Curriculum in the History of Art

www.art.uiuc.edu/a+d/program/academic/ah/ah.html

Lisa Rosenthal
Email: lrosenth@uiuc.edu
(217) 265-5236
143 Art and Design
408 E. Peabody Dr.
MC-590
Champaign, IL 61820

For the Degree Bachelor of Fine Arts in the History of Art

The curriculum in the history of art requires 122 credit hours and offers a broad cultural education that unites academic and studio training. The curriculum provides sound preparation for the graduate study required for museum work or teaching at the college level.

Hours	General Education Requirements¹
4	RHET 105 or 108—Composition I
3	Advanced Composition
30	Six hours in each of the following areas: humanities and the arts, quantitative reasoning, natural sciences and technology, social and behavioral sciences, and Western and non-Western culture.
0-16	One foreign language through the fourth level is required. French or German recommended.
37-53	Total

Hours	Supporting Requirements in Art
2	ARTF 101—Orientation to Art and Design
4	ARTF 102—Drawing I
2	ARTF 104—Drawing II
6	ARTF 103—Design I
6	ARTF 105—Design II
12	Art electives (any studio art course except those for non-majors
26	Total

Hours

Supporting Requirements in Art History

Choose 3 of the following:

ARTH 111—Ancient and Medieval Art (4)
ARTH 112—Renaissance and Modern Art (4) [credit will not be given for both 112 and 115]
ARTH 113—Intro to African Art (4)
ARTH 114—Intro to East Asian Art (4)
ARTH 115—Art in Global Context (4) [credit will not be given for both 112 and 115]

Students are required to complete a minimum of 6 hours of e;ectives in a single area from the following options: ancient and modern literatures, classics, anthropology, history and philosophy.

Students should select these courses with the FAA Art History Advisor's consent.

Total

Hours	Advanced Art History 200-400 Level
3	ARTH 395—Junior Seminar
3	ARTH 495—Senior Seminar
12	One upper level course each from the following categories: African or East Asian Art (3) Art History before 1700 (3) Art History after 1700 (3) Advanced Art History (200-, 300-, 400-level ARTH courses not used elsewhere) (3)
18	Total

Hours	Open Electives
7-	Open electives to total 122 hours.

1. See www.courses.uiuc.edu for a current listing of general education courses and requirements.