Program Overview

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Art History, BA

The program in art history engages in problems of historical analysis and interpretation of culture. The major provides students with a strong liberal arts background and prepares them for competitive placement in graduate schools across the country. As students progress through the major, they become familiar with historical relationships between art objects and society, learn techniques of visual analysis, study patterns of patronage, and apply methods for interpreting the meanings of art, architecture, and other forms of visual culture. In the course of their studies, art history majors develop their research abilities and writing skills.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• acquire a breadth of knowledge about the field of art history through coursework in a diversity of areas;
• learn that art embodies historical, cultural, social, and political factors within a diverse range of national, international, and global cultures;
• acquire critical skills in visual analysis and research; and
• develop skills in oral and written communication.

Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in art history requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including 39 s.h. of work for the major. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the major and in all UI courses for the major. They must also complete the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences GE CLAS Core.

Tracks

Students choose one of these tracks: art, museums, and museology; global and interdisciplinary connections; or Iowa idea.

Art, Museums, and Museology Track

Requirements Summary Requirements | Hours
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Museum Studies Courses | 9
Art History Courses | 27
Internship | 3

Art, Museums, and Museology: Museum Studies Courses

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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This course:|
MUSM:3001| Introduction to Museum Studies| 3
Two of these:|
MUSM:3115| Museum Education and Interpretation| 3
MUSM:3130| Topics in Museum Administration and Management| 3
MUSM:3131| Museum Evaluation and Visitor Studies| 3
MUSM:3500| Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I| 3
MUSM:3710| Fundraising Fundamentals| 3
MUSM:4045| Art, Law, and Ethics| 3
MUSM:4600| Nonprofit Ethics and Governance| 3

Art, Museums, and Museology: Art History Courses

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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All of these:|
ARTH:1060| From Mona Lisa to Modernism: Survey of Western Art II| 3
ARTH:1080| How to Write About Art| 3
ARTH:4999| Capstone Seminar in Art History| 3
Six art history courses (prefix ARTH), including:|
At least one course numbered ARTH:2000-ARTH:2999|
At least four courses numbered ARTH:3000-ARTH:4998|

Art, Museums, and Museology: Internship

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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This course:|
CCP:1201| Academic Internship| 3

Global and Interdisciplinary Connections Track

Requirements Summary Requirements | Hours
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Art History Courses | 30
Related Disciplines Courses | 9

Global and Interdisciplinary Connections: Art History Courses

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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All of these:|
ARTH:1030| Themes in Global Art| 3
ARTH:1060| From Mona Lisa to Modernism: Survey of Western Art II| 3
ARTH:4999| Capstone Seminar in Art History| 3
One of these:|
ARTH:1040| Arts of Africa| 3
ARTH:1050| From Cave Paintings to Cathedrals: Survey of Western Art I| 3
ARTH:1070| Asian Art and Culture| 3
ARTH:1080| How to Write About Art| 3
ARTH:1095| Native American Art| 3
Six additional art history courses including:|
At least two art history courses (prefix ARTH) numbered |
At least 12 s.h. from art history courses (prefix ARTH) numbered |

