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.

Required introductory course:
VAHI 100
Introduction To Visual Arts
One studio art course:
VAST 101
Fundamentals of Drawing
VAST 102
3-Dimensional Fundamentals
VAST 105
Digital Art Studio 1
VAST 130
Photography 1
VAST 140
Digital Filmmaking
VAST 150
Drawing on Site
VAST 200
Painting 1
VAST 201
Painting 2
VAST 203
Fundamentals of Color
VAST 204
Digital Art Studio 2
VAST 205
New Media
VAST 206
Drawn to Nature
VAST 207
Drawing, Body as Form
VAST 208
Cutting Edge: Beyond Collage
VAST 210
Printmaking 1
VAST 213
Book Projects
VAST 220
Sculpture 1
VAST 222
Intermediate Drawing
VAST 230
Photography 2
One course from each of the following three areas:
Pre-1800
VAHI 205
Global Commerce in 15th Century Italy
VAHI 206
Art & Antiquity in 16C Italy
VAHI 207
Art, Science and Power 17C
VAHI 214
17C Dutch Art & Society
Post-1800
VAHI 209
Art in the Modern World, 1780 to 1940
VAHI 210
Art Since 1940
Cross-Cultural
VAHI 201
Introduction to Islamic Art
VAHI 202
Art of Africa and the Americas
Additional VAHI courses from the lists above and below to reach the minimum of 10 required courses. 1
VAHI 111
History of Global Arch I
VAHI 112
History of Global Arch II
VAHI 137
Destruction and Renewal
VAHI 204
Arts of Religion
VAHI 220
The Arts in America
VAHI 240
Modern Architecture
VAHI 250
Making the Modern City
VAHI 270
Museum Studies
VAHI 310
Kings & Caliphs: Art of Luxury
VAHI 350
City Nature
Required concentration seminar:
VAHI 400
Capstone Seminar