Art History Major

The major consists of at least eleven courses in the history of art. Majors must take the two-semester survey, eight courses at the 200 or 300 level, and one seminar at the 400 level. Majors who have scored 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement examination and completed a year-long survey course are exempt from the two-semester survey, but must still take eleven courses. No exemption is available for students who have completed only a one-semester survey course in high school.

Among a student’s courses at the 200 level or above, at least three must be on Western art or architecture before 1800 and at least three on art or architecture after 1800; in addition, one must be on non-Western art. Students studying abroad for a semester may count no more than two courses toward the major (and no more than three if abroad for a year).

One of the following courses may be counted toward the major in place of a 200-level course: ART 101, ART 102, or ART 103.

 Students majoring in art history should consider electing relevant courses in history, literature, philosophy, or religion. Majors contemplating graduate study are advised to take courses in the languages of the discipline, French and German.

Required Courses

AHI 101ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART/ARCH

4

AHI 102DECODING ART

4

or

AHI 105CC: MONA LISA TO INSTAGRAM

4

eight courses at the 200 or 300 level

and one seminar at the 400 level

Elective Courses

ART 101CONCEPTS IN TWO DIMENSIONS

4

ART 102CONCEPTS IN THREE DIMENSIONS

4

ART 103DESIGN: VISUAL LANGUAGE

4

AHI 203/EAS 203MODERN CHINESE ART

4

AHI 206/ANT 206INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART

4

AHI 207ISLAMIC ART

4

AHI 220/SLA 220EARLY CHRISTIAN/BYZANTN ART

4

AHI 221MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 234BAROQUE ART IN ITALY & FRANCE

4

AHI 235ART REV 17TH CTURY NRTHERN EU

4

AHI 242/CLA 242MYTHOLOGY, SEX, POWER

4

AHI 246NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART

4

AHI 260EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART

4

AHI 261LATE 20TH C ART

4

AHI 276AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 279/ARC 279CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 280/ANT 279/MSM 280INTRO TO MUSEUM STUDIES

4

AHI 281/ANT 281CURRENT ISSUES MUSEUM STUDIES

4

AHI 283/EDU 283MUSEUM EDUCATION

4

AHI 284HOUSE MUSEUMS

4

AHI 285/ARC 285EU VILLAS&GARDENS/RENAISSANCE

4

AHI 286MUSEUM THEATER

4

AHI 296/PHI 251PHILOSOPHY OF ART

4

AHI 320/ES 320NATURE IN WESTRN ART,1700-2000

4

AHI 356/ANT 356/CRE 356IMAGIN OTHERNESS VISUAL CULTR

4

Courses on Western art or architecture before 1800

AHI 103/ARC 103CC: BUILDING CULTURES

4

AHI 104/EAS 104INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART

4

AHI 220/SLA 220EARLY CHRISTIAN/BYZANTN ART

4

AHI 221MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 234BAROQUE ART IN ITALY & FRANCE

4

AHI 235ART REV 17TH CTURY NRTHERN EU

4

AHI 242/CLA 242MYTHOLOGY, SEX, POWER

4

AHI 285/ARC 285EU VILLAS&GARDENS/RENAISSANCE

4

AHI 410/ARC 493ZROMAN ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 411/ARC 493QANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ROME

4

AHI 412/ARC 493RCHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE MID AGES

4

AHI 420GENDER IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE

4

Courses on Western art or architecture after 1800

AHI 219/AT 219/GWS 220RADICAL BODIES

4

AHI 246NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART

4

AHI 260EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART

4

AHI 261LATE 20TH C ART

4

AHI 276AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 279/ARC 279CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 280/ANT 279/MSM 280INTRO TO MUSEUM STUDIES

4

AHI 281/ANT 281CURRENT ISSUES MUSEUM STUDIES

4

AHI 283/EDU 283MUSEUM EDUCATION

4

AHI 284HOUSE MUSEUMS

4

AHI 286MUSEUM THEATER

4

AHI 296/PHI 251PHILOSOPHY OF ART

4

AHI 320/ES 320NATURE IN WESTRN ART,1700-2000

4

AHI 356/ANT 356/CRE 356IMAGIN OTHERNESS VISUAL CULTR

4

AHI 430ISSUES IN 19TH CENTURY ART

4

AHI 434POST IMPRESS:EUR ART 1890-1910

4

AHI 440ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART

4

AHI 450BAD ART: LOOKING BEYOND CANON

4

AHI 455EXHIB VISUAL ART IN DIGITL AGE

4

Courses on non-Western art or architecture

AHI 104/EAS 104INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART

4

AHI 203/EAS 203MODERN CHINESE ART

4

AHI 205/ARC 205/EAS 204JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 206/ANT 206INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART

4

AHI 207ISLAMIC ART

4

AHI 208/EAS 209SILK ROAD

4

AHI 209/EAS 212URBAN HISTORY OF ASIA

4

AHI 262GLOBAL MODERNISMS

4

AHI 402/EAS 451CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART

4