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23 Aug 2005

Art
Art History &
Design

Art History at Notre Dame

equips our students with a broad overview of the development of Western art and to provide them with an in-depth knowledge of particular periods

Notre Dame’s art history major is designed to equip our students with a broad overview of the development of Western art and to provide them with an in-depth knowledge of particular periods, problems, and research methods. The diversity and scholarly strength of our faculty and the research facilities of the Hesburgh Library are supplemented by the rich resource of the Snite Museum of Art.

The University of Notre Dame offers both a 30-hour first major and a 24-credit-hour supplementary major in art history. These degrees are intended not only for students who are already intent upon pursuing a career in an art museum or gallery or as a college or university professor, but also for those individuals who simply wish to learn more about Western civilization through the examination of some of its most beautiful, provocative, and informative objects.

Students wishing to minor in art history can do so by taking five art history courses (15 credit hours total). At least one of these courses must treat material prior to 1600, and at least one must treat material from 1600 to the present.