Art History

Engage with the history of art and visual culture to prepare for a wide range of careers in museums, galleries, the art market, education, cultural heritage, cultural management and more.

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Key Facts

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Degree

B.A. Art History

Degree Duration

4 Years :

1 year pathway + 3 year degree

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Start Dates

August

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Overview Why Study Discover University

Degree Overview

The Department of Art and Music Histories offers courses in most major periods of the history of arts and architecture from antiquity to the present. The research and teaching specialties of the art history faculty include Greek art and architecture, Byzantine and medieval art and architecture, early modern European art and architecture, 19th- and 20th-century European art, American and Indigenous art and architecture, South Asian art and architecture, Medievalism, and History of Photography.

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Important

Study Reasons

Experience and work with the rich collections of the Syracuse University Art Museum, SU’s Special Collections Research Center, the Everson Museum of Art, and Light Work.

Travel to New York City as a senior to learn about professional opportunities in the art world by meeting with curators, auctioneers, art gallerists, museum professionals and Art & Music Histories alumni.