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Academics

Bachelor of Arts

Program Description

Our Art History degree program provides students with an opportunity to study Western and Non-Western Art from pre-history to the present day. Students learn about works of art and develop an understanding about how they reflect the lives and cultures of the artists who made them. It draws on varied means of study found in the fine arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences.

Career Opportunities

Students who graduate from this program will be prepared to enter graduate school in art history but art history majors may pursue other educational and professional opportunities as diverse as advertising, publishing, business management, medicine and law. Students develop and refine skills in visual analysis, historical research, writing and oral communication.  Art History majors develop skills in observations, analysis, research, and writing. When you complete your major, you will have a well-balanced, comprehensive education in the history of art that has prepared you to continue your education in a graduate program, or you may decide to pursue other educational and professional opportunities including advertising, architecture, interior design, publishing, business management, medicine, and the law.

Admission Requirements

There are no additional admission requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Art History.  Please see the general undergraduate admission requirements.

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate competence in the application of tools and techniques of scholarship. 
Students will demonstrate competence in the use of written communication in a research paper.
Students will demonstrate competence in the identification of monuments and principal artists of major art periods. 
Students will demonstrate competence in the application of theory, analysis and criticism in a research paper. 

Additional Program Requirements

There are no additional academic regulations for the Bachelor of Arts in Art History.  Please see the undergraduate academic regulations section of the catalog.

Program of Study

Area A Essential Skills Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:

MATH 1001
MATH 1101
MATH 1111
MATH 1113
MATH 1125
MATH 1131

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:

ITDS 1125
ITDS 1779
ITDS 2726
ITDS 2727
ITDS 2735
ITDS 2746
ITDS 2748
ITDS 2749
ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105
LEAD 1705
LIBR 1105
POLS 2401
HIST 1111
HIST 1112
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.

Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:

ENGL 2111
ENGL 2112
ITDS 1145*
ITDS 1155
ITDS 2125
PHIL 2010
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100
ITDS 1145*
MUSC 1100
THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10-11
Select two science courses from the list below, one of which must include a lab.

ANTH 1145 (no lab)
ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional)
ASTR 1106/1305
BIOL 1215K (lab included)
BIOL 1125 (no lab)
BIOL 1225K (lab included)
CHEM 1151/1151L
CHEM 1152/1152L
CHEM 1211/1211L
CHEM 1212/1212L
ENVS 1105/1105L (lab optional)
ENVS 1205K
GEOL 1110 (no lab)
GEOL 1112/1112L
GEOL 1121 (lab included)
GEOL 1122/1322
GEOL 2225 (lab included)
PHYS 1111/1311
PHYS 1112/1312
PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional)
PHYS 2211/2311
PHYS 2212/2312

Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:

CPSC 1105
CPSC 1301/1301L
GEOG 2215
MATH 1113
MATH 1125
MATH 1131
MATH 1132
MATH 1165
MATH 2125
PHIL 2500
STAT 1127

Area E Social Sciences Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:

ECON 2105
ECON 2106
PHIL 2030
PSYC 1101
SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105
ANTH 1107
ANTH 2105
ANTH 2136
ENGL 2136
GEOG 1101
HIST 1111
HIST 1112
ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.

ARTH 2125 Introduction to History of Art I
ARTH 2126 Introduction to History of Art II
ARTH 2127 Introduction to Non-Western Art
ARTS 1010 Drawing 1: Fundamentals of Drawing
Foreign Language 2001
Foreign Language 2002

Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 24
A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.
ARTH 3127 Modernist Art
ARTH 5125 Research and seminar in Art History
Select four (4) courses from the following:

ARTH 3115 Medieval Art and Architecture
ARTH 3116 Classical Art
ARTH 3117 Italian Renaissance
ARTH 3118 Northern Renaissance
ARTH 3119 Nineteenth-century European Art
ARTH 3120 American Art
ARTH 3126 Baroque Art and Architecture in Italy and Spain
ARTH 3128 Post-Modern and Contemporary
ARTH 3129 Popular Culture
ARTH 3135 Documentary Photography and Film
ARTH 3136 The Art of Film
ARTH 3698 Art History Museum Internship
Select two (2) Selected Topics Courses:

ARTS 3555 Selected topics in Art History

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 24
A grade of "C" or better is required in ARTH and ARTS courses used in this area.

Select 9 hours of ARTH or ARTS courses at the 3000-level or above not used for credit in Area G.

Select 15 hours from the following subjects:
ANTH, COMM, MUSC, THEA, ENGL, HIST, GEOG, EURO, FREN, GERM, ITAL, PHIL, or SOCI.

Area I Program Electives Required Hours: 12
These courses can be from any area of study.

Total Hours Required: 123

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