Degree Requirements - 126 credits
Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with this major
Art History Major Requirements: 11 courses, 39-40 credits
Core Requirements (3 courses, 9 credits)
| ARH-101 | Art History I | 4 |
| ARH-102 | Art History II | 4 |
| CAS-201 | College to Career: Explore Your Options and Find Your Path | 1 |
Studio Art Requirement (1 course, 3 credits)
Choose one of the following:
Art History Electives (7 courses, 27-28 credits)
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
A) Ancient Through 18th Century Art
| ARH-205 | Gender, Class and Alterity in Ancient and Medieval Art | 4 |
| ARH-303 | Art of the Early Renaissance in Italy | 4 |
| ARH-304 | Art in the Age of Michelangelo: The High and Late Renaissance in Italy | 4 |
| ARH-308 | Art of the Baroque & Rococo | 4 |
| ARH-312 | Art of the Northern Renaissance | 4 |
| ARH-404 | Seminar in Art History: Caravaggio | 4 |
| ARH-406 | Seminar in Art History: Bernini | 4 |
B) 19th Century Through Contemporary Art
C) Non-Western Art
| ARH-203 | Arts of Asia | 4 |
| ARH-206 | Global Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Art | 4 |
Notes:
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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.
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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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Art History Major Learning Goals and Objectives
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.
| Learning Goals |
Learning Objectives |
| Students will know/understand... |
Students will be able to... |
| The important roles that the visual arts have played in society |
- Demonstrate awareness of the multiple purposes visual arts have played in different cultures and periods |
| Appropriate methods for analyzing works of visual art |
- GENRE: know the traditional aims and conventions of the major types or genres of work produced in the historical and regional contexts covered by the course (e.g. Renaissance status portraits, Gothic cathedrals); and articulate how a given work or monument sustains, transforms, or breaks those conventions in the pursuit of its particular aims
- FORM/STYLE: thoroughly and accurately perceive the media, techniques, and formal elements of a given work (composition, texture, scale, etc.); use appropriate technical vocabulary for describing them (contrapposto, nave, painterly brushwork); and relate them to the contextual meaning/purpose and expressive content of the work
- CONTEXT: relate works to the ideas and practices of their original contexts (social, cultural, political, religious, etc.); and account for how a given work sought to affect or influence the ideas and practices of its original context |
| How learning experiences inside and outside the classroom are connected and interdependent |
- Analyze works of art seen in person at local museums and galleries using course-acquired knowledge and skills |
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Honors
To complete requirements for honors in the major, a candidate must:
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Have a major GPA of 3.7 or higher
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Have an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher
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Complete ARH-H555 with a grade of A- or above
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Complete an 18-page minimum guided research paper in ARH-H555
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Make a formal oral presentation to the Art History faculty and other invited members of the Suffolk community
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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:
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Have a major GPA of 3.7 or higher
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Have an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher
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Have completed a minimum of 27 credits in the major
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Apply to the honors coordinator by March 1st of junior year
About the Art History Major
Learn more about the experiences and opportunities available within this major.
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