BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ART HISTORY
The major in Art History develops the student's understanding of the
meaning and purpose of the visual arts, their historical development, their
role in society, and their relationship to other humanistic disciplines.
It is perhaps within the study of the history of art that the ideal of the
liberal arts education comes to its fullest fruition. A sampling of courses
offered in the Art History program includes: Modern, American, Renaissance,
Baroque, Rococo, Impressionism and Post-Modernism, The Arts of India, China
Asia: Zen and Islam.
The course work in the Art History Program at Loyola Marymount is also
designed to intensify the student's visual perception and appreciation of
the formal and expressive means of art in general. Ultimately this kind
of discipline not only acquaints students with the great traditions of art
but assists in preparing them so that they will be able to make critical
assessments of the great diversity of art promised by the future.
The University is fortunate enough to be situated within some of the
world's most diverse and vital centers of art activity. The last few years
have seen an unprecedented growth in Southern California in the number of
important new museums and cultural institutions. The museums, galleries
and studios in the surrounding area thus function as additional resources
to the campus. In such a propitious setting, students have ample opportunity
to view major works of art on a regular basis. This kind of immersion in
the arts provides the opportunity for a unique education. Internships in
some of the cultural institutions in the area are often available for advanced
students.
Contact Susan Robinson for details about the Art History program at LMU
at 310-338-3059
You may also email her at srobinso@popmail.lmu.edu
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