Bachelor of Arts, major in Art with concentration in Art History
Art history survey courses (ATH 121, 122, 223) provide a systematic exploration of the major art traditions of the world. Upper division courses (200-level and above) introduce the student to more intensive study of the art of a particular period or region through a variety of approaches and techniques of art historical analysis. ATH 429: Advanced Topics in Art History often is used to meet the special interests of students and to take advantage of new art discoveries and major exhibitions.
The diverse interests of Cortland’s art history faculty provide the student with opportunities to broaden global and multicultural awareness through an understanding of artistic achievement in our own and other cultures.

Career potential
Art historian, art education, museum practices, curator, art criticism, archivist, researcher

Art History Core: 36 credit hours
A. Required Art History Core Courses: Nine credit hours
      ATH 121: Art in the Ancient World
      ATH 122: Art in the Modern World
      ATH 223: Art History III

B. Core exposure in Art History: 12 credit hours
Three hours from each of the following areas:
1. ATH 254: Art of the Middle Ages
     ATH 326: Art of Greece and Rome
2. ATH 340: The Early Renaissance in Italy
     ATH 341: 15th, 16th-Century Painting in Northern Europe
     ATH 344: Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque
3. ATH 355: Rococo through Impressionism – 18th and
            19th Centuries
     ATH 357: Modern Art
     ATH 457: Contemporary Art
4. ATH 330: Far Eastern Art

C. Additional Art History Course Requirements selected from
       (areas 1-4): Three credit hours

D. Art history elective chosen from courses at the 200-400 level
       Nine credit hours

E. ATH 429: Special Topics in Art and Art History:
       Three credit hours

Related Areas: 12 credit hours
A. Studio Art: Three credit hours

B. History Courses: Six credit hours
      It is recommended that three hours be directly related to
student’s area of specialization in section C of the art history core above.

C. Electives: Three credit hours

Chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor from
literature, philosophy, political science, anthropology/sociology which relate directly to the temporal or spacial period of the cultural context of an art history course that the student has taken or is taking, or three additional hours of a second or third language.

Total credit hours required for graduation: 124