Iowa City,
IA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Art History in Iowa City United States | University of Iowa
University of Iowa
|
Iowa City United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
30,754
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
Art History explores cultural interpretation through historical analysis, offering comprehensive humanities education. This curriculum equips students for advanced studies in Art History, humanities, or similar disciplines.
The program builds a solid liberal arts foundation while emphasizing critical visual analysis, textual interpretation, scholarly writing, and research methodologies. Iowa pioneered combining Studio Art and Art History within a single institution, a model maintained today through the School of Art, Art History, and Design. This dual approach reflects the belief that artists gain from studying historical traditions, historians benefit from hands-on artistic practice, and educators require expertise in both areas. The university additionally provides a BA in Art and originated the artist-as-teacher model. As an Art or Art History student, you'll learn from globally recognized faculty whose creative works and publications are showcased in international collections.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
Students must meet the following requirements for admission: completion of academic upper secondary school (generally a total of 12-13 years of primary and secondary education); a corresponding secondary school diploma or leaving certificate; completion of minimum high school course requirements of the following: 4 years of English/language arts; 2 years in a single language of world languages; 3 years including courses in physical science, biology, chemistry, environmental science and physics of natural science; 3 years of social studies; 2 years of algebra; and 1 year of geometry.
English Language Requirements:
- An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) total score of 6.5, with no sub score lower than 6.0
- Internet-based test (iBT): 80 with no sub score lower than 17
- Revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test: no sub score lower than 17
- Paper-based test (PBT): 530
- An ACT English sub score of 21
- An SAT Reading score of 29
- A Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 53 with no sub-scores lower than 47
Tuition
USD
30,754