Global and Interdisciplinary Connections: Related Disciplines Courses

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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At least 9 s.h. from one of these disciplines:|
American Studies|
AMST:3100| Critical Race Theory: Culture, Power, and Society| 3
AMST:3249| Midwestern History| 3
AMST:3265| American Monuments| 3
Anthropology|
ANTH:3001| Introduction to Museum Studies| 3
ANTH:3017| Decolonizing Anthropology in Native North America| 3
ANTH:3121| Love, Marriage, and Family in India| 3
ANTH:3237| Politics of the Archaeological Past| 3
ANTH:3239| The Archaeology of the First Europeans| 3
ANTH:3243| Archaeology of the American Midcontinent| 3
ANTH:3255| Introduction to Archaeological Ceramics| 3
ANTH:3257| North American Archaeology| 3
ANTH:3265| Archaeology of the Great Plains| 3
ANTH:3276| Greek Archaeology| 3
ANTH:3278| Archaeology of Ancient Cities| 3
ANTH:3295| Field Research in Archaeology| arr.
Asian Languages and Literature|
ASIA:3055| Death, Dying, and Beyond in Asian Religions| 3
ASIA:3208| Classical Chinese Literature Through Translation| 3
ASIA:3650| Chinese History From 1600 to 1911| 3
ASIA:3652| Twentieth-Century China| 3
ASIA:3655| Zen Buddhism| 3
ASIA:3685| Modern Korean History| 3
CHIN:3341| Chinese Literature: Poetry| 3
CHIN:4203| Modern Chinese Writers| 3
CHIN:4206| Chinese Cinema| 3
KORE:3070| Topics in Korean Studies| 3
JPNS:3202| Traditional Japanese Literature in Translation| 3
JPNS:3203| Modern Japanese Fiction in Translation| 3
JPNS:3204| Topics in Japanese Literature in Translation| 1-3
JPNS:3205| Major Authors in Modern Japanese Literature| 3
JPNS:3206| Warriors' Dreams| 3
JPNS:3207| Japan Illuminated: Japanese Literature and Visual Culture| 3
JPNS:3208| Japanese Film| 3
JPNS:3210| Japanese Theater| 3
JPNS:3601| Contemporary Japanese Culture| 3
JPNS:4201| Genji Lab| 3
Classics: Ancient Civilizations|
CLSA:3016| Myth Makers of the Classical World| 3
CLSA:3148| Barbarians and the Fall of Rome| 3
CLSA:3235| Greek Archaeology| 3
CLSA:3240| Roman Archaeology| 3
CLSA:3404| The World of Ancient Greece| 3
CLSA:3416| Greek Religion and Society| 3
CLSA:3443| Pagans and Christians: The Church From Jesus to Muhammad| 3
CLSA:3445| Mythology of Otherworldly Journeys| 3
CLSA:3514| Roman Religion and Society| 3
CLSA:3821| City of Athens: Bronze Age to Roman World| 3
CLSA:3836| Food in Ancient Mediterranean Society| 3
CLSA:4106| Warfare in Ancient Mediterranean Society| 3
CLSA:4400| The Roman Empire| 3
CLSA:4403| Alexander the Great| 3
CLSA:4452| The Dead Sea Scrolls| 3
English|
ENGL:3216| Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Literature| 3
ENGL:3226| Literature and Culture of the Middle Ages| 3
ENGL:3236| Literature and Culture of the Renaissance| 3
ENGL:3266| Medieval Celtic Literature| 3
ENGL:3276| Medieval Drama| 3
ENGL:3287| Shakespeare| 3
ENGL:3329| Literature and Culture of Eighteenth-Century Britain| 3
ENGL:3338| Literature and Culture of the Romantic Period| 3
ENGL:3339| Literature and Culture of Nineteenth-Century Britain| 3
ENGL:3459| African American Literature Before 1900| 3
ENGL:3510| Topics in Transnational Literature| 3
ENGL:3515| Topics in Postcolonial Studies| 3
ENGL:3520| Literature and Culture of the 20th and 21st Century| 3
ENGL:3525| Literature and Culture of the Americas| 3
ENGL:3540| Literature of the Indian Subcontinent| 3
ENGL:3550| African Literature| 3
