Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013

Art B.A. - Art History Concentration

Degree Requirements

Area F (18 semester hours)

(Art majors are required to complete all courses in Area F. Any transfer student who has not completed the course in Area F, or their equivalents, must take these courses at GC)

ARTS 1200Two-Dimensional Design

3

ARTS 1201Three-Dimensional Design

3

ARTS 1000Drawing I

3

ARTS 1620Intro to the Computer in Art

3

ARTS 2800The Ancient & Medieval Worlds

3

ARTS 2810From Renaissance to Mod World

3

Concentration Requirements (21 semester hours)

Complete seven 4000-level classes in Art History. The following are recommended but ARTS 4950, ARTS 4960, ARTS 4970, or other classes at the 3000-4000 level in Museum Studies, Studio Art, Art History, IDST, HIST, WMST, ENGL, BLST, MUSC, and THEA may be substituted. These and other courses below may also be used under "Electives: or under "Cognate".

ARTS 4800Women and Art

3

ARTS 4810Twentieth-Cent Art, 1900-1950

3

ARTS 4820Late 20th Cent Art Since 1950

3

ARTS 4825Seminar in Art History

3

ARTS 4830Am Art: Colony-Conceptualism

3

ARTS 4840/BLST 4840African-American Art

3

ARTS 4845African Art History

3

ARTS 486019th Century Art of the West

3

ARTS 4880Asian Art History: Chinese Art

3

ARTS 4881Asian Art History: Indian Art

3

ARTS 4882Asian Art History: SE Asia

3

Art History Capstone (6 semester hours)

Senior Research and Senior Thesis and Presentation are to be taken in sequence and only during the senior year.

ARTS 4992Senior Research

3

ARTS 4993Senior Thesis & Presentation

3

Cognate Area (12 semester hours)

Complete four 4000-level classes in Art History including one Non-Western Art History course. The following are recommended but substitutions are allowed:

ARTS 4855Public Art and Media Culture

3

ARTS 4850Art Criticism

3

ARTS 4851Comparative Aesthetics

3

ARTS 4895Writing About Art

3

Foreign Language Requirements (3-12 semester hours)

Students must demonstrate minimum proficiency at the level of the fourth university course (2002) in one foreign language.

Electives (12-15 semester hours)

Students are strongly encouraged to use their elective hours in Art History or to develop a secondary or tertiary area in Studio Art or Museum Studies.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Other Requirements

  • A grade of C or better is required for all courses that count toward major requirements.
  • A minimum of 39 hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
  • Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a satisfactory grade. Students who transfer to GC are exempt from this requirement.