Join the Extended Accelerator for a Bachelor in Art History at American University. Experience immersive learning and cultural insights. Apply now!
The Extended Accelerator Program (EAP) may be completed in a few as three semesters and is for students seeking an immersive English-learning experience. The program gives students a firsthand, practical, and cultural understanding of the American University campus and the Washington, DC, area through its contextual curriculum. Students may enter the program in the spring or fall and progress into year two of their undergraduate education with up to a full year’s worth of academic credits. Depending on their intended degree, they may choose their elective curriculum in social sciences, humanities, or the sciences. In Extended Accelerator - Bachelor of Arts - Art History, the Art History community at American University interrogates power structures that underlie image-making and interpretation. As the only art history program dedicated to feminist study and its intersections, American University are devoted to revisionist historical approaches that investigate a variety of human experiences in a global society. It is collective endeavor to explore relationships between images, power, and identity in all dimensions, including gender, race, class, and sexuality. The art history curriculum offers breadth, depth, and access to outstanding professors who are leaders in their field. With approximately 40 undergraduate and 25 graduate students active in the program each year, the Art History Program is a close-knit community, and all students receive faculty mentorship throughout their time at American University.
