Art History, BA

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The art history major engages students in an interdisciplinary approach to the discipline that promotes an understanding of art in relation to aesthetic traditions, cultural values, and social experience. The degree prepares students for entry-level archive, gallery, or museum-related employment and/or for graduate studies in art history.

Note: It is recommended that students who plan to enter graduate school should complete two years of a world language at the college level.

Required Courses Credits: 29

ART 215 - Art Beyond the West, Prehistory to 1492 Credits: (3)
ART 216 - Art Beyond the West, 1492 to 1804 Credits: (3)
ART 217 - Art Beyond the West, 1804 to 1992 Credits: (3)
ART 235 - Art of the West: Prehistoric through Medieval Art Credits: (3)
ART 236 - Art of the West: Renaissance through Mid-19th-century Art Credits: (3)
ART 237 - Art of the West: Impressionism through Postmodernism Credits: (3)
ART 414 - Recent Art Credits: (4)
ART 479 - Methods and Theories of Art History Credits: (4)
ART 481 - Art History Capstone Credits: (3)

Studio Art Courses Credits: 9-12

Select three courses from the following options. Please note that some options have prerequisites.

ART 150 - Introduction to Drawing Credits: (3)
ART 170 - Two-Dimensional Design Credits: (3)
ART 171 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: (3)
ART 172 - Computer Fundamentals in Art and Design Credits: (3)
ART 225 - Beginning Photography Credits: (4)
ART 241 - Beginning Wood Design Credits: (4)
ART 246 - Beginning Jewelry/ Metals Credits: (4)
ART 250 - Figure Drawing Credits: (3)
ART 251 - Beginning Illustration Credits: (4)
ART 260 - Beginning Painting Credits: (4)
ART 262 - Beginning Watercolor Credits: (4)
ART 265 - Beginning Ceramics Credits: (4)
ART 274 - Beginning Typography Credits: (4)
ART 280 - Beginning Sculpture Credits: (4)
ART 283 - Beginning Graphic Interface Design Credits: (4)
ART 285 - Printmaking I Credits: (4)
ART 325A - Intermediate Photography: Color Credits: (4)
ART 325B - Intermediate Photography: Analog Processes Credits: (4)
ART 325C - Intermediate Photography: Visual Narratives Credits: (4)
ART 341 - Intermediate Wood Design Credits: (4)
ART 346A - Intermediate Jewelry/Metals: Casting and Link Structures Credits: (4)
ART 346B - Intermediate Jewelry/Metals: Enameling Credits: (4)
ART 346C - Intermediate Jewelry/Metals: Form and Surface Credits: (4)
ART 350 - Mixed-media Drawing Credits: (4)
ART 360A - Intermediate Painting: Narrative and Representation Credits: (4)
ART 360B - Intermediate Painting: Color Credits: (4)
ART 360C - Intermediate Painting: Abstraction Credits: (4)
ART 362 - Intermediate Watercolor Credits: (4)
ART 365A - Intermediate Ceramics: Hand-Building Credits: (4)
ART 365B - Intermediate Ceramics: Wheel-Throwing Credits: (4)
ART 365C - Intermediate Ceramics: Mold-Making Credits: (4)
ART 370 - Beginning Layout and Design Credits: (4)
ART 371 - Intermediate Layout and Design Credits: (4)
ART 372 - Beginning Design and Production Credits: (4)
ART 380A - Intermediate Sculpture: Digital Fabrication Credits: (4)
ART 380B - Intermediate Sculpture: Installation Art Credits: (4)
ART 380C - Intermediate Sculpture: Materials and Processes Credits: (4)
ART 383 - Intermediate Graphic Interface Design Credits: (4)
ART 441 - Advanced Wood Design Credits: (4)
ART 470 - Advertising Graphic Design Credits: (4)
ART 474 - Intermediate Typography Credits: (4)

Upper-division Art History Courses Credits: 20

Select five courses from the following options:

ART 324 - History of Photography Credits: (4)
ART 333 - Art, Design, and Popular Culture Credits: (4)
ART 374 - History of Graphic Design Credits: (4)
ART 416 - International Experience in Art, Architecture, and Design Credits: (1-4)
ART 420 - Art and Architecture of the United States Credits: (4) (Must be taken for 4 credits)
ART 490 - Cooperative Education Credits: (1-12) (Must be taken for 4 credits)
ART 498 - Special Topics Credits: (1-6) (Must be taken for 4 credits)

Related Area Courses Credits: 11-15

Select three courses from the following options. Please note that chosen courses must align with the student’s intended art historical area of interest.

