2004-06 IUPUI Campus Bulletin

Art History Program

The Bachelor of Arts major in art history gives the undergraduate student an opportunity to study the visual culture of humankind from prehistoric times to the art of today and to understand the significant role played by visual communication in world societies. Art historians develop skills in visual analysis, criticism, research, and writing that enrich life experiences and can lead to a variety of rewarding professional careers.

Unlike the studio B.F.A. degrees at Herron, the art history major parallels a liberal arts program leading to the B.A. degree. Art history majors take 36 credit hours of surveys and seminars in their major field covering at least three of the following areas: ancient, medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, American, world art, modern and contemporary art, and art theory. Majors must take at least 6 credit hours of studio art as well as a variety of core requirement courses in the humanities and sciences, including at least one foreign language. Specific requirements for the art history major are outlined later in this section.

The minor in art history enables students majoring in other areas to expand their knowledge of art history and gain valuable career-building experience. An art history minor takes 15 hours of art history credits from a variety of historical periods.

Art history can lead to a variety of careers, including the traditional professional paths of teaching and museum work as well as art conservation and restoration, historic preservation, architecture, art dealership, auctioneering and collecting, art criticism and journalism, advertising, filmmaking, exhibition design and preparation, historical research and writing, interior and commercial design, librarianship, independent consulting, and publishing. Art history also enriches the life of the practicing artist. More information is available from the art history office in the Herron Main Building, or by calling the Art History Program at (317) 920-2460 or visiting our World Wide Web site at www.herron.iupui.edu/arthistory/.

Academic Requirements for a B.A. in Art History

1. A minimum of 128 credit hours is required to complete the Bachelor of Arts in art history degree.
2. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 (C) is required for graduation.
3. Art history majors must fulfill the following general education requirements:
6 credit hours in English composition
3 credit hours in speech communication
10 credit hours in foreign language (8 in some languages)
6 credit hours in analytic skills
9 credit hours in natural science
6 credit hours in history
6 credit hours in arts and humanities
6 credit hours in social and behavioral sciences
15 credit hours in advanced courses

4. A minimum of 36 credit hours of art history courses is required. Neither H100 Art Appreciation nor H103 Introduction to Contemporary Art may be counted for the art history major or minor requirements. They may, however, be used as general electives. No course in art history in which a student receives a grade below C (2.0) may be used to fulfill the 36 credit hour requirement.
5. A minimum of 6 credit hours in studio art is required.
6. A minimum of 19 credit hours of electives is required. Art Appreciation H100 may count toward elective credit in the major only if taken prior to H101 and/or H102.
7. A minimum of 26 credit hours of senior-year courses must be completed at Herron/IUPUI.
8. A maximum of 8 courses may be taken Pass/Fail but no more than two Pass/Fail courses may be taken in any one academic year. Pass/Fail courses can be used only as electives or non-major 300- or 400-level requirements.
9. A maximum of 12 credit hours may be taken by correspondence through the Indiana University Office of Distributed Education. Authorization from the Art History Program faculty and the Student Services Office at Herron School of Art and Design is required prior to registration.
10. Once a course has been applied toward one requirement, it cannot be used again to satisfy a second requirement except where explicitly stated otherwise. In addition, except in cases of variable-title courses, internships, and other special courses, no course number can be counted more than once toward graduation.
11. Credits in the following courses will not be accepted toward the art history degree: English W001, G010, G011, G012, or G013; MATH 130, 132, or any mathematics course lower than M118.

Distribution Requirement Details

Communication Core 19 credits

The communication core, which students are to take as early in their college careers as possible, provides work in written and spoken English to prepare students for organizing and presenting their thoughts effectively. Further, skills in foreign languages are necessary for a liberally and broadly educated person and are especially important to the professional art historian.

English Composition W131/W132 (6 credits). This requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:

1. by completing W131 and W132 or Honors W140 and W150 with a grade of C (2.00) or higher; or
2. by testing out of W131 through the IUPUI English Credit by Exam and completing W132 with a grade of C (2.00) or higher; or
3. for transfer students, by completing course work equivalent to W131 and W132 with a grade of C (2.00) or higher at another campus or institution.

Communication Studies R110 (3 credits). Students with previously acquired competency in public speaking may be eligible for special credit and exemption from this requirement.

Foreign Language (8-10 credits). First-year competency is required, and second-year competency is strongly recommended. This requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:

1. by completing first-year courses (10 credit hours, 8 in some languages) with passing grades;
2. by completing a second-year course with a grade of C (2.00) or higher; or
3. by attaining a satisfactory score on a placement test.

Students for whom English is not a first language may be exempted from this requirement, without credit, by completion of English W131 and W132 with the required grade of C or higher. Note: Special English-as-a-second-language sections of W131 have been designated for students whose first language is not English.

Native speakers of languages other than English are not permitted to receive credit for 100- and 200-level courses in their native language. Similarly, native speakers of English who have achieved elementary or intermediate proficiency in a foreign language by living or studying in a country where the language is spoken ordinarily will not receive credit for taking 100- and 200-level courses in that foreign language.

