Art History, B.A.

Complete the Following Required Course

• VPH 181 - History of Art I (History Cornerstone)

Complete Four 200-Level Art History Courses

• VPH 209 - History of Photography
• VPH 212 - Aesthetics
• VPH 214 - The Age of Cathedrals
• VPH 215 - Early Renaissance Art: Italy and the North
• VPH 217 - Early Modern Art: 1900-1945
• VPH 218 - Art Since 1945
• VPH 220 - From Bernini to Vermeer: Art of the Baroque
• VPH 227 - Modern American Architecture
• VPH 229 - Topics in Non-Western Art
• IND 230 - Art and Psychology: Introduction to Art Therapy

Complete Three 300-Level Art History Courses or Internship

• VPH 314 - Masters of the Renaissance: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
• VPH 330 - Topics in European or American Art
• VPH 332 - Museums: Past and Present
• VPH 475 - Internship in Fine Arts

Complete Two Studio Arts Courses

• VPS 102 - Introduction to Color
• VPS 104 - Introduction to Drawing
• VPS 107 - Introduction to Studio Art Design
• VPS 201 - Sustainable Three-Dimensional Design
• VPS 204 - Intermediate Drawing
• VPS 205 - Introduction to Painting
• VPS 206 - Printmaking
• VPS 207 - Special Projects
• VPS 208 - Introduction to Watercolor
• VPS 210 - Photography I: An Introduction to the Still Image
• VPS 223 - The Nature of Art: Discovering the Artist Within
• VPS 224 - Short Films and Graphic Novels
• VPS 225 - Artist, Craftsman, Alchemist
• VPS 243 - Documentary Photography
• VPS 301 - Sculpture
• VPS 308 - Methods and Materials: Painting Techniques Investigated
• VPS 310 - Arts Outreach: Studio Art
• VPS 311 - Photography II: The Still and Moving Image
• VPS 312 - Topics in Contemporary Photography
• VPS 324 - Figure Drawing
• VPS 326 - Portrait Studio
• VPS 327 - Topics in Painting
• VPS 406 - Advanced Studio Seminar

Complete an Art History Capstone Course

 Seniors are required to take a Capstone course in their major area of study.

• VPN 440 - Exhibitions and Collections: An Inside Look OR
• VPH 441 - Research Seminar in Art History