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Preparing for the Major

Suggested Preparation for the Major

Students considering a major in art history should take ARTHIST 5 opens in a new tab Art and Power and any of the survey courses below:

  • ARTHIST 1A What is Art: Introduction to Experiencing Early Global Art and Architecture

  • ARTHIST 1B How to Look at Art and Why: An Introduction to the History of Western Painting

  • ARTHIST 2 Asian Arts and Cultures

  • ARTHIST 2B Introduction to Islamic Art

Declaring the Major

Students who wish to major in Art History must meet with the Student Services Specialist. At that meeting, the student selects a faculty advisor and officially declares the major on Axess. 

Majors must complete an orientation session presented by the professional staff of the Art and Architecture Library, which introduces tools of research and reference available on campus or through the internet. This requirement should be completed in the quarter after the major is declared.

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