The Art History program prepares students for upper division study at other institutions and provides fundamental training in world art studies. The Art History faculty are intensely involved in their disciplines and are professionally dedicated to promoting each student's understanding of the place of art in history. The study of Art History provides the student with an awareness of art, economic, political, religious, and social history, a heightened sensitivity to art-related issues, and the ability to think critically about art & art history. Knowledge of Art History engenders a heightened understanding of history, a familiarity with the major issues in human cultural development, and exposure to the artistic expressions of varied cultures and civilizations.

• Students will be able to collect and assess primary and secondary source information and successfully analyze and comment on that information in the form of a reasoned 8-10 page term paper, complete with a full bibliography (works cited page), utilizing the MLA format. • Students will be able to demonstrate in written form a strong awareness of the political, social, religious, and technological factors that influence cultures and change in those cultures.