艺术史学士学位

我们日益丰富的图像文化使对视觉艺术的研究和周到的解释成为当今通识教育的中心。芝加哥洛约拉大学（Loyola University Chicago）的艺术史课程提供的课程涵盖了从古代世界到亚洲，非洲，早期现代欧洲和当代艺术的主题和时期。艺术史专业旨在确保学生通过一系列的课程来探索该领域的历史和批评方面的知识，这些课程将跨时代探索来自多种文化的艺术品。课程强调视觉，语言，写作和批判性思维技能，为学生提供基于有形物品，原始文献和学术文献中发现的证据形成有说服力的论据的工具。
Our increasingly image-rich culture makes the study and thoughtful interpretation of the visual arts central to a liberal arts education today. The art history program at Loyola University Chicago offers courses that encompass topics and periods ranging from the arts of the ancient world to those of Asia, Africa, early modern Europe, and contemporary art.The art history major is designed to ensure that students are well versed in both the historical and critical facets of the field through a sequence of courses that explores art objects from a variety of cultures across time. Courses emphasize visual, verbal, writing, and critical thinking skills, giving students the tools to form persuasive arguments based on evidence found in tangible objects, original documents, and scholarly literature.<br>Learning Outcomes<br>Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:<br>Demonstrate an understanding of human creativity and the role of the visual arts as a mode of visual communication in a global context<br>Employ the elements of visual language and artistic terminology to critically analyze and interpret objects of art, architecture, and visual culture<br>Demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of Western and non-Western art traditions across historical periods in terms of major monuments, artists, ideas, formal expression, themes, techniques, iconography, and functions of art in relation to their cultural, social, religious, and historical contexts<br>Demonstrate depth of knowledge and understanding of specific historical periods or civilizations in the history of art<br>Demonstrate an understanding of visual culture as it relates to issues of gender, class, race, religion<br>Demonstrate knowledge of and an ability to apply art historical methodologies, criticism, and theory in art history research<br>Demonstrate skills in critical thinking, conceptualization of self-developed projects, scholarly research techniques, and written and oral communication<br>Demonstrate an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of art history