B.A. in Art History

The bachelor of arts program provides a foundation in the history of art and architecture through introductory course work in the styles, subjects and social history of Western and non-Western art and architecture, and through advanced course work and optional directed study in art, architecture, theory and criticism. The program makes extensive use of the collections and research facilities of the Toledo Museum of Art. Internships for credit may be arranged with the Toledo Museum of Art and with other local arts organizations. The Art History program also offers a BA in Art History degree with concentration in Art Museum Practices (AMP) whose focus is on professional standards, practices, and procedures used in contemporary museums of art. In this unique program, students take maximum advantage of their remarkably advantageous relationship with the Toledo Museum of Art, an institution of international stature. Curriculum in Art History The curriculum leading to the B.A. in Art History requires a minimum of 33 hours of art history courses and a maximum of 45 hours, which must include the following: a. A survey of the history of Western art composed of a sequence of two three-credit hour courses: ARTH 2050 History of Western Art I, and ARTH 2060 History of Western Art II. The courses may be taken in any order. (6 hours) b. At least one course in non-Western art (drawn from ARTH 2100 Asian Art, ARTH 2200 Ethnographic Art, ARTH 3250 Topics in Asian Art, ARTH 3270 Topics in Ethnographic Art, ARTH 3300 African Art, or ARTH 3350 Ancient Art of the Americas). (3 hours) c. ARTH 2080 Modern Art. (3 hours) d. ARTH 2300 Introduction to Architecture. (3 hours) and e. ARTH 3400 Contemporary Art. (WAC; 3 hours) Majors with a GPA in the major of at least 3.00 may apply to pursue up to six hours in Independent Study (ARTH 4990), which requires the permission of an art history faculty member who will direct the Independent Study project. The art history major also must take 18 hours of related courses, which must be chosen from courses acceptable for major credit in studio art, anthropology, classical civilization, literature courses in English or in a foreign or classical language (in addition to the college language requirement), basic courses in a second foreign language, history, music history or literature, philosophy or religion, theater or film history, or in other areas approved by the Advisor.