THE UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR and
MINOR in ART HISTORY

Study abroad for the art history major

Special opportunities for art history majors include the option of a semester abroad. Many art history students take advantage of our special relationship with the programs of the American University of Rome. Through AU's World Capitals Program, they may earn up to 15 credit hours of undergraduate credit in the arts and humanities based curriculum that is offered to our students in Rome and in other world capitals.

Students who double-major in Art History along with programs, for example, in International Relations, Business and International Marketing, or Government and Public Adminstration may take a semester abroad in such cities as Brussels, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Madrid, Moscow, or Prague, where they can take courses to satisfy and complement both majors. (Click on World Capitals Program.)

Internships and other Special Opportunities

Special opportunities for undergraduate majors include internships with major Washington museums, galleries, and public agencies, as well as access to American University's Washington Semester Program in the Arts, and to courses at other local universities through the Consortium of Washington Universites.

A partial list of internships available to our students includes:

Museums:

• Anacostia Museum of African-American Art
  
• Archives of American Art
  
• Corcoran Gallery of Art
  
• Freer/Sackler Galleries (Smithsonian)
  
• Hirshhorn Museum (Smithsonian)
  
• Holocaust Museum
  
• National Gallery of Art
  
• National Museum of American Art (Smithsonian)
  
• National Museum of Women in the Arts
  
• National Portrait Gallery
  
• Phillips Collection

  Galleries:

• Baumgartner Gallery (contemporary art)
  
• Guarisco Gallery (19th and early 20th century British and American art)
  
• Hemphill Gallery (contemporary art)
  
• Numark Gallery (contemporary prints and works on paper)
  
• Old Town Alexandria Gallery (pre-1940's American and Native American art)
  
• Perry House Gallery (modern sculpture)
  
• Zenith Gallery

  Arts Organizations:

• GSA (General Services Administration)
  
• US State Department (Art-in-Embassies Program)
  
• Meridian International Center
  
• National Campaign for Freedom of Expression
  

The Art History faculty at American University offers exceptional strengths in Renaissance, Modern and American Art, and in feminist studies.