艺术史学士学位

艺术系提供艺术史学士学位。学生从两门入门课程开始学习该课程，这些课程从古代到现在，对具有历史意义的物体和古迹进行调查-包括绘画，版画，素描，雕塑，陶器，照片，电影和视频以及建筑-。这些入门课程根据其社会，政治，经济，哲学和文化背景来考虑这些作品的形式，内容和含义。从基础课程到最高级别的研讨会，缅因大学的艺术史因其对理论，各种方法论和认识论的重视而脱颖而出。从入门课程开始，就对这一领域的史学有了深刻的认识。该课程通过在入门课程中向学生教授学习过程中主要来源和同行评审的次要来源的基本价值来强调研究。在第一年的
The Art History major at the University of Maine prepares students for our media-rich and symbolic world by emphasizing the analysis and critique of visual culture. The major opens up opportunities for graduate study in the field and prepares students for careers in related fields as well, including anthropology, communications, museum studies, gallery work, arts administration, arts journalism, filmmaking, and studio art. The Department of Art offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History. Students begin the program with two introductory courses that survey historically significant objects and monuments including paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, pottery, photographs, film and video, and architecture from ancient times to the present. These introductory courses consider the form, content, and meaning of these works in terms of their social, political, economic, philosophical, and cultural contexts. From its foundation courses through its highest-level seminars, Art History at the University of Maine stands out for its emphasis on theory, diverse methodologies, and the epistemology of the discipline.<br><br>A strong awareness of the historiography of the field is instilled from the introductory courses onward. The curriculum stresses research by teaching students in the introductory courses the essential value of primary sources and peer-reviewed secondary sources as they work through their studies. Building on this first-year experience, second-year courses focus on how to collaboratively develop important questions, present research in formal writing assignments and oral presentations, and meet the discipline's professional standards. Upper-level seminars engage students in open discussions of their research as it unfolds, leading to focused research essays. Two upper-level seminars dedicated to the principal underpinnings of the field art theory and criticism and critical methodologies engage students in critical thinking about the discipline itself. For their capstone experience, students present a research paper to the public for open commentary, preparing them well for participating in professional conferences.