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The Bachelor of Arts in Art History provides School of Art majors and students throughout the University with a substantive and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the major achievements in the history of art and prepares undergraduate art history majors for gradute study in arthistory and art history methodology.
The B.A. Program is organized as a sequence of courses which provide:
1. A broad knowledge of Art History and its methodology as a basis for concentrated study (Art History is offered in a general survey format at the 20000 level and in specific periods at the 40000 level);
2. A liberal education, which includes elective and selected coursework from the categories of Composition, Mathematics or Logic, Foreign Language (either French or German is required), Humanities, Social Sciences and Basic Science; and
3. Studio art experience in Fine Arts and/or Crafts.
4. A required minor area of study and general university electives complete the program.
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Art History is taught as an expression of both individual creativity and the culture which nurtured it. The understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the artistic heritage of both Western and non-Western traditions are important considerations. In addition, Art History provides art students with a ready source of forms, ideas and symbols which are useful in their creative endeavors.
Realizing that most opportunities in the field of art history, e.g. teaching, research and publications, museum work, etc., require one or more advanced degrees, the Division attempts to provide a sound and thorough foundation of courses to prepare students for successful graduate work.
Coursework and a recently
established experiiential learning option permit concentration
in the field of museum studies. Field trips to the Cleveland Museum
of Art, the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, the
Akron Art Museum, and the Toledo Museum of Art, bring the art
student into close contact with original works of art. Outside
speakers offer students knowledge of recent research and developments
in the field.
Major
Requirements by catalogue year.... (select your matriculation year - downloads as a MSWord document)
Sequence
guide for Art HIstory Majors... (downloads as a MSWord document) |
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The Master of Arts in Art History requires completion of 35 semester hours of graduate credit.
Of those, 26 hours are in art history courses, distributed with 3 credits each in ancient, medieval, Renaisance/Baroque, modern, and non-Western art. The 2-credit Art History Research Methods course should be taken early in the graduate career, and at least one "graduate student only" seminar or selected topics course included in the curriculum (two are recommended). Three hours of electives and six hours of thesis research complete the program.
Graduating students must demonstrate reading knowledge of an approved foreign language --French and/or German are strongly recommended -- to support research. This requirement may be satisfied by completion of coursework to demonstrate reading knowledge, with a final grade of B or above; or by passing a national standardized language examination, such as that given by the College Board.
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Students consult with the division coordinator for initial advising upon admission to the graduate program and again before applying for the candidacy examination.
The MA candidacy exam must be taken after coursework has been completed and before initiating thesis research. The MA candidacy exam consists of
- a comprehensive selection of 50 slides illustrated in Gardner's Art through the Ages, Stokstad's Art History, and Perani and Smith's The Visual Arts of Africa; and
- submission of a prospectus for thesis research after consultation with the faculty thesis advisor
A written timetable for completion of the thesis is to be submitted to the division coordinator within two months of completing the candidacy exam.
The thesis defense is scheduled after both primary and secondary readers have approved an early version of the thesis.
Further information on graduate admissions...
Contact the Graduate coordinator, Professor Janice Lessman-Moss, for information on the preparation and submission of theses...
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