Art History and Museum Studies Major
Check Sheet
The following courses are required for the AHMS major.
Three Archaeology, Material Culture, Museum Studies Courses
- ARTH 215 Intro to Museum Studies or FYS 122-1 Museum Staff Only: Behind the Scenes at the Museum
- Two courses from the following: ANTH 106, 212, 275, ANTH/ARTH 270, ANTH/LAS 232, ANTH 252/ AS 252 /352, ANTH/ CLA 255, CWES 225, CWES 250 Topic(s): Civil War Era Photography; Interpreting & Preserving Civil War Artifacts, ENG 297, FYS 112- 1 (if not used above), HIST 201, IDS 285, 325 (if taken in Fall 2023), SYS 231.
Five Courses with Onsite Museum Work
- At least one of the five courses must be Asian Art. Choose from ARTH 131 Introduction to Asian Art, ARTH 234: Arts of China, ARTH 235: Chinese Painting and Aesthetics.
- Choose up to four courses from the following: ARTH 125 Survey of Western Art, ARTH 126 Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art, ARTH 131 Introduction to Asian Art, ARTH 201 Arts if Ancient Greece and Rome, ARTH 202 Medieval Art, ARTH 203 Northern Italian Renaissance, ARTH 210 20th Century European Painting, ARTH 226 Cameras, Canvas & Cannons: Visual Culture of the Civil War, ARTH 240 Arts of the African Diaspora, ARTH 245 Art of the Global Renaissance, ARTH 267 Topics in Visual Art History, ARTH 303 Art of the Italian Renaissance, ARTH 307 Baroque Art in the Age of Caravaggio and Vermeer, ARTH 318 Art after 1945, FYS 197 Florence: Art, Money, and Power in the Renaissance City
Experiential/ Hands-on Curatorial Practice
- ARTH 214 Methods in Art History
- Art History Course with Exhibition or Gallery Focus. Choose from a Schmucker Art Gallery Practicum, ARTH 267 Topic: Art and Public Policy, or other experiential options like Internships or Independent Studies.
Capstone
- ARTH 400 Seminar in Art History, with project focused on Museum-related topic
Notes:
- No more than two transfer or off-campus study courses may count toward the minimum requirements for the major