Art History and Visual Culture

The following courses related to History of Art (38 to 40 credits):
Both of the following courses (6 credits):
Western Art from the Paleolithic to Medieval Era
Western Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary
One course from two of the following three areas (6 credits):
Native/Latin American
Native North American Art
One of the following courses (3 credits):
Renaissance and Baroque Art
History of Photography
Introduction to Contemporary Art
Topics in Art History
The following course (3 credits):
Methods in and Approaches to Art History
At least three art history courses selected from the following (12 credits):
Greek Art and Archaeology
Roman Art and Archaeology
Selected Topics in Medieval Art
Selected Topics in Baroque Art
Selected Topics in Modern Art
Selected Topics in Contemporary Art
American Art, 1875-1940
Selected Topics in Modern Asian Art
Selected Topics in African Art
Special Topics in History of Art
A capstone experience. Complete 3 credits of History of Art 499 Senior Research and Professional Development Seminar with concurrent enrollment in 1 credit of HA 499S Senior Research Project in History of Art (4 credits).
A 1 or 2 credit internship through enrollment in HA 493A or equivalent internship from fields close to art history and visual culture. The internship must be approved and supervised by a faculty member.
Additional credits in History of Art courses as needed to meet the requirement of at least 38 credits, but not more than 40 credits, in courses in the major.
Second-year competency in a foreign language pertinent to the student’s overall plan of study in consultation with the History of Art advisor. This requirement may be satisfied by placing into a 300-level foreign language course on a MSU placement test.
A cognate of 12 credits from outside the student's major selected from areas such as museum studies, literature, a second language, material culture, or film studies. The cognate must be approved by the history of art advisor.
A cognate of 12 credits from outside the student's major. Both the cognate and the related courses must be approved by the History of Art advisor.