The Department of Art & Design announces a new degree program: B.A. in Art, Concentration in Art History. Watch the video to learn more!

What is art history? The study of visual images, material objects, and built environments in historical contexts. If you choose art history at JSU, you may choose from a variety of concentrations and course offerings.

The art history plan of study includes general studies, art core, 27 hours of 300-400 art history, 6 hours of foreign language, senior seminar and capstone project, and a minor area of study. Students in their last semester complete a senior seminar and capstone research paper. There are art history career and academic opportunities in museums, galleries, graduate study, academia, libraries, archives, historic preservation, conservation, administration, and more!

Contact the art historians for more information:

Dr. Mary R. Springer, mspringer@jsu.edu (areas: American | modern | architecture & design | medieval)

Dr. M. Tray Ridlen, mridlen@jsu.edu (areas: 18^th-19^th c. Europe | Renaissance & Baroque | non-Western | ancient)

Or visit: https://catalog.jsu.edu/undergraduate/arts-humanities/art/ba-art-art-history/  

[Photo credit: Mary Springer, Matt Reynolds, & Seth Johnson | Music credit: https://www.bensound.com]

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