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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 requirements 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
Five 200- or 300-level art history courses, of which at least one 300-level course must be completed on campus by the end of the junior year. (ARTS 311 /MUSI 311 does not count towards this requirement.)
ARTS 475 - Senior Project: Art History (AH)
Either ARTS 491 (honors) or one additional art history course at the 200 or 300 level.

Art Periods

Within the requirements above, students must take at least one course in each of the following periods:

Art Prior to 1300:

ARTS 101 - Caves to Cathedrals: The Art of Europe and the Mediterranean to the 13th 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 - Temples, Caves, and Stupas of India before 1300 (AH)
ARTS 344 - Hindu Temples: Architecture and Sculpture, Architecture as Sculpture (AH)
ARTS 350 - Art and the Goddess
ARTS 357 - Storytelling Without Word
ARTS 381 - Seminar in Art History: Pre-1300 (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 - Bodies in Space: European Architecture, 1400-1800 (AH)
ARTS 225 - Renaissance and Reformation in Northern Europe (AH)
ARTS 226 - Nature’s Order: Baroque Arts 1550-1750 (AH)
ARTS 245 - Palaces and Paintings of India Since 1300 (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 - Seminar in Art History: 1300-1800 (AH)

Art after 1800:

ARTS 107 - What is Modern Art? (AH)
ARTS 110 - Global Contemporary Art (AH)
ARTS 233 - Latin American Art (AH)
ARTS 236 - Realism and Impressionism: Global Styles (AH)
ARTS 238 - Avant-Gardes: 1880-1920 (AH)
ARTS 239 - Global Modernisms 1920-1950 (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: 1960-2000 (AH)
ARTS 348 - Modern Art on Display, 1850-1950 (AH)
ARTS 219 - The Economics of Art (AH)

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.

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