艺术和建筑史文学学士-建筑与环境

建筑的历史不仅仅是样式，材料和建筑的历史。它还探讨了社会，文化和政治现实，并提出了性别和种族问题。然而，最重要的是，人类与环境互动的历史是强调建筑与环境的重点。无论何时何地，建筑师，工程师和规划师设计并架设房屋，商业场所，办公和工业建筑，社区以及整个城镇和城市，他们都会与物理环境互动。建筑通常是公众关注和辩论的中心，特别是在诸如城市增长，乡村保护，内城区复兴，历史街区的未来，可持续生活以及提供经济适用房等问题时。
As a student in the History of Art and Architecture program, youll develop a broad knowledge of the history of world art, architecture, and urbanism, and in-depth knowledge of chosen historical periods, regions, or mediums, including knowledge of style, iconography, spatial analysis, new media, and the relevant social and cultural conditions. Youll analyze an aspect of visual or spatial culture, historiography or cultural context in textual and visual form, and write papers and deliver oral presentations with clear, well-supported, and well-articulated arguments. Youll utilize interdisciplinary approaches to understand the manifold factors that contribute to the making of buildings, neighborhoods, cities, and landscapes, and their cultural and political significance. You can choose from an exciting array of classes: 14 introductory survey courses, over a hundred upper-division lecture courses on more specialized topics, and research-oriented undergraduate seminars that encourage writing and project-based learning. We also offer a challenging and rewarding Honors Program that results in a Distinction in History of Art and Architecture on the graduating transcript.