ArtHistoryatUChicago

TheMajor,Minor,CoreOfferings,andElec;ves

•  Establishedin1902,theArtHistoryDepartmentoftheUniversityofChicagopridesitselfonitsinnova;vemethodsanddiverserangeofcourses.

•  Arthistoryisamul;-faceteddisciplinethatincorporatesapproachesfromthestudyofhistory,literature,cri;caltheory,anthropology,philosophy,gender,religion,andmanymore.

•  Manyofourcourseshavenoprerequisites.Signupforanelec;ve,oruseanArtHistorycoursetosa;sfyyourArt,Music,andDramaCorerequirement.Somecoursesarecross-listedwithotherdepartments,suchasCinema&MediaStudies,RomanceLanguages&Literatures,andEastAsianLanguages&Cultures.

CoursesforNonmajors&CoreOfferings•  Thesecoursessa;sfyGeneralEduca;on(Core)requirementfortheArts:

•  Introduc)ontoArt(ARTH10100)Issuesandproblemsinthemaking,exhibi;on,andunderstandingofimagesandobjects.

•  SurveyCourses(ARTH14000through16999)discussmajormonumentsofworldartandarchitectureinthecontextofbroadchronologicalandgeographiccategoriesandinrela;ontobroadques;onsconcerningtheroleartplaysinindividual,societal,andins;tu;onalseWngs.

•  ArtinContextcourses(ARTH17000through18999)introducestudentstoawell-definedissue,topic,orperiodofartindepth.

TheMajororDoubleMajorinArtHistory•  StudentsinterestedinmajoringorminoringinArtHistoryare

recommendedtofirsttakea100-levelArtHistorycoursetosa;sfytheArt,Music,DramaCorerequirement.

•  Subsequently,studentsmajoringinArtHistorywillneed:–  4coursesatthe200level*tomeetdistribu;onrequirements(coursesspanningvarioustypesofarthistory)

–  3coursesinaspecialfieldchosenbythestudent(seenextpage)–  2coursesatthe200level*approvedaselec;ves(inArtHistoryornon-ARTHcoursesrelatedtothespecialfield)

–  ARTH29600JuniorSeminar:DoingArtHistory

–  210to15researchpapers(usuallycompletedaspartoftheregularrequirementsofacourse)

*Studentsmaype;;ontocountanArtinContextcourseasa200-levelcourse.

TheMajororDoubleMajorinArtHistory•  StudentsmajoringinArtHistorymaycountuptotwonon-ArtHistorycoursestowardthemajor.Thosecoursesmustpertaintothestudent’sspecialfield.Thespecialfieldistypicallyageographical,chronological,orconceptualdemarca;on.E.g.,acourseinJapanesehistoryorliteraturecanpertaintoaspecialfieldinJapaneseart.Agenderstudiescoursecanpertaintoaspecialfieldinmodernart.

•  Coursesmaybedoublecountedbetweenmajors.•  AllArtHistorymajorshavetheop;onofwri;ngaseniorBApaperof20to30pagesduringtheSeniorSeminar.Theyworkcloselywithgraduatestudentpreceptorsandfacultyadvisors.

TheMinorinArtHistory

•  StudentsinterestedinminoringshouldfirstconsiderfulfillingtheirArt,Music,DramaCorerequirementwithanArtHistorycourse

•  Requiresatotalof6upperlevelcourses,plusone10to15researchpaper(usuallycompletedaspartoftheregularrequirementsofacourse)

•  AlongwithArtHistorymajors,minorshaveaccesstospeciallecturesandcareerexplora;onevents.

TheMinorinArchitecturalStudies

•  Thisnewminorcombinesthreearchitecture-orientedcoursesfromtheArtHistorydepartmentwiththreecoursesfromotherdepartmentsthatfocusonarchitecture,space,ci;es,orthebuiltenvironment.

•  InterestedstudentsshouldcontacttheDirectorofUndergraduateStudies,arth-dus@lists.uchicago.edu

Chicagoareaopportuni;esrelatedtoarthistory

•SmartMuseumofArthcps://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu•ArtsPass:FreeandDiscountedAdmissiontoOrganiza;onsthroughoutthecityhcps://arts.uchicago.edu/arts-pass•FundingforUnpaidArtsInternshipsisAvailablehcps://arts.uchicago.edu/uchicago-arts-grants-funding•AspiringCurators:ApplytotheSummerAcademyhcp://www.ar;c.edu/employment/andrew-w-mellon-summer-academy-and-undergraduate-curatorial-fellowship-program

Usefullinks

•  hcp://arthistory.uchicago.edu/courses•  hcp://arthistory.uchicago.edu/undergraduate-program

•  DirectorofUndergraduateStudies:arth-dus@lists.uchicago.edu

•  PleasefeelfreetocontacttheDUSwithanyques;ons!