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Undergraduate Major In Art History
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A minimum of 124 credits is required
University requirements for undergraduate
degrees may be found in Penn
State's Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin and should be consulted carefully.
GENERAL EDUCATION (45 credits) see Bulletin
- FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR (Included in Electives or General Education) [ART H 001S is recommended]
- INTERCULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCE (Included in Electives, General Education course selection, or Requirements for Major)
- WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULM (Included in Requirements for Major: ART H 350W)
- ELECTIVES: 19 credits
- BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: 24 credits
- (See description of Bachelor of Arts Requirements in Bulletin)
- REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ART HISTORY MAJOR: 36 credits
A student must receive a grade of C or better in all courses in the major, as specified in Senate Policy 82-44
Prescribed Courses For The Art History Major (15 credits)
- Art H 111 GA (3) Ancient to Medieval Art (suggested semester: 1-4)
- Art H 112 GA (3) Renaissance to Modern Art (sem: 1-4)
- Art H 201 GA (3) Ancient to Medieval Architecture (sem: 1-4)
- Art H 202 GA (3) Renaissance to Modern Architecture (sem: 1-4)
- Art H 350W (3) Undergraduate Seminar in the History of Art (sem: 5-8)
Additional Courses For Major (21 credits) to be taken during semesters 3-8
At least 6 credits must be taken at the 400 level, excluding Art H 496. Art H 297, Art H 397, and Art H 497 may be used to fulfill additional course requirements when the subject is appropriate. (petition must be filled out in the Art History Office, 228 Arts Building)
AFRICAN AND ASIAN REQUIREMENT, Select 3 credits from:
- Art H 120 GA;GI (3) Asian Art and Architecture
- Art H 130 GA;GI (3) African, Oceanic, and Native American Art
- Art H 320 GA;GI (3) Chinese Art
- Art H 330 GA;GI (3) Islamic Architecture and Art
- Art H/AAA S 335 GA;GI (3) African Art
- Art H 340 GA;GI (3) Japanese Art
- Art H 497 [if topic is African or Asian]
ANCIENT REQUIREMENT, Select 3 credits from:
- Art H 301 GA (3) Egyptian and Mesopotamian Art
- Art H 311 GA (3) Greek and Roman Art
- Art H 401 (3-9) Greek Art and Architecture
- Art H 411 (3-9) Roman Art
- Art H 497 [if topic is Ancient]
BYZANTINE AND MEDIEVAL REQUIREMENT, Select 3 credits from:
- Art H 302 GA (3) Art of the Early Middle Ages
- Art H 312 GA (3) Romanesque and Gothic Art
- Art H 412 (3) The Gothic Cathedral
- Art H 422 (3-9) Studies in Medieval Sculpture
- Art H 442 (3) Late Antique and Early Christian Art
- Art H 452 (3) Byzantine Art
- Art H 497 [if topic is Byzantine or Medieval]
RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE REQUIREMENT, Select 3 credits from:
- Art H 303 GA (3) Italian Renaissance Art
- Art H 304 GA (3) Southern Baroque Painting
- Art H 313 GA (3) Northern Renaissance Art
- Art H 314 GA (3) Art in the Age of Rembrandt
- Art H 324 GA (3) Rococo Art
- Art H 414 (3) Italian Baroque Painting
- Art H 423 (3-9) Studies in Italian Renaissance Art
- Art H 424 (3) Masters of Northern Baroque Art
- Art H 454 (3) Spanish Baroque Art
- Art H 464 (3) French Baroque Painting
- Art H 497 [if topic is Renaissance or Baroque]
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY REQUIREMENT, Select 3 credits from:
- Art H 305 GA (3) European Art from 1780 to 1860
- Art H 307 GA (3) American Art
- Art H 325 GA (3) Impressionism to Surrealism
- Art H 405 (3-6) Pioneers of Modern Architecture
- Art H 415 (3) The Skyscraper
- Art H 416 (3) American Painting: 1876-1913
- Art H 435 (3-6) Studies in Modern Art
- Art H 450 (3) The History of Photography
- Art H 470 (3) American Painting and Sculpture Since 1940
- Art H 497 [if topic is Modern or Contemporary]
ELECTIVES IN ART HISTORY
- Select 6 credits of Art History (excluding ART H 100 GA) (sem: 3-8)
For more information regarding requirements for the baccaluareate degree,
contact Christine Butts, staff liaison for undergraduate advisors
by email ccw2@psu.edu
phone (814)-865-4873
or at the following address:
- Christine Butts
- Department of Art History
- The Pennsylvania State University
- 229 Arts Building
- University Park, PA 16802
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