Students primarily engaged in historical research and written arts scholarship would declare this concentration. Following completion of Area F, media and other upper division coursework in diverse areas of art history, the AHC student will complete their major requirements with a Capstone. Seniors will begin their final year with research, development and some production of a new, scholarly work. Multiple faculty reviews and ongoing mentorship will support this research. Their final semester Capstone will include high production, media relations, and presentation of this thesis under the guidance of their faculty committee.
Degree Requirements
Area F (18 semester hours)
(Art majors are required to complete all courses in Area F. Any transfer student who has not completed the course in Area F, or their equivalents, must take these courses at GC)
Concentration Requirements (24 semester hours)
Complete eight 4000-level classes in Art History. With Department of Art approval, ARTS 4960 Internship, ARTS 4970 Practicum or other classes at the 3000-4000 level in Museum Studies, Studio Art, Art History, IDST, HIST, WMST, ENGL, BLST, MUSC, and THEA may be substituted. These and the courses below may also be used under "Electives" without departmental approval, or under "Cognate" with departmental approval.
| ARTS 4845 | African Art History | 3 |
| ARTS 4870 | Hist Photography,1839-Present | 3 |
| ARTS 4950 | ARTS 4950 (choices of topics below) | 3 hours per course |
Approved ARTS 4950 titles for use toward Art History Concentration requirements:
- Contemporary African Art
- Christian Art and Iconography
- Northern Renaissance Art
- African Art and Islam
- Italian Renaissance Art
- Baroque Art
Cognate Area (12 semester hours)
Complete four 4000-level classes in Art History including one Non-Western Art History course. Substitutions are allowed with departmental approval.
| ARTS 4000 | ARTS 4000-level Non-Western Art History | 3 |
| ARTS 4000 level | Art History | 3 |
| ARTS 4000 | ARTS 4000-level Art History | 3 |
| ARTS 4895 | Writing About Art | 3 |
Art History Capstone (3 semester hours)
This thesis Capstone should be taken during the Senior Year.
Foreign Language Requirements (3-12 semester hours)
Students must demonstrate minimum proficiency at the level of the fourth university course (2002) in one foreign language.
Electives (12-15 semester hours)
Students are strongly encouraged to use their elective hours in Art History or to develop a secondary or tertiary area in Studio Art or Museum Studies.