History of Art

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he study of art history ranges widely, from ancient cave paintings in Central Asia to new media installations in Manhattan. Students in art history classes can expect to look intensely at works of art, to read texts contemporary with the art's production, as well as the latest in scholarly interpretation, to understand the unique practices and materials that underpin any human creation, as well as to explore the significance of art for the cultures that make it. To this end, students taking classes in art history find themselves immersed in questions of politics, social institutions, religion, technology, material culture, and the city. 

Students in art history enter a world not only of art and architecture, but a community, too. Faculty, graduate students, majors, and visitors come together frequently in the Department of the History of Art to share their work and their views on the nature of human creativity.

The discipline of art history encompasses the study of all forms of art, architecture, and visual culture. It is taught as a world discipline that includes art from different cultural and geographical regions of the globe and from all time periods in human history. The major in art history can serve either as a general program in the humanities or as the groundwork for more specialized training.

Twelve credits are required to complete the major: two introductory level courses; six intermediate- and advanced-level courses, two of which must be 400-level seminars; one methods seminar; two electives; and the senior essay.

100-level courses in the Introduction to History of Art series offer broad coverage of basic art history. Majors are required to take two of these core courses from a menu of up to four offerings depending on the curriculum plan for the academic year. Examples of 100-level courses include HSAR 110 Global Decorative Arts, 112 Prehistory to Renaissance, 143 Buddhist Art and Architecture.

History of Art majors are urged to study foreign languages. Students considering graduate work in European or American art should take German and another modern language related to their field of interest. Those planning to do graduate work in other fields should master the relevant languages as soon as possible.

Yale’s financial aid policies for foreign citizens are similar to those for U.S. citizens: need-blind admissions and need-based aid. “Need-blind” means that Yale College admits students on the basis of academic and personal promise, without regard to their ability to pay. “Need-based” means that financial aid packages are based on individual needs assessments, not based on merit (academic, athletic or otherwise). International students are evaluated using a needs analysis that takes into account the relative differences between the US economy and the economy of students’ home countries.

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