In all cases, individual foreign language departments are responsible for determining a student's placement and for recommending a specific number of credit hours for prior work. Before registering for foreign language courses, native speakers of languages other than English should confer with the academic advisor in the relevant department.

Basic Courses 33 credits outside the major

Analytic Skills (6 credits). These courses provide the student with insight into processes of logical reasoning.

Mathematics M118 or above (3 credits)

Logic (Philosophy P262 or P265) or Mathematics or Computer Science or Computer Technology or Statistics (3 credits)

Natural Sciences (9 credits). This area allows for a choice of courses treating the "natural" phenomena of the world according to models of scientific thought. The 9 credits are to be selected from at least two of the following subjects:

Astronomy
Biology (including botany, zoology, microbiology, anatomy, and physiology)
Chemistry
Geology
Physics
Psychology (B105)
Geography (up to 3 credits may count: G107, G303, or G307 may be counted toward this requirement)

History (6 credits). Courses exploring patterns and processes of history are essential for making decisions in the present, giving the background necessary for students to more capably assume societal responsibility.

H108/H109 Perspectives on the World to 1800 and since 1800
H113/H114 History of Western Civilization I and II

This requirement is fulfilled by two semesters of the following courses: H108, H109, H113, H114, but not H109 and H114.

Transfer students who have taken history courses other than those listed above should consult with the art history faculty about transfer credit.

Arts and Humanities (6 credits). Courses lead to viewing the world from more than one perspective and learning something about its social, cultural, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions. The 6 credits must be divided between two of the following four areas:

Fine Arts: Music M174 or Communication Studies T130
English Literature L105 or L115
Philosophy P110 or P120
Religious Studies R133

Transfer credits in the arts and humanities that are not the content equivalent to the courses listed above may be used to fulfill this requirement as follows:

1. Subject to review and approval of the art history faculty, introductory courses in any of the arts and humanities may count toward this requirement.
2. With approval of the art history faculty, where it seems appropriate to the breadth of the course, nonsurvey courses may count toward this requirement.
3. Other arts and humanities courses will be counted toward this requirement on a 2-for-1 basis (6 credit hours satisfying 3 credit hours of this requirement).
4. The following will not satisfy this requirement: creative writing, drawing, performance, or studio courses.

Social Sciences (6 credits). An examination of the complexities of human behavior, society, and human interaction, this area uses procedures and information developed in social and behavioral studies. The 6 credits must be divided between two of the following areas:

Anthropology A103 or A104
Economics E201 or E202
Geography G110
Political Science Y101 or Y103
Psychology B104
Sociology R100

Transfer credits in the social sciences that are not equivalent to the courses listed above may be used to fulfill this requirement as follows:

1. With the approval of the division coordinator, introductory survey courses in any of the social sciences shall count toward this requirement.
2. With approval of the division coordinator, where it seems appropriate to the breadth of the course, nonsurvey courses may count toward this requirement.
3. Other social science courses will be counted toward this requirement on a 2-for-1 basis (6 credit hours satisfying 3 credit hours of this requirement).

Advanced Courses (300-400 level) 15 credits outside art history

In addition to cultivating expertise in art history, the degree student should conduct in-depth study of other appropriate subject areas.

Offerings on the 300- and 400-levels of at least four departments or programs of the School of Liberal Arts, the School of Science, the School of Music, or the Herron School of Art and Design may count toward satisfying this requirement. Advanced courses may include those that involve significant cross-disciplinary input, e.g., appropriately designed honors courses or specially designed liberal arts topics courses. Herron advanced studio courses may be counted toward satisfying the advanced courses requirement. Students wanting to take studio classes must meet all prerequisites including passing a portfolio review. Please contact the Student Services Office for more information regarding upper level studio courses.

In order to register for any 300- or 400-level course, the student must satisfy the prerequisite requirements.

The Herron School of Art and Design programs from which advanced courses may be selected include the following:

Ceramics
Drawing
Furniture Design
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Visual Communication

School of Liberal Arts departments and/or programs from which advanced courses may be selected include the following:

Afro-American Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Classical Studies
Communication Studies
Economics
English
Film Studies
Foreign Language and Cultures
Folklore
Geography
History
International Studies
Museum Studies
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Religious Studies
Sociology
Women's Studies

Major Requirements  (100-400 level) 36 credits

Includes both H101-H102 History of Art I-II, no fewer than 12 credits at the 300 level, and no fewer than 12 credits at the 400 level. The 300- and 400-level courses should be distributed among at least three different areas of art history selected from the following: ancient, medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, American, modern and contemporary, world art, or art theory. At least 3 credit hours must be taken in art history after 1900.

At least 15 of the 36 credits must be completed in residence at IUPUI; of these 15 credits, two courses at the 300 level and two courses at the 400 level must normally be completed to fulfill this requirement.

Any course in which the student receives a grade below C may not be used to fulfill this requirement. However, courses in which D is received may be counted toward the total 128 credits required.

