands-on experiments with historical art-making techniques, and internship opportunities at local museums and galleries.

Modules

• Art History Capstone Thesis and Presentation
• World Art II: In this course students are introduced to the art, design and architecture created around the world from the 15th through the 19th centuries. Students learn to research, analyze, and interpret works from the Italian Renaissance to French Impressionism, from Macchu Picchu to the Forbidden City. Students also explore the impact of historical attitudes about gender, power, and identity on artists and their artworks, as well as the influence of global exchanges through networks of trade, religious conversion, and colonization. This course is required for students majoring or minoring in art, art history, and communication design and is recommended for non-majors to meet the General Studies requirements in Arts and Humanities and/or Global Diversity.
• Art of Africa: This course examines the art of the continent of Africa and evaluates the ways it has been studied and displayed. It traces historical relationships between regions, from the shores of the Mediterranean and the Nile Valley, the west and Ivory Coast, to the central regions and east and south to the Swahili Coast and the Cape.

The minimum requirements for admission in Art History, Theory, and Criticism Major, B.A. at Metropolitan State College of Denver for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Metropolitan State College of Denver.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Metropolitan State College of Denver as pre-requiste for admission in Art History, Theory, and Criticism Major, B.A..

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Please check detail of study units at https://www.msudenver.edu/art/programs/ba-in-art-history-theory-and-criticism/

• Education/ TeachingMuseums and GalleriesAdvertising/ MarketingPublishingArchitecture/ Architectural ConservationEstate and Art AppraisalPreservation and ConservationArt Collection and Acquisitions ManagementArt Law and Law EnforcementArt Libraries/ Archives/ Digital Collections ManagementArts/ Cultural Non-profitsArt ConsultationArtist RepresentationArts AdvisingAntiques stores and Auction HousesFreelance Writing

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