Art History - B.A.

Foundation Core Requirements:

Foundation courses are meant to expose students to a variety of approaches and philosophies of art making and are anchored in an understanding of art history through lecture and seminar courses.

Students are advised to complete all 100-level courses as early as possible and follow closely with 200-level courses, and other art history electives.

Major Requirements (24 hours):

• Six art history electives-any art history course beyond the required courses may count as an elective.
  • One three-credit internship may count as an elective with prior permission of the program. In addition, courses with an art historical component such as PHIL 290 Philosophy of Art , the Rome Interim program when the emphasis is art, and certain classes as part of study abroad programs may also apply with prior permission of the program.
  • Students may only count either ARTH 265  or ARTH 267  toward the major, not both.
  • At least one art history elective (not including ARTH 419 , ARTH 446 , ARTH 450 , ARTH 455 ) must be at the 300-level or above.
  • At least one art history elective must be from one of the following areas: Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, or non-Western (with approval).

• ARTH 446 - Senior Thesis Art History
• ENGL 345 - Advanced Academic Writing

Additional Requirements:

Study of a modern foreign language through the intermediate level (course 202 or equivalent). With approval of the program, students may substitute one year each of two different languages to fulfill this requirement. Students who are considering graduate school in art history may be advised to take at least one year of German.

A minimum of 18 hours in the major field must be completed at Dominican. This must include ARTH 446 .

Recommendations:

Students should attempt to choose non-art history electives that will inform the topic of their senior thesis. These will include courses beyond those courses taken to fulfill core area requirements and whenever possible, at the 200-level or above. These might include American studies, communication arts and sciences (particularly film-related courses), history, philosophy, or sociology.