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2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

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2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art Major: Art History Option

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An option in the Art (B.A.) offerings.

Core Requirements

This option comprises

ART 1000 - Drawing I. Credits: 3
ART 1110 - Design. Credits: 3
ART 1111 - Three-Dimensional Design. Credits: 3
ART 2012G - Nonwestern Fine Arts. Credits: 3
ART 2601G - History of Art I. Credits: 3
ART 2602G - History of Art II. Credits: 3
ART 4775 - Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art History and Criticism. Credits: 3

27 Semester Hours Selected From the Following:

ART 2300 - African-American Art. Credits: 3
ART 3610G - African Art. Credits: 3
ART 3630 - Greek and Roman Art. Credits: 3
ART 3641 - Early Medieval Art. Credits: 3
ART 3642 - Romanesque and Gothic Art. Credits: 3
ART 3651 - Italian Renaissance Art: Fifteenth Century. Credits: 3
ART 3652 - Italian Renaissance Art: Sixteenth Century. Credits: 3
ART 3660 - Baroque Art. Credits: 3
ART 3670 - Nineteenth-Century European Painting. Credits: 3
ART 3680 - Modern European Painting and Sculpture. Credits: 3
ART 3681 - Contemporary Art. Credits: 3
ART 3685 - Women in Art. Credits: 3
ART 3940 - History of Graphic Design. Credits: 3
ART 4400 - Independent Study. Credits: 1 to 3
ART 4765 - Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture. Credits: 3

17-25 Semester Hours of Other Required Coursework

Other required coursework for a total of 17-25 hrs. includes

Foreign Language 1101
Foreign Language 1102
Foreign Language 2201G
Foreign Language 2202G

HIS 1500G - Roots of the Modern World. Credits: 3
HIS 2560 - Early Modern World History. Credits: 3
and
HIS 3555 - Modern World History. Credits: 3

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

A suggested four-year plan of study for the Art History Option follows. Students’ plan of study may need to be modified due to availability of courses, scheduling/time conflicts, etc. Students should confer with their advisors to develop a plan of study that will meet their educational goals.

First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15

ART 1000 - Drawing I. Credits: 3
ART 1110 - Design. Credits: 3
ART 2601G - History of Art I. Credits: 3
ENG 1001G - Composition and Language. Credits: 3
HIS 1500G - Roots of the Modern World. Credits: 3

First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15

General Education Requirement. Credits: 3

ART 1111 - Three-Dimensional Design. Credits: 3
ART 2602G - History of Art II. Credits: 3
ENG 1002G - Composition and Literature. Credits: 3
SPC 1310G - Introduction to Speech Communication. Credits: 3

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
General Education Requirment. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
Foreign Language. Credits: 4
(See footnote 1)

ART 2012G - Nonwestern Fine Arts. Credits: 3
(See footnotes 2, 4)
HIS 2560 - Early Modern World History. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16

ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
General Education Requirement. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
Foreign Language. Credits: 4
(See footnote 3)

HIS 3555 - Modern World History. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16

ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
General Education Requirement. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
Free Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
Intermediate Foreign Language. Credits: 4
(See footnote 4)

Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16

ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
Free Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
General Education Requirement: Science. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
Intermediate Foreign Language. Credits: 4
(See footnote 4)

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 14

ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
ART HIS Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
General Education Requirement: Science (w/Lab). Credits: 4
Free Elective. Credits: 4
(See footnote 1)

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 12

Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)
Free Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
Free Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)

ART 4775 - Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art History and Criticism. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)

Art History Electives

Art History electives should be selected from the following:

ART 2300 - African-American Art. Credits: 3
ART 3610G - African Art. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)
ART 3630 - Greek and Roman Art. Credits: 3
ART 3641 - Early Medieval Art. Credits: 3
ART 3642 - Romanesque and Gothic Art. Credits: 3
ART 3651 - Italian Renaissance Art: Fifteenth Century. Credits: 3
ART 3652 - Italian Renaissance Art: Sixteenth Century. Credits: 3
ART 3660 - Baroque Art. Credits: 3
ART 3670 - Nineteenth-Century European Painting. Credits: 3
ART 3680 - Modern European Painting and Sculpture. Credits: 3
ART 3681 - Contemporary Art. Credits: 3
ART 3685 - Women in Art. Credits: 3
ART 3940 - History of Graphic Design. Credits: 3
ART 4400 - Independent Study. Credits: 1 to 3
ART 4765 - Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)

Footnotes

(Major GPA based on all art courses taken at EIU)

¹34 semester hours of courses numbered 3000 or above must be taken from these courses to complete graduation requirement of at least 40 semester hours in upper division courses (3000-4000 numbered courses).

²Fulfills Cultural Diversity requirement.

³Students exempt from the graduation requirement for foreign language will have 8 semester hours of free electives to complete for degree requirements.

⁴Writing intensive courses.

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