Major & Minor

Students interested in a major or minor in art history or studio art should contact the department for a current check sheet.

There are two tracks available for the Art History Major, the Major in Art History Track (below) and the Art History and Museum Studies Track

Major in Art History

To complete a major in art history students are required to complete eleven courses:

• ARTH 125 or ARTH 126
• Methods Course ARTH 214
• One course in ancient or medieval fields (ARTH 201 or 202)
• One course in Renaissance or Baroque fields (ARTH 203, 245, 284, 303, 306, 307, 308 or FYS 188-1, FYS 197)
• Two courses in 19th century or modern fields (ARTH 206, 210, 217, 221, 240, 318, 322)
• One course in a non-western field (ARTH 131, 234, 235, 236)
• One additional course in art history or theory (May include approved Internships and Independent Studies)
• Two Studio Courses
• Major Capstone course (ARTH 400)

May use no more than two transfer or off-campus study courses toward the minimum requirements for the major.

Major in Studio Art

To complete a major in studio art students are required to take the following courses:

• ARTS 141
• Four Core Studio classes (ARTS 251, 255, 261, and 263)
• Two second-level Studio core courses (or a second level drawing)
• One elective Studio (may use approved media or internship)
• Three courses in theory and history (Must include one entry-level survey in art history (ARTH 125 or ARTH 126) and one upper-level course on the history of art after 1945 (ARTH 318). Third course may include FYS 188, 197, PHIL 334 or any other art history course.
• Major Capstone course ARTS 401

May use no more than two transfer or off-campus study courses toward the minimum requirements for the major.

Minor in Art History

To complete a minor in art history students are required to take the following courses.

• ARTH 214 or substitute at the discretion of the department chair
• Three 200-400 level Art History or Theory courses
• One course in a non-western field (ARTH 131, 234, 235, 236)
• One studio course

Please note that no more than two 100-level courses are acceptable to fulfill the requirements for the minor.

Minor in Studio Art

To complete a minor in studio art students are required to take the following courses

• ARTS 141
• Must take two of the following:
  -Introduction to Painting (ARTS 251)
  -Introduction to Printmaking (ARTS 255)
  -Introduction to Sculpture (ARTS 261)
  -Introduction to Ceramics (ARTS 263)

• Must take one second-level of the core you chose above. May include second-level drawing here as well.
• Must include one entry-level survey in art history, and one other art history

The minor must include 6 courses; no more than two of which shall be 100-level courses. May use no more than two transfer or off-campus study courses toward the minimum requirements for the minor.