ENGL:3570| Transnational and Postcolonial Writing by Women| 3
French|
FREN:3120| French Civilization| 3
FREN:3240| Media French| 3
FREN:4026| French Women Writers| 3-4
FREN:4080| Post-Colonial Literature in France| 3
FREN:4100| French Cinema| 3-4
FREN:4110| Francophone Studies: Literature and the Arts| 3
FREN:4210| Slavery Museums, Memorials, and Statues in the United States, Europe, and the Global South| 3-4
FREN:4520| Versailles Under the Sun King| 3-4
FREN:4750| Topics in French Studies II (may be taken more than once for credit)| 3
German|
GRMN:3236| German Film| 3
GRMN:3501| German Writers Engaged| 3
GRMN:3850| Twentieth- and Twenty-first-Century German Children's Literature| 3
GRMN:3860| German Language and Society| 3
History|
HIST:3108| History of Human Rights| 3
HIST:3128| Topics in Global Environmental History| 3
HIST:3131| Unnatural Disasters: A Global History| 3
HIST:3205| American Cultural History| 3
HIST:3249| Midwestern History| 3
HIST:3250| American Stuff: Discovering History in Things| 3
HIST:3253| The Civil Rights Movement| 3
HIST:3256| The Great Migration(s) in the Midwest| 3
HIST:3260| Violence in Black America| 3
HIST:3262| The Black Midwest: History, Literature, and Culture| 3
HIST:3264| Technology in American Culture and Society| 3
HIST:3265| American Monuments| 3
HIST:3273| War and Violence in Early American Societies and Culture| 3
HIST:3289| The Atlantic World c. | 3
HIST:3404| The World of Ancient Greece| 3
HIST:3414| Science, Magic, and Religion in Early Modern Europe| 3
HIST:3427| Family, Gender, and Society in Early Modern Europe| 3
HIST:3448| Barbarians and the Fall of Rome| 3
HIST:3501| Rebel Island: A History of Cuba| 3
HIST:3502| History of Mexico| 3
HIST:3508| Disease and Health in Latin American History| 3
HIST:3522| Indigenous Women and Rural Unrest in Latin America| 3
HIST:3539| History of Environmental (In)Justice in Latin America| 3
HIST:3650| Chinese History From 1600 to 1911| 3
HIST:3652| Twentieth-Century China| 3
HIST:3685| Modern Korean History| 3
HIST:3758| The Ancient African Past| 3
HIST:3760| The Making of Modern Africa| 3
HIST:4400| The Roman Empire| 3
HIST:4403| Alexander the Great| 3
HIST:4406| Warfare in Ancient Mediterranean Society| 3
HIST:4407| The Hellenistic World and Rome| 3
HIST:4422| The Book in the Middle Ages| 3
HIST:4429| The Book in Early Modern Europe| 3
HIST:4478| Holocaust in History and Memory| 3
Italian|
ITAL:4550| Topics in Italian Studies (may be taken more than once for credit)| 3
ITAL:4633| Dante's Inferno| 3-4
ITAL:4660| Transcultural Texts and Translations| 3
ITAL:4667| Modern Italian Fiction| 3
Philosophy|
PHIL:3143| Existentialism| 3
PHIL:3342| Multiculturalism and Toleration| 3
PHIL:3430| Philosophy of Human Rights| 3
PHIL:4152| Plato| 3
PHIL:4153| Aristotle| 3
PHIL:4260| Spinoza and Leibniz| 3
PHIL:4266| Kant| 3
PHIL:4373| Heidegger| 3
PHIL:4377| Wittgenstein| 3
PHIL:4482| Early Modern Ethics| 3
PHIL:4587| Epistemology| 3
PHIL:4588| Philosophy of Mind| 3
PHIL:4694| Philosophy of Science| 3
Religious Studies|
RELS:2674| Food, Body, and Belief: A Global Perspective| 3
RELS:3003| Classical and Hellenistic Periods I| 3
RELS:3243| Pagans and Christians: The Church From Jesus to Muhammad| 3
RELS:3245| Mythology of Otherworldly Journeys| 3
RELS:3655| Zen Buddhism| 3
RELS:3716| Greek Religion and Society| 3
RELS:3808| Malcolm X, King, and Human Rights| 3
RELS:4352| The Dead Sea Scrolls| 3

