The University of St. Thomas

Major in Art History

Major in Art History

  • ARTH 110 Introduction to Art History
  • ARTH 211 Methods, Approaches, and Problems in Art History
  • ARTH 481 Senior Presentation and Paper

Plus four credits from each of the following areas:

  • Ancient Art (260, 305, 310, or equivalent)
  • Medieval Art (330, 335, or equivalent)
  • Renaissance & Baroque Art (320, 340, 342, 345, 347, or equivalent)
  • Modern Art (351, 352, 356, 361, 450, or equivalent)
  • Non-Western Art (284, 285, 286, 289, 291, 320, 391, or equivalent)
  • Media Studies (architecture and media other than painting and sculpture - 280, 282, 284, 285, 286, 391, or equivalent)
  • Note: A single course may fall into more than one area, but may only be applied to a single area. Students taking courses abroad may also substitute one course taken abroad for one of the advanced studies course area (with the exception of Non-Western Art) with prior approval of the chair of the department.

Plus four credits meeting one of the following criteria:

  • a second course in one of the above six areas
  • an internship or other form of experiential learning, including research and preparation of exhibits
  • an art history course taken abroad
  • a studio art course

Allied requirement

Four credits, chosen from the following three options:

  • A fourth course in one foreign language
  • COMM 160 Electronic Media Production
  • JOUR 220 Design Concepts of Communication