Art History & Curatorial Studies (BA)

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Comparative Arts and Letters Bachelors BA

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Variable Credit Max

Major Academic Plan

Learning Outcomes

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Art History in the Western World

Learning Outcome

Students will acquire a solid foundation in the discipline of art history of the Western world.

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Critical Thinking & Research Skills

Learning Outcome

Students will develop advanced art historical analytical and research skills.

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Effective Writing

Learning Outcome

Students will write engaging and sophisticated art historical research papers that demonstrate original thought. This is an area to which we would like to direct our focus because we desperately need to cultivate better writers in our area.

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Effective Communication and Presentation

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate their ability to effectively present their ideas through verbal expression. One of the casualities of Covid was student presentations in person. We hope that this changes soon.

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Cultural and Professional Experience

Learning Outcome

Students will visit and experience important works of art, as well as the institutions and/or professional venues where art history is practiced.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 5 Courses

course - Studio Tech for Art History 3.0

course - World Civilization to 1500 3.0

course - World Civilization Since 1500 3.0

course - Theory & Methodology 3.0

course - Humanities & Professional Life 1.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

Ancient art:

course - Greek Art 3.0

course - Roman Art 3.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

Medieval art:

course - Early Christian&Byzantine Art 3.0

course - Art of the Medieval West 3.0

Requirement 4 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

Renaissance art:

course - Italian Renaissance 3.0

course - Northern Renaissance 3.0

Requirement 5 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

Baroque art:

course - Southern Baroque Art 3.0

course - Northern Baroque Art 3.0

Requirement 6 — Complete 1 of 4 Courses

Nineteenth-century art:

course - 18th-Century European Art 3.0

course - 19th C Europe Art 3.0

course - American Art to 1876 3.0

course - Amer Architecture 3.0

Requirement 7 — Complete 1 of 5 Courses

Modern art:

course - Modern Art 3.0

course - American Art 1876-1950 3.0

course - Contemporary Art 3.0

course - Modern Architectur 3.0

course - History of Photography 3.0

Requirement 8 — Complete 1 of 3 Courses

Non-Western art:

course - Northern Mesoamerican Art 3.0

course - Southern Mesoamerican Art 3.0

course - Japanese Culture 3.0

Requirement 9 — Complete 1 of 14 Courses

Language requirement:

course - Intermediate French, Part 1 4.0

course - Focused French Readings 3.0

course - Advanced French Part 1 3.0

course - 2nd Yr German 4.0

course - Field Studies in German - You may take once 1.0v

course - German for Reading - You may take once 3.0

course - Intermediate Italian 1 4.0

course - ITAL 315 3.0

course - Advanced Language Part 1 PORT 201 - Third-Semester Portuguese 4.0

course - 3rd-Yr Port Read, Gram, & Cult 3.0

course - 2nd-Yr Russian, Part 1 5.0

course - University Spanish 3 4.0

course - 3rd-Yr Span Read, Gram, & Cult 3.0

Requirement 10 — Complete 1 of 2 Options

Complete one of the following tracks:

Option 10.1 — Complete 2 Requirements

Academic Track:

Requirement 10.1.1 — Complete 3 hours

Complete three hours from one of the following capstone courses:

course - Senior Thesis/Capstone Exper 3.0

ARTHC 499R - Honors Thesis - You may take once - This course is no longer available for registration and will count only if you completed it while it was offered. Please see your college advisement center for possible substitutions. 0.5v

Requirement 10.1.2 — Complete 4 of 25 Courses

Complete four courses from any of the following upper-division core courses not already taken:

course - Women in Art 3.0

course - Greek Art 3.0

course - Roman Art 3.0

course - Early Christian&Byzantine Art 3.0

course - Art of the Medieval West 3.0

course - Italian Renaissance 3.0

course - Northern Renaissance 3.0

course - Ren & Baroque Arch 3.0

course - Southern Baroque Art 3.0

course - Northern Baroque Art 3.0

course - 19th C Europe Art 3.0

course - American Art to 1876 3.0

course - Modern Art 3.0

course - American Art 1876-1950 3.0

course - Contemporary Art 3.0

course - Intro Mus Cur/Stds 3.0

course - Amer Architecture 3.0

course - Modern Architectur 3.0

course - Japanese Art & Architecture 3.0

course - History of Photography 3.0

course - Northern Mesoamerican Art 3.0

course - Southern Mesoamerican Art 3.0

course - Spec Top Read Arth - You may take 2 times 1.0v

course - Special Studies on Site - You may take 2 times 1.0v

course - Off-Campus Internship - You may take once 3.0

Option 10.2 — Complete 4 Requirements

Professional Track:

Requirement 10.2.1 — Complete 1 Course

Complete the following capstone course:

course - Art History Business Capstone 3.0

Requirement 10.2.2 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

Complete one of the following courses:

course - Principles of Finance 3.0

course - Financial Management 3.0

Requirement 10.2.3 — Complete 2 Courses

Complete the following two courses:

course - Principles of Accounting 3.0

course - Marketing Management 3.0

Requirement 10.2.4 — Complete 3 hours

Complete one course from any of the upper-division core courses not already taken:

course - Women in Art 3.0

course - Greek Art 3.0

course - Roman Art 3.0

course - Early Christian&Byzantine Art 3.0

course - Art of the Medieval West 3.0

course - Italian Renaissance 3.0

course - Northern Renaissance 3.0

course - Ren & Baroque Arch 3.0

course - Southern Baroque Art 3.0

course - Northern Baroque Art 3.0

course - 19th C Europe Art 3.0

course - American Art to 1876 3.0

course - Modern Art 3.0

course - American Art 1876-1950 3.0

course - Contemporary Art 3.0

course - Intro Mus Cur/Stds 3.0

course - Amer Architecture 3.0

course - Modern Architectur 3.0

course - Japanese Art & Architecture 3.0

course - History of Photography 3.0

course - Northern Mesoamerican Art 3.0

course - Southern Mesoamerican Art 3.0

course - Spec Top Read Arth - You may take once 1.0v

course - Special Studies on Site - You may take once 1.0v

course - Off-Campus Internship - You may take once 3.0