Art History

Art history students in UC's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) may focus on different cultures, various periods of time and particular forms of art, such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, architecture, design or the decorative arts. Many other fields of learning may be important to art historians, according to their individual interests.

Courses are offered in many areas including Renaissance, Baroque, Asian, Modern, African-American, and American art history and museum studies. Courses in ancient art and architecture are taught by members of the UC Classics Department. Many additional courses in the history of design, architecture and cities are offered in other programs of the college.

Research in associated fields such as art theory may be pursued through various minors, certificates and interdisciplinary opportunities.. Students work as interns in local museums and galleries. Interdisciplinary work is encouraged. Distinguished visitors are regularly invited by the art history program and other programs in the college as lecturers and critics.

Students may elect to remain in the program an additional year to complete the required course work in art education, professional education and practicum experience to meet the state of Ohio and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards for PK-12 visual-arts teacher certification and licensure.

Core Art History Courses

• History of Art I (FA,HP)
• History of Art II (FA,HP)
• Current Arts Forum (DC,FA)
• Senior Seminar
• Non-western Art History

Electives

• Antropology or History electives
• Fine Arts electives
• Fine Arts - Music electives
• Humanities electives
• Literature electives - select from ENGL, ENGB, or ENGC
• Foreign Language

• Common Application and Writing Supplement
• Application fee or application fee waiver submitted via the Common Application
• ACT and/or SAT scores sent directly from the testing agency
• Official high school transcript
• Letter(s) of recommendation
• $100 application fee
• SAT/ACT 
• Proof of English Ability and Proof of Math Ability
• TOEFL: 79 iBT
• IELTS: 6.5
• SAT-I: 480 Critical Reading
• ACT: 20 English
• PTE: 53
• ELS: 112

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Scholarships

• UC Global Scholarship