The goal of this series is to serve as a Primer for High Schoolers about a College Major, through our conversations with Faculty Experts in the various US Colleges and Universities.

We continue this series with Art History, with Prof. Alexa Sand of Utah State University.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

• What is Art History ?
• Areas of Art History
• Research Topics
• Skills Needed
• Career Opportunities

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introducing Prof. Alexa Sand [0:59]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:55]
• What is Art History? [4:30]
• The Origins [5:23]
• Why is Art History a Discipline? [8:46]
• Importance of Art History [11:07]
• Areas of Art History [13:34]
• Art Across Geographies [16:38]
• Research Topics  [20:18]
• Skills Needed  [24:28]
• Is Art History for You? [27:12]
• Career Opportunities [29:43]
• Prof. Sand’s Art History Journey [33:15]

Our Guest: Alexa Sand is a Professor of Art History and the Associate VP of Research at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. Prof. Sand graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Art History and Anthropology from Williams College. She received her Master’s and PhD degrees in Art History from the University of California Berkeley.

Memorable Quote: “And the other great thing about Art History is it is often a really complimentary major to other fields of study. So you're an Anthropology major, or you're a Cognitive Science major, or you're a Civil Engineering major, like art history really plugs into so many different fields, because it touches on so many realms of human experience.” Prof. Alexa Sand.

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