Iowa Idea Track

Courses may count toward more than one requirement; however, students must earn at least 39 s.h. in the track.

Requirements Summary Requirements | Hours
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Art History Courses | 33
Studio Art Courses | 6

Iowa Idea Track: Art History Courses

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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All of these:|
ARTH:1050| From Cave Paintings to Cathedrals: Survey of Western Art I| 3
ARTH:1060| From Mona Lisa to Modernism: Survey of Western Art II| 3
ARTH:1080| How to Write About Art| 3
ARTH:4999| Capstone Seminar in Art History| 3
Seven additional art history courses from these (a course can count toward more than one requirement):| 21
At least two art history courses (prefix ARTH) numbered |
At least four art history courses (prefix ARTH) numbered |
At least two art history courses in non-Western areas (e.g., African, Asian, Islamic, Native American) from these:|
ARTH:1040| Arts of Africa| 3
ARTH:1070| Asian Art and Culture| 3
ARTH:1095| Native American Art| 3
ARTH:2120| Art and Architecture of the Islamic World| 3
ARTH:2220| Introduction to the Art of China| 3
ARTH:2250| Introduction to the Art of Japan| 3
ARTH:2330| Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and Persian Art| 3
ARTH:3160| Themes in African Art| 3
ARTH:3225| Modern and Contemporary Art in China| 3
ARTH:3250| Brushwork in Chinese Art| 3
ARTH:3255| Copy and Paste: Methods of Reproduction in Asian Art| 3
ARTH:3270| Themes in Asian Art History| 3
ARTH:3320| Egyptian Art| 3
ARTH:3325| Kings, Gods, and Heroes: Art of Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia| 3
ARTH:3375| The Great Collision| 3

Iowa Idea Track: Studio Art Courses

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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This course (taken before enrollment in another studio art course):|
ARTS:1510| Basic Drawing| 3
One of these:|
ARTS:1520| Design Fundamentals| 3
CERM:2010| Ceramics I: Handbuilding| 3
DRAW:2310| Life Drawing I| 3
DSGN:2500| Graphic Design I| 3
INTM:2710| Introduction to Intermedia| 3
MTLS:2910| Introduction to Jewelry and Metal Arts| 3
PHTO:2600| Photography I| 3
PNTG:2410| Painting I| 3
PRNT:2610| Introduction to Printmaking| 3
SCLP:2810| Undergraduate Sculpture I| 3
TDSN:2210| Introduction to 3D Design| 3

Transfer Students

Transfer students should meet with the undergraduate advisor to discuss the requirements they may fulfill with transfer courses. Art history transfer courses must be reviewed by the head of the art history area to determine a student's placement in or exemption from required art history courses. Students may count a maximum of 15 s.h. of approved transfer credit toward their major.

Study Abroad

Students who wish to study abroad must meet with the undergraduate advisor before they depart in order to confirm approval of the courses they plan to take.

Students who take art history courses abroad must present the course syllabus to their advisor well in advance of their departure. The head of the art history program determines whether the study abroad course is equivalent to a course required for the major; if it is, the student is credited with fulfilling the requirement once the course is completed with a passing grade.

Students who take studio art courses abroad must bring their artwork back to campus and present it in a portfolio review, which determines whether the work satisfies a requirement for their major. The portfolio review is not required if the study abroad course was taught by a School of Art, Art History, and Design faculty member who gave the student a grade for the course.

Teacher Licensure

Majors interested in earning licensure to teach in elementary and/or secondary schools must complete the College of Education's Teacher Education Program (TEP) in addition to the requirements for the art history major and all requirements for graduation with a BA degree. The TEP requires several College of Education courses and student teaching. Students must satisfy all degree requirements and complete Teacher Education Program licensure before degree conferral. Contact the Office of Student Services in the College of Education for details.

Honors in the Major

The School of Art, Art History, and Design offers outstanding students the opportunity to graduate with honors in the art history major. Honors students in art history must maintain a cumulative University of Iowa grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.33 and a GPA of at least 3.50 in the major. They also must complete a departmental application to graduate with honors in the major.

Students research and write an honors paper of 5,000 to 7,500 words under the direction of an art history professor. Students work with an art history faculty member as their honors advisor. Students must register for ARTH:3985 Honors Research in Art History, earning a total of 3 s.h. over the course of one or two semesters. They must have the honors advisor's approval before beginning work on their honors paper.

The honors paper should conform to the Graduate College format for theses; see Formatting Your Thesis on the Graduate College website. The title page must follow the University of Iowa Honors Program format.

University of Iowa Honors Program

In addition to honors in the major, students have opportunities for honors study and activities through membership in the University of Iowa Honors Program. Visit Honors at Iowa to learn about the university's honors program.

Membership in the UI Honors Program is not required to earn honors in the art history major.

