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Welcome!
Our faculty and staff reflect the widening scope of our discipline with particular strengths in the areas of classical Mediterranean archaeology, medieval and Renaissance art,
and the art and architecture of modern Europe and the Americas.
Current faculty research interests range from early Greece and Rome to modern architecture and contemporary painting. Resources available to faculty and students include the department's Visual Resources Center and the Museum of Art and Archaeology, both located in Pickard Hall, as well as the extensive collections of Ellis Library.
We share with our graduate assistants a tradition of excellence in teaching and advising at all curricular levels. We currently have about eighty undergraduate majors who are exploring the Western art historical tradition through a sequence of courses in the department. Nearly thirty graduate students are working closely with their faculty advisors on individualized programs of study. Several of our masters and doctoral students are further broadening their experience by pursuing an interdisciplinary minor in Ancient Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Museum Studies, or Historic Preservation. In recent years our students have studied or conducted research in Europe, Asia, and across North America with the support of Fulbright fellowships, Kress travel grants, and other national awards. Our programs prepare students for a variety of employment and study opportunities in arts-related fields. Recent graduates are working in art galleries and museums, businesses, government agencies, research institutes, colleges, and universities throughout the country.
Many department majors are active in Arts Spectrum, a student organization that regularly meets and organizes field-trips to regional museums. The AHA Graduate Student Association enriches the department's cultural life and co-sponsors with the University of Kansas an annual conference on current research in the field. Featured presentations and public symposia with distinguished guest scholars are regularly sponsored through the department's Blake-More Godwin lecture fund, the Archaeological Institute of America lecture series, and other campus organizations.
Specific program inquiries should be directed to Professor Keith Eggener, Director of Undergraduate Studies, or Professor Sue Langdon, Director of Graduate Studies. For further information about the department you are invited to contact me or individual faculty directly.
Anne Rudloff Stanton
Chair
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University of Missouri-Columbia
