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Academic Accelerator - Bachelor of Arts - Art History at University of Illinois at Chicago: Tuition: $33,000.00 USD/year (Scholarship Available)

Academic Accelerator - Bachelor of Arts - Art History at University of Illinois at Chicago: Tuition: $33,000.00 USD/year (Scholarship Available)

Academic Accelerator Program (AAP) is a balanced first-year program for international students with good English-language skills. It supplements immersive classes taught in English with just the right amount of support.

 

As a student in the Academic Accelerator, you’ll receive:

  • The right amount of support for your academic and English-speaking needs
  • A full year’s worth of college credits
  • Access to courses exclusively for international students
  • English-language help with words you need to know for your classes
  • A mix of classes with international and U.S. students
Art History is the critical inquiry into how people have reimagined their worlds through art, architecture, photography, film, performance, and design. More than anything else, it is a history of creativity. In an increasingly global, competitive, and image-saturated world, it is vital that students be able to think critically and creatively about how visual forms communicate across cultures. 

The UIC program in Art History introduces students to the work of artists, architects, designers, and thinkers who have changed the course of history. Classes cover all historical periods and most of the world’s cultures. Students are trained in the fundamentals of historical analysis, visual literacy, and theoretical understanding. In addition to going on to successful careers as academics and museum professionals, graduates work in teaching, publishing, arts administration, art conservation, public culture, historic preservation, journalism, advertising, business, law, and medicine.

The department's world-renowned faculty are specialists in:
•    Pre-Columbian and Native American Art
•    The Architecture, Archaeology and Art History of the Medieval Mediterranean
•    South Asian Architecture and Art
•    Renaissance and Baroque Architecture, Architectural Theory, and Military Architecture
•    European Art since 1700
•    Modern and Contemporary Architecture, Design, and Theory
•    Modern Art, the Avant-Garde, and Art since 1945
•    Modern and Contemporary Performance Art
•    Critical Theory, Film Theory, and the History of Photography
•    Museum Studies, Curriculum Theories, and Social Justice Pedagogies

Admission Requirements

  • Minimum Level of Education Required: Grade 12 / High School
  • Min GPA: 63.0% 
  • English Proficiency Requirements:
    For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
    • Min TOEFL iBT: 68 (Min Listening: 14.0, Min Reading: 14.0, Min Speaking: 14.0, Min Writing: 14.0)
    • Min IELTS overall: 5.5 (Min Listening: 5.0, Min Reading: 5.0, Min Speaking: 5.0, Min Writing: 5.0)
    • Min Duolingo English Test Score: 90
    • Min PTE overall: 46 (Min Listening: 42, Min Reading: 42, Min Speaking: 42, Min Writing: 42)
    This program does NOT offer conditional admission

Other fees:

  • Health Insurance Fee: $1,140 per year
  • Student Fees: $2,038 per year
  • Academic Facilities Maintenance Fund Assessment Fee: $452 per year
  • Library and Information Technology Assessment Fee: $294 per year
* Note: Additional fees may apply
** All fees are subject to change without notice
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