The mission of the Art History Department of Tyler School of Art of Temple University is to educate students on the graduate and undergraduate levels about visual culture and its history, to foster scholarly research and advance knowledge in the discipline, and to function as a resource of expertise to the University, the region and beyond. The Department offers a variety of critical, theoretical and methodological perspectives and approaches. The goal is to equip students with strong skills in a world in which visual literacy is of great importance. These include: critical, conceptual and creative thinking; written and oral communication; research, analysis, and organization; self-motivation and self-discipline, and visual connoisseurship and acuity. This education is designed to foster a life-long interest in, sensitivity to, and appreciation of the significance of artistic production as a fundamental historical and cultural form of human expression and communication.

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