Art History, Bachelor of Arts

Art History Major Requirements

Required Courses in the major:

ARH 1011	History of Art I	4
ARH 1012	History of Art II	4
ARH 3080	Seminar for Majors	4
ARH 4497	Internship	1-3
	One course in Studio Art

ARH 3080: Junior or Senior year

ARH 4497: 1-3 credits, Junior or Senior year

Seven additional Art History courses, must include:

Two 4-credit courses at the 3000 level.

One course (at any level) from each of the following four categories:

Non Western Art

ARH 1042	ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA & NATIVE AMERICAS	3
ARH 1070	Survey of East Asian Arts	3
ARH 2025	Survey of African Art	4
ARH 2070	Islamic Art	3

Ancient-Medieval Art

ARH 1018	Art and Architecture of the Medieval World: Europe, North Africa, Asia	3
ARH 1039A	CITY OF ROME: ANCIENT	3
ARH 2011	Greek Art	3
ARH 2022	Art of Ancient Egypt	3
ARH 2024	Survey of Irish Art	3
ARH 2060	Roman Art	3

ARH 1039A is a study tour.

Italian Renaissance and Baroque

ARH 1016	Great Renaissance Masters: Leonardo, Raphael & Michelangelo	3
ARH 1039B	CITY OF ROME: REN TO BAROQ	3
ARH 2005	ART IN ITALY 1200-1475	3
ARH 2006	HIGH RENAISSANCE IN ITALY	3
ARH 2038	Baroque Art & Architecture in Italy	3
ARH 3082	Women Artists of the Renaissance and Baroque: 1450-1700	4
CSCH 3002	Decoding Davinci	4

ARH 1039B is a study tour.

18th-21st Century Art

ARH 1030	History of Photography	3
ARH 2001	CONTEMPORARY ART	3
ARH 2013	AMERICAN ART I	3
ARH 2014	AMERICAN ART II	3
ARH 2018	Twentieth Century Painting	3
ARH 2109	19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART	3
ARH 3033	ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM	4
ARH 3042	The Nude: Female Body in Art	4
ARH 3076	TROUBLED IMAGES: ART & CONFLICT IN IRELAND	4

 

The following courses count towards the major, although they do not fulfill the area requirements above:

CSCH 1090	Saints and Sinners: the Renaissance Papacy	3
MSTUD 1001	Introduction to Museum Studies	3
MSTUD 2002	Introduction to Non-Profit Management And Finance	3
MSTUD 3001	Curatorial Seminar	4

The minimum grade for major credit is C-. In addition, students who are considering graduate school in Art History or Museum Studies are strongly encouraged to take a third 3000 level course as well as two semesters in French or Italian.