Nov 23, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art History, B.A.


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The Bachelor of Arts in Art History provides a solid foundation in the study of the visual art and architecture through time and across cultures using a process of investigation that is interdisciplinary in approach. The program introduces students to the wide range a artistic styles and periods, social focuses and cultural ideologies that shape the creation of art, and strategies for analyzing and interpreting meaning(s). Art history is a rich and varied filed of study that stimulates the imagination and encourages intellectual curiosity. This degree program is suitable for those who wish to pursue further study of art history at the graduate level or a career in museums, galleries or art organizations.

BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)


Technical Requirements:


Technical Requirements are courses identified by the program as required courses and will count in the BELL Core   or as General Electives. 

Major Requirements: 36 Hours


Art History Electives: 9 Hours


(choose from)

ART Electives: 3 Hours


Select any one ART course (except ART 2000 )

Minor: 18 Hours


General Electives: 21 Hours (minimum)


Total Required for the Program: 128 Hours


1 Honors students taking this major must take ART 4015 .

* Prerequisites apply; cannot be counted for minor requirements

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