Art History

Art History

Degree Programs

The Department of Art and Art History
offers two degree programs in art history:

Subject Areas

Undergraduate

Undergraduate students can take courses in the following areas:

  • AncientArt and Art History students and faculty stand before the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Toledo.
  • Asian
  • Medieval
  • Early Modern (Renaissance/Baroque)
  • American (includes African American)
  • Nineteenth Century
  • Modern/Contemporary

Graduate

Graduate students can take courses in these periods:"Presenting the Paul R. Jones Collection" with Collections Manager Emily Bibb and Dr. Lucy Curzon, associate professor of art history and Director of Education and Outreach, Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama, at AAEA 2018.

  • Asian
  • Medieval
  • Early Modern (Renaissance and Baroque)
  • American (includes African American)
  • Nineteenth Century
  • Modern/Contemporary

Meet some of our grad students.

Art History Faculty

Art History InstructorsGraduate student in art history Reed O’Mara studies a reproduction of the Uta Codex in the rooms of the Price Collection in Garland Hall.

March Symposium Focuses on Women’s Cross-Cultural Artistic Interactions of the Early Modern Period

Art historians and organizers Dr. Tanja Jones, Dr. Doris Sung, and Rebecca Teague announce the 2024 symposium, “Challenging Empire: Women, Art, and the Global Early Modern World,” on March 1

UA Art Faculty Accolades – February 2024

Instructors Charlotte Wegrzynowski and Tom Wegrzynowski each have a work in the Fifth LaGrange Southeast Regional Exhibition at the Lamar Dodd Art Center in LaGrange, Georgia. The show, juried by

Challenging Empire Symposium Announces Speakers, Schedule

Challenging Empire: Women, Art, and the Global Early Modern World symposium will be held March 1-2, 2024. Please check back on this page for updates. Symposium title: “Challenging Empire: Women,