Art History, B.A.

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Requirements for the liberal arts major in art history, B.A. program

A minimum of 52 credits, distributed as shown below. At least 16 credits in the major must be taken at Oakland University. Only courses in which the student has earned at least a 2.0 may be counted toward the art history major.

1. Core courses

2. Writing intensive in the major

AH 2000 - Critical Thinking and Writing in Art History I (4) (Should be taken early in the student’s major course work. Normally no more than 20 credits in the art history major may be taken prior to this course.)
AH 3000 - Critical Thinking and Writing in Art History II (4)

3. Distribution courses (select one course from each of the following four categories)

Notes

AH 3110 - Art of the Ancient Near East may satisfy the requirement either for Non-Western or for Ancient/Medieval, but not both.

AH 3240 - Islamic Art

may satisfy the requirement either for Non-Western or for Ancient/Medieval, but not both.

AH 3220 - Early Medieval, Byzantine, and Romanesque Art may satisfy the requirement either for Ancient/Medieval or for Renaissance/Baroque, but not both.

AH 3610 - Russian Art may satisfy the requirement either for Renaissance/Baroque or for American/Modern, but not both.

AH 3630 - German Art may satisfy the requirement either for Ancient/Medieval or for Renaissance/Baroque, but not both.

AH 3080 - Latin American Art may satisfy the requirement either for Non-Western or for Renaissance/Baroque but not both.

AH 3890 - Seminar in Art History may satisfy one of the above requirements, the subject area of which will determine the category.

Students using this catalog to meet art history major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the Non-Western, Ancient/Medieval, Renaissance/Baroque, and American/Modern groups and published in a later catalog.

4. Four elective credits from AH courses

5. Studio art elective (choose one)

ART 1150 - Drawing for Non-Majors (4)
ART 3330 - Historic Painting Techniques I (4)

6. Capstone courses

AH 4998 - Senior Thesis in Art History I (4)
AH 4999 - Senior Thesis in Art History II (4)

Language requirement

Students must also complete one semester of a foreign language. This requirement also fulfills General Education: Foreign Language and Culture. For students intending to pursue graduate study, the departmental faculty recommends two years of college-level foreign language.

Additional Information

In addition to these major requirements, students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements , the College of Arts and Sciences College Exploratory Requirement , and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of course work used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.