Art History (BA)

What is the degree program about?

Art history

– is a humanities subject that deals with artistic objects from late antiquity to the present (investigation of origin, form, content and meaning, chronological and geographic classification)

– is dedicated to all genres of art (architecture, sculpture, painting, graphic arts, decorative arts, photography, new media, etc.)

– addresses early modern, modern, and contemporary European art as well as art in non-European countries

– deals with artists and art theory as well as with the interpretation and perception of works of art

– has points of contact with many other academic disciplines, such as archaeology, book studies, history, literary studies, media and theater studies, philosophy and theology