IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2010-2012

• Degree Programs
  • Bachelor of Art Education
  • B.A. in Art History
    • Academic Requirements
    • Minor in Art History
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Student Learning Outcomes

Undergraduate Programs

Degree Programs

B.A. in Art History

Academic Requirements

• A minimum of 125 credit hours is required to complete the Bachelor of Arts in art history degree.
• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) is required for graduation.
• Art history majors must fulfill the following general-education requirements:
• 1 credit hour in a first-year seminar
• 6 credit hours in English composition
• 3 credit hours in speech communication
• 10 credit hours in foreign language (8 in some languages)
• 6 credit hours in analytic skills
• 6 credit hours in natural science
• 6 credit hours in history
• 6 credit hours in arts and humanities
• 6 credit hours in social and behavioral sciences
• 6 credit hours in studio art
• 15 credit hours in advanced courses
• A minimum of 36 credit hours of art history courses is required. H100 Art Appreciation may not be counted for the art history major or minor requirements, but may be used for general elective credit. However, H100 may count toward elective credit in the major only if taken before H101, H102, and H103. No course in art history in which a student receives a grade below C (2.0) may be used to fulfill the 36 credit hour requirement.
• A minimum of 19 credit hours of electives is required.
• A minimum of 26 credit hours of 300- and/or 400-level courses must be completed at Herron/IUPUI.
• A maximum of eight courses may be taken Pass/Fail but no more than two Pass/Fail courses may be taken in any one academic year. Pass/Fail courses can be used only as electives or nonmajor 300- or 400-level requirements.
• A maximum of 12 credit hours may be taken by correspondence through the Indiana University School of Continuing Studies. Authorization from the Art History Program faculty and the Student Services Office at Herron School of Art and Design is required prior to registration.
• Once a course has been applied toward one requirement, it cannot be used again to satisfy a second requirement except where explicitly stated otherwise. In addition, except in cases of variable-title courses, internships, and other special courses, no course number can be counted more than once toward graduation.
• Credits in the following courses will not be accepted toward the art history degree: English W001, G010, G011, G012, or G013; MATH 130, 132, or any mathematics course lower than M118.

Distribution Requirement Details

First-Year Seminar: 1 credit
This course introduces students to the university’s culture and values; familiarizes them with campus resources, including academic uses of technology; and provides them with skills for dealing with life at Herron/IUPUI. This requirement may be waived for transfer students or returning students, with the permission of the art history faculty. This requirement may be satisfied by completing one of the following courses:
Herron X101 Foundation Resources Workshop or
University College U110 First-Year Seminar

Communication Core:  19 credits
The communication core provides work in written and spoken English and foreign language to prepare students for organizing and presenting their thoughts effectively. Further, skills in one or more foreign languages are necessary for a liberally and broadly educated person and are especially important to the professional art historian. Students should enroll in these courses as early in their college careers as possible.

English Composition (6 credits). This requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:

• by completing W131 or Honors W140 and W132 or Honors W150 with a grade of C (2.0) or higher; or

• by testing out of W131 through the IUPUI English Placement Exam and completing W132 with a grade of C (2.0) or higher; or

• for transfer students, by completing course work equivalent to W131 and W132 with a grade of C (2.0) or higher at another campus or institution.

Public Speaking/Rhetoric (3 credits). This require-ment may be satisfied by taking Communication Studies R110 or R350. Students with previously acquired competency in public speaking may be eligible for special credit and exemption from this requirement.

Foreign Language (8-10 credits). First-year competency is required, and second-year competency is strongly recommended. This requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:

• by completing first-year courses (10 credit hours, 8 in some languages) with passing grades;

• by completing a second-year course with a grade of C (2.0) or higher; or

• by attaining a satisfactory score on a placement test.

Students for whom English is not a first language may be exempted from this requirement, without credit, by completion of English W131 and W132 with the required grade of C or higher. Note: Special English-as-a-second-language sections of W131 have been designated for students whose first language is not English.

Native speakers of languages other than English are not permitted to receive credit for 100- and 200-level courses in their native language. Similarly, native speakers of English who have achieved elementary or intermediate proficiency in a foreign language by living or studying in a country where the language is spoken ordinarily will not receive credit for taking 100- and 200-level courses in that foreign language.

In all cases, individual foreign language departments are responsible for determining a student’s placement and for recommending a specific number of credit hours for prior work. Before registering for foreign language courses, native speakers of languages other than English should confer with the academic advisor in the relevant department.

Basic Courses:  30 credits outside the major
Analytic Skills (6 credits).   These courses provide the student with insight into processes of logical reasoning. This requirement may be satisfied by completing 6 credits selected from the following courses:
Mathematics M118, M119, M123, M151, M153, M154, M159 or above
Philosophy P162 or P265 (Logic)
Computers and Information Science N100, N199, N201, N207, N211, or N241
Statistics
Kelly School of Business A200 Foundations of Accounting

Natural Sciences (6 credits).   This area allows for a choice of courses treating the ‘‘natural’’ phenomena of the world according to models of scientific thought. The 6 credits are to be selected from at least two of the following subjects:
Astronomy
Biology (including anatomy, botany, microbiology, physiology and zoology)
Chemistry
Geography (up to 3 credits may count: G107, G303, or G307 may be counted toward this requirement)
Geology
Physics
Psychology (B105)

History (6 credits).   Courses exploring patterns and processes of history are essential for making decisions in the present, giving the background necessary for students to more capably assume societal responsibility. This requirement is fulfilled by completing two semesters of the following courses: H108 or H113 and H109 or H114.
H108/H109 Perspectives on the World to 1800 and since 1800
H113/H114 History of Western Civilization I and II
Transfer students who have taken history courses other than those listed above should consult with the art history faculty about transfer credit.