ABS 300 - Black Diaspora Studies: Afro-Latin America and Afro-Caribbean Cultures Credits: (5)
ABS 301 - Contemporary Movements and Migrations in the African Diaspora Credits: (5)
AIS 101 - American Indian Culture before European Contact Credits: (5)
AIS 102 - American Indians in the Contact Period Credits: (5)
AIS 103 - Contemporary American Indian Experience Credits: (5)
ANTH 360 - Introduction to Museum Studies Credits: (4)
ANTH 361 - Museum Exhibit Design Credits: (4)
ANTH 362 - Museum Curation and Management Credits: (4)
AST 102 - Introduction to Asian Studies Credits: (5)
AST 310 - Japan Today Credits: (3)
AST 348 - Contemporary China Credits: (4)
AST 350 - Korea Now Credits: (5)
FR 200 - Introduction to French Culture Credits: (5)
FR 201 - Appreciation of French Cuisine Credits: (5)
HIST 101 - World History to 1500 Credits: (5)
HIST 102 - World History: 1500-1815 Credits: (5)
HIST 103 - World History Since 1815 Credits: (5)
HIST 143 - United States History to 1865 Credits: (5)
HIST 144 - United States History Since 1865 Credits: (5)
HIST 313 - History of Rome 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. Credits: (5)
HIST 321 - Latin America Through Film, Art, and Music Credits: (5)
HIST 322 - World Prehistory Credits: (4)
HIST 325 - Renaissance and Reformation Credits: (5)
HIST 328 - Modern Latin America Credits: (5)
HIST 330 - Africa to 1800 Credits: (5)
HIST 331 - Colonial Africa Credits: (5)
HIST 332 - History of the Black Diaspora Credits: (5)
HIST 333 - Visual Cultures of Africa Credits: (5)
HIST 334 - History of Gender and Sexuality in Africa from Pre-colonial Times to the Present Credits: (5)
HIST 339 - Colonial British America Credits: (5)
HIST 370 - Medieval European History Credits: (5)
HIST 375 - The European Enlightenment 1688-1815 Credits: (5)
HIST 380 - Modern East Asia Credits: (5)
HIST 383 - East Asian Civilization Credits: (5)
HIST 385 - Aztec, Inca, Maya: Empire and City in the New World Credits: (5)
HIST 386 - The Latin American Colonies Credits: (5)
HIST 422 - Roman and Medieval Britain Credits: (5)
HIST 424 - Modern Ireland: 1798-present Credits: (5)
HIST 426 - France 1789-1945 Credits: (5)
HIST 427 - Modern Britain and the Empire since 1763 Credits: (5)
HIST 428 - Early Modern Britain 1485-1763 Credits: (5)
HIST 429 - Ireland and Empire Credits: (5)
HIST 432 - The Era of World War I Credits: (5)
HIST 433 - World War Two in Europe Credits: (5)
HIST 438 - American Indian History since 1795 Credits: (5)
HIST 440 - The American Revolution Credits: (5)
HIST 442 - Jefferson, Jackson, and American Growth, 1800-1848 Credits: (5)
HIST 443 - The West in American History Credits: (5)
HIST 444 - Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction Credits: (5)
HIST 450 - Exploring U.S. Cultural History Credits: (5)
HIST 452 - 20th Century U.S.: 1919-1945 Credits: (5)
HIST 454 - American Environmental History Credits: (5)
HIST 455 - The 1950s: An American Cultural History Credits: (5)
HIST 456 - The 1960s: An American Cultural History Credits: (5)
HIST 457 - Rock and Roll as Art and History Credits: (5)
HIST 460 - Religion in Latin America Credits: (5)
HIST 468 - Modern Japanese History: Tradition and Change Credits: (5)
HIST 469 - History of Russian and Soviet Women Credits: (5)
HIST 472 - German History since 1815 Credits: (5)
HIST 473 - Russia to 1881 Credits: (5)
HIST 474 - Russia Since 1881 Credits: (5)
HIST 476 - History of Modern East Europe Credits: (5)
HIST 478 - Russian Far East Credits: (5)
HIST 479 - History of Korea Credits: (5)
HIST 483 - Modern China Credits: (5)
HIST 488 - Mexico in the Modern Era Credits: (5)
KRN 311 - Korean Cinema and Visual Culture Credits: (5)
LLAS 102 - An Introduction to Latino and Latin American Studies Credits: (5)
LLAS 302 - Chicana/Latina Feminist Voices in the U.S. Credits: (5)
LLAS 388 - Mexican Cultural Studies Credits: (5)
PHIL 403 - Philosophy of Art Credits: (5)
RUSS 200 - The Art of the Protest: Censorship and Resistance in Russian Culture Credits: (5)
WGSS 201 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Credits: (5)
WGSS 250 - Introduction to Queer Studies Credits: (5)
WGSS 326 - Intersections of Gender, Race, Class, and Sexualities Credits: (5)
WGSS 340 - Gender and Sexuality in a Global Context Credits: (5)
WGSS 351 - Feminist Theory Credits: (5)
WGSS 384 - Language and Gender Credits: (4)

Total Credits: 69-76

College and Department Information

Art and Design Department
College of Arts and Humanities

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