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Art and Art History Major, Art History Emphasis

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For more information about the department, honors/high honors, transfer credit, etc., visit the art and art history department page.

Major Requirements

A student who completes the major program earns a degree in art and art history.

Required Courses

ARTS 100 - Introduction to Studio Art (SA)
One 100-level art history course
One 200-level studio art course
Either ARTS 491 (honors) or one additional art history course at the 200 or 300 level.

200- or 300-level Electives

Five 200- or 300-level art history courses; at least one 300-level course must be completed by the end of the junior year. (ARTS 311 /MUSI 311 does not count towards this requirement)

Art Periods

Within the requirements above, each student must take at least one course that addresses each of the following periods:

Art Prior to 1300:

ARTS 101 - Caves to Cathedrals: The Art of Europe and the Mediterranean to the 14th Century (AH)
ARTS 103 - The Arts of Asia before 1300 (AH)
ARTS 207 - Roman Art (AH)
ARTS 208 - Marble, Gold, Silk, and Glass: Art of the Middle Ages (AH)
ARTS 244 - The Art and Architecture of India before 1300: Temples, Caves, and Stupas (AH)
ARTS 344 - Hindu Temples: Architecture and Sculpture, Architecture as Sculpture (AH)
ARTS 381 - Topics in Art History (AH)

Art from 1300–1800:

ARTS 102 - The Art of Europe from the Revival of Antiquity to Revolution (AH)
ARTS 216 - Nature’s Mirror: Renaissance Arts 1400-1550 (AH)
ARTS 220 - Early Modern European Architecture (AH)
ARTS 225 - Renaissance and Reformation in Northern Europe (AH)
ARTS 226 - Nature’s Order: Baroque Arts 1550-1750 (AH)
ARTS 245 - The Art and Architecture of India since 1300: Palaces and Paintings (AH)
ARTS 246 - From Emperors to Anime: Pictorial Practices in China and Japan (AH)
ARTS 249 - Art and Architecture of the Ancient Americas (AH)
ARTS 311 - The Arts in Venice during the Golden Age (Venice Study Group) (AH)
ARTS 360 - Borderlands (AH)
ARTS 382 - Topics in Art History (AH)

Art after 1800:

ARTS 107 - Survey of Art from the Age of Revolution to the Present (AH)
ARTS 110 - Global Contemporary Art (AH)
ARTS 233 - Revolutionary Forms: 100 Years of Art and Politics in Latin America (AH)
ARTS 236 - Realism and Impressionism: Global Styles (AH)
ARTS 238 - Early Modernism: 1880-1920 (AH)
ARTS 239 - Modernism 1920-1960 (AH)
ARTS 240 - Art and Theory 1950-1980 (AH)
ARTS 243 - Art & Theory 1980 to Present (AH)
ARTS 248 - African Art (AH)
ARTS 250 - Native Art of North America (AH)
ARTS 275 - American Campus Architecture (AH)
ARTS 277 - Modern Architecture (AH)
ARTS 287 - History and Theory of Cinema (AH)
ARTS 345 - Exhibiting the New: Artistic Practice and Institutions 1960-2000 (AH)
ARTS 348 - Modern Art on Display, 1850-1950 (AH)
ARTS 370 - Critical Museum Theory (AH)

Senior Project

ARTS 475 - Senior Project: Art History (AH) (to be taken in the fall of the senior year)

GPA Requirement

A GPA of C (2.00) in combined studio courses and art history courses is required of all majors. Only one course below a C– will be accepted for the major.