UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR: BA in Art W/ Concentration in Art History CREDITS REQUIRED in MAJOR: 42

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR: BA in Art w/ Concentration in Art History CREDITS REQUIRED IN MAJOR: 42

FOUNDATION/REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES

COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITES
ART 141 / Surface, Space, Time 2D / 3 / None
ART 151 / Fundamentals of Perceptual Drawing / 3 / None
ARH 111 / Prehistory through Medieval / 3 / College Writing
ARH 112 / Renaissance to the Present / 3 / College Writing

SELECT 5 CLASSES FROM THE FOLLOWING:

ARH 321, 322, or 323 / Classical, Medieval, or Renaissance Art / 3 / ARH 111, 112
ARH 325, 326, 327, or 328 / Modern Art / 3 / ARH 111, 112
ARH 310 or 329 / Non-Western Art / 3 / ARH 111, 112
ARH 410 or ARH 412 / Seminar in Art Historyor Topics in Art History (with permission of the ArtDepartment Chair) / 3 / ARH 111, 112
ART 400 / Internship in the Visual Arts / 3 / ARH 111, 112

MAJOR ELECTIVES: 15CREDITS

ARH XXX / Two Art History elective courses (any upper-level ARH course) / 6 / ARH 111, 112
ARH XXX, HTY XXX, ANT XXX, ENG XXX, or CLA XXX / 3 approved upper-level electives from one or more of these areas: Art History, History, Anthropology, Literature, or Classics. Consultw/art history advisor to select appropriate courses. / 9 / ARH 111, 112 and/or as prescribed by major offering course.

MAJOR COURSES OVERLAPPING IN THE CORE:

CORE AREA / COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / REQUIRED BY MAJOR?
CE / ART141 or ART151 / Surface, Space, Time 2D
or
Fundamentals of Perceptual Drawing / Yes
CI / ARH111 or ARH112 / Prehistory through Medieval or
Renaissance to the Present / Yes
INT / ARH111 or ARH112 / Prehistory through Medieval or
Renaissance to the Present / Yes
EISRC / ARH312 / Art as Social Action
Prerequisite: Successful completion of an upper-level art history course with a grade of C or better. / No

Text from the 2016-2017 Catalog

The BA in Art with aConcentration in Art Historyis designed for students wishing to concentrate more on the historical analysis of art than on art making. Students focus on historical analysis, research, critical thinking and writing. Their studies give them a foundation for a variety of post-graduate options such as museum and gallery work, art criticism, graduate school, and teaching.

To become a matriculated art major with a concentration in art history, the student must apply for admission to the program during the semester the foundation courses are being completed or the semester after their completion. No portfolio is required. The student may obtain the appropriate form in the Art Department office.

To receive credit toward the major, the student must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA in art history courses. Students are encouraged to acquire a reading knowledge of a foreign language, preferably French or German.

Pre-approved upper-level electives from other departments: COM 284 Film Appreciation; ANT 220 North American Indians; ANT 224 Ancient Mesoamerica; ANT 250 Archaeology of South America; ANT 254 Archaeology of East Asia; RUS 293G Survey of Russian Cinema; PHI 220 Philosophy of Art; PHI 221 Philosophy of Film.

Core curriculum codes

EYE – Entry Year Experience

CW – College Writing

QR – Quantitative Reasoning

CE – Creative Expression

SCA – Socio-cultural Analysis

CI – Cultural Interpretation

SE – Science Exploration

EISRC – Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, & Citizenship

DIV – Diversity

INT – International

CAP - Capstone