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Art History, Bachelor of Arts

Art history is the study of art and architecture, produced within specific cultural contexts, as a manifestation of human creativity and as a valuable form of historical documentation. Students learn to appreciate the fundamental and varied roles that the visual arts have played and continue to play in the lives of human beings. Toward this end, students learn how images and objects, identified as art, embody, but also condition and control-social, religious, cultural, economic, political, and gender dynamics.

Bachelor of Arts with a major in Art History (HOA)

Art History 42
VAH 101, 201, 202, 203, 485 15
VAR 299 0
VAH electives (300- or 400-level) 21
Major program electives1 6
Liberal Studies Curriculum
Humanities and Fine Arts
Philosophy and Religious Studies 12
History 6
Literature: English or Foreign Language 3
Creative and Performing Arts 3
Foreign Language2 0-8
Social Sciences 12
Mathematics (excludes MTH 102, 204, 205) 3
Natural Sciences 11
Communication Competencies 0-9
Introduction to the University: VAR 100 0-1
General Education courses/academic electives to total at least 124
1Major program electives may be chosen, in consultation with an art history advisor, from among the following disciplines and courses: ANT 300, CMM 313, ENG 322, VAF 104, VAF 232, PHL 320, PSY 375 and REL 374. Alternatives to these courses may be elected with the approval of an art history advisor. Major program electives must be at the 300-400 level (except in the case of Fine Arts courses), and they may not be used to satisfy the liberal studies requirements. 2Where appropriate, this credit may apply to other requirements.