GE CLAS Core

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences GE CLAS Core requirements provide students with a broad foundation of knowledge and a focused practice of transferable skills necessary for a lifetime of learning.

GE CLAS Core courses are particularly valuable for students making the transition into the University of Iowa. They help students understand the academic expectations of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences while providing the knowledge and skills needed for more advanced work in the major.

All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who wish to earn an undergraduate degree—Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), or Bachelor of Music (BM)—must complete the requirements of the GE CLAS Core.

GE CLAS Core Areas and Requirements

The GE CLAS Core has 11 required areas, grouped into three categories. Students must fulfill the requirements in each GE CLAS Core area. The requirements that follow are for students who entered the University of Iowa during summer 2025 or after. Students who entered during a previous semester are held to different requirements as indicated on a student's degree audit.

Communication and Literacy

• Understanding Cultural Perspectives: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Interpretation of Literature: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Rhetoric: a minimum of 4 s.h.
• World Languages Pathways: required credit varies (see "World Languages Pathways" in this section of the catalog)

Sustainability

Students complete this requirement by choosing an approved GE CLAS Core course that integrates Sustainability (with no additional semester hours) with a course from the Natural, Quantitative, and Social Sciences category or the Culture, Society, and the Arts category.

Natural, Quantitative, and Social Sciences

• Natural Sciences: a minimum of 7 s.h.; must include one lab
• Quantitative or Formal Reasoning: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Social Sciences: a minimum of 3 s.h.

Culture, Society, and the Arts

• Historical Perspectives: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• International and Global Issues: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Values and Society: a minimum of 3 s.h.

Students may count transfer credit and/or credit by exam toward some GE CLAS Core requirements. See CLAS Core Policies for details regarding the use of transfer credit, credit by exam, and other policies for how GE CLAS Core requirements may be fulfilled.

Communication and Literacy

Understanding Cultural Perspectives

Courses in the Understanding Cultural Perspectives area help students better understand social and cultural differences. Students will reflect on their own social and cultural perspectives while increasing their ability to engage with people who have backgrounds different than their own.

All students must complete at least 3 s.h. of coursework in the Understanding Cultural Perspectives area. The following courses are approved for the area.

