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Art Major: Art History Option
An option in the Art (B.A.) offerings.
Core Requirements
The Art History option requires a total of 65-73 semester hours and consists of the following. Total hours required varies depending on placement in foreign language sequence.
1. 21 Semester Hours of Required Art History and Art Coursework
ART 1000
Drawing I. (3 credits)
ART 1110
Two-Dimensional Foundations. (3 credits)
ART 1111
Three-Dimensional Foundations. (3 credits)
ART 2012G
Nonwestern Fine Arts. (3 credits)
ART 2601G
History of Art I. (3 credits)
ART 2602G
History of Art II. (3 credits)
ART 4775
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art History and Criticism. (3 credits)
2. 27 Semester Hours of Art History Electives Selected From the Following:
ART 2300
African-American Art. (3 credits)
ART 3610G
African Art. (3 credits)
ART 3630
Greek and Roman Art. (3 credits)
ART 3641
Early Medieval Art. (3 credits)
ART 3642
Romanesque and Gothic Art. (3 credits)
ART 3651
Italian Renaissance Art: Fifteenth Century. (3 credits)
ART 3652
Italian Renaissance Art: Sixteenth Century. (3 credits)
ART 3660
Baroque Art. (3 credits)
ART 3670
Nineteenth-Century Art. (3 credits)
ART 3680
Modern Art. (3 credits)
ART 3681
Contemporary Art. (3 credits)
ART 3685
Women in Art. (3 credits)
ART 3940
History of Graphic Design. (3 credits)
ART 4400
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
ART 4765
Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture. (3 credits)
3. 17-25 Semester Hours of Required Foreign Language and History Coursework:
- Foreign Language 1101
(See footnote 1) - Foreign Language 1102
(See footnote 1) - Foreign Language 2201G
- Foreign Language 2202G
HIS 1500G
Roots of the Modern World. (3 credits)
HIS 2560
Early Modern World History. (3 credits)
HIS 3555
Modern World History. (3 credits)
Footnotes:
Major GPA based on all art courses taken at EIU.
(Footnote 1) The Art Department recommends students with prior foreign language experience confer with the Foreign Language Department to determine appropriate placement in the foreign language sequence.
Information sourced from the 2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.