Art History B.A.

It is recommended that students take this course during their second or third year, and prior to enrollment in the Art History Capstone class.

This course must be hands-on and involve practical training in some area of visual arts production. Other courses not on the list may fulfill this requirement, even from departments besides Art, but only with prior approval from the undergraduate advisor or director of undergraduate studies.

Students must take at least 24 credits of Art History Electives.

To achieve training across the discipline and its skills, students must meet the following distribution requirements:

Level Distribution Requirements:

• Students may take up to 4 credits of 1xxx-level courses. There is no minimum credit requirement for 1xxx-level courses. In Art History, 1xxx-level courses are appropriate for students at all levels. They are designed to provide a broad survey of thousands of years of visual and material history.

• Students may take up to 18 credits of 3xxx-level courses. There is no minimum credit requirement for 3xxx-level courses. In Art History, 3xxx-level courses are appropriate for motivated first-year students and any student in their second year or above. With no prerequisites required, they are designed to introduce students to a specific field of expertise in the discipline (e.g., photography, South Asian art, alternative media, etc.).

• Students may take up to 24 credits of 5xxx-level courses. Students must take at least 6 credits of 5xxx-level courses. In Art History, 5xxx-level courses are appropriate for any student in their third year or above. Although no prerequisites are required, they are designed for students to dive deeply into a specialized topic, through rigorous practices of reading, discussion, research, and writing.

Chronological and Geographic Distribution Requirements:

• Take at least 3 credits from each of the three historical eras (i.e. 'Era I: Ancient to ca. 1300', 'Era II: ca. 1300 to 1800', and 'Era III: 1800 to present') .

• Take at least 3 credits from at least two of the three geographical areas (i.e. 'North America and Europe', 'Middle East and/or Islamic Word', and 'South and/or East Asia').

Students are required to develop, research, and write a senior capstone paper (approx.15 pages), typically based on work completed in a previous 5xxx-level course. It is recommended that students take their ARTH 5xxx course at least one semester prior to taking ARTH 3971W/V. Students who double major and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other major may waive the art history BA capstone without replacing the 3 credits.

Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.