ChooseWhy Choose This Program?

Why Study Visual & Material Culture at Goucher?


This program is a 21st-century approach to art history and preservation. 课程在这些学科的基础上扩展,包括考试和角色 图像,物体,建筑和建筑环境不仅仅是作为反射 of history, but actors that make history. 广告牌、Instagram、时尚、城市绿地——它们都在讲述一个故事. Our students 通过调查每件事背后的意义和目的来了解这些故事是什么 人们和社会创造的表达情感和思想的方式.

LearnWhat Will You Learn?

What Will You Learn?


Hands-on learning in the field is essential to this program. Our program uses the 巴尔的摩地区作为一个“学习实验室”,在其中建造了环境、博物馆、建筑 景观,城市绿地和纪念碑提供了体验的机会 人们理解、塑造和回应世界的多方面方式 art and material culture. Additionally, students examine artifacts and rare books 在我们的特别收藏和档案中建立重点展览,从我们的艺术和 Artifact Collection, which contains over 3,000 pieces.    Learn More

DoWhat Will You Do?

What Will You Do?


马里兰历史学会,马里兰保护协会, 马里兰州档案馆,沃尔特斯艺术博物馆,马里兰艺术广场和巴尔的摩博物馆 艺术的学生准备在艺术的各种职业生涯,同时挑战他们的思考 关于他们毕业后对自己的看法,无论是博物馆馆长,还是艺术品 preservation, or the nonprofit art sector. Additional programs at Goucher—such as a concentration in arts management or a certificate in secondary education—also help students find careers managing or teaching the arts.

 

Faculty

Program Contacts
April Oettinger,系主任,视觉与物质文化教授:早期现代视觉 Culture, Venetian Art, History of the Book

Faculty

Rick Delaney,助理教授,艺术与视觉与物质文化:数字媒体,版画

Tina Hirsch Sheller视觉与物质文化助理教授:历史保护与材料 Culture

Allyn Massey, Associate Professor: Sculpture and 3-D Thinking

Matthew McConville, Associate Professor: Painting

April Oettinger,系主任,视觉与物质文化教授:早期现代视觉 Culture, Venetian Art, History of the Book

阿诺德·桑德斯,名誉教授:书籍文学和历史

Affiliate Staff

Janna Dyk, Director of Exhibitions & Curator

Melissa Straw, Director of Conservation and Preservation

Kristen Welzenbach, Digital Initiatives Librarian

Study Abroad

Goucher’s Visual Material & Culture Program, in collaboration with the Arts Administration 项目,提供为期三周的海外学习课程,阿姆斯特丹艺术:艺术管理 in Amsterdam. A course focused on global contemporary art and the Venice Biennale (based in Venice) is under development. Students may also elect to study art history 在一些国家和地区的云顶集团批准的学期项目中, including Italy, France, Denmark, Scotland, and West Africa.

Visit the Office of Global Education for more information.

Opportunities & Internships

Internships


实习帮助学生探索可能性,云顶集团课堂学习,并有所收获 experience. Explore internships and credit options.

通过与学生建立关系,学生可以通过实习获得大学学分 地区博物馆,保护组织,图书馆,文化非营利组织,政府 代理商,艺术家,画廊和设计工作室,以及通过专业 relationships researched by the student. These provide students with hands-on experience and help them establish professional contacts. Goucher students may take courses through 一个包括约翰霍普金斯大学马里兰研究所在内的机构联盟 College of Art, and Towson University.

The Spencer Award


埃莉诺·斯宾塞奖每年颁发给即将升学的二年级学生 a major in visual and material culture or a minor in studio art. It funds outstanding research projects requiring travel to complete. Proposals are 在春季学期早期提交给项目主席,并由委员会审查 program faculty.

 

Student Employment


Student employment connects students to both on and off-campus opportunities. The Career Education Office 为有或没有联邦工作学习的学生提供资源和支持 工作,提交申请,并了解更多关于求职过程. Students have access to Handshake -一个招聘、活动、简历/求职信和职业管理的网站.

Major & Career Exploration


探索职业选择,选择专业,做出职业决定是一个多步骤的过程 鼓励所有学生尽早和经常参与的过程. Goucher students have a variety of resources available through the Majors and Career page to assist them in this process.

Job Search


云顶集团教育为学生准备今天的就业市场和未来. Students 能透过网站寻找工作机会及查阅求职资源吗 CEO Job Search page.

Graduate & Professional School


学生可以云顶集团资源来搜索和申请研究生和专业 school through the CEO Graduate and Professional School page,通过教职员工,或利用自己的资源,网络和 tools.

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School 4+1 BA/MS Program


云顶集团和约翰霍普金斯大学凯里商学院也招收云顶集团的学生 a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program. This 4+1 program 他拥有云顶集团大学的学士学位和约翰大学的理学硕士学位 霍普金斯大学的商业分析和风险管理,信息系统,医疗保健 management, finance, or marketing. Students can apply during their junior year. GRE 或GMAT考试已被豁免,但申请人必须达到最低累积GPA 3.25分或以上,通过部分定量推理课程,成绩为 B or better.

Alumni SpotlightChevron iconAlex Ebstein ’07

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Alex Ebstein ’07


“在云顶集团,我学到了兴趣和目标可以把你带到任何地方.”

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