<p>What do art history majors consist of? What are top schools/universities that are amazing at Art History? I heard williams has a strong program, is that true?</p>
<p>no response?</p>
<p>liek0806 - I am sure that some of the old guard on CC will jump in here soon with lots of advice. In the meantime, I have a few suggestions. </p>
<p>There are several college Art History web sites that give a decent description of the field. Below is a link to a page listing schools with large AH departments. With respect to this link, I don't know if the number of grads includes grad students. Also, more than one top program is missing, i.e. Williams. </p>
<p>Most</a> Popular Schools for Art History, Criticism and Conservation</p>
<p>My D is interested in Art History and I have started threads similar to yours:</p>
<p>Williams comes up a lot, but there are a lot of good programs around. It depends on what you are looking for in a school: LAC vs larger university, location, etc. </p>
<p>Try a general google search to gain general info about the field. It's also not all about art history. I think many med and law students have art history degrees. I recently ran across a law school admissions consultant's web page where the consultant stated the her art history undergrad courses were the most valuable with respect to preparing her for law school.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>thanks i actually did yesterday i came up with a good list from just searching the board.</p>
<p>Hey liek0806 I see your in LA! UCLA is still a top choice for Art History. The fact that I did my undergrad and grad work in Art History there in no way colours my opinion. :) They most important way to prepare for Art History is not just to get some language credits under your belt, but REALLY learn languages that might relate to your area of interest. For my masters I needed at least a reading proficiency level in three languages. I owe my fluency in Italian and French to my degree. But my German somehow disappeared.</p>
<p>liek, there are plenty of good art history programs at colleges and universities that are big, medium and small. The key is to evaluate the internship and job opportunities at museums, within academia or at a wide range of arts-related organization.</p>
<p>What level are you looking for? Undergrad, Masters, PhD? I ask because I thought you were already enrolled in an undergraduate program.</p>
<p>Momrath, I was looking at undergrad. I've decided to stop attending my former school because I realized that I actually want an education in the liberal arts and humanities. Going to art school wasn't going to provide me enough of an education. I think Art History is a good fit as a major as I enjoyed my classes at my former school. I don't see myself necessarily practicing what I learn, as much as I see learning for learning. But I guess ideally a school would have to be in close proximity to a city, but any school with a stellar program(which I heard Williams has) works for me.</p>
<p>Interesting to note musicamusica. Funny you mention UCLA as every teacher I've had for art history so far has come out of UCLA. It's definitely worth looking into. Considering you did your Master's at UCLA, learning 2 other languages happened during your undergrad years at UCLA as well? What is UCLA's undergrad like, it's one of the schools I'm considering since I am in state, and I am in Los Angeles. I already know Spanish & English, but maybe a Master's is an excuse for me to learn Italian & French, the later being one I'm very interested.</p>
<p>Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio - fine Art History department; and on the central campus green is the large and wonderful Allen Memorial Art Museum, considered by some the finest independent art museum associated with an undergraduate college in the country. Has the Ellen H. Johnson wing for modern art, plus top quality collection of European, Asian and African arts. Notable for the time range and quality, rather than sheer size, of its historic collection. </p>
<p>The museum does many programs with the community, so you can get a taste of museum education there, too. </p>
<p>Competitive in terms of scores. Try to visit and interview to see if you like it. </p>
<p>30 min from Cleveland</p>