Academics at MBC
Major/Minor Course Requirements
Requirements for the Major in Art History
37 semester hours, including at least 30 hours in Art History and INT 103,
the one-semester hour Information Literacy class, and at least 6 semester
hours of electives in Art History or Studio Art. Students must take ART 101,
102, and 103; three semester hours from ART 202, 203 or 304 (Renaissance
Art); three semester hours from ART 302 or 303 (Modern Art), an additional
six semester hours at the ART 200/300 level, and ART 400. Students are encouraged
to take ART 200. Art 100 does not fulfill the major or minor requirements
in art history, but it can count as an elective.
Requirements for the Minor in Art History
A minimum of 18 hours in art history, and INT 103, the one-semester hour Information
Literacy class, for a total of 19 hours. The 18 hours in Art History must
include six hours selected from ART 101, ART 102, ART 103; and one course
either in Renaissance Art (ART 202, 203, or 304) or Modern Art (ART 302 or
ART 303) and at least 3 additional hours at the 200/300 level. The remaining
credits are electives.
Courses offered in the Art History Major
100 The Appreciation of Art
101 Survey of Western Art: The Ancient World
102 Survey of Western Art: Medieval and Renaissance Worlds
103 Survey of Western Art: The Modern World
200 Writing in the Visual Arts
201 Philosophy and the Arts
202 Italian Renaissance Art: The Early Renaissance
203 Italian Renaissance Art: The High Renaissance
204 Latin-American Art after Cortez
205 19th Century Art
206 History of Photography
207 Renaissance Studies in Europe: Seminar
208 History of Furniture
209 Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture: from the Olmec to the Aztec
221 Women in the Visual Arts
222 History of American Art and Architecture
226 Historic Preservation
232 Classical Art: Greece and Rome in Antiquity
238 The Age of Cathedrals East and West
242 Art in England
254 Film History and Analysis
277 Topics in Art History
302 Modern Art before 1945: from Cézanne to Gorky
303 Modern Art after 1945: From Abstract Expressionism to Postmodernism
304 Northern Renaissance Art
305 Postmodernism and Contemporary Art
310 Issues in Contemporary Art Criticism
340 Museum Studies
342 Baroque Art: The 17th Century in Europe
343 Renaissance Studies in Italy
400 Senior Project in Art History
Directed Inquiries, teaching assistantships, and internships in art history can be arranged on an individual basis.
