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Art History
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
The B. A. in art history is a 36 hour major. The goal of the curriculum is to give the student a broad introduction to the major themes and historical questions raised by western art, as well as to explore the critical techniques of the art historian. Of the 36 required hours, 21 must be at either the 300 or 400 level, and all students must take ARHA 490.
Degree Requirements:
 Hours:
Introduction ARHA 101 History of Art Survey 3
Western Cultures 12
Ancient Art
ARHA 230 Ancient Art Survey
ARHA 330 Classical Art
ARHA 430 Greek Art
ARHA 431 Roman Art

Medieval Art
ARHA 240 Medieval Art Survey
ARHA 340 Romanesque Art
ARHA 341 Gothic Art
ARHA 440 Illuminated Manuscripts
ARHA 441 Medieval Women & Art
ARHA 491 Topics in Medieval Art

18th- & 19th-Century Art
ARHA 270 19th-Century Art Survey
ARHA 370 American Art to World War II
ARHA 372 Rococo, Revolution, Romant.
ARHA 373 Realism & Impressionism
ARHA 470 19th-Century French Painting
ARHA 494 Special Topics in Modern Art
*(freshman seminar course)
 Renaissance & Baroque Art
ARHA 150 Life & Times of Michelangelo*
ARHA 260 Baroque & Rococo Art Survey
ARHA 350 Early Renaissance Art/Culture
ARHA 351 High Renaissance Art/Culture
ARHA 352 Northern Renaissance Art
ARHA 350 Italian Baroque Art
ARHA 365 Northern Baroque Art
ARHA 450 The Papacy & Art
ARHA 451 Bosch & Breughel
ARHA 492 Topics in Renaissance Art

20th- & 21st-Century Art
ARHA 180 Approaching Abstract Art*
ARHA 182 St Louis Spaces*
ARHA 280 Modern Art Survey
ARHA 371 American Art: WWII - Present
ARHA 380 Twentieth-Century Art
ARHA 382 Modern Architecture
ARHA 480 Contemporary Art
ARHA 485 Relig Dimensions of Mod Art
ARHA 494 Topics in Modern Art
  
Electives in Art History 12 hours of additional art history courses 12
Capstone Research ARHA 490 Research Methods in Art History (offered fall semester only) 3
Studio Art ARSA 200 Drawing or ARSA 210 Design is required 3
Plus one additional course chosen from the following:
ARSA 200 Drawing
ARSA 210 Design
ARSA 220 Painting I
ARSA 230 Etching
 ARSA 240 Sculpture
ARSA 250 Computer Art
ARSA 260 Photography
ARSA 300 Drawing Studio
3
Total Hours: 36*
*Plus additional courses according to one of the four options listed below. Students are encouraged to choose related hours in Studio Art or Theatre Skills courses:
Option:
 Hours:
1: Completion of minor in another department 15-21
2: Completion of certificate program 18-30
3: Completion of a second major in another department 36
4: Completion of related and advisor approved upper division courses 15

For more information, contact:
Dr. Cynthia Stollhans at 977-3030.


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