Art History Major - B.A.
This B.A. degree requires 90 liberal arts credits out of the 120 credits required for graduation.
Summary
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Art History B.A. Major Requirements | 36-48 | |
| Integrative Core Curriculum Requirements and Electives 1 | 72-84 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| 1 | This major is approved to fulfill the Integrative Core Curriculum requirement for the Creative Arts perspective. |
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATIONS IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE | ||
| Visual Literacy | 3 | |
| Episodes in Western Art | ||
| Introduction to Visual Culture | ||
| Art Across Cultures | ||
| Spatial Literacy | 3 | |
| Reading Buildings | ||
| Elements of Architecture | ||
| Architecture Across Cultures | ||
| PRACTICE: APPLYING METHODS TO DIVERSE TRADITIONS | ||
| ARTH 20100 | Practicing Art History | 3 |
| One ARTH course with attribute APRE, focusing on material before 1800 | 3 | |
| One ARTH course with attribute APOS, focusing on material after 1800 | 3 | |
| Two additional ARTH courses at the 200-level and above (CNPH 24000 may count towards this requirement) | 6 | |
| PERFORMANCE: ADVANCED IMPLEMENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS | ||
| Two ARTH courses at 300-level | 6 | |
| Two ARTH course at 300- or 400-level | 6 | |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY | ||
| ART xxxxx | Any 3-credit course in the art department (CNPH 14100 may be substituted for an ART course) | 3 |
| Language other than English | 0-6 | |
All art history majors must demonstrate proficiency at college-level language study, in a language other than English, through the beginner level. This can be done in one of three ways: 1) taking 10100 and 10200 in the DMLL, or SLPA 10900 and SLPA 20900 for 6 credits; 2) placing into and taking DMLL 10200 or SLPA 20900 for 3 credits; or 3) taking the proficiency exam and testing into 201 or above, in which case the requirement is met and no additional language credits are required. | ||
Language courses taken in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology at Ithaca College must be taken for a letter grade. As a department requirement, grades in language courses count toward departent policies (only 4 credits at a C- or below may apply to courses in the major). | ||
| Total Credits | 36-42 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUSEUM STUDIES CONCENTRATION | ||
| In addition to fulfilling the requirements for the Art History B.A., students pursuing the optional Museum Studies concentration complete the following specialized coursework. The requirements for the concentration may overlap with requirements for the general Art History major. | ||
| ARTH 29200 | Introduction to Museum Studies | 3 |
| Select one of the following advanced ARTH courses: | 3 | |
| Exhibitions, Education, and Outreach | ||
| Performance, Institutional Critique, and the Museum | ||
| Exhibiting African Art | ||
| Selected Topics in Museum Studies | ||
| Exhibition Seminar | ||
| ARTH 49400 | Internship: Art History | 3 |
| Professional Development Courses | ||
| WRTG 20100 | Argument | 3 |
| or WRTG 21100 | Writing for the Workplace | |
| or WRTG 21300 | Technical Writing | |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Graphic Design I | ||
| Introduction to Website Development | ||
| Introduction to Business | ||
| Live Events: Spectacles, Festivals, Celebrations, and Society | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| Presentation & Graphic Design | ||
| Theatre Organization and Management | ||
| Proposal and Grant Writing | ||
| Writing as a Critic | ||
| 1 | Some courses may have additional prerequisites that the student is responsible for meeting. |