Academics
Bzdak Endowed Travel Award for Study in Italy
PURPOSE: This annual award was established by Drs. Michael J. and Meredith Arms Bzdak to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students for the study and/or research of Art History in Milan, Italy. The purpose of the travel award is to acquaint students with early Christian, medieval, and Renaissance art and architecture in Milan as well as the Milan as a contemporary capital of design, style, and fashion. In some cases, study in another Italian city will be supported.
CRITERIA: The Bzdak Endowed Travel Award for Study in Milan shall be awarded based on merit to a full-time undergraduate junior or senior majoring in Art History at Rutgers-New Brunswick planning to travel to Milan, Italy. Examples of qualified students include: undergraduates who will be undertaking an Art History honors thesis that focuses on Italian art, contemporary design, or architecture, and who wish to travel to Milan to undertake research; students who are planning to pursue an M.A. or Ph.D. in Art History and wish to study informally in Milan to further their knowledge of Italian art; and/or students who are participating in a study abroad program that does not go to Milan and want to use Bzdak Endowed Travel Award monies to travel to this city. Monies may not be used to offset expenses associated with a formal study abroad program in Milan. If there are no qualified students during a given year, funds may be awarded for travel to another Italian city.
The award amount is approximately $2,900.
SELECTION PROCEDURE: Selection will be made by a committee advisory to the undergraduate program director. Only one award may be given each year, based on the availability of funds.
HOW TO APPLY: The application consists of 4 parts
1) Cover sheet listing your name, RUID, major(s), minor(s), GPA, and class year.
2) Un-Official Transcript
3) Research Statement: a statement of research plan and goals, not to exceed 1000 words.
4) Recommendation: one letter of recommendation from a professor or instructor. This letter may be delivered to the Undergraduate Director via email:
Parts 1, 2 and 3 should be combined into a single PDF and submitted to the Undergraduate Program Director via email:
The deadline in 2026 is March 9th, 2026 at 5PM.
Attention Art History Majors, especially juniors and seniors:
Please consider applying for these fellowships, which are available only to art history majors!
Contact Jenevieve DeLosSantos,
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Rutgers University
Department of Art History
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Internships
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR ART HISTORY
An internship involves registration for 3 credits under the rubric of: 082:495 or 496, “Internship in Art History”
To earn three credits the student must put in approximately 14 days of work (7.5 hours per day) at the chosen institution. This is approximately 105 hours. The student keeps a journal – a brief account of work done, etc.--and also submits a two- to three-page summary of his/her activities. The journal and summary should be emailed to the Art History Undergraduate Program Director by the last day of classes.
For a student doing an internship in the summer, requirements are the same except that as the numbers 495 and/or 496 do not exist in the summer, the student will do the internship and then register for the relevant course the following autumn. Those enrolled in the course retroactively (for example, in the fall semester for a summer internship) may hand in the journal and report close the beginning of the fall semester.
Internships at museums often offer credit instead of an hourly wage. If the student is paid, and that is the standard in museum practice as of 2020, the department will also give credit. Some host institutions will consider commuting time as part of the day, but not all. The student must negotiate this individually.
Students may choose to work intensively over Spring break to build up the required number of hours.
The student’s supervisor at the host institution will be requested to provide an evaluation. The UPD will write directly to the supervisors shortly before the end of the semester.
The student is responsible for identifying internship opportunities and negotiating with the host institution. We have placed student interns at the Art Library and the Zimmerli. Be persistent! Sometimes the most interesting internships are at small organizations, because you will be given a lot of responsibility. Do not limit yourself to the official competitions at the Met or other big museums.
All internships are subject to approval by the Undergraduate Director.
Check this list of opportunities: Internships for undergraduates.xlsx
Certificate in Historic Preservation
The Program
The Certificate in Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies offers undergraduate students a theoretical and practical introduction to the fields of cultural heritage and historic preservation through a combination of special courses and supervised internships. The program is multi-disciplinary and transcultural in nature, embracing state and national concerns, while also reflecting the surge of interest in conservation issues on a global scale. These developments have resulted in the rapid expansion of organizations devoted to the preservation issues and a dramatic increase in educational and career opportunities.
