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2021-2022 Catalog
2021-2022 Catalog / College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Programs / Art History / Art History, BA
Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with this major
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Choose one of the following:
Any Foundation studio course (ADF-S)
Any Fine Arts studio course (ADFA-S)
Choose seven electives, one of which must be an ARH 400-level seminar or ARH-H555, Art History Honors Thesis. Electives must include at least one course in groups A, B, and C
Notes:
One elective course may be in related areas of visual culture such as the philosophy of art, photojournalism, advertising, and cinema. A relevant First-Year Seminar with a strong concentration in art history or visual culture may also count as an elective at the discretion of the program director:
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Upper-level Art History courses taken at other institutions or through study abroad must be approved by the program director and must not overlap significantly with any other upper-level Art History course(s) counted toward the major.
AP credit cannot be applied toward the major.
Residency Requirement Policy: In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.
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Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.
To complete requirements for honors in the major, a candidate must:
Have a major GPA of 3.7 or higher
Have an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher
Complete ARH-H555 with a grade of A- or above
Complete an 18-page minimum guided research paper in ARH-H555
Make a formal oral presentation to the Art History faculty and other invited members of the Suffolk community
CAS Honors Program students only: Present work from the senior honors experience at the Honors Symposium or Pecha Kucha event
To become a candidate for honors in the major, a student must:
Have completed a minimum of 27 credits in the major
Apply to the honors coordinator by March 1st of junior year