BA in Art History/Italian Studies (Honors) in Newark United States | University of Delaware

Art History provides students with analytical perspectives on how artistic and cultural traditions have evolved throughout history and around the globe. We enhance visual literacy, refine writing proficiency, and ignite creativity through encounters with artworks, artifacts, and architectural wonders that have inspired devotion, fueled revolutions, and provoked powerful emotions. Nearby institutions like the UD Library, Museums and Press serve as hands-on learning spaces where students cultivate their skills as art critics and museum professionals. Our curriculum covers diverse artistic traditions including American (encompassing Native American, African American and Latin American), European, African, Asian, and Islamic art, along with material culture and architectural studies. Students can pursue interdisciplinary paths through double majors or joint programs combining Art History with fields like Art Conservation, Anthropology, English, History, and various Languages, Literatures & Cultures. By exploring humanity's creative legacy, we inspire students to engage as global citizens.

Experience the allure of Italy and its language. The Italian program offers students an exceptionally enriching linguistic and cultural journey. Our passionate faculty deliver engaging courses covering language, literature, cultural studies, film, history, politics, and contemporary issues, including classes taught in translation. Both on campus and through study abroad opportunities, students develop comprehensive language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—while absorbing Italy's vibrant culture. This program prepares graduates for advanced academic study or careers in international business, journalism, translation, publishing, marketing, tourism, education, and numerous other professional fields.