Art History, B.A.

To successfully fulfill major requirements, students must have at least a 2.00 grade point average in all program of study courses. They must also complete:

• ART-132 Histories of Art I
• ART-133 Histories of Art II
• ART-330 Art Criticism
• One studio course (ART 111  or ART 124  recommended)
• One capstone course
• ART-350 Methodologies of Art History or ART 274 Curatorial Issues and Practices    or HUM 502 Humanities Lab  
• Six upper-level courses chosen from:

 ART 230 Arts of the Ancient World I: Egypt, Near East, Greece  

 ART 231 Arts of the Ancient World II: Etruscans and Rome  

 ART 234 Early Christian and Byzantine Art  

 ART 235 Art of Western Europe in the Middle Ages  

 ART 236 Renaissance Art  

 ART 237 Arts of Baroque & Rococo  

 ART 240 Art Ed for Elementary School Teachers  

 ART 245 Nineteenth Century Art  

 ART 246 Twentieth Century Art  

 ART 250 Modern Art 1800-1960  

 ART 251 Contemporary Art Since 1960  

 ART 252 Women and the Arts  

 ART 253 Art & Death  

 ART 254 History of Photography  

 ART 255 Living in a Material World: Unexpected Art Objects  

 ART 256 Art & Politics  

 ART 260 Arts of Pre-Columbian Society  

 ART 261 Arts of African Societies  

 ART 263 Arts of Japan  

 ART 270 Art Conservation   

 ART 271 Art and the Science of Observation  

 ART 272 Success in the Arts  

 ART 501 Independent Study  

 ART 503 Individualized Internship   

Course Options for First-Year Students

If you are interested in exploring classes within this department, here are some possibilities to consider.