2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Art History, BA
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About the Program
How do we interpret the narrative imagery of an Ancient Near Eastern sculptural relief? Why did the Spanish artist Salvador Dalí paint pictures in a dreamlike Surrealistic manner? These are examples of the types of questions art historians ask and try to answer by studying the visual arts of both the distant and more recent past. They seek to understand the cultural values expressed in a work of art, and to show how the latter fits into a larger context or tradition to which individual artists belong. The result is that a painting, statue, building, or piece of jewelry comes to life and gives us a fresh insight into mankind’s ever-changing experience and ways of seeing the world.
Students are taught to think critically and do research, learn theoretical aspects of this field, and express themselves effectively in written and oral form. Several of our courses contribute to interdisciplinary programs in Classical Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Women’s Studies, and Italian Studies. Students with an undergraduate degree in art history may go to graduate school to prepare for a future career in teaching, in the museum world, in art-dealing or in art journalism. The major in Art History must be accompanied by a minor, which can be in any number of fields including fine arts, political and social history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, or a foreign language. It also is important to acquire a reading knowledge of German and/or French by the senior year, because of these languages’ value in any future art-historical study at the graduate level.
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Degree Requirements and Supplemental Information
The full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Art History include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail.
Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments.
Art Studies-BA
AHST
120 Credits
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Liberal Arts Core Curriculum
Each liberal arts major is designed as a four-year plan of study and includes three types of courses: Major, Core, and Elective. Most students take five courses per semester, with some of each type.
Professional academic advisors meet individually with each of our students on a regular basis to help with course selection, academic planning, and career development, as well as to help students find additional resources on campus.
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Departmental/Program Major Courses (33 credits)
This Major MUST BE accompanied by a Minor
It is strongly recommended that students select a minor in one of the following fields: History, Literature, Political Science, Philosophy, or Anthropology. (12-15 credits)
It is also recommended that by the end of the senior year, a student majoring in Art History achieve a reading knowledge of both French and German.
A. The following courses in A&D to be completed preferably by the end of the sophomore year (12 credits)
B. Electives (21 credits)
21 hours to be selected from the following courses in Art History, with one course in each of the first three categories, and at least one additional course from one of those categories
1. Ancient and Medieval Periods
2. Renaissance and Baroque Periods
3. Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (57 credits)
- ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition or
- ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition
- COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication
- Other Languages (Proficiency through Level IV in one language) - Credits Hours: 12.00
- Mathematics - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Statistics - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Western Heritage - Credit Hours: 3.00
- United States Tradition - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Other Cultures - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Aesthetic Awareness - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Gender Issues - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Social Ethics - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Individual and Society - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Global Perspective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Natural Sciences - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Natural Sciences Lab - Credit Hours: 3.00
Electives (15-18 credits)
University Core Requirements
Fall 2nd Year
- AD 32700 - Art History Methodology ♦
- Individual & Society - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Natural Science - Credit Hours: 3.00
- SLC 20100 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 2nd Year
- REQ B(1) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Gender Issues - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Natural Science Lab - Credit Hours: 3.00
- SLC 20200 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- MINOR - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 3rd Year
- REQ B(2) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- United States Tradition - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- MINOR - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 3rd Year
- REQ B(3) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- REQ B - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Western Heritage - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- MINOR - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 4th Year
- REQ B(1,2,3) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- REQ B - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Social Ethics - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 4th Year
- REQ B - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Global Perspective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Other Cultures - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- MINOR - Credit Hours: 3.00
Note
120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Arts degree.
2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Arts degree.
32 credit hours at 30000 level or higher required for Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Foreign Language Courses
Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.
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