Located in one of the nation’s most celebrated urban universities, the department shares a deep commitment to the possibilities a city can bring to human culture— exemplified in the University’s Great Cities initiatives, and in our own emphasis on the history, theory, criticism and reimagination of the city of the past, present, and future. Granting bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in Art History, and offering a certificate concentration at the graduate level in Museum Studies, the department provides a comprehensive program with a breadth of offerings in the global history of architecture, art, and the visual and built environments.