Art History, B.A.

A Minimum of Eight Units in Art History, Including:

• ARTH 117: Global Art History Before 1400 (1 unit)
• ARTH 118: Global Art History After 1400 (1 unit)
• ARTH 317: Art and Theory (1 Unit)
• ARTH 326: Issues in Contemporary Art (1 Unit)

Additional Requirements

It is recommended that students select at least one unit at the 200- or 300-level from four of the following areas: Ancient/Classical (ARTH 117), Medieval (ARTH 208, 212), Renaissance (ARTH 213), Baroque (ARTH 214), Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (ARTH 217, 219), Modern and Contemporary (ARTH 216, 311, 312, 315, 320, 326), American (ARTH 217) or non-western (ARTH 220).

Art history majors are required to participate in the Senior Art History Majors Symposium.

One unit of a cognate of any studio art course. Art 102, 103 or 121 are recommended.

All courses counted toward the art history major must be taken for a numerical grade.

Courses taken at an approved off-campus program may be substituted for Albion College courses with the permission of the department.

Art history students who are considering graduate study are strongly urged to complete at least two semesters of a foreign language at the 100 level or above. Students should be guided by individual language assessments done by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.