Six hours from these: MPF/ART 187Art and Society: Prehistoric to Medieval MPF/ART 188Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern ART 162 Africa, Oceania, Native Am.
Three hours from these: ARC 107 Global Design ARC 221 History of Architecture 1 ARC 222 History of Architecture 2 Sophomore seminar: ART 285 Writing and Research in Art and Architectural History
Level Two: Themed Courses, 6 hours
Thematic, cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary approaches to the history of art and architecture. Courses at this level include a writing component.
ARC 221, 222 History of Architecture 1, 2 ART 230B: Art and Race in the Late 19th Century ART 276 Introduction to the Art of the Black Diaspora ART 283 Modern America ART 286 China, Korea, Japan ART 389 History of Photography ART 420A Venice and the World ART 420I Icons, Illusions, and Living Images CLS 210 A Classics through the Lens CLS 323 Discoveries in Archaeology CLS 244 Introduction to Egyptian Art and Archaeology CLS 332 Classical Mythology and the Arts
*Note: ARC 221/222 can count as either Level One or Level Two courses, but not both.
Level Three: Area Courses, 15 hours
Courses designed to explore issues of style and how it changes according to function, context, and chronology. Courses at this level have an integrated lecture component that will include student research and writing significantly beyond what is expected in Level Two courses. At least one course must be taken in each of the following areas:*
Art of Asia, Africa, or the Americas ART 309 The Arts of African Peoples ART 311 Chinese Painting ART 312 Japanese Painting and Prints ART 326 Modern and Contemporary East Asian Art ART 335 Arts of West Africa
European Art ARC 405E Renaissance Architecture ARC 405G Gothic Architecture ART 314 The Renaissance in Italy ART 315Art in the Age of Michelangelo ART 316 Baroque Art in Europe ART 317 The Arts of Colonial Latin America ART 389 Art of the Weimar Republic ART 486/586 Art of the Late 19th Century ART 487/587 Art of the Early 20th Century ART 488 Art in the Age of Revolution: 1789-1848
Pre-Modern Art (of any geographic area or areas) ARC 405E Renaissance Architecture ARC 405G Gothic Architecture ART 311 Chinese Painting ART 312 Japanese Painting and Prints ART 314 The Renaissance in Italy ART 315Art in the Age of Michelangelo ART 316 Baroque Art in Europe ART 317 The Arts of Colonial Latin America ART 381 Greek and Roman Architecture ART 382 Greek and Roman Sculpture ART 383 Greek and Roman Painting ART 384 Greco-Roman Decorative Arts ART 488 Art in the Age of Revolution: 1789-1848
Modern/Postmodern Art ARC 321 History of Interiors ARC 422/522 History of Urbanization ARC 426/526 Architecture and Society ARC 427/527 The American City Since 1940 ARC 451/551 Modern Architecture ARC 452/552 Recent Architecture Theory ART 326 Modern and Contemporary East Asian Art ART 389 Art of the Weimar Republic ART 406 Art Since 1980 ART 420B: Art Outdoors: Site and Place ART 486/586 Art of the Late 19th Century ART 487/587 Art of the Early 20th Century ART 489/589 Postwar to Postmodernism: 1945-1980
*NOTE: A single course may not fill requirements in more than one area.
Level Four: Seminar, 3 hours
Faculty-mentored seminars in which students are responsible for extensive research on a specified aspect of the course which they will present to the instructor and their classmates. Topics vary.
Field Study, 3 hours ART 391 Structured experience outside the classroom: internship or study abroad.
Advanced Research Methods, 3 hours ART 498 Capstone: Seminar in History and Methods in Art and Architectural History. Required during the fall semester of the senior year.
Studio Requirement, 6 hours
Majors are required to maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA. All courses for the major must be taken for a standard grade.
Miami Plan Requirements, 48 hours
Foundation courses within the major may be applied toward fulfillment of Miami Plan requirements.
A Thematic Sequence must be chosen from departments outside the major.
ART 498, the Capstone Seminar taken during the senior year, meets the Miami Plan Capstone Course requirement.
Departmental Honors
To graduate with Departmental Honors, students must maintain a 3.5 grade point average in the major and complete an honors thesis. Thesis proposals are submitted during the junior year. Successful applicants earn six upper division hours* for research and writing (ART 477C), after which the thesis is submitted for approval to the Departmental Honors committee.
*These credit hours are in addition to the upper division credits required for the major.
Guidelines for the Research and Writing of the Honors Thesis
Students should choose their topic and advisor based upon their area of special interest and qualifications. Applicants should adhere to the proposed schedule of completing research during the fall and completing the writing of the honors thesis during the spring of their senior year unless their advisor agrees upon a different schedule. Students applying to graduate school may want to complete as much of the writing as possible during the fall so that they will have a writing sample to send in with their applications.
Applicants should conduct original research on a topic that will demonstrate their knowledge of art history and reflect their personal interests.
The honors thesis should investigate a subject in depth and result in an original conclusion. It will normally consist of about thirty pages and include illustrations.
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