Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Art History] From Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Unlike the studio BFA degrees at Herron, the art history major parallels a liberal arts program leading to the B.A. degree. Art history majors take 36 credit hours of surveys and seminars in their major field covering at least three of the following areas: ancient, medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, American, world art, modern and contemporary art, and art theory. Majors must take at least 6 credit hours of studio art as well as a variety of core requirement courses in the humanities and sciences, including at least one foreign language.?

Art history can lead to a variety of careers, including the traditional professional paths of teaching and museum work as well as art conservation and restoration, historic preservation, architecture, art dealership, auctioneering and collecting, art criticism and journalism, advertising, filmmaking, exhibition design and preparation, historical research and writing, interior and commercial design, librarianship, independent consulting, and publishing. Art history also enriches the life of the practicing artist.