To participate in the program of study, students must fill out a Major Declaration Form, and the appropriate checklist downloadable from the Art History Website Resources page under Material Culture Forms. Fill these out with your advisor and turn in to your department office.

Undergraduate students areSzur encouraged to sample across departments to build upon their departmental majors. At the graduate level, students apply to the department or program that best addresses their interests and goals, and then pursue the Chest-on-chest, detail of finial, 1765/1775, Philadelphia, Mahogany, 94 1/2 x 46 1/2 x 23 1/4 in., courtesy of the Chipstone Foundation, 1996.170, photo Gavin Ashworthrecommended courses for a material culture emphasis in conjunction with the degree requirements of their home department. A student may build upon core courses with a number of exciting electives.  

Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to pursue an individualized program of study that builds upon core courses and multiple electives. Our “classroom” is broad and varied, as we make use of a variety of local research collections, buildings, and sites to study and interpret "Gee Mommy but you're pretty," Pond's soap advertisement, ca. 1944the material world. We like to think that after you study material culture, the world will never be the same.

 



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