<p>I’m a current junior majoring in History of Art at Bryn Mawr and I absolutely love the program. We have a Graduate program in History of Art so all of the courses are instructed by graduate-level professors. I love that the curriculum is centered around seminars-- you won’t find a generic 101 lecture here. The program really encourages you to pursue an individualized track while working closely with really excellent professors. Haverford doesn’t have an art history program (they use ours), but Swarthmore and UPenn do. Because of the Graduate program you could even pursue a 4/5 BA/MA program-- meaning you could begin taking graduate courses as an undergrad and accomplish your Master’s Degree with only one additional year of study. I’m currently taking a course at Penn, and while I don’t dislike it, I think my Bryn Mawr courses have been much more in-depth and theoretically challenging. Outside of the classroom Philly has a great art scene, but I also love being able to take quick weekend or day trips to New York or DC to go to museums. It’s about 2 hours to New York and 2.5 to DC. </p>
<p>Here’s more info about the 4/5 programs: [The</a> Combined A.B. / M.A. Program](<a href=“http://www.brynmawr.edu/deans/exp_acad_options/comb_AB_MA_prog.shtml]The”>http://www.brynmawr.edu/deans/exp_acad_options/comb_AB_MA_prog.shtml)</p>