B.A. in Art History
The Bachelor of Arts in Art History provides a solid foundation in the study of the visual art and architecture through time and across cultures using a process of investigation that is interdisciplinary in approach. The program introduces students to the wide range a artistic styles and periods, social focuses and cultural ideologies that shape the creation of art, and strategies for analyzing and interpreting meaning(s). Art history is a rich and varied filed of study that stimulates the imagination and encourages intellectual curiosity. This degree program is suitable for those who wish to pursue further study of art history at the graduate level or a career in museums, galleries or art organizations.
| B.A. in Art History | Hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education Core Requirements | 62-64 | ||
| Foreign Language (FRE or GER at the 2000 level or above fulfills requirement) | 0 | ||
| Major Requirements | 39 | ||
| Required Art History Survey Courses |
3
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| ART 2800, Art History I (counts in the General Education BELL Core) | 0 | ||
| ART 2810, Art History II |
3
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| ART 4015, Art Senior Capstone | 3 | ||
| Required Theory and Methods Courses | 9 | ||
| SOC 2010 Cultural Theory |
3
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| ART 3650 Museum Studies | 3 | ||
| ART 3660 Art History Research and Methodology |
3
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| Art History Seminars - Pre-Modern or Non-Western (select 3 courses) | 9 | ||
| ART 4600, Art and Architecture of Egypt and the Near East |
3 |
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| ART 4610, Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome | 3 | ||
| ART 4620, Early Christian & Byzantine Art |
3
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| ART 4630, Asian Art & Architecture | 3 | ||
| ART 4640, Pre-Columbian Art & Architecture |
3
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| ART 4650, Romanesque & Gothic Art and Architecture | 3 | ||
| ART 4660, Art of Italian Renaissance |
3
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| ART 4670, Art of Northern Renaissance | 3 | ||
| ART 4680, Art of Baroque & Rococo Renaissance |
3
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| Art History Seminars - Modern Era (select 4 courses) | 12 | ||
| ART 4690, History of American Art: 1645 - 1945 | 3 | ||
| ART 4700, 19th Century Art and Architecture | 3 | ||
| ART 4710, African-American Art |
3
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| ART 4720, History of Photography | 3 | ||
| ART 4730, Modernism and the Visual Arts |
3 |
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| ART 4740, Postmodernism and the Visual Arts | 3 | ||
| ART 4750, Women Artists Throughout History |
3 |
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| ART 4760, Special Topics in Art History | 3 | ||
| Art History Special Studies (optional substitutions for seminars) | 3 | ||
| ART 1950-4950 Studies Abroad | 3 | ||
| ART 4850 Art Internship | 3 | ||
| ART Electives (select 2 courses) | 6 | ||
| ART 1010, Principles of 2-D Design | 3 | ||
| ART 1011, 2D Principles of Color | 3 | ||
| ART 1020, Principles of 3D Design | 3 | ||
| ART 1030, Drawing I | 3 | ||
| ART 1050, Painting I | 3 | ||
| ART 1060, Photography I | 3 | ||
| ART 1070, Clay | 3 | ||
| ART 1080, Sculpture | 3 | ||
| ART 1090 Printmaking I | 3 | ||
| ART 1400 Digital Imaging | 3 | ||
| Minor (Outside of ART) | 18 | ||
| General Electives |
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6 |
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| Total Hours | 128 | ||