Art History Major

Requirements for the Major

Art history majors will take two introductory art history courses, six additional art history courses, one studio art course, the senior seminar, and the senior thesis, for a total of 11 required courses.

• Two introductory courses:

• ARHI 051A SC - Introduction to the History of Art or
• ARHI 051B SC - Introduction to the History of Art

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• ARHI 051C SC - Introduction to the History of Art

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• One course in the art of Asia, Africa, or the African Diaspora.
• One course in the art of the Americas.
• One course in the art of Europe before 1840.
• One course in art since 1840.
• Two additional art history courses.
• One studio art course.
• ARHI 190 SC - Senior Seminar in the fall semester
• ARHI 191 SC - Senior Thesis. Offered spring in the spring semester

Note:

Majors who intend to pursue graduate studies should study at least two foreign languages appropriate to their areas of interest. Students are strongly encouraged to apply for summer internships in museums, galleries, and conservation labs, and to study abroad during their junior year.

Honors Requirements

A student who wishes to graduate with honors in art history must achieve a minimum grade point average of 10.5 in the major and earn an A or A- in a two-semester thesis that is more substantial than that of students not working on honors. The honors thesis must be proposed to the department chair by the end of the junior year. The honors student will write and then orally defend the thesis before a faculty honors committee that consists of at least three members (the two thesis readers and an additional member to be selected by the student).