Art History Major
Department Advanced Placement Policy
Students with AP credit in Art History, Studio, and Drawing are awarded advanced placement in the visual arts curriculum. AP credit does not count toward the minimum number of courses required for the majors or minors. Credit for AP classes will be granted on an individual basis.
Requirements
The art history major requires a minimum of 10 courses. Many art history majors choose Study Abroad as an integral part of their major, a decision enthusiastically supported and guided by the department.
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Required introductory course: | |
| Introduction To Visual Arts | |
| One studio art course: | |
| Fundamentals of Drawing | |
| 3-Dimensional Fundamentals | |
| Digital Art Studio 1 | |
| Photography 1 | |
| Digital Filmmaking | |
| Drawing on Site | |
| Painting 1 | |
| Painting 2 | |
| Fundamentals of Color | |
| Digital Art Studio 2 | |
| New Media | |
| Drawn to Nature | |
| Drawing, Body as Form | |
| Cutting Edge: Beyond Collage | |
| Printmaking 1 | |
| Book Projects | |
| Sculpture 1 | |
| Intermediate Drawing | |
| Photography 2 | |
| One course from each of the following three areas: | |
| Pre-1800 | |
| Global Commerce in 15th Century Italy | |
| Art & Antiquity in 16C Italy | |
| Art, Science and Power 17C | |
| 17C Dutch Art & Society | |
| Post-1800 | |
| Art in the Modern World, 1780 to 1940 | |
| Art Since 1940 | |
| Cross-Cultural | |
| Introduction to Islamic Art | |
| Art of Africa and the Americas | |
| Additional VAHI courses from the lists above and below to reach the minimum of 10 required courses. 1 | |
| History of Global Arch I | |
| History of Global Arch II | |
| Destruction and Renewal | |
| The Arts in America | |
| Modern Architecture | |
| Making the Modern City | |
| Museum Studies | |
| Kings & Caliphs: Art of Luxury | |
| City Nature | |
| Required concentration seminar: | |
| Capstone Seminar | |
| 1 | Montserrat courses in Art History are accepted as the equivalent of an elective. |
| 2 | VAHI 400 Capstone Seminar should be completed in the fourth year. |