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southern california resources
The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UCSB is a major resource for students and faculty pursuing work across disciplinary boundaries. The Center provides funding for interdisciplinary research, supports conferences, symposia and other activities, and brings scholars of international distinction to campus. Various programs in historical, area, ethnic, and gender studies, among whcih are Asian Studies, Chicano Studies, Film Studies, Religious Studies, Renaissance Studies, and Woman's Studies, offer opportunities for students to study and teach in areas related to their particular interests.
Off-campus, the Santa Barbara Museum
of Art has excellent collections
of European, American, and Asian art, including ancient artefacts,
photographs, prints, and drawings. Both the Santa Barbara Museum of
Art and the Contemporary Art Forum of Santa Barbara frequently collaborate
with faculty and students. The Getty Museum, the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art, the Armand
Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center at UCLA, the Henry
E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery, the Norton
Simon Museum, as well as many other
museums and galleries in Los Angeles are two hours away, and a further
source for teaching and research. These museums have internationally important
collections in Ancient, Asian, Baroque, British, Contemporary and Pre-Columbian
art, as well as decorative arts, illuminated manuscripts, and photography.
Students may intern in all these institutions; the department offers many
opportunities to prepare students for museum careers. Faculty and students
are actively involved in critical and archival research, archaeological
excavations, and cultural research world-wide.
At UCSB interdisciplinary offerings are extensive, beginning with the
programs of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, Medieval Studies
and Renaissance Studies and extending to the Women's
Studies Program,
the Chicano Studies and Black
Studies Departments and many others.
A page of Career Information for Art History Students is a useful resource
for students researching the job market, looking for internships, or
exploring alternative careers.
