Art--History
School Office: 143 Art and Design Building, 408 East Peabody, Champaign, (217) 333-0855
Art History
Like the other humanities, the history of art as an undergraduate major offers an enrichment of and a preparation for life, rather than training for a specific occupation. The student who goes on to graduate work in the field can pursue a career in teaching, museum work, or employment in a commercial art gallery, or auction house.
Working in consultation with the LAS undergraduate adviser for art history in the School of Art and Design, each student will design a program of study that satisfies the requirements listed below. Students who wish to take a considerable number of studio courses as part of their major should enroll in the history of art option offered by the School of Art and Design within the College of Fine and Applied Arts.
Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum
E-mail address: jmwood@illinois.edu
Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Minimum required major and supporting course work equates to 48 hours including 30 hours of Art History courses.
General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set up so students automatically complete the Campus General Education requirements.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
Departmental distinction: To be eligible for distinction, a student must earn a high grade point average and complete at least 4 semester hours of independent research to write a senior research paper. See the undergraduate adviser for details.
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| 3 | Supporting Requirements in Art |
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| 12 | Supporting Requirements in Art History - choose three of the following:1 |
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| 18 | Art or Architectural History 200- to 400-level |
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ARTH 395 - Junior Seminar in Art History |
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ARTH 495 - Senior Seminar in Art History |
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One upper-level course from each of the following categories:2 |
African or East Asian Art or Architecture |
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Art or Architectural History before 1700 |
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Art or Architectural History after 1700 |
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| 15 | 200- to 400-level courses in supporting areas chosen with the approval of the adviser. Although the program in art history allows considerable latitude in the selection of such courses, they should be chosen with the goal of enhancing the student’s understanding of the cultural context within which works of art and architecture have been created. Recent practice suggests that supporting courses will most commonly be drawn from such fields as anthropology, classics, history, literature, music and dance history, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies. |
1. Credit will not be given for ARTH 112 and ARTH 115.
2.Courses in the history of architecture, excluding ARCH 210, may be used with the approval of the adviser for as many as 9 hours of credit in meeting the rrequirement for 18 hours of art history at the 200-400 level.
Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level courses in the major must be taken on this campus.
All foreign language requirements must be satisfied. For students considering graduate work in Art History French or German is strongly recommended for the foreign language requirement. Other languages including Chinese or Japanese may be used with the approval of the adviser as the needs of the student's program dictate.
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.