艺术史学士学位

我们认为艺术至关重要。它改变了生活，记录并反映了经验，并向我们展示了我们自己之外的世界和观点。自已知历史开始以来，制作艺术就一直是人类活动的基本组成部分，对艺术的研究在我们对人类文明的理解的发展中起着核心作用。此外，社会常常由其产生的艺术来判断。我们还认为，文理科学至关重要。知识并不是孤立存在的，特别是在这个全球性的数字世界中，知识是相互关联的，共同创建，发展和维护的，并且会随着时间和文化的变化而变化。我们在杜鲁门州立大学艺术系的所有活动均源于这种基本的核心信念。
The Art History track in the BA in Art provides a course of study for students with an interest in the ways people have expressed themselves visually across history. Our graduates in Art History go on to pursue careers in museums and non-profits, assisting private collectors, teaching in K-12 and higher education, and working in a variety of other fields calling for a well-rounded education with an understanding of both history and culture. Students in this track focus on what is often referred to as material culture, the objects created by humans that are part of their lives, this includes everything from clothing to paintings, buildings to jewelry.<br><br>This new track in Art History combines the study of art in its aesthetic and social context, with studio art practice and the opportunity to explore other courses on campus that focus on how we consider the visual history of humanity. A student following an Art History track in the BA may use courses in such fields as Anthropology, Asian Studies, and Museum Studies to fulfill their major requirements, often discovering professional applications through those inter-disciplinary explorations.