Art History, Emphasis
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
Course Requirements
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Core 1: Critical Thinking | ||
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Core 2 | ||
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| Core II Phys./Natural Science | 4 | |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| Core II Social Science | 3 | |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Additional University Requirements | ||
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Multicultural/International | 3 | |
| Capstone - directed research in Art History) | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ART 101 | Visual Culture and Research | 3 |
| ART 201 | History of Art | 3 |
| ART 202 | History of Art | 3 |
| ART 389 | 20th Century Art | 3 |
| ART 464 | History of Modern Design | 3 |
| ART 485 | Independent Study (Directed Research in Art History) | 1-4 |
| ART 486 | Independent Study (Capstone - directed research in Art History)) | 1-4 |
| Areas of Emphasis-Specific | ||
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| ART Elective | 3 | |
| ART Elective | 3 | |
| ART Elective | 3 | |
| ART Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 2 | |
Major Information
- Prospective students who wish to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Arts program must meet the general admission requirements for Marshall University.
- Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program are required to complete all coursework in the respective majors with a minimum grade of C. Course grades of D and F are not counted toward graduation requirements and must be replaced with a grade of C or better before graduation or before using that course as a prerequisite for another required course.
- Forty (40) credit hours must be earned in courses numbered 300-499.
- No courses in the college and major requirements for graduation in the College of Arts and Media may be taken Credit/Non-Credit unless the course is otherwise specified.
- Art History students will complete a capstone project appropriate to their emphasis area. Projects must be approved by the student’s capstone advisor. B.A. Visual Art and Design students must register for ART 497, Capstone Studio/.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art History Track Core | ||
| ART 101 | Visual Culture and Research | 3 |
| ART 201 | History of Art | 3 |
| ART 202 | History of Art | 3 |
| ART 389 | 20th Century Art | 3 |
| ART 464 | History of Modern Design | 3 |
| ART 485 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
| ART 486 | Independent Study | 1-4 |
| Art History Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours of the following: | 18 | |
| ART 404 | Iconography of Mary | 3 |
| ART 407 | Tribal Arts | 3 |
| ART 408 | Art & Arch of Ancient Egypt | 3 |
| ART 409 | 19th Century Art | 3 |
| ART 411 | Art of Ancient Rome | 3 |
| ART 414 | Art & Arch Italian Renaissance | 3 |
| ART 415 | Northern Renaissance Art | 3 |
| ART 416 | Baroque Art | 3 |
| ART 424 | Women and Art | 3 |
| ART 425 | History of Photography | 3 |
| Studio Electives | ||
| Select 12 credit hours taken from the 200- and 300- level studio courses; may include foundation courses | 12 | |
| Minor | ||
| Select 15-18 credit hours 1 | 15-18 | |
| Additional Non-Art Electives | ||
| Select 17-29 credit hours | 17-29 | |
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Students may elect to complete a second major with their non-art electives rather than a minor, depending upon their career goals.
Semester Plan
The School of Art and Design offers the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Art with areas of emphas in Visual Art and Design and in Art History. The Art History emphasis offers a wide variety of topics from an overview of western art history to specialized courses from antiquity through the contemporary era.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ART 101 | Visual Culture and Research | 3 |
| ART Elective | 3 | |
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| UNI 100 | Freshman First Class | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART 201 | History of Art | 3 |
| ART Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ART 202 | History of Art | 3 |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| ART History Elective (Pre-Renaissance) | 3 | |
| ART Elective | 3 | |
| Core II Physical/Natural Science | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART 389 | 20th Century Art | 3 |
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| ART Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ART 464 | History of Modern Design | 3 |
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Core II Social Science (M/I) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Core II Humanities (WI) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 1 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| ART 485 | Independent Study (Directed Research in Art History) | 3 |
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART History Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| ART 486 | Independent Study (Capstone) | 3 |
| Core I Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |