BA Art History

The Department of Art offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in History of Art. Students begin the program with two introductory courses that survey historically significant objects and monuments including paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, pottery, photographs, film and video, and architecture from ancient times to the present. These introductory courses consider the form, content and meaning of these works in terms of their social, political, economic, philosophical and cultural contexts. From its foundation courses through its highest-level seminars, History of Art at the University of Maine stands out for its emphasis on theory, diverse methodologies and the epistemology of the discipline. A strong awareness of the historiography of the field is instilled from the introductory courses onward.