Art History Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
This is an archived copy of the 2021-22 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.ewu.edu.
Students majoring in art history learn how to write about works of art using rigorous visual analysis, historical knowledge, and critical thinking. Benefiting from our studio art faculty and facilities, our students undergo foundational studio courses, giving them a distinctive perspective on materiality and process. This program emphasizes practical experiences in curating exhibitions and communicating about art via a variety of platforms: podcast, criticism, presentation of a written thesis.
Note: two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college-level foreign language is required.
Note: Degree and program requirements may be updated annually–check the Catalog Archives for your major declaration year catalog. Authorized Art advisors may replace courses, no longer taught, with equivalent courses.
| Required Foundation Courses | ||
| ART 201 | STUDIO I: IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| ART 202 | STUDIO II: TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS | 5 |
| ARTH 210 | VISUAL CULTURE (a BACR for humanities and arts) | 5 |
| or ART 213 | THE VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE | |
| Required Art History Core | ||
| ARTH 300 | ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | 5 |
| ARTH 302 | ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | 5 |
| ARTH/GWSS/HONS 303 | THE BODY IN ART (a UGR–diversity) | 5 |
| Electives–choose from the following ART and ARTH courses | 15 | |
| INTERNSHIP (may be repeated for credit) | ||
| INTERNSHIP (may be repeated for credit) | ||
| WORLD ART (a UGR-diversity) | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ART | ||
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART (a UGR–diversity) | ||
| TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (may be repeated for credit) | ||
| Non-Art History Elective–in consultation with their faculty advisor, students choose 5 upper-division credits from this list of subject codes: ANTR, ART, CHST, CMST, CRWR, DSST, ECON, ENGL, FILM, FREN, GEOG, GERM, HIST, IDST, JAPN, PLAN, PHIL, PSYC, SOCI, SPAN, WMST. | 5 | |
| Required Professional Practices Course | ||
| ARTH 400 | WRITING ABOUT ART | 5 |
| Required Senior Thesis | ||
| ARTH 491 | SENIOR THESIS (a UGR–capstone) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance Exams
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
All admitted students must officially Declare a Major by the time they reach 90 credits (junior standing).
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
SOAR calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BA in Art History at EWU should be able to:
- formally analyze works of art using appropriate terminology. PLO-2;
- interpret works of art using a core concept or theory. PLO-4;
- interpret works of art within historical and cultural contexts. PLO-3;
- write a well-crafted art-historical text for a specific audience. PLO-1.