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- Art and Art History Major, Studio Arts Emphasis
This information is part of the Colgate University catalog.
Major Requirements
The requirements for the major are as follows:
Required Courses
- ARTS 100 - Introduction to Studio Art (SA)
- Four 200- or 300-level studio art courses in at least two different media from the list below
- ARTS 375 - Advanced Projects in Studio Art (SA)
One of the Following
Must be taken before the senior year.
Additional Courses - Art Periods
Two more courses in art history in a least two of the different periods listed below. One may be at the 100 level if taken in the first two years:
Art Prior to 1300:
- ARTS 101 - Caves to Cathedrals: The Art of Europe and the Mediterranean to the 13th Century (AH)
- ARTS 207 - Roman Art (AH)
- ARTS 208 - Marble, Gold, Silk, and Glass: Art of the Middle Ages (AH)
- ARTS 244 - Temples, Caves, and Stupas of India (AH)
- ARTS 344 - Hindu Temples: Architecture and Sculpture, Architecture as Sculpture (AH)
- ARTS 350 - Art and the Goddess
- ARTS 357 - Storytelling Without Words
Art from 1300–1800:
- ARTS 216 - Nature's Mirror: Renaissance Arts 1400-1550 (AH)
- ARTS 220 - Early Modern European Architecture (AH)
- ARTS 225 - Renaissance and Reformation in Northern Europe (AH)
- ARTS 226 - Nature's Order: Baroque Arts 1550-1750 (AH)
- ARTS 245 - Palaces and Paintings of India (AH)
- ARTS 246 - From Emperors to Anime: Pictorial Practices in China and Japan (AH)
- ARTS 249 - Art and Architecture of the Ancient Americas (AH)
- ARTS 311 - The Arts in Venice during the Golden Age (Venice Study Group) (AH)
- ARTS 360 - Borderlands (AH)
Art After 1800:
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ARTS 107 - What is Modern Art? (AH)
ARTS 120/MUSE 120 - Making the Mummies Dance: Introduction to Museum Studies - ARTS 219 - The Economics of Art (AH)
- ARTS 233 - Latin American Art (AH)
- ARTS 236 - Art and Politics in the 19th Century (AH)
- ARTS 238 - Transatlantic Avant-Gardes: 1880-1920 (AH)
- ARTS 239 - Global Modernisms 1920-1960 (AH)
- ARTS 240 - Art and Theory 1950-1980 (AH)
- ARTS 243 - Art & Theory 1980 to Present (AH)
- ARTS 248 - African Art (AH)
- ARTS 250 - Native Art of North America (AH)
- ARTS 273 - Architecture of Art Museums (AH)
- ARTS 275 - American Campus Architecture (AH)
- ARTS 277 - Modern Architecture (AH)
- ARTS 280 - Visual Culture of Fascism (AH)
- ARTS 287 - History and Theory of Cinema (AH)
- ARTS 348 - Modern Art on Display (AH)
- ARTS 355 - Photography and Political Conflict
Senior Project: Studio Art
Honors
Students pursuing honors must complete an independent honors project, in addition to all other major requirements.
GPA Requirement
A GPA of C (2.00) in combined studio courses and art history courses is required of all majors. Only one course below a C– will be accepted for the major.
Art and Art History Department
For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Art and Art History department catalogue page.