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Art History is a Bachelor of Arts program offered within the Art Department. Art
History majors study a wide range of historical periods, cultures, themes and media, and
develop skills for critically evaluating and writing about works of art within their
historical and cultural contexts. Areas of study include Mediterranean Archaeology,
Medieval Art, Renaissance Art, Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries,
Modern and Contemporary Art, and the History of Film. Students also have the
opportunity to study the History of Photography, Chinese Painting, and Mesoamerican
Archaeology.
The Art History major prepares students for graduate programs in Art History leading
to careers in teaching, museum work, archaeological field work, art conservation, the art
market and publishing in the arts.
Classes
Class sizes in upper-level Art History courses range from lecture courses of thirty to fifty
students, to advanced research seminars of a dozen students. All of the upper-level Art
History courses provide ample opportunity for one-on-one contact between student and
professor. Advising in the Art History major is individualized and includes career
planning and preparation for applying to graduate schools. The research seminars, one
of which is required of all Art History majors, gives students the opportunity to do
advanced research in art history and/or archaeology, and serves as preparation for
graduate school.
Honors Program
The Honors program in Art History is designed to give students the opportunity to
pursue advanced-level research in Art History through coursework, independent study,
and/or internships with area museums. All honors students take a wide variety of
courses in each of the main areas of Art History offered at the University at Albany, and
all students pursue nine credits of special Honors-level work including at least one
research seminar. Honors students in Art History also present their work in progress as
an informal lecture or power-point presentation mid-way through their last semester.
Requirements for the Art History Major:
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36 credits: 9 credits in core courses, including two introductory surveys and an
advanced research seminar
9 credits in Lower Division Electives (200-level)
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18 credits in Upper Division Electives (300-level and above)
Art History Advisement
Art History majors meet initially with program director Sarah Cohen. Course
registration advisement is provided by several full-time Art History faculty in the Art
Department.
For more information concerning the major and courses offered please contact:
Professor Sarah Cohen
Department of Art
Fine Arts 218
518-442-3805
scohen@albany.edu
Internships
Art History majors have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience by pursuing
Internships in area museums, such as the Albany Institute of History and the New York
State Museum, and in the conservation center of the New York State Bureau of Historic
Sites. Students are responsible for setting up their own internships, subject to approval
by the internship supervisor.
For more information concerning Internships please contact the Internship supervisor:
Professor Rachel Dressler
Department of Art
Fine Arts 214
518-442-4021
dressler@albany.edu
Mediterranean Archaeology & Art
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Art History Faculty:
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Rob Edelman: History of Film
William Jaeger: History of Photography; Art Criticism
Beth Strum: Surveys of Art History
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