Major and Minor in Art
Students studying in art may choose between a track in studio art or an art history track. Both tracks in the Major in Art require at least ten credits, while both tracks in the Minor in Art require at least six credits. Regardless of track, courses taken with the Credit-D-Fail option do not count toward the Art major.
Requirements for the Major:
Art History Track
The Art History Track requires a minimum of 10 courses. At least 3 courses must be at the 300- or 400-level, and must not double-count for any other major or minor. A grade of C or better is required for all art history courses counting toward the major.
Legacy requirements
Students who declared the Art Major before these requirements were put into place are not required to complete the new requirements, although it is recommended that they do so. This will include any student who has declared the Art Major before the beginning of the 2011-2012 academic year.
Required Courses:
The following should be taken in the first or second year:
- ArtH 110: Introduction to Visual Arts
- Art 130: Elements of Design
- Art 131: Drawing OR Art 133: Three-Dimensional Foundations
Three period survey courses:
- Choose at least one from Ancient to Renaissance:
ArtH 210: Ancient Art
ArtH 211: Medieval Art
ArtH 212: Italian Renaissance Art
ArtH 223: Northern Renaissance Art, or the Greece Program
ArtH 380: Renaissance Art and Domesticity
- Choose at least one from Early Modern to c. 1900:
ArtH 215: European Art 1600-1750
ArtH 217: Nineteenth Century Art
ArtH 219: American Art
ArtH 224: History of Prints
ArtH 226: Colonial Latin American Art
- Choose at least one from the 20th or 21st century:
ArtH 218: Twentieth Century Art
ArtH 222: History of Photography
ArtH 355: The Art of the Sixties
ArtH 360: Contemporary Art
Three Art History electives:
- Choose at least three from:
ArtH 202: Greece in the Bronze Age
ArtH 203: Greece in Classical-Roman Ages
ArtH 204: Greece in Byzantine-Medieval Ages
ArtH 205: Japanese Art and Culture
ArtH 206: Chinese Art and Culture
ArtH 210: Ancient Art
ArtH 211: Medieval Art
ArtH 212: Italian Renaissance Art
ArtH 215: European Art 1600-1750
ArtH 217: Nineteenth Century Art
ArtH 218: Twentieth Century Art
ArtH 219: American Art
ArtH 220: History of Architecture
ArtH 221: Modern Architecture
ArtH 222: History of Photography
ArtH 223: Northern Renaissance Art
ArtH 224: History of Prints
ArtH 225: American Architecture
ArtH 226: Colonial Latin American Art
ArtH 238: Curating an Art Collection
ArtH 280: Architecture in East Asia
ArtH 306: Buddhist Arts of Asia
ArtH 320: Landscape and Representation
ArtH 322: Sight, Site & Insight
ArtH 323: Monuments and Memory
ArtH 325: Women, Art and Society
ArtH 326: Gender Identity in Modern Art
ArtH 350: Museum/Gallery Practicum
ArtH 355: The Art of the Sixties
ArtH 360: Contemporary Art
ArtH 380: Renaissance Art and Domesticity
Senior Seminar in Art History:
- All Art History Track Majors must take ArtH 485 Seminar: Means and Methods of Art Historians in the Fall Semester of their senior year.
Senior Thesis in Art History
Exceptional students may choose to undertake a Senior Thesis in Art History, ArtH 494, directed by a member of the faculty. Proposals must be submitted in the semester before the one in which the thesis is to take place, and must be approved by the faculty member directing it and by the Chair of the Department. ArtH 494 is taken for one credit in the Spring Semester of senior year, only after completion of ArtH 485. Students earning distinction on their Senior Thesis, and graduating with a GPA of 3.5 or better within the major will be awarded honors in the Department of Art and Art History.
Art history majors planning to go on to graduate study are advised to acquire a reading knowledge of at least one foreign language, preferably French or German.
Studio Art Track
The Studio Track requires a minimum of 10 courses. At least 3 courses must be at the 300- or 400-level, and must not double-count for any other major or minor. A grade of C or better is required for all studio art courses counting toward the major.
