Art History Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Total: 39 Credits
Career Adviser: Dr. Marjorie Och

I. REQUIRED COURSES: 9 CREDITS
History of Western Art I ARTH 114 (3 Credits)
History of Western Art II ARTH 115 (3 Credits)
Methods of Art History ARTH 303 (3 Credits)

II. AREA REQUIREMENTS: 15 CREDITS
At least one course in each of the following chronological areas:
Egyptian, Near East, Greek, Roman (ARTH 305, 310, 311, 3 credits)
Medieval (ARTH 325, 326, 3 credits)
Renaissance (ARTH 330, 331, 332, 3 credits)
Baroque (ARTH 340, 341, 3 credits)
Modern ARTH (350, 351, 352, 354, 3 credits)

III. RESEARCH/SEMINAR REQUIREMENT: 3 CREDITS
Women & Western Art (ARTH 460, 3 Credits)
Special Studies in Art History (ARTH 470, 3 Credits)

IV. ADDITIONAL COURSES TO COMPLETE MAJOR: 12 CREDITS
Additional credits may be selected from the courses listed below or those in sections II and III.
Topics in Art History ARTH 260 3 Credits
Topics in Non-Western & Non-Eurocentric Art ARTH 270 3 Credits
Art Museum Studies ARTH 315 3 Credits
Modern Architecture ARTH 355 3 Credits
Topics in Art & Art History ARTH 450 3 Credits
Individual Study ARTH 491, 492 3 Credits
Internship ARTH 499 (Credits Variable)*

No courses are required in any other major. However, Art History majors are strongly encouraged to take Studio Art classes. Additional expertise in a foreign language—specifically German and either French or Italian—is recommended (and generally required) for graduate study in Western art.

*Only 3 credit hours earned in an internship can be applied to the Art History major.

See Pre-Conservation Curriculum