Department of History

General Information about the Department

Art History is defined as a branch of science that teaches students the material cultures and historical interpretations. The discipline of Art History; is related to architecture, painting, sculpture that examines the formation of visual arts such as handicrafts in the historical process with scientific methods in terms of political, cultural, religious, social and economic aspects. The program is designed to play a role in understanding the artworks and the artist.

Since its establishment, the department covers Turkish-Islamic Arts Department, Byzantine Art Department, Western Art and Contemporary Art Department. In the Art History education at Anadolu University; there are lectures such as Central Asia on Turkish Art and Architecture, Ottoman Empire Architecture, Western Influences on Ottoman Empire Architecture, Early Christianity and Byzantine Art, Western and Contemporary Art. These lectures emphasize architecture, architectural design, crafts, painting, and sculpture. Also, occupational notions such as Art History terminology and research methods, archaeological excavations in Art History and museum studies are studied. Art History department of Anadolu University is a member of FEDEK (The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of University Programs in Mathematical, Natural and Social Sciences), which was established to develop scientific research and the benefit of society.

Career Opportunities

Students who successfully graduate from the four year Art History education receive the title of Art Historian. Our graduates, who have completed their formation training are assigned as a teacher with the score of the national exams. With the score obtained from the same exam, they can also work as a specialist or researcher in Museums, Cultural Heritage Preservation and Regional Directorates and General Directorate of Foundations affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Also, they can work in private museums and art galleries. Graduates of our department with experience can participate in archaeological studies in Byzantine and Turkish-Islamic excavations. In addition, they can make progress in the academic field by taking master and doctorate education.

Why international students should choose this department to study

Our department attaches great importance to participating in national and international student and academic staff exchange programs at the highest level by providing education at a universal level. It endeavors to produce universal knowledge by developing scientific research projects at international standards. In addition, the education aims to contribute to social welfare and lifelong education-oriented department with the qualified knowledge it produces and qualified graduates it trains.

Anadolu University is an institution with all kinds of completed infrastructure and modern technological facilities. A student-oriented education is provided in a democratic environment. Our lecturers are experienced in national and international fields of Art History. While the lectures given by expert researchers in their field provide theoretical information, the Olympos, Amorium and Karacahisar excavations conducted in our department offer a practical learning method for students.

In addition to the qualifications of our department, Anadolu University is situated in Eskisehir, Turkey and Eskisehir is one of the most popular student-friendly cities for both national and international students. One of the main reasons for this is that the settlement around the university in the city is based on students. In addition, the history of the city BC. Dating back to 3000 years, Eskişehir has a rich cultural heritage because it has hosted many civilizations. Yazılıkaya and the Ancient Phrygian Valley Road, which are the remains of the Phrygian Civilization, are intertwined with both nature and history and are worth seeing. In addition, there are many buildings in the city, either preserved or in ruins, dating to the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. In the city center, many museums such as Eti Archeology Museum, Wooden Works Museum, Meerschaum Museum, Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Contemporary Arts Museum, Cartoon Museum and Glass Arts Museum host their visitors with their rich collections.