Legacy requirements
Students who declared the Art Major before these requirements were put into place are not required to complete the new requirements, although it is recommended that they do so. This will include any student who has declared the Art Major before the beginning of the 2011-2012 academic year.
Required Courses:
The following introductory courses should be taken in the first or second year:
- Art 130: Elements of Design
- Art 131: Drawing
- ArtH 110: Introduction to Visual Arts
- One Art History course in 20th Century or Contemporary Art:
ArtH 218: Twentieth Century Art OR ArtH 360: Contemporary Art
- One Art History Elective:
Choose one from:
ArtH 202:Greece in the Bronze Age
ArtH 203: Greece in Classical-Roman Ages
ArtH 204: Greece in Byzantine-Medieval Ages
ArtH 205: Japanese Art and Culture
ArtH 206: Chinese Art and Culture
ArtH 210: Ancient Art
ArtH 211: Medieval Art
ArtH 212: Italian Renaissance Art
ArtH 215: European Art 1600-1750
ArtH 217: Nineteenth Century Art
ArtH 218: Twentieth Century Art
ArtH 219: American Art
ArtH 220: History of Architecture
ArtH 221: Modern Architecture
ArtH 222: History of Photography
ArtH 223: Northern Renaissance Art
ArtH 224: History of Prints
ArtH 225: American Architecture
ArtH 226: Colonial Latin American Art
ArtH 238: Curating an Art Collection
ArtH 280: Architecture in East Asia
ArtH 306: Buddhist Arts of Asia
ArtH 320: Landscape and Representation
ArtH 322: Sight, Site & Insight
ArtH 323: Monuments and Memory
ArtH 325: Women, Art and Society
ArtH 326: Gender Identity in Modern Art
ArtH 350: Museum/Gallery Practicum
ArtH 355: The Art of the Sixties
ArtH 360: Contemporary Art
ArtH 380: Renaissance Art and Domesticity
- One studio course in a hands-on 2D discipline:
Choose at least one from:
Art 230: Painting
Art 231: Figure Drawing
Art 250: Printmaking
Art 331: Advanced Drawing
Art 335: Mixed-Media
- One studio course in a hands-on 3D discipline:
Choose at least one from:
Art 233: Sculpture
Art 236: Ceramics
Art 333: Advanced Sculpture
- Two additional elective studio art courses:
Choose at least two from:
Art 133: Three-Dimensional Foundations
Art 142: Digital Design Foundations
Art 230: Painting
Art 231: Figure Drawing
Art 232: Photography
Art 233: Sculpture
Art 235: Illustrating Children’s Books
Art 236: Ceramics
Art 237: Performance Art
Art 244: Digital Art
Art 250: Printmaking
Art 253: Graphic Design
Art 277: Web Design and Development
Art 322: Sight, Site & Insight
Art 330: Advanced Painting
Art 331: Advanced Drawing
Art 332: Advanced Photography
Art 333: Advanced Sculpture
Art 335: Mixed-Media
Art 342: Advanced Computer Imaging
Art 343: Video Art
Art 344: Digital Color Photography
- Senior Seminar in Studio Art:
All Studio Track Majors must take Art 480 Senior Seminar in Studio Art in the Fall Semester of their senior year.
Senior Thesis in Studio Art:
Exceptional students may choose to undertake a Senior Thesis in Studio Art, Art 494, directed by a member of the faculty. Proposals must be submitted in the semester before the one in which the thesis is to take place, and must be approved by the faculty member directing it and by the Chair of the Department. Art 494 is taken for one credit in the Spring Semester of senior year, only after completion of Art 480. Students earning distinction on their Senior Thesis, and graduating with a GPA of 3.5 or better within the major will be awarded honors in the Department of Art and Art History.
Requirements for the Minor:
As with the major, the Art Department offers a minor in two tracks. Both studio art and art history will require a C (2.0) average across all courses counted toward that minor, with a minimum of a C- in each of those courses.
Art History Track
- ArtH 110
- Art 130
- At least 1 additional studio art course
- At least 3 additional art history courses
Studio Art Track
- ArtH 110
- Art 130
- At least 1 additional art history course
- At least 3 additional studio art courses
