IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2012-2014

• Degree Programs
  • Bachelor of Art Education
    • Dual Degree - B.A.E. & B.F.A
  • B.A. in Art History
    • Academic Requirements
    • Distribution Requirements
    • Plan of Study
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
    • Ceramics
    • Furniture Design
    • General Fine Arts
    • Painting
    • Photography
    • Printmaking
    • Sculpture
    • Visual Communication
  • Minors
    • Book Arts Minor
    • Minor in Art History
• Student Learning Outcomes

Undergraduate Programs

Student Learning Outcomes

Bachelor of Arts in Art History (B.A.)

Graduates of the Art History program will demonstrate the following:

1. Students will be able to describe connections between art and social and cultural contexts across history and throughout the world.
2. Students will be able to evaluate and critique works of art from a range of methodological perspectives.
3. Students will be able to conceive and carry out research involving: formulating a question; gathering information using a variety of tools and techniques; critically evaluating information; making an argument; and defending a conclusion in speech and writing.
4. Students will be able to compare and contrast the underlying value systems that inform the aesthetic decisions of art makers and viewers in different cultures.
5. Students will be able to recognize perspectives from a range of disciplines in the arts and sciences.
6. Students will be able to apply their visual literacy to make informed and ethical judgments in their own lives.
7. Students will be able to interpret works of art using visual analysis, historical research, and defined theoretical perspectives.
8. Students will be able to describe and discuss a substantial body of knowledge about and understanding of their own art historical traditions and the traditions of others.