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Certificate in Art History
Program Overview
Certificate in Art History
The Certificate in Art History is designed for students enrolled in the Department of Art and Art History who are not pursuing the Art History concentration but wish to develop a broader background in art history. The certificate gives students the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of art historical content and methodologies at the advanced level, complementing their primary course of study as studio artists and art educators.
Program Requirements
The program requires a minimum of 12 credits. Students are required to take ART 419. The additional 9 credits should come from upper-division credits taken in the Department of Art and Art History. Note that the 12-credit requirement is in addition to the regular art history coursework taken by all students pursuing the BA or the BFA in the Department of Art and Art History.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Identify major monuments and works of global art from within their historical contexts.
- Apply accurate vocabulary to address the larger social, political, philosophical, and religious issues that impacted the production of major monuments and works of art.
- Practice visual analysis, contextual analysis, comparison essays, and analyzing primary and secondary texts in art history.
- Apply skills in visual and contextual analysis and working with primary and secondary texts to inform argument-based art historical research, writing, and oral presentation.
- Develop visual literacy tools to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from visual media.
Effective Fall 2023
A minimum grade of C (2.000) or better is required in all Art History coursework.
Course List
- ART 419: Historiography and Methodology of Art History (3 credits)
- Select a minimum of 9 credits from the following upper-division courses:
- ART 309: Pre-Columbian Art of the Andes
- ART 310: History of American Art to 1945
- ART 311: Art of West and Central Africa
- ART 312: Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica
- ART 313: Art of East and Southern Africa
- ART 314: Gender and Feminisms in Art History
- ART 315: United States Art
- ART 316: Art of the Pacific
- ART 317: Native North American Art
- ART 320: Global Encounters in Art
- ART 322A: Study Abroad--Japan: Art History
- ART 409: Museum Collections--Storage to Exhibition
- ART 410: Greek Art
- ART 411: History of Medieval Art
- ART 412: History of Italian Renaissance Art
- ART 414: History of Baroque and Rococo Art
- ART 415: History of 19th Century European Art
- ART 416: History of European Art, 1900 to 1945
- ART 417: Roman Art
- ART 418: Contemporary Artists and Art Critics
- ART 420: Travel Abroad-Art History in Italy
- ART 487: Internship
- ART 492A: Seminar: Art History
- ART 495H: Independent Study: Art History
- ART 496H: Group Study: Art History
Program Total Credits
The program requires a total of 12 credits.