Studio Art 6 credits

Electives 19 credits

Elective subjects allow students to adjust their curricula to satisfy additional personal needs and interests. These subjects may be used to add an even greater diversity to a liberal arts program or provide opportunity for in-depth reinforcement of required studies. Art history and studio art courses not used to satisfy previously listed requirements may be counted as electives.

Suggested Plan of Study for the B.A. in Art History

Freshman
Fall	credits
H101 History of Art I or
H102 History of Art II	3
W131 Elementary Composition I	3
COMM R110 Speech Communication	3
Arts and Humanities Elective	3
Natural Science Elective	3
Total	15 cr.

Spring	credits
H101 History of Art I or
H102 History of Art II	3
W132 Elementary Composition II	3
Arts and Humanities Elective	3
Social Science Elective	3
Analytic Skills	3
Total	15 cr.

Sophomore
Fall	credits
300-level Art History	3
Choose one of the following sequences
H113-H114 History of Western Civilization I-II or
H108-H109 Perspectives on the World	3
Foreign Language Elective	5
Natural Science Elective	3
Total	14 cr.

Spring	credits
300-level Art History	3
Complete sequence from fall semester
H113-H114 History of Western Civilization I-II or
H108-H109 Perspectives on the World	3
Foreign Language Elective	5
Social Science Elective	3
Elective	3
Total	17 cr.

Junior
Fall	credits
300-level Art History	3
400-level Art History	3
300-level Herron Studio Elective	3
Natural Science Elective	3
Electives	4
Total	16 cr.

Spring	credits
300-level Art History	3
400-level Art History	3
300-level Herron Studio Elective	3
Analytic Skills	3
Elective	3
Total	15 cr.

Senior
Fall	credits
400-level Art History	6
Advanced Courses	6
Electives	6
Total	18 cr.

Spring	credits
400-level Art History	6
Advanced Courses	3
Elective	3
Total	12 cr.

Minor in Art History

Requirements  15 credits in art history as follows:

H101-H102 Two-semester introductory survey 6 cr.
Upper-level courses (200 optional, 300-and 400-level) 9 cr.

At least one 400-level course recommended. The 9 credits must include courses in at least two historical periods or subject categories (ancient, medieval, Renaissance/Baroque, American, 19th/20th-century, or art theory)

Only courses completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better will count toward the minor.

Consult the bulletin and Schedule of Classes for regular and cross-listed courses. Art history courses not eligible to be counted toward the minor (or major) include H100 Art Appreciation and H103 Contemporary Art.

Procedure

Students interested in minoring in art history must make an appointment with the art history faculty advisor for the minor to go over the requirements and plan their programs of study. The art history office is located in HM 209. Call (317) 920-2460 for an appointment.

Options for Nonmajors

Elective Courses

While Herron's primary emphasis is on its degree programs, the school also provides a broad range of instruction for adult nondegree students and for university students who desire to learn about various phases of art on an elective basis. Generally, the courses have either no prerequisite requirements or modest prerequisite requirements.

Enrollment in any of these elective courses does not in itself constitute admission to any of the Herron School of Art and Design degree programs.

For complete information, including detailed course listings and admissions procedures, please contact the Herron Student Services Office at (317) 920-2416.

Community Art Programs

Saturday School

Herron's Saturday School, established in 1922, provides art instruction for youth (12 years of age) through adults seeking to learn artistic techniques and build portfolios. Classes include drawing, painting, illustration, sculpture, ceramics, photography, animation, printmaking and computer imagery. Instruction is provided by capable junior and senior Herron students working under faculty supervision. The combination of quality instruction and an art school environment encourages exceptional development of creative skills.

Partial scholarships are available through local high school teachers. For more information call (317) 920-2451.

Summer Honors Art Workshop

The Herron Summer Honors Art Workshop is an intense program of instruction for high school students and recent graduates who are interested in summer art programs. Instruction in drawing, design, theory, three-dimensional design, and printing is provided by a Herron faculty member, and assignments are carefully selected equivalents of those given to Herron's first-year students. The moderate class size leads to quality instruction.

During the workshop, visiting artists will talk about their work and introduce students to various career opportunities in art. A series of planned field trips provides meaningful exposure to many aspects of the art and opportunities to do artwork in the field.

To qualify for the Summer Honors Art Workshop, a student must have completed the sophomore year of high school. For more information call (317) 920-2455.

Youth Art Camp

Launched in the summer of 2002, Herron's Youth Art Camp offers an educational program for the youth of Indianapolis. Students actively engage in a productive series of studio activities geared toward personal and artistic development. Instructors inspire a new awareness of the students' own artistic heritage, while instilling the value of art as a means of personal and cultural expression. Tuition waiver is available for those in need of financial assitance. For more information, call (317) 920-2414.

Continuing Education

Noncredit adult education courses at IUPUI are open to adults regardless of age or educational background. These courses are intended for persons who, for personal or professional enrichment purposes, want to expand their knowledge. Formal admission to the university is not required for enrollment in the continuing education programs.

For complete information, please call the IUPUI Division of Continuing Studies, Noncredit Programs, (317) 274-4501.