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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: cdolske@uiuc.edu
Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Minimum required major and supporting course work equates to 47 hours
including 32 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.
| Hours |
Requirements |
| 4 |
ARTH 111–Ancient
and Medieval Art |
| 4 |
ARTH 112–Renaissance
and Modern Art |
| 24 |
200- to 400-level
courses in Art History including one 3 hour course in each of
the following areas:1 |
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Ancient and medieval art |
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Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo art |
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Late eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century art
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African, Asian, Oceanic, and pre-Columbian art |
| 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. Courses in the history
of architecture, excluding ARCH 210, may be used with the approval
of the adviser for as many as 12 hours of credit in meeting the
24-hour requirement. 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.
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