BA in Art History and Curatorial Studies (55 hours*)

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1. Complete the following:
   ARTHC 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from ancient Greece to the Gothic period.
   
   
   ARTHC 202 : World Civilization Since 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 202 : World Civilization Since 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
   NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
   
   
   ARTHC 203 : Survey of Oriental Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 203 : Survey of Oriental Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture of China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and India, considering social, religious, and environmental context of various cultures.
   NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
   
   
   ARTHC 300 : Art Historical Methodology, Research, and Intensive Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 300 : Art Historical Methodology, Research, and Intensive Writing. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
   DESCRIPTION:	Necessary skills to research and write in the field of art history.
   
   
   VASTU 200 : Studio Techniques for Art History. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VASTU 200 : Studio Techniques for Art History. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Introduction to art techniques, materials, and practices directed toward art history majors.
   
   
2. Ancient art: Complete one course from the following:
   ARTHC 304 : Greek Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 304 : Greek Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	History and appreciation of Greek art, with consideration of formative cultures.
   
   
   ARTHC 306 : Roman Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 306 : Roman Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture of the Etruscans and Romans.
   
   
3. Medieval art: Complete one course from the following:
   ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of Christian art in the Roman and Byzantine Empire from ca. 200 to 1453.
   
   
   ARTHC 316 : Art of the Medieval West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 316 : Art of the Medieval West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
   DESCRIPTION:	Art in western Europe from 400 AD to 1400.
   
   
4. Renaissance art: Complete one course from the following:
   ARTHC 320 : Italian Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 320 : Italian Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Art and architecture in Italy from 1200 to 1580.
   
   
   ARTHC 325 : Northern Renaissance Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 325 : Northern Renaissance Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century art in northern Europe.
   
   
5. Baroque art: Complete one course from the following:
   ARTHC 330 : Southern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 330 : Southern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	History of baroque painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy, Spain, and France.
   
   
   ARTHC 335 : Northern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 335 : Northern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Baroque painting in Flanders and Holland.
   
   
6. Nineteenth-century art: Complete one course from the following:
   ARTHC 340 : Nineteenth-Century European Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 340 : Nineteenth-Century European Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Nineteenth-century art in Europe.
   
   
   ARTHC 345 : American Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 345 : American Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	American painting and sculpture from colonial through modern times.
   
   
   ARTHC 363 : English Architecture, 1485--1900. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 363 : English Architecture, 1485--1900. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   English architecture from Tudor through Victorian period.
   
   
   ARTHC 365 : American Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 365 : American Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Major figures, monuments, and movements in American architecture from colonial period through "Gilded Age."
   
   
7. Modern art: Complete one course from the following:
   ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945.
   NOTE:	Independent Study also.
   
   
   ARTHC 353 : American Art 1876-1950. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 353 : American Art 1876-1950. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of American painting and sculpture from 1876-1950.
   
   
   ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Critical evaluation of trends in art since 1945.
   
   
   ARTHC 367 : Modern Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 367 : Modern Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Critical review of roots and evolution of modern architecture.
   
   
8. Non-Western art: Complete one course from the following:
   ARTHC 302 : Egyptian Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 302 : Egyptian Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Development of Egyptian art from predynastic through Hellenistic periods, emphasizing contributions to the development of world civilization.
   
   
   ARTHC 375 : Japanese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 375 : Japanese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202, 203.
   DESCRIPTION:	Japanese art and architecture from its neolithic origins through the dawn of the modern age. Literary, social, and religious contexts considered.
   
   
   ARTHC 377 : Islamic Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 377 : Islamic Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
   DESCRIPTION:	Importance of Islamic contributions to world culture from pre-Islamic period through modern times.
   
   
   ARTHC 380 : Northern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 380 : Northern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of art and architecture of Mexico from antiquity to present.
   
   
   ARTHC 382 : Southern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 382 : Southern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
   DESCRIPTION:	Survey of art and architecture of southern Mexico and central America from antiquity to present.
   
   
9. Complete three hours from one of the following thesis courses:
   ARTHC 498 : Senior Thesis. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 498 : Senior Thesis. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 300; senior standing.
   DESCRIPTION:	Capstone project tying together major course work. An expansion and refinement of work started earlier in other classes.
   
   
   ARTHC 499R : Honors Thesis. (.5-6:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 499R : Honors Thesis. (.5-6:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   
   
10. Complete four courses from any of the following upper-division core courses not already taken:
    ARTHC 302 : Egyptian Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 302 : Egyptian Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DESCRIPTION:

    Development of Egyptian art from predynastic through Hellenistic periods, emphasizing contributions to the development of world civilization.
    
    
    ARTHC 304 : Greek Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 304 : Greek Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	History and appreciation of Greek art, with consideration of formative cultures.
    
    
    ARTHC 306 : Roman Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 306 : Roman Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Art and architecture of the Etruscans and Romans.
    
