Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the major in Art and Art History at NYU Abu Dhabi, all students are expected to have developed:

1. Visual literacy, conceived as knowledge of the visual arts from a range of world cultures and forms, according to generally accepted categories of style, iconography, periodization, region, and media, as exemplified in a variety of individual works of art.
2. The ability to examine and analyze central questions and topics in Art and Art History, including different forms of art history, art theory, art criticism, art practice, curatorial practice, and aesthetics.
3. The ability to synthesize practice and reflection in academic scholarship and artistic production.
4. Basic to intermediate skills in a range of artistic media.
5. The ability to recognize and articulate a question or problem related to art that can be explicated, explored, and at least tentatively answered in an essay or paper that meets academic standards of organization, presentation of evidence, clarity of expression, and independent thought.
6. A specialization in one particular area of visual arts practice and/or art history sufficient for the production of a Capstone project.