Student Resources

BA: A minimum of 36 credits as follows:

12 credits of core courses
6 credits of lower division electives
18 credits of upper division electives

Students are strongly advised to distribute courses in different periods and cultures as broadly as possible. It is recommended that majors study at least one language other than English.

Core Courses, 12 credits

Three of the following courses:

ARH 170L - Survey of Art of the Western World I (3)
ARH 171L - Survey of Art of the Western World II (3)
ARH 230 - Art of Medieval Knighthood (3)
ARH 241 - Introduction to Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
ARH 250 - Art in France from Absolutism to Impressionism (3)
ARH 260 - Introduction to Film Studies
ARH 270 - Introduction to Ancient Art: Greek and Roman Mural Painting and Floor Mosaic
ARH 285 - Contemporary Art: A Global Perspective

One of the following courses:
ARH 450 - Art and Society in Early Modern France (3)
ARH 499 - Research Seminar in Art History: Selected Topics (3)

Lower Division Electives, 6 credits

ARH 205 - Myths of the Greek and Roman World in Western Art (3)
ARH 207 - Egyptian Archaeology (3)
ARH 208  - Greek Archaeology (3)
ARH 209 - Roman Archaeology (3)
ARH 230 - Art of Medieval Knighthood (3)
ARH 238 - Great Classics of French Cinema (3)
ARH 241 - Introduction to Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture (3)
ARH 250 - Art in France from Absolutism to Impressionism (3)
TARH 252 - Art of the Enlightenment in France and England (Honors) (3)
ARH 260 - Introduction to Film Studies (3)
ARH 261 - Independent and Art House Cinema (3)
ARH 263 - American Film Genres (3)
ARH 264 - New American Cinema (3)
ARH 265 - History of Photography (3)
ARH 266 - Photography 1970 to Present (3)
ARH 267 - International Film Movements (3)
ARH 269 - The Hollywood Crime Film (3)
ARH 270 - Introduction to Ancient Art: Greek and Roman Mural Painting and Floor Mosaic (3)
ARH 280 - Chinese Painting (3)
ARH 285 - Contemporary Art: A Global Perspective (3)
ARH 298 - Topics in Art History (3)
ANT 233 - Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas (3)
CAS 240 - Images and Issues of Diversity in the Visual Arts (3)

Upper Division Electives, 18 credits

ARH 301 - Aegean Prehistory (3)
ARH 302 - Villanovans, Etruscans & Early Rome (3)
ARH 303 - Artistic Encounters in the Early Medieval World (3)
ARH 329 - Archaeological Field Research (2-6)
ARH 331 - Monarchs, Monks, and Medieval Art: Europe 500-1100 C.E. (3)
ARH 332 - Gothic Art (3)
ARH 341 - Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture: 1250-1450 (3)
ARH 342 - Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture: 1450-1600 (3)
ARH 343 - Northern European Art: 1350-1600 (3)
ARH 350 - Art in the Courts of Seventeenth-Century Europe (3)
ARH 351 - Netherlandish Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Rubens (3)
ARH 352 - Art of the Enlightenment (3)
ARH 361 - Understanding Screen Studies: Acting, Apparatus, and Audiences (3)
ARH 362 - Topics in Film: Significant Cinema Directors (3)
ARH 363 - Art of American Silent Films (3)
ARH 365 - Modern Art I (3)
ARH 366 - Modern Art II (3)
ARH 367 - The Hollywood Combat Film (3)
ARH 368 - Documentary Cinema: History, Theory, Criticism (3)
ARH 369 - Experimental Film and Video (3)
ARH 380 - Poetry and Cinema
ARH 383 - History and Practice of Video Art I (3)
ARH 384 - History and Practice of Video Art II (3)
ARH 401 - Greek Sculpture (3)
ARH 402 - Roman Sculpture (3)
ARH 403 - Greek Painting (3)
ARH 405 - Greek Architecture (3)
ARH 406 - Roman Architecture & Town Planning (3)
ARH 432 - Gothic Painting (3)
ARH 442 - Art and Change in Northern Europe, 1300-1500 (3)
ARH 450 - Art and Society in Early Modern France (3)
ARH 460 - Special Topics in Cinema (3)
ARH 461 - Women in Cinema (3)
ARH 462 - Research Seminar in Film Studies (3)
ARH 463 - Cinematic Space: Art, Architecture, and Landscape in Film (3)
ARH 464 - Advanced Analysis of Film Form, Story, and Style (3)
ARH 466 - Art Criticism of the Modern Period (3)
ARH 467 - Art Criticism of the Post-Modern Period (3)
ARH 468 - Art Since 1945 (3)
ARH 475 - Women in Art from the Renaissance to Impressionism (3)
ARH 476 - Women in Art from the New Woman to Now (3)
ARH 490 - Internship in Art History (3)
ARH 491 - Internship in Film Studies (3)
ARH 497 - Independent Study in Art History (1-4)
ARH 498 - Topics in Art History (1-3)
ARH 499 - Research Seminar in Art History: Selected Topics (3)
ANT 334 - The Earliest Cities (3)
ANT 433 - Mesoamerican Archaeology (3)
CLA 490 - Internship in Archaeology Conservation & Documentation (3-15)
CLA 497 - Independent Study in Mediterranean Archaeology (2-4)

BA: A minimum of 36 credits as follows:

18 credits of core courses
6 credits of lower division electives
12 credits of upper division electives

3 elective credits, either upper or lower division, may be from any course that applies to the art history major

Core Courses, 18 credits

ART 105 - (3) Beginning Drawing
ART 110 - (3) Two-dimensional Design
ART 115 - (3) Three-dimensional Design
ART 144 - (3) Fundamentals of Photography and Related Media
ARH 170 - (3) Survey of Art in the Western World I
ARH 171 - (3) Survey of Art in the Western World II

Lower Division Electives, 6 credits

ART 205 - (3) Life Drawing
ART 220 - (3) Beginning Sculpture
ART 230 - (3) Beginning Painting
ART 240 - (3) Contemporary Etching
ART 241 - (3) Silkscreen Printmaking
ART 244 - (3) Introduction to Contemporary Darkroom Practices
ART 250 - (3) Introduction to Digital Imaging
 

Upper Division Electives, 12 credits

ART 305 - (3) Intermediate Drawing
ART 310 - (3) Studio Experiments in Visual Thinking
ART 320 - (3) Intermediate Sculpture
ART 321 - (3) Sculpture Fabrication Techniques
ART 322 - (3) Sculpture Casting Techniques
ART 330 - (3) Intermediate Painting

ART 331 - (3) Painting in Water-based Media

ART 340 - (3) Intermediate Etching

ART 341 - (3) Concept and Process in Printmaking
ART 344 - (3) Intermediate Photography
ART 347 - (3) Nonsilver Photography
ART 348 - (3) Color Photography
ART 350 - (3) Intermediate Digital Imaging
ART 383 - (3) History and Practice of Video Art I
ART 384 - (3) History and Practice of Video Art II
ART 390 - (3) Topics in Printmaking
ART 405 - (3) Advanced Drawing
ART 420 - (3) Advanced Sculpture
ART 421 - (3) Topics in Sculpture

ART 430 - (3) Advanced Painting

ART 434 - (3) Topics in Drawing

ART 435 - (3) Topics in Painting

ART 444 - (3) Advanced Photography

ART 446 - (3) Topics in Photography
ART 450 - (3) Advanced Digital Imaging
ART 490 - (3) Internship in Art
ART 491 - (3) Senior Studio
ART 497 - (3) Independent Study