Art History Major

The major consists of at least eleven courses in the history of art. Majors must take three 100-level courses, seven courses at the 200 or 300 level, and one seminar at the 400 level.

Among a student’s courses at the 200 level or above, at least one must be in Architectural History and one in Museum Studies.

Students studying abroad for a semester may count no more than two courses toward the major (and no more than three if abroad for a year).

One of the following courses may be counted toward the major in place of a 200 or 300 level elective: ART 101, ART 102, ART 103, ART 104, or ART 105.


Required Courses

100-Level Courses

Students must take three of the following courses:

AHI 101/ARC 101ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART/ARCH

4

AHI 103/ARC 103CC: BUILDING CULTURES

4

AHI 104/EAS 104INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART

4

AHI 105CC: MONA LISA TO INSTAGRAM

4

AHI 106/ANT 106/MSM 106INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART

4

AHI 107/ARC 107INTRO TO ISLAMIC ART & ARCH

4

Architectural History

Students must take at least one of the following courses:

AHI 204/ARC 204CHINESE ART AND ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 205/ARC 205/EAS 204JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 208/EAS 209SILK ROAD

4

AHI 209/EAS 212URBAN HISTORY OF ASIA

4

AHI 220/SLA 220EARLY CHRISTIAN/BYZANTN ART

4

AHI 221/ARC 221MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 225/ARC 225/AT 225BTWN ART & INDUSTRY: BAUHAUS

4

AHI 271/ARC 271ARCH IMAGINARY IN 20TH CENTURY

4

AHI 273/ARC 273HISTORY OF CITY PLANNING

4

AHI 274/ARC 274CASE STUDIES IN MODERN ARCH

4

AHI 275/ARC 275MAPPING URBAN RENEWAL NEW LNDN

4

AHI 285/ARC 285EU VILLAS&GARDENS/RENAISSANCE

4

AHI 296/PHI 251PHILOSOPHY OF ART

4

AHI 376/AMS 376/ARC 376IMAGINE HOME

4

AHI 403/ARC 403SACRED SPACE

4

AHI 405/ARC 405/AMS 405HOUSING AMERICA

4

AHI 410/ARC 493ZROMAN ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 411/ARC 493QANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ROME

4

AHI 412/ARC 493RCHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE MID AGES

4

AHI 413ISLAMIC ART: WORD AND IMAGE

4

AHI 469/ARC 469MODERN ARCH FACES METROPOLIS

4

AHI 473/ARC 473/AMS 473/AT 473URBN RENEWAL/AMERICA: NEW LNDN

4

AHI 470/ARC 470EXHIBITING NEW LONDON

4

Museum Studies

Students must take at least one of the following courses:

FYS 1006EVERYONE'S A CURATOR

4

AHI 203/EAS 203MODERN CHINESE ART

4

AHI 205/ARC 205/EAS 204JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE

4

AHI 208/EAS 209SILK ROAD

4

AHI 226/CRE 228/EAS 225CHINESE ART IN AMERICA

4

AHI 246/MSM 246NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART

4

AHI 250/MSM 250PERSPECTIVES ON PHOTOGRAPHY

4

AHI 260/MSM 260EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART

4

AHI 262/MSM 262GLOBAL MODERNISMS

4

AHI 280/ANT 279/MSM 280INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM STUDIES

4

AHI 281/ANT 281/MSM 281CURRENT ISSUES MUSEUM STUDIES

4

AHI 283/EDU 283/MSM 283MUSEUM EDUCATION

4

AHI 284/MSM 284HOUSE MUSEUMS

4

AHI 289/MSM 289INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM WORK

4

AHI 293AMERICAN ART & MEANING AT 250

4

AHI 325/ART 325/MSM 325SECRECY AND THE INVISIBLE

4

AHI 402/EAS 451CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART

4

AHI 450/ANT 451/MSM 450BAD ART SOCIAL CONSTRCTN TASTE

4

General Electives

Any of the following courses may be counted among the seven required courses at the 200 or 300 level, beyond the requirement to take at least one course in Architectural History and one in Museum Studies:

AHI 219/AT 219/GWS 220RADICAL BODIES

4

AHI 230ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART

4

AHI 232HIGH RENAISSANCE ART IN ITALY

4

AHI 234ITALIAN BAROQUE ART

4

AHI 240/AT 240CC: GAMES AS ART & EXPERIENCE

4

AHI 261LATE 20TH C ART

4

AHI 290/ANT 290/HIS 290/MSM 290MATERIAL CULTURE STUDIES

4

AHI 297/THE 297HISTORY OF WESTERN DRESS

4

AHI 356/ANT 356/CRE 356IMAGIN OTHERNESS VISUAL CULTR

4

Art Electives

One of the following courses may be counted toward the major in place of a 200 or 300 level elective:

ART 101CONCEPTS IN TWO DIMENSIONS

4

ART 103DESIGN: VISUAL LANGUAGE

4

ART 104/AT 104CC:TIME-BASED DIGITAL ART

4

ART 105/AT 105TIME-BASED DIGITAL ART

4

400-Level Seminar

At least one of the following 400-level seminar courses is required:

AHI 402/EAS 451CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART

4

AHI 403/ARC 403SACRED SPACE

4

AHI 411/ARC 493QANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ROME

4

AHI 412/ARC 493RCHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE MID AGES

4

AHI 413ISLAMIC ART: WORD AND IMAGE

4

AHI 450/ANT 451/MSM 450BAD ART SOCIAL CONSTRCTN TASTE

4