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Below are the program requirements for students enrolled beginning Fall 2023.

If you are looking for curricular requirements for students adding the major before Fall 2023, please follow the link below.

View Requirements Before Fall 2023

(42 credits)

Perspectives Area Courses (15 credits)

Pick 3 classes:

ARC 221 History of Architecture 1
ARC 222 History of Architecture 2
ART 162 Arts of Africa, Oceania, Native Am.
ART 187 Art and Society: Prehistoric to Gothic
ART 188 Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern
ART 286 Art of China, Korea, Japan

Advanced Writing:

ART 285 Writing and Research in Art and Architectural History

Studio classes:

Any ARC or ART studio class

Suggested courses:

ARC 101 Beginning Design Studio
ARC 102 Beginning Design Studio
ART 111 Design and Composition
ART 121 Observational Drawing
ART 231 Painting 1
ART 241 Printmaking 1
ART 257 Photography
ART 261 Ceramics 1
ART 264 Jewelry Design and Metals
ART 271 Sculpture 1

Subject Area Courses (24 credits)

Pick 8 classes; at least one from each group: 

Art Histories of Africa

ART 276 Introduction to the Art of the Black Diaspora
ART 309 The Arts of African Peoples
ART 335 Arts of West Africa

European Art: Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern

ART 314 The Renaissance in Italy
ART 315 Art in the Age of Michelangelo
ART 316 Baroque Art in Europe
ART 317 The Arts of Colonial Latin America
ART 382 Greek and Roman Sculpture
ART 384 Greek and Roman Decorative Arts
ART 488 Art in the Age of Revolutions
CLS 323 Discoveries of Archaeology
CLS 332 Classical Mythology and the Arts
CLS 361 Antiquity Through a Lens

Modern and Contemporary Art

ARC 321 History of Interiors
ARC 424 Seminar on Modern Architecture in Latin America
ARC 426 Architecture and Society
ARC 427 The American City Since 1940
ARC 451 Contemporary Architectural Theory
ART 283 Modern America
ART 389 History of Photography
ART 406 Art Since 1980
ART 407 Moving Image Art
ART 487 Art of the Early 20th Century
ART 489 Postwar to Postmodernism, 1945-1980

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Inquiries

ARC 405 Seminars (topics vary)
ART 230 Special Lecture Topics in Art History (topics vary)
ART 276 Introduction to Art of the Black Diaspora
ART 317 The Arts of Colonial Latin America
ART 407 Moving Image Art
ART 480 Seminar in Art History (topics vary)

Senior Capstone Seminar, 3 credits

Please note

1. A single course may not be used in more than one area.
2. Certain ART 230 courses can count for any of the subject area categories in addition to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Inquiries, depending on the topic. See advisor and/or course instructor.
3. ART 498 required during fall of senior year.

Pathways

Students hoping to pursue certain academic and/or career goals are encouraged to add the following curricular experiences. None are required, but these are designed for certain students with certain academic and professional goals to augment the requirements for the Art and Architecture History major. 

Academic Pathway (for students interested in graduate school):

• Foreign Language up to 202 level (German and French are commonly required for graduate study in art history, but not exclusively; consult your advisor)
• ART 480 Seminar
• Honors Thesis (see Departmental Honors, below)

Museum/Curatorial Pathway (for students interested in working in a museum or gallery):

• Minor in Museums and Society
• ART 391 field study internship
• At least 6 credits of studio (or Studio Art minor)

Business Pathway (for students interested in professional and administrative positions in arts institutions)

• Co-major in Arts Management
• ART 230D Art and Its Markets

Field Study for ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Plan Experiential Learning

Students have the option of completing a “Field Study” in Art and Architecture History by completing an internship at a museum, gallery, cultural institution, or other appropriate venue (including the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University Art Museum). Students who choose to do so can then use that field study to fulfill the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Plan Experiential Learning requirement by being concurrently enrolled in ART 391. For more information contact your advisor. 

Departmental Honors

To graduate with Departmental Honors, students must maintain a 3.5 grade point average in the major and complete an honors thesis. Thesis proposals are submitted during the junior year. Successful applicants earn six upper division hours* for research and writing (ART 477C), after which the thesis is submitted for approval to the Departmental Honors committee.

*These credit hours are in addition to the total credits required for the major.

Guidelines for the Research and Writing of the Honors Thesis

• Students should choose their topic and advisor based upon their area of special interest and qualifications. Applicants should adhere to the proposed schedule of completing research during the fall and completing the writing of the honors thesis during the spring of their senior year unless their advisor agrees upon a different schedule. Students applying to graduate school may want to complete as much of the writing as possible during the fall so that they will have a writing sample to send in with their applications.
• Applicants should conduct original research on a topic that will demonstrate their knowledge of art history and reflect their personal interests.
• The honors thesis should investigate a subject in depth and result in an original conclusion. It will normally consist of about thirty pages and include illustrations.