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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AFAM:1020/AMST:1030| Introduction to African American Culture| 3
AFAM:1030| Introduction to African American Society| 3
AFAM:1130| The History of African American Film| 3
AFAM:1241/MUS:1741| The Soundtrack of Black America| 3
AFAM:1900| Diverse Topics in African American Studies| 3
AFAM:2064/SOC:2064| African American Families: Urban and Suburban| 3
AFAM:2070/COMM:2069| Black Television Culture| 3
AFAM:2500| Black Culture and Experience: Contemporary Issues| 3
AMST:1290/GHS:1290/HIST:1290/NAIS:1290| Native American Foods and Foodways| 3
AMST:2025| Diversity in American Culture| 3
ANTH:2151/GWSS:2151/IS:2151| Global Migration in the Contemporary World| 3
ANTH:2165/AMST:2165/NAIS:2165| Native Peoples of North America| 3
ARTS:2100| Printmaking and Politics of Protest| 3
CCCC:2220| Foundations of Critical Cultural Competence| 3
CINE:1195| Video Games and Identity| 3
CINE:1625| Race, Gender, and Sexuality on Screen| 3
CLSA:1415| Ancient Origins of Religious Conflict| 3
CLSA:1910| Ancient and Modern Worlds: Common Problems| 3
CLSA:2620/RELS:2620| Sex and the Bible| 3
CLSA:2800| Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean World| 3
COMM:1168| Music and Social Change| 3
COMM:1898/LATS:1898| Introduction to Latina/o/x Communication and Culture| 3
DANC:2065| Performing Power/Performing Protest: The Body, Identity, and the Image| 3
DANC:2085| Introduction to African Caribbean Dance Practices| 3
DST:1101| Introduction to Disability Studies| 3
EDTL:2670| Peacebuilding, Singing, and Writing in a Prison Choir| 3
EDTL:4900| Foundations of Special Education| 3
EPLS:1240| Student Success in College| 3
FREN:2010/ASIA:2001/RUSS:2001/TRNS:2001/WLLC:2001| Global Science Fiction| 3
GHS:1200/DST:1200/GRMN:1200/WLLC:1200| Disabilities and Inclusion in Writing and Film Around the World| 3
GRMN:2600| Witch Hunts in Fact and Fiction: A Global History of Exclusion| 3-4
GRMN:2620/WLLC:2620| Anne Frank and Her Story| 3-4
GRMN:2675/MUSM:2675| The Politics of Memory: Holocaust, Genocide, and 9/11| 3-4
GWSS:1001| Introduction to Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies| 3
GWSS:1002| Diversity and Power in the U.S.| 3
HHP:1045| Diversity and Inclusion in Healthy Living| 3
HHP:2280| Cultural Competency and Health| 3
HIST:1040| Diversity in History| 3
HIST:2155/JSTU:2155| Global Jewish History| 3
HIST:2156/JSTU:2156| Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel| 3
HIST:2267/AFAM:2267| African American History to 1877| 3
HIST:2268/AFAM:2268| African American History Since the Civil War| 3
IS:2020| World Events Today!| 3
ITAL:2660| The Italian American Experience| 3
JMC:2500| Community Media| 3
JMC:2600| Freedom of Expression| 3
LATS:2280/HIST:2280| Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies| 3
MATH:1210| Diverse Perspectives in the Mathematical Sciences| 3
PHIL:2425| Sex, Marriage, Friendship, and the Law| 3
POLI:1601| Introduction to Social Media and Politics| 3
POLI:1800| Introduction to the Politics of Class and Inequality| 3
POLI:1900| Introduction to the Politics of Race| 3
POLI:1950| Introduction to the Politics of Religion| 3
PSQF:3104| Multicultural Issues in Counseling and Psychology| 3
PSY:1501| Everyone's a Little Bit Biased: The Science Behind Prejudice| 3
RELS:1015| Global Religious Conflict and Diversity| 3
RELS:2000| Engaging Religious Diversity for Leadership and Entrepreneurship| 3
RELS:2330| Wealth, Inequality, and Islam| 3
RHET:2135/SJUS:2135| Decoding Disability: Rhetoric of Access and Accommodations| 3
SJUS:1001/GWSS:1003| Introduction to Social Justice| 3
SJUS:2240/HIST:2149/JSTU:2149/RELS:2240| Introduction to Jewish Studies| 3
SOC:1030| Contemporary Social Problems| 3-4
SOC:2830| Race and Ethnicity| 3
SPAN:1070/LING:1070| Language Attitudes: Is How You Sound How You Are Seen?| 3
SPAN:2050| Spanish in the United States| 3
SPST:1074/AMST:1074/GWSS:1074| Inequality in American Sport| 3
SSW:1200| Mental Health Across the Lifespan| 3
THTR:2320| Playwriting in a Global World| 3
THTR:2405| Staging Americans: U.S. Cultures Through Theatre and Performance| 3
THTR:2605/EDTL:2963| Monsters, Victims, and Villains: Changing Perceptions| 3
TRNS:2000| Translation and Global Society| 3
WLLC:2222/ASIA:2222/GWSS:2222| Women in Premodern East Asian Literature| 3
WRIT:2100| Writing and Community Outreach| 3

Interpretation of Literature

Courses in the Interpretation of Literature area focus on the major genres of literature (short and long fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama), improving students' abilities to read and analyze a variety of texts. Small group discussions in these courses challenge students to think critically, to share insights, and to listen thoughtfully to the arguments of others.

All students must complete at least 3 s.h. of coursework in the Interpretation of Literature area. The following courses are approved for the area.

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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CLSA:1200| Interpretation of Ancient Literature| 3
ENGL:1200| The Interpretation of Literature| 3
ENGL:2010| Foundation of the English Major: Histories, Literatures, Pleasures| 3
FREN:1005| Texts and Contexts: French-Speaking World| 3
FREN:1007| Nature/Ecology French Philosophy and Fiction| 3
WLLC:1510/ASIA:1510| Ghost Stories and Tales of the Weird in Premodern Chinese Literature| 3

Rhetoric

Rhetoric courses develop speaking, writing, listening, and critical reading skills and build competence in research, analysis, and argumentation.

