艺术与艺术史系是一个充满活力的环境，旨在为所有UMKC学生提供教育和经验，以发展他们的创造性和批判性思维技能，他们的艺术创作能力以及在专业和个人情况下的多功能性。该系为从非专业到专业的各种学生提供服务。该系提供通往艺术史或工作室艺术的文学学士学位和硕士学位的课程，以及各个领域的未成年人。艺术史还参加了跨学科博士学位。该计划。<br> <br>学习艺术史或工作室艺术的学生在其教育生涯中获得了广泛的文科基础，并接受了良好的艺术基础培训。小班授课和互动式教学方法为有抱负的艺术专业人士提供了全面的学习环境。该部门
UMKC Essentials is the university-wide curriculum that all undergraduate students will complete. The 30-credit hour program includes a First Year Experience course, three critical thinking courses in the areas of Arts & Humanities, Natural & Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences, a Culture and Diversity course, a Civic & Urban Engagement course, two courses in Written Composition and one course in Oral Communication, and a Math Pathway course. Transfer students entering UMKC will elect from the UMKC Essentials General Education Program or the Missouri Core 42 General Education Curriculum.<br><br>Students graduating from this program will:<br><br>Describe works of art and architecture as aesthetic objects<br>Explore art and architecture as global cultural products<br>Write concisely and coherently, in a well-organized and grammatically correct manner<br>Present a well-supported argument through viable use of research methods<br>Think independently about the nature and meaning of works of art and architecture