Art History 300CR - Seminar: 'Critical Approaches to Art Historical Study'

Intended as a kind of 'boot camp' for Art History majors, this course gives a major overview of the field, its methods, and its professional possibilities. Students will design their own research projects, conceptualize exhibitions, and hear from professionals working in various sectors of the art world. They will hone their research, writing, and speaking skills, while learning what it means to interpret art through lenses such as formalism, Marxism, gender, and postcolonialism. Students will also write applications for internships, jobs, and graduate programs--the goal being to consider how the art history skills they have acquired as undergraduates can translate into life after college, in the art world and beyond.

This course is open to juniors and seniors; Prereq: 8 credits in Art History.