The Certificate Program offers a combination of courses originating in the Department of Art History and courses anchored in other departments and units. The Certificate Program is also open to graduate students in all units of the University who wish to pursue the Certificate in association with an advanced degree.
To be eligible for the Certificate, students must have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher and contact/apply through the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy . A Certificate in Historic Preservation will be awarded to all students who complete the program with an average of B or higher. The Certificate will be conferred only with the awarding a B.A. or graduate degree in an established department or other degree-granting program of the University.
Program Requirements
The Certificate Program consists of five three-credit courses. Two of these, taken in any sequence, are required core courses: Seminar in Cultural Heritage Preservation and History and Theories of Architectural Preservation. Elective courses can be selected from any of those listed on the back of this brochure. Prerequisites to the individual courses must be met by those enrolled. The fifth of five required courses is a supervised internship approved in advance in writing by the Director of CHAPS and the Department of Art History. More than the required five courses can be taken.
Core Courses (to be offered every year in conjunction with the Bloustein School):
Art History
01:082:430 Seminar in Cultural Heritage Preservation (Fall)
34:970:511 Theories and Methods of Architectural Preservation
(cross-listed as 01:082:431) (Spring)
Elective Courses:
Art History
01:082:300 History of Modern Crafts and Design
01:082:301 Ancient Architecture
01:082:304 Architect and Society in England
01:082:367 American Art 1585-1876
01:082:368 Modern American Art
01:082:391 Nineteenth-Century Architecture
01:082:392 Twentieth-Century Architecture
01:082:397 Medieval Architecture
01:082:420 African Architecture
01:082:421 Contemporary American Architecture
01:082:428 The Modern City
01:082:445 Studies in the Art & Architecture of New Jersey
01:082:446 Studies in American Architecture
16:082:528 Modern Architecture
16:082:529 Design of Cities
16:082:536 Renaissance Architecture
16:082:540 English Architecture
16:082:547 Baroque Architecture
16:082:568 History of Modern Decorative Arts
16:082:590/591 Internship in Historic Preservation
16:082:637 Problems in Renaissance Architecture
16:082:642 Problems in Baroque Architecture
Planning/Public Policy
10:975:499/833:683 Public Policy and the Arts
34:920:585 Cultural Tourism
34:970:525 Property Theory and Policy
34:970:604 Land Development Practice
34:970:510 Smart Growth Studio
34:970:510 Zoning Communities of Place
34:970:508 Legal Aspects of Environmental Planning
10:975:478 History of Planning Thought
Environmental Resources
11:372:322 Surveying and Mapping
11:372:409 New Jersey Planning Practice
American Studies
01:050:304 The American City
01:050:308 New York City: the Culture of Metropolis
Anthropology
01:070:333 Colonial Archaeology
01:070:393 Cultural Resource Management
16:070:581 Historical Development of Archaeology
16:070:584 The Built Environment
16:070:587 Field Study in Archaeology
Geography
01:450:331 New Jersey
01:450:321 Geographic Information Systems
16:450:501 Introduction to Natural Resources Management
16:450:502 Resource Management Decision Making
16:450:514 Environment and Culture
16:450:516 Urban Geography
16:450:522 Tourism Geography
16:450:625 Seminar in Geographic Information Systems
Landscape Architecture
11:550:330 History of Landscape Architecture
11:550:430 Advanced Landscape History Seminar
Capstone Seminar in Art History
All Art History Majors must take the department's one-term CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN ART HISTORY (082:491, 082:492). The seminar should be completed during the junior or senior year. The course content depends upon the individual instructor, but all students present an oral report and write a research paper. Art History Majors may also choose and are strongly encouraged to take a second one-term capstone seminar in Art History. With permission of the UPD, this second seminar can be used to fulfill an area requirement related to the topic of the seminar. To enroll in the seminars, majors must obtain a special permission number. The seminars are typically not open to sophomores, but interested students should contact the UPD.