All entering first-year students are required to complete RHET:1030 Rhetoric: Writing and Communication. Because rhetorical skills lay the foundation for further study at the University, most students register for RHET:1030 during their first year at Iowa.

Students who must enroll in English as a Second Language (ESL) courses as determined by their English proficiency evaluation must complete all ESL courses before they may register for RHET:1030 Rhetoric: Writing and Communication.

Students who have transfer credit in composition, speech, and argumentation but have not been granted an AA degree from an institution that has an articulation agreement with the University of Iowa often must take RHET:1040 College Writing and Reading or RHET:1060 College Communication and Reading in addition to their transfer courses in composition and/or speech to complete the equivalent of RHET:1030 Rhetoric: Writing and Communication.

Each entering student's degree audit shows the course(s) that must be completed in order to fulfill the Rhetoric requirement.

The following courses are approved for the Rhetoric area.

Course List Course # | Title | Hours
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RHET:1030| Rhetoric: Writing and Communication| 4-5
RHET:1040| College Writing and Reading| 3
RHET:1060| College Communication and Reading| 3

Transfer of Credit for Rhetoric

Transfer students who have been granted an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from an Iowa or Illinois community college or Waldorf College in Iowa have satisfied the Rhetoric requirement.

Transfer credit for students without an AA degree from an institution that has an articulation agreement with the University of Iowa is evaluated as follows:

• transfer students who have completed composition I, composition II, and speech at another institution have satisfied the GE CLAS Core Rhetoric requirement of RHET:1030 Rhetoric: Writing and Communication;
• transfer students who have completed only composition I must complete RHET:1030 Rhetoric: Writing and Communication at the University of Iowa;
• transfer students who have completed composition I and speech must complete RHET:1040 College Writing and Reading at the University of Iowa;
• transfer students who have completed only speech must complete RHET:1040 College Writing and Reading at the University of Iowa;
• transfer students who have completed composition I and II or only composition II must complete RHET:1060 College Communication and Reading at the University of Iowa;
• for transfer students who have completed any other course at another institution that may be equivalent to RHET:1030 Rhetoric: Writing and Communication, University of Iowa Admissions examines the content of the course and decides on equivalency based on the content of that course, conferring with the Department of Rhetoric on the correct equivalency, if necessary.

World Languages Pathways

GE CLAS Core courses in World Languages provide the practice of important communication skills in a second language as well as the knowledge of the cultures in which the language is spoken. This in-depth study allows students to better understand how languages function, encouraging students to learn more about their own first language, including how it creates both inclusion and diversity. To fulfill the GE CLAS Core requirement in World Languages, students may choose one of the following pathways.

Fourth Level

The fourth-level pathway requires students to:

• complete four years of a single world language in high school; or
• achieve the fourth level of proficiency in a world language by completing the appropriate sequence of courses offered at the University of Iowa; or
• achieve the fourth level of proficiency by completing appropriate courses at another college or university or through approved study abroad courses; or
• achieve an equivalent score on a related Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or other approved college-level examination accepted by the University of Iowa and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (see Credit By Exam Options on the Admissions website); or
• earn an equivalent score on both a UI written placement test and on a UI oral proficiency exam in a language taught at the University of Iowa (see World Languages Placement Test (WLPT) on the New Student Services website); or
• earn an equivalent score on a proficiency exam in a language that is not taught at the University of Iowa (see Proficiency Examinations for Languages Not Taught at UI on the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences website).

A fourth level of proficiency is equivalent to the successful completion of an intermediate II language course (or of a second-year second-semester course, for example) as taught at the University of Iowa. Depending on a student's placement test results and the language taken, a student may need to take four semesters of a language to satisfy the requirement using this pathway, starting with a beginning course and ending with a second-semester intermediate course. Other students may be able to start elsewhere in the language sequence and reach fourth-level proficiency by taking one, two, or three courses. See "World Languages Placement Tests" under Placement Tests