Art History and Visual Culture, BA

36 credit hours

Requirements

Major Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following option:

AAD 10600Design Foundations

3

Art History Coursework

9 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 22300Global Art History I: Rise of Cities and Empires

3

ARTH 22500Global Art History II: Canvases and Courts of Power

3

ARTH 22700Global Art History III: From Colonial Vistas to Avant-Garde Horizons

3

Pre-1800 Art History Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 35600Baroque Art

3

ARTH 35700Ancient Art

3

ARTH 35800Medieval Art

3

ARTH 38300Renaissance Art

3

ARTH 38400Classical Myth

3

FBD 37200History of Costume to 1900

3

Post-1800 Art History Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 35400Nineteenth-Century Art

3

ARTH 36100Twentieth-Century Art/Modern

3

ARTH 36200Twentieth-Century Art/Contemporary

3

ARTH 36500History of Photography

3

ARTH 36900History of Graphic Design

3

ARTH 37000History of Games and Critical Theory

3

ARTH 38000History of Digital Art

3

CINE 34000History of World Cinema

3

FBD 37300History of Costume from 1900

3

Art History Elective Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 35400Nineteenth-Century Art

3

ARTH 35600Baroque Art

3

ARTH 35700Ancient Art

3

ARTH 35800Medieval Art

3

ARTH 36100Twentieth-Century Art/Modern

3

ARTH 36200Twentieth-Century Art/Contemporary

3

ARTH 36300Early Modern Gender Studies

3

ARTH 36401-36499Topics in Non-Western Art

3

ARTH 36500History of Photography

3

ARTH 36900History of Graphic Design

3

ARTH 37000History of Games and Critical Theory

3

ARTH 38000History of Digital Art

3

ARTH 38300Renaissance Art

3

ARTH 38400Classical Myth

3

ARTH 38600-38699Special Topics

1-3

ARTH 38700-38799Special Topics

1-3

ARTH 38800-38899Special Topics

1-3

ARTH 38900Art Theory and Criticism

3

ARTH 42000Directed Research

3

CINE 33600Asian Cinema

3

CINE 34000History of World Cinema

3

FBD 37200History of Costume to 1900

3

FBD 37300History of Costume from 1900

3

Capstone Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 41000Research Methods of Art History

3

CAH 44444Internship

1-6

3 credit hours in ARTH 41000.

3 credit hours (minimum) in CAH 44444.

Seminar Coursework

Zero credit hour course in which students are required to enroll every fall and spring semester from matriculation to degree conferral.

ARTH 10100Art History Practicum

0

No duplication of coursework is permitted within the program.

Additional Requirements

  • Passing scores on periodic assessments of program-level student learning outcomes.

  • Foreign Language is strongly recommended.

Study abroad courses may satisfy degree requirements with permission of the department head. Students should consult their advisor.