The Art and Art History Department offers a major in art with a required concentration in either studio art, art history, or arts administration. Majors in studio art may concentrate in secondary education with certification in studio art. The department also offers a minor in art with courses chosen in art history, studio art, or a combination of both.
The study of the visual arts at Goucher encourages students to develop creative talents and aesthetic sensitivity and to examine the historical emergence of art theory and practice. Goucher combines the professional faculty and up-to-date facilities of a larger school with the personal attention paid to each student’s artistic and scholarly development that is possible at a smaller college. The Meyerhoff Arts Center, located in the heart of the campus, houses the department’s offices, seminar and lecture rooms, and the studios for design, drawing, digital imaging, painting, sculpture, and photography.
The major in art prepares the student for graduate study or for a professional career in the visual arts. Courses in studio art emphasize independent thought and experimentation in transforming materials to communicate emotions and ideas. Courses in art history explore form, content, and meaning in art of the past and the present, with emphasis on historical and social contexts. To accommodate individual interests and career plans, students and their advisers may also design individualized majors that unite studies in art with course work in other fields.
The Art and Art History Department offers a variety of opportunities for personal and intellectual growth. Independent projects and research can be arranged under the direction of departmental faculty, and the Eleanor Spencer Award is granted to fund outstanding research projects in art history or studio art. Rosenberg Scholarships are awarded to deserving candidates based on the quality of their portfolios and academic excellence. Internships can be designed for college credit through established relationships with area museums, arts organizations, area artists, galleries and design studios. These provide students with hands-on experience and help establish professional contacts. Certain courses are open to Goucher students at a consortium of institutions which includes the Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Towson University. Frequent exhibitions are mounted in the college’s Rosenberg Gallery and students are encouraged to show in the Corrin student gallery. In addition to Goucher’s collection of original art objects, books, photographs and slide collection, students have easy access to the many libraries, museums, and art galleries in Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia. The department sponsors field trips to these and other cities along the East Coast and hosts a diverse roster of noted visiting artists, art historians, and art critics
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The Art and Art History Department offers a major in art with a required concentration in either studio art, art history, or arts administration. Majors in studio art may concentrate in secondary education with certification in studio art. The department also offers a minor in art with courses chosen in art history, studio art, or a combination of both.
The Art and Art History Department minor allows the student to choose courses in three combinations: a concentration in art history, a concentration in studio art, and a general minor combining both art history and studio art.
Courses required for the minor include:
ART 100 ART 102 ART 230
Any 300-level course in art history or studio art
Nine to 10 additional credits in art history or studio art
All art majors are required to complete:
ART 100 ART 102 ART114 ART 281
A major must elect to concentrate in art history, studio art, or arts administration. It is possible to concentrate in both studio art and art history. Some students combine their work in art with studies in psychology, English, historic preservation, history, economics or other disciplines.
Writing proficiency in the major is required and is fulfilled by completing at least two 200- or 300-level courses in art history with a C or better. Students who have completed all of their art history courses with a grade
The Department of Art and the History of Art offers a singular means within the College for developing artistic awareness, historical understanding, critical faculties and practice with regard to the visual arts and their values in society. This objective may be accomplished with emphasis upon work in art history, the practice of art or the integration of the two disciplines. In order to identify and serve each student's personal interests and goals the department is organized into two distinct programs: The Practice of Art which offers one concentration, and Art History which offers two concentrations. We encourage students to study
Deciding upon a major can be an intimidating task, and you may be wondering if art history would be a good fit for you. If any of the following is true for you, then the art and art history department at Hanover College may be just what you have been searching for.
• Visual art (painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, etc.)
• Learning about great artists and significant works of art
• Studying, analyzing and critiquing art
• Study a variety of artistic styles and historical periods
• Be able to evaluate aesthetic quality
• Gain research and analysis skills
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The History and Historic Preservation Department offers a major in history (with concentrations in prelaw studies and in secondary education with certification in history or social sciences). The department also offers minors in history and historic preservation.
History is human life recreated from the tracks our ancestors left behind them. It is not an assortment of dry facts, nor is it an exercise in memorization. In its modern form, the study of history equips students with analytical skills and research techniques of immense practical and vocational value. The history program not only acquaints students with different ages, societies, and cultures, but
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