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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Art Major, Art History Emphasis, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Art Major, Art History Emphasis, B.A./B.S.

College of Liberal Arts >> Art and Design 

Art History is a multi-disciplinary field that immerses students in the study of diverse works of art and architecture and the cultures - past, present, geographically close and distant - that produced these works. Students will learn to use models of problem-solving from the past to find solutions for today’s challenges - aesthetic, social, and environmental.

Two years of a World Language (or equivalent placement test) are strongly recommended for any student planning on attending graduate school for art history.

54 hours; 2.0 major GPA required

A maximum of two (2) classes with a grade less than a C may be applied to the major/concentration.

Art Major, Art & Design Foundations (18 hours)

All Art Majors in all concentrations take the foundation program to give them a general understanding of all the varied media and disciplines.

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ART 103 - Color and Design
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
ART 104 - Design in Materials (Core 39: Ways of Knowing/Creative and Aesthetic Expression)

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
ART 105 - Drawing I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
ARTD 102 - Introduction to Digital Media
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
ARTH 221 - Art History I (Core 39: Ways of Knowing/Historical Inquiry)

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
ARTH 222 - Art History II (Core 39: Diversity Embedded Experience)

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Diversity


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3

Art History Concentration, Required Courses (18 hours)

The courses below give students a broader understanding of art history from ranges of time periods and geographical regions.

Choose one course from each of the following 6 sets:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ART 493 - Senior Art Seminar
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3

 

ARTH 323 - Ancient Greek Art or
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester		 Credits: 3
ARTH 327 - Medieval Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester		 Credits: 3

 

ARTH 343 - Renaissance Art or

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester		 Credits: 3
ARTH 344 - Baroque Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester		 Credits: 3

 

ARTH 353 - 19th Century Art or
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester		 Credits: 3
ARTH 354 - 20th Century Art
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester		 Credits: 3

 

ARTH 355 - Contemporary Art or
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester		 Credits: 3
ARTH 390 - Select Topics in Art History (approved topic in Contemporary Art) or
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
ARTH 490 - Special Problems in Art History (approved topic in Contemporary Art)
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3

 

ARTH 335 - Asian Art or
Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester		 Credits: 3
  • ARTH 390 - Select Topics in Art History Credits: 3  (approved topic in Non-Western Art) or
  • ARTH 490 - Special Problems in Art History Credits: 3 (approved topic in Non-Western Art)

    • Art History Concentration, Art History Electives (6 hours)

    Choose 2 of the following courses that have not been used as Art History Concentration required courses:

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    ARTH 378 - History of Graphic Design
    Term(s) Offered: Spring    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 323 - Ancient Greek Art
    Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 327 - Medieval Art
    Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 335 - Asian Art
    Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 343 - Renaissance Art

    USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


    Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 344 - Baroque Art
    Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 353 - 19th Century Art
    Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 354 - 20th Century Art
    Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 355 - Contemporary Art
    Term(s) Offered: Every third fall/spring semester    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 359 - Special Studies in Art History (only one 3 credit hour course counts for major)
    Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered    		 Credits: 1-3
    ARTH 390 - Select Topics in Art History (repeatable for a total of five times for major)
    Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered    		 Credits: 3
    ARTH 490 - Special Problems in Art History (repeatable for a total of five times for major)
    Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered    		 Credits: 3

    Art History Concentration, Studio & Design Electives (12 hours)

    Choose any 4 courses (12 hours) with the prefixes of ART (except ART 201), ARTD, or ARTP.

    Art History Portfolio Requirement

    As part of the curriculum in ART 493 - Senior Art Seminar for Art History Emphasis students, each student will submit a digital portfolio (PDF format) consisting of at least one writing sample and/or research sample from each of the upper-level (300/400 level) art history courses that he or she has taken. At least two of these samples must be in the form of research/term papers and/or research/term documents.

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