See The Department of Art Academic Advisor Lisa Hewitt, 205 Center for the Arts, for advisement. Students are also strongly urged to consult with faculty regarding their choice of individual courses.
Acceptance Information
All students are urged to apply to the art history major in person as early as possible, preferably during the sophomore year.
Academic Requirements
Majors begin by taking two survey courses (AHI 101 and AHI 102) that introduce the issues and major monuments of art
history and a introductory theory course VS 150. Building on this foundation, students complete six required VS and AHI courses. These courses provide more focused examinations
of the history and concerns of specific societies. Majors are additionally required to take a methods course; and three sequential semesters of language study. While a senior honors thesis is not required, majors are
encouraged to consider undertaking such a project during their final year.
These requirements apply to all majors admitted to the Art History, beginning in the fall 2014 semester. Majors accepted previously have the option of completing either the new or the older requirements.
Transfer Policy
All art history transfer courses must be evaluated and approved by the department. Forms may be obtained from the Office of Admissions, 15 Capen Hall. Generally, the following transfer courses will be accepted: the equivalent of
AHI 101 and AHI 102 covering the history of art from ancient to modern, and any two of the area courses. Transcripts
are required for all courses, and course descriptions are required for any of the area courses.
Art History - B.A.
Acceptance Criteria
Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall. Minimum GPA of 2.0 in departmental courses.
Prerequisite Courses
Completion of or registration in any two of three required introductory courses: AHI 101, AHI 102, VS 150.
Required Courses
AHI 101 Survey of Art History: Egypt to Renaissance AHI 102 Survey of Art History: Italian Renaissance to Contemporary VS 150 Visual Theory and Aesthetics AHI 494 Methods of Art History Two Pre 19th Century AHI Electives Two AHI Electives Two Visual Studies Electives Three Foreign
language courses (9 credit hours)*
*Proficiency in a foreign language through the first semester of the second year or its equivalent is required, to be demonstrated through classroom courses or through alternatives outlined in the Foreign Language Placement section of this catalog. American Sign Language cannot be used to fulfill this language requirement. S/U grading may not be selected for courses taken to fulfill this requirement.
Undergraduate Credit Requirements Chart
Credits Required for Major
43
Additional Credits Required for Gen Ed
37
Additional Credits Required for Electives
40
Total Credits Required for Degree
120
Students should consult with an academic advisor to determine how any transfer or exam credit might be utilized in meeting general education, prerequisite, or major requirements.
Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge to:
Acquire analytical skills to enable them to access (latent and manifest) meanings in visual images. They will develop a visual literacy
Acquire a solid understanding of the roles of art and visual culture in a particular historical period and/or world culture
Develop skills in critical writing, including the organization of a thesis and its defense
Acquire skills and methods tor conducting historical research
Acquire a substantial understanding of art as a specific epistemic and historically important category of human expression and discovery
Art History Electives
Art history electives include six courses, two AHI elective, two VS electives, and two AHI pre 19th century electives.
Pre 19th Century
ANCIENT AHI 204 Mythology in Ancient Art AHI 301 Art & Archaeology of Egypt AHI 302 Art of Greece AHI 303 Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land AHI 304 Narration in Ancient Art AHI 307 Art of Early Greece AHI 325 Greek Art and Mythology AHI 353 Art of Islam
ARCHITECTURE AHI 352 Nineteenth Century Architecture AHI 360 Frank Lloyd Wright AHI 386 Modern Architecture AHI 390 American Architecture
RENAISSANCE/BAROQUE
AHI 310 Early Medieval Art AHI 312 Romanesque Art AHI 314 Gothic Art AHI 317 Art of the Middle Ages AHI 320 Northern Renaissance Art AHI 322 Italian Renaissance Art AHI 324 Italian Mannerist Art AHI 328 Renaissance Architecture AHI 330 Italian Baroque Art AHI 331 Michelangelo and His Era
AHI Electives
MODERN ART 240 History of Graphic Design AHI 262 Art in America: An Introduction AHI 251 Introduction to Modern Art AHI 254 Art of 19th-Century AHI 275 Art and Revolution AHI 347 African American Art AHI 350 18th-Century European Art and Ideas AHI 355 Painting and Sculpture: 1789-1850 AHI 358 Impressionism and Postimpressionism AHI 372 Art Between World Wars I and II AHI 363 Eakins, Homer, and Turn-of-the-Century America AHI 364 American Realisms AHI 365 Art and Culture in Victorian America AHI 387 American Art
CONTEMPORARY
VS 300 Special Topics: Performance Art: History & Theory AHI 380 Image and Gender AHI 395 Contemporary Art AHI 448 History of Photography VS 375 Science, Culture, and Emerging Media VS 449 Topics in Contemporary Photography
GLOBAL
AHI 206 Introduction to Chinese Art AHI 311 Indigenous Arts: Past, Present AHI 341 East Asian Art AHI 345 Chinese Painting Premodern-Present AHI 346 Chinese Painting and Calligraphy AHI 383 Chinese Calligraphy AHI 311 Indigenous Arts: Past, Present AHI 334 Native American Art: Economic Renewal or Ruin AHI 342 Photography and the Colonial Gaze AHI 319 History of African Art AHI 354 Topics in Islamic Art
VS Electives
VS 200 Dept of Art Speaker Series (one credit course) VS 260 Visual Theory and Aesthetics 2 VS 300 Special Topics VS 400 Special Topics VS 375 Science Culture and Emerging Media VS 449 Topics in Contemporary Photography VS 479 The Revolutionary Sublime VS 480 Discourse and Deconstruction VS 487 space, Vision and Power
Minimum GPA of 2.0 in AHI 101 Survey of Art History: Egypt to Renaissance, AHI 102 Survey of Art History: Italian
Renaissance to Contemporary.
Required Courses
AHI survey courses (AHI 101 and AHI 102) Four AHI courses above the 100 level.
Minor Credit Requirements Chart
Total Credits Required for Minor/Certificate
18
Minors and certificates must be completed in conjunction with a major and all university degree requirements must be met.
Students should consult with an academic advisor to determine how any transfer or exam credit might be utilized in meeting general education, prerequisite, or major requirements.