Bachelor of Arts - Art & Archaeology - Art History

Hood College's courses are designed to provide students with an understanding of visual culture and the analytical skills necessary to discuss the complex modes of artistic expression across the ages.

Because information is frequently communicated through visual images, learning to read art as a context to past and current cultures gives students a deeper understanding of the world. Hood's art history courses will introduce students to art and visual culture from prehistoric cave painting to postmodern performance and installation art.

As an art history major, students will join a dynamic program that offers a variety of approaches, including the study of thematic development, theory, criticism, media and techniques.