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Art History
 
Degree Requirements

Those who concentrate in Art History are required to complete a minimum of 11 courses (33 credits).


Those who wish to minor in Art History take 6 courses (18 credits).


Required courses for Art History concentration

  • ART 101 Drawing I

  • ART 122 History of Western Art I OR ART 124 Art History Survey I (Museum-based)

  • ART 123 History of Western Art II


Additional requirements for Art History concentration
  • ART 400 Senior Art History Seminar: Research Project and Presentation

  • One additional studio art course

  • Six additional art history courses, at least two of which are 300-level or above and include one course covering each of the following areas:

    • Ancient - medieval

    • Renaissance - Baroque

    • 18th-century - modern

    • Non-western art

Required courses for Art History minor:

  • ART 101 Drawing I OR ART 115 Graphic Design

  • ART 122 History of Western Art I OR ART 124 Art History Survey I (Museum-based)

  • ART 123 History of Western Art II

  • ART 400 Senior Art History Seminar

Electives for Art History minor (Students choose 2)

  • ART 221 Ancient Art

  • ART 223 Renaissance Art and Architecture

  • ART 225 The Meaning of Modern Art

  • ART 227 Realism to Post-Impressionism

  • ART 229 Art Since 1945

  • ART 232 African Art and Architecture

  • ART 235 Women and Art

  • ART 299, 399 0r 499 Independent Study in the Visual Arts

  • ART 300 Internship in the Visual Arts

  • ART 350 Special Topics in Art History

 

 
  • Toby Norris
    Assistant Professor of Art History,
    Department of Art, Music and Theatre
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