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Art Major: Art History Option
An option in the Art (B.A.) offerings.
Core Requirements
This option comprises
ART 1000
Drawing I. (3 credits)
ART 1110
Design. (3 credits)
ART 1111
Three-Dimensional Design. (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)
27 Semester Hours 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 European Painting. (3 credits)
ART 3680
Modern European Painting and Sculpture. (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)
17-25 Semester Hours of Other Required Coursework
Other required coursework for a total of 17-25 hrs. includes
- Foreign Language 1101
- Foreign Language 1102
- Foreign Language 2201G
- Foreign Language 2202G
HIS 1500G
Roots of the Modern World. (3 credits)
HIS 2560
Early Modern World History. (3 credits)
and
HIS 3555
Modern World History. (3 credits)
Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study
A suggested four-year plan of study for the Art History Option follows. Students’ plan of study may need to be modified due to availability of courses, scheduling/time conflicts, etc. Students should confer with their advisors to develop a plan of study that will meet their educational goals.
First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
ART 1000
Drawing I. (3 credits)
ART 1110
Design. (3 credits)
ART 2601G
History of Art I. (3 credits)
ENG 1001G
Composition and Language. (3 credits)
HIS 1500G
Roots of the Modern World. (3 credits)
First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15
- General Education Requirement. Credits: 3
ART 1111
Three-Dimensional Design. (3 credits)
ART 2602G
History of Art II. (3 credits)
ENG 1002G
Composition and Literature. (3 credits)
SPC 1310G
Introduction to Speech Communication. (3 credits)
Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16
- ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - General Education Requirment. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - Foreign Language. Credits: 4
(See footnote 1)
ART 2012G
Nonwestern Fine Arts. (3 credits)
(See footnotes 2, 4)
HIS 2560
Early Modern World History. (3 credits)
(See footnote 4)
Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16
- ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - General Education Requirement. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - Foreign Language. Credits: 4
(See footnote 3)
HIS 3555
Modern World History. (3 credits)
(See footnote 4)
Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16
- ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - General Education Requirement. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - Free Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - Intermediate Foreign Language. Credits: 4
(See footnote 4)
Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16
- ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - Free Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - General Education Requirement: Science. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - Intermediate Foreign Language. Credits: 4
(See footnote 4)
Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 14
- ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - General Education Requirement: Science (w/Lab). Credits: 4
- Free Elective. Credits: 4
(See footnote 1)
Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 12
- Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4) - Free Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - Free Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
ART 4775
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art History and Criticism. (3 credits)
(See footnote 4)
Art History Electives
Art History electives should be selected from the following:
ART 2300
African-American Art. (3 credits)
ART 3610G
African Art. (3 credits)
(See footnote 4)
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 European Painting. (3 credits)
ART 3680
Modern European Painting and Sculpture. (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)
(See footnote 4)
Footnotes
(Major GPA based on all art courses taken at EIU)
1 34 semester hours of courses numbered 3000 or above must be taken from these courses to complete graduation requirement of at least 40 semester hours in upper division courses (3000-4000 numbered courses).
2 Fulfills Cultural Diversity requirement.
3 Students exempt from the graduation requirement for foreign language will have 8 semester hours of free electives to complete for degree requirements.
4 Writing intensive courses.
Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.