Art History, B.A.

Students majoring in art history will demonstrate mastery in the following five areas:

Visual literacy demonstrated through formal and comparative analyses of works of art
Knowledge of the terminology, methodology and historiography of the discipline
Knowledge of the major artists, monuments, and artistic periods of Western art; familiarity with at least one non-Western tradition
The ability to conduct scholarly research, as demonstrated by responsible use of scholarly sources, both electronic and printed
The development of critical reading, writing, and thinking skills that enable the student to construct a complex contextual analysis of a work of art

Requirements for the Major

Requirements for the major and an example of a typical program of courses are as follows:

Art history majors take AH 110 , AH 111 , PT 270 or SA 224 , and nine upper-division courses. Majors must take one 200-level, non-Western course (which fulfills the diversity core requirement); no more than two 200-level courses may count toward the major. Students must take one upper-division course in classical or medieval art, one in Renaissance or baroque art, and one in art postdating the eighteenth century.
Interdisciplinary art history majors take AH 110 , AH 111 , and five upper-division courses (200-level or above). Students must take one upper-division course in classical or medieval art, one in Renaissance or baroque art, and one in art postdating the eighteenth century. Students are strongly encouraged to take a course in non-Western art to fulfill their diversity core requirement.
Students must complete the diversity core requirement through a designated diversity core, major, or elective course (see Diversity Core Requirement under Curriculum and Policies).