Art History Option
This option is available within the Art major at the following location:
- Corvallis
The Art History option offers a comprehensive overview of the history of art, with special emphasis on contemporary and Asian art. After introductory surveys in Western and Asian art, undergraduate students have access to a wide variety of upper-division courses that cover critical theory, visual culture, museum studies, history of design, and diverse areas in Asian, European, and American art history.
Option Code: 881
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Exhibit broad and discipline-specific knowledge of art processes and history.
- Describe and analyze works of visual art critically and relate them to historical and contemporary contexts.
- Articulate discipline-specific concepts in writing, orally, and visually.
- Create original art and/or research projects by applying discipline-specific tools, skills, methods, and sources.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Required Core | ||
| ART 204 | +*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO HIGH MIDDLE AGES | 3 |
| ART 205 | +*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE | 3 |
| ART 206 | +*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY | 3 |
| ART 208 | +*INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | 3 |
| Lower-Division Elective | ||
| ART 264 | *PHOTOGRAPHY: HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE AND ART (or any ART studio elective) | 3 |
| Upper-Division | ||
| Contemporary Art History | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| ART SINCE 1945 | ||
| *HISTORY OF DESIGN | ||
| DIRECTIONS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART | ||
| CULTURAL STUDIES OF THE MUSEUM | ||
| Global Art History | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| *EARLY CHINESE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| *LATE CHINESE ART AND CULTURE | ||
| *CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART | ||
| *ART OF JAPAN | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ASIAN ART | ||
| Western Art History | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| *ANCIENT GREEK ART | ||
| *ANCIENT ROMAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE | ||
| *MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE | ||
| *ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART AND ARCHITECTURE | ||
| *NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART | ||
| *HISTORY OF MODERN ART 1900-1945 | ||
| HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING | ||
| Upper-Division Electives | ||
| Select 16 additional credits from any of the categories above | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
Option Code: 881