BFA Program: Art History Minor and Concentration

In addition to the general art history requirements, B.F.A. students in the School of Art+Design have two options for further study in art history: a minor and a concentration. These options are grounded in the idea that there is a clear interrelationship between art history/critical studies and studio practice in the visual arts.

Minor in Art History
Go to Art History (School of Humanities) for the minor in art history requirements.

• Of the credits earned toward the minor in art history, 12 satisfy the art history requirement for visual arts majors.
• An additional 8 credits may be counted toward the 88-credit studio/professional requirement for visual arts majors.
• Requirements for the minor in art history can be satisfied within the normal 128-credit program required for visual arts majors.

Concentration in Art History
Requirements: Nine courses, as follows:

• ARH 1010/History of Art Survey I
• ARH 1020/History of Art Survey II
• ARH 3880/Junior Seminar in Art History
• One course in the history of pre-1800 art
• Four additional art history courses
• ARH 4990/Senior Project in Art History*

*For ARH 4990, students are expected to write a thesis to accompany their Art+Design studio senior project. The thesis is a 15-to-20-page paper that (a) fulfills academic expectations for an art history major, (b) may be closely integrated into the student’s Art+Design studio senior project, and (c) may fulfill the writing requirement in the studio senior project.

Please note:

1. B.F.A. students in the School of Art+Design who pursue the concentration in art history do not receive a B.A. degree in art history, nor are they required to complete the collateral course requirements of art history majors.
2. Of the credits earned toward the concentration in art history, 12 satisfy the art history requirement for visual arts majors.
3. An additional 8 credits may be counted toward the 88-credit studio/professional requirement for visual arts majors.
4. The remaining credits constitute an overload (above the 128-credit requirement for visual arts majors), which requires summer study and/or an additional semester of coursework.
5. For ARH course descriptions, go to Art History undergraduate courses.

Updated Mar. 4, 2007