Arts and Humanities (6 credits).   Courses lead to viewing the world from more than one perspective and learning something about its social, cultural, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions. The 6 credits must be divided between two of the following four areas:
Fine Arts: Music M174 or Communication Studies T130
English Literature L105 or L115
Philosophy P110 or P120
Religious Studies R133

Transfer credits in the arts and humanities that are not the content equivalent to the courses listed above may be used to fulfill this requirement as follows:

• Subject to review and approval of the art history faculty, introductory courses in any of the arts and humanities may count toward this requirement.

• With approval of the art history faculty, where it seems appropriate to the breadth of the course, nonsurvey courses may count toward this requirement.

• Other arts and humanities courses will be counted toward this requirement on a 2-for-1 basis (6 credit hours satisfying 3 credit hours of this requirement).

• The following will not satisfy this requirement: creative writing, drawing, performance, or studio courses.

Social Sciences (6 credits).   An examination of the complexities of human behavior, society, and human interaction, this area uses procedures and information developed in social and behavioral studies. The 6 credits must be divided between two of the following areas:
Anthropology A103 or A104
Economics E201 or E202
Geography G110
Political Science Y101 or Y103
Psychology B104
Sociology R100

Transfer credits in the social sciences that are not equivalent to the courses listed above may be used to fulfill this requirement as follows:

• With the approval of the art  history faculty, introductory survey courses in any of the social sciences shall count toward this requirement.

• With approval of the art history faculty, where it seems appropriate to the breadth of the course, nonsurvey courses may count toward this requirement.

• Other social science courses will be counted toward this requirement on a 2-for-1 basis (6 credit hours satisfying 3 credit hours of this requirement).

Studio Art Courses:  6 credits
Studio art courses enable art history majors to gain valuable firsthand understanding of the formal, technical, and conceptual skills involved in the creation of works of art and design. This requirement may be satisfied by any foundation or beginning fine arts or visual communications course. Students must meet any prerequisites to enroll in such courses.

Advanced Courses (300-400 level): 15 credits outside art history
In addition to cultivating expertise in art history, the degree student should conduct in-depth study of other appropriate subject areas.  Offerings on the 300- and 400-levels of at least four departments or programs of the School of Liberal Arts, the School of Science, the School of Music, or Herron School of Art and Design may count toward satisfying this requirement. In order to register for any 300- or 400-level course, the student must meet all prerequisite requirements. Advanced courses may include those that involve significant cross-disciplinary input, e.g., appropriately designed honors courses or specially designed liberal arts topics courses. Herron advanced courses outside art history may be counted toward satisfying the advanced courses requirement. Please contact the Herron Student Services Office for more information regarding prerequisites for upper level courses outside art history.

Major Requirements (100-400 level): 36 credits
Includes both H101-H102 History of Art I-II, no fewer than 12 credits at the 300 level, and no fewer than 12 credits at the 400 level. The 300- and 400-level courses should be distributed among at least three different areas of art history selected from the following: ancient, medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, American, modern and contemporary, world art, or art theory. At least 3 credit hours must be taken in art history after 1900. H103 Introduction to Contemporary Art may be taken to satisfy this requirement.

At least 15 of the 36 credits must be completed in residence at IUPUI; of these 15 credits, two courses at the 300 level and two courses at the 400 level must normally be completed to fulfill this requirement.

Any course in which the student receives a grade below C (2.0) may not be used to fulfill this requirement. However, courses in which D is received may be counted toward the total 125 credits required for graduation.

Electives:  18 credits
Elective subjects allow students to adjust their curricula to satisfy additional personal needs and interests. These subjects may be used to add an even greater diversity to a program or provide opportunity for in-depth reinforcement of required studies. Art history and studio art courses not used to satisfy previously listed requirements may be counted as electives.

Other Requirements
Diversity/World Cultures. All art history majors should take at least 3 credits of course work that enhances their understanding of cultural diversity, dealing with experiences outside the European and Euro-American tradition or with minority experiences in the United States. This requirement does not add to the total 125 credits required for graduation, but can be satisfied by any course in diversity/world cultures within the distribution requirements, major requirements, or electives described above. Credits earned through international travel experiences may be used to satisfy this requirement provided the international program takes place outside Europe or subject to individual approval.

Capstone Experience. The art history major does not require a separate capstone course. Instead, all art history majors are expected to write a substantial research paper within the context of a 300- or 400-level art history course taken in their final year of study, or complete a capstone project designed in consultation with a faculty mentor. The nature and parameters of this capstone experience should be discussed with the art history instructor of the course for which the student wishes to complete the capstone paper or project.

Suggested Plan of Study for the B.A. in Art History

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year