Art HistoryMajor

CORE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

All Art History majors will take the following three courses (10 credits):

• ARTHIST 101 and ARTHIST 102, Art | Culture | Context, the foundational Art History courses
• ARTVIS 111 or ARTVIS 112, Foundations in Art Practices, or another Visual Arts course

In addition, Eight (8) elective courses in Art History, including

• One course in each of the following regional-historical divisions:
  1. Ancient Mediterranean art & architecture (Egypt, Greece, and Rome)
  2. Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art & architecture (Europe)
  3. Modern and contemporary art & architecture (after 1800; global)
  4. Arts & architecture of Africa, Islam, Asia, and the indigenous Americas
• Four (4) courses at the 300 level or above, including one 400-level seminar. These courses may also satisfy the regional-historical distribution requirement.

ART HISTORY with MUSEUM CONCENTRATION.

Twelve courses (minimum 37 credit hours)

In addition to the Core Requirements for the Major,

• ARTHIST 282, Introduction to African Arts & Museums, or an equivalent course

Seven (7) elective courses in Art History, including

• One course in each of the following regional-historical divisions (as above)
• Four (4) courses at the 300 level or above, including one 400-level seminar. These courses may also satisfy the regional-historical distribution requirement.
• Two (2) courses with a museum focus, generally topics courses in Art History that focus on museum collections or practices, conservation, or the history of collecting. Eligible courses will be designated in the course atlas as appropriate for the concentration.

One (1) Museum-related Practicum, either an approved internship (ARTHIST 397), for at least two (2) credit hours; or Supervised Reading & Research (ARTHIST 398), for at least two (2) credit hours.

ART HISTORY with VISUAL ARTS CONCENTRATION.

Twelve courses (minimum 41 credit hours)

In addition to the Core Requirements for the Major:

Six (6) elective courses in Art History, including

• One course in each of the regional-historical divisions (as above)
• Three (3) courses at the 300 level or above, including one 400-level seminar. These courses may also satisfy the divisional requirement, above.

Three (3) elective courses in Visual Arts, including one course at the 200 level or above. An Independent Study project (ARTVIS 398) may fulfill this requirement.

General information

Maker and materials courses: Up to two (2) of the maker and materials courses may count as electives toward the Major and the Major with Museums Concentration; only one (1) of these courses may count toward the Major with Visual Arts Concentration. These courses include ARTHIST 103, Understanding Architecture; ARTHIST 104, Great Buildings; ARTHIST 210, Introduction to Computer-Aided Design; ARTHIST 387, Issues in Art Conservation; and ARTHIST 388, Technical Art History.

Pass/fail: No more than one course taken S/U may be applied to the Major. Seminars (400-level courses),to satisfy the requirements for the Major, must be taken for a letter grade. To fulfill the requirements for the Visual Arts Concentration, all Visual Arts courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Study abroad: Up to two (2) courses completed in approved study-abroad programs may be used to fulfill elective requirements for the Major; students may petition the department to allow a third. Only one (1) approved Visual Arts course may count toward the Visual Arts Concentration.

Independent study: No more than three (3) hours of Supervised Reading and Research (ARTHIST 398) may be applied to the Major. This does not include the three (3) hours of Independent Study in Visual Arts (ARTVIS 398) that may be taken toward the Visual Arts Concentration, or the practicum in the Museum Concentration.

Internships: An internship (ARTHIST 397) may not be applied to the Major unless it is completed as part of the Museum Concentration.