    
    ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 310 : Early Christian and Byzantine Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Survey of Christian art in the Roman and Byzantine Empire from ca. 200 to 1453.
    
    
    ARTHC 316 : Art of the Medieval West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 316 : Art of the Medieval West. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	W
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
    DESCRIPTION:	Art in western Europe from 400 AD to 1400.
    
    
    ARTHC 320 : Italian Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 320 : Italian Renaissance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DESCRIPTION:

    Art and architecture in Italy from 1200 to 1580.
    
    
    ARTHC 325 : Northern Renaissance Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 325 : Northern Renaissance Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century art in northern Europe.
    
    
    ARTHC 329 : Renaissance and Baroque Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 329 : Renaissance and Baroque Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
    DESCRIPTION:	History of architecture in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, and England, 1400?1700.
    
    
    ARTHC 330 : Southern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 330 : Southern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	History of baroque painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy, Spain, and France.
    
    
    ARTHC 335 : Northern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 335 : Northern Baroque Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Baroque painting in Flanders and Holland.
    
    
    ARTHC 340 : Nineteenth-Century European Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 340 : Nineteenth-Century European Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Nineteenth-century art in Europe.
    
    
    ARTHC 345 : American Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 345 : American Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	American painting and sculpture from colonial through modern times.
    
    
    ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945.
    NOTE:	Independent Study also.
    
    
    ARTHC 353 : American Art 1876-1950. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 353 : American Art 1876-1950. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	W
    DESCRIPTION:	Survey of American painting and sculpture from 1876-1950.
    
    
    ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Critical evaluation of trends in art since 1945.
    
    
    ARTHC 360 : Introduction to Museum and Curatorial Studies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 360 : Introduction to Museum and Curatorial Studies. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
    DESCRIPTION:	Duties of museum professionals while applying museum theory to the practical development of a museum exhibit.
    
    
    ARTHC 363 : English Architecture, 1485--1900. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 363 : English Architecture, 1485--1900. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DESCRIPTION:

    English architecture from Tudor through Victorian period.
    
    
    ARTHC 365 : American Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 365 : American Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DESCRIPTION:

    Major figures, monuments, and movements in American architecture from colonial period through "Gilded Age."
    
    
    ARTHC 367 : Modern Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 367 : Modern Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Critical review of roots and evolution of modern architecture.
    
    
    ARTHC 371 : Chinese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 371 : Chinese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202, 203.
    DESCRIPTION:	Chinese art and architecture from its neolithic origins through the dawn of the modern age. Literary, social, and religious contexts considered.
    
    
    ARTHC 375 : Japanese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 375 : Japanese Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202, 203.
    DESCRIPTION:	Japanese art and architecture from its neolithic origins through the dawn of the modern age. Literary, social, and religious contexts considered.
    
    
    ARTHC 377 : Islamic Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 377 : Islamic Art and Architecture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
    DESCRIPTION:	Importance of Islamic contributions to world culture from pre-Islamic period through modern times.
    
    
    ARTHC 380 : Northern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 380 : Northern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
    DESCRIPTION:	Survey of art and architecture of Mexico from antiquity to present.
    
    
    ARTHC 382 : Southern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 382 : Southern Mesoamerican Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 201, 202.
    DESCRIPTION:	Survey of art and architecture of southern Mexico and central America from antiquity to present.
    
    
    ARTHC 490R : Special Topics and Readings in Art History. (1-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 490R : Special Topics and Readings in Art History. (1-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    DESCRIPTION:

    Topics of specific student interest, centered on strengths of visiting faculty, BYU Study Abroad Program, or other significant art history projects.
    
    
    ARTHC 496R : Academic Internship: Museum Internship. (.5-8:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ARTHC 496R : Academic Internship: Museum Internship. (.5-8:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	On demand
    PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 300, 9 hours minimum upper-division art history courses, project approval.
    DESCRIPTION:	On-the-job experience.
    
    
11. Complete one course from the following:
    FREN 201 : Intermediate French, Part 1. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    FREN 201 : Intermediate French, Part 1. (4:5:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
    PREREQUISITE:	Fren 102 or equivalent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Reading, writing, conversation, vocabulary building, and review of grammar.
    
    
    GERM 201 : Second-Year German. (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    GERM 201 : Second-Year German. (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    PREREQUISITE:	C grade or better in Germ 102 or equivalent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Reading, writing, grammar, culture, listening, and speaking.
    
    
    ITAL 201 : Intermediate Italian 1. (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    ITAL 201 : Intermediate Italian 1. (4:5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    PREREQUISITE:	Ital 102 or two years of high school Italian or equivalent.
    DESCRIPTION:	Reading, writing, conversation, vocabulary building, and review of grammar.
    
    
    
    Note: German is strongly recommended for those wishing to pursue graduate work in art history.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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