Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Visual Culture
Franklin University Switzerland
Key Information
Campus location
Sorengo, Switzerland
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CHF 25,800 / per year **
Application deadline
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* regular freshman, transfer and study abroad admissions
** annual tuition fee for Swiss/EU/EEA Citizens; $45.700 annual tuition fee for US Nationals / Permanent Residents and Canadian Nationals; CHF 49,900 annual tuition fee for other nationalities
Introduction
Understand the visual world from a variety of viewpoints
Art History and Visual Culture courses investigate the production of art, architecture, and film through the technical, social, economic, cultural, psychological, and epistemological forces at work when they were produced and viewed. The major places a particular emphasis on how images form beliefs and values, taking into account issues of ethnicity, gender, and class.
Addressing questions of chronology, theory, and methodology, the curriculum proceeds from a disciplinary to an interdisciplinary approach, guiding students in the development of analytical and synthetic thinking about visual culture. Students are encouraged to take classes in Communication and Media Studies and Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies and to apply the methods from these disciplines to the study of art history and visual culture. Students who have completed the major will be prepared to enter graduate and specialized studies in art history and visual culture. They may also choose a career in a gallery, museum, auction house, in the art-publishing sector, or some specialized corporate environments.
Art History and Visual Culture Requirements
*All Bachelor of Arts degrees require a total of 120 credits consisting of Core Requirements, Major Requirements, and General Elective courses. Prerequisites may be required for courses outside of the major.
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