General Education		Semester Hours
ACAD 101	Principles of the Learning Academy	1
Shared Skills and Proficiencies
Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101	Composition	3
HMXP 102	Human Experience	3
CRTW 201	Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing	3
Oral Communication	See approved list	3
Technology	See approved list	3
Intensive Writing	Met in major with ARTH 554	0
Constitution Requirement	See approved list; may be met with another requirement	0-3
Physical Activity	See approved list	1
Thinking Critically Across Disciplines*
Global Perspectives	Met in major with ARTH 175	0
Historical Perspectives	Met in major with ARTH 176	0
Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives*
Social Science	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Humanities and Arts	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Quantitative Skills and Natural Science	(3 courses)	9-12
Quantitative Skills	See approved list	(3-8)
Natural Science	See approved list; must include one lab science. If 2 courses taken, must be in two different groups: Life, Physical, Earth	(3-8)
Subtotal		38-44
*No more than two courses in the major may count toward requirements in these areas
Required Courses in Major		62
Art History and Museum Professions Core		18
ARTH 175	Intro to Ancient and Medieval Art	3
ARTH 176	Intro to Art Hist Renaissance-Present	3
ARTH 300	Museums in Action: Community, Curating, and Careers	3
ARTH 554	Contemporary Art and Criticism	3
ARTM 398	Principles of Arts Management	3
ARTS Elective	Any ARTS studio course	3
Distribution Courses At least 1 ARTH course must be taken from each of the first 5 categories In addition to ARTH 554, 3 additional ARTH credits must be taken above 399 (excluding ARTH 493)		24
Ancient and Medieval Art
ARTH 341	Ancient Greek and Roman Art	3
ARTH 342	Medieval European Art and Architecture	3
ARTH 357	Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture	3
ARTH 382	Medieval Monsters	3
ARTH 383	Monsters, Heroes, and Myths in Ancient Art	3
ARTH 421	Saints, Bones, and Tombs in Medieval Art	3
ARTH 422	Medieval World Building	3
Early Modern Art
ARTH 344	European Renaissance Art	3
ARTH 346	Global Baroque	3
ARTH 347	Art in the Age of Revolution	3
Modern and Contemporary Art
ARTH 348	Modernism	3
ARTH 561	Music Videos: Modes of Representation	3
World Art
ARTH 351	Arts of Africa	3
ARTH 352	Arts of the Americas	3
ARTH 353	Arts of Oceania	3
ARTH 358	Art and Architecture of the Islamic Worlds	3
Thematic Art Histories
ARTH 380	Special Topics in Art History and Visual Culture	3
ARTH 381	Transgender and Non-Binary Art Histories	3
ARTH 452	Women in Art	3
ARTH 455	Art Crime and Cultural Heritage	3
ARTH 480	Special Topics in Art History and Visual Culture	3
ARTH 580	Special Topics in Art History and Visual Culture	3
Experiential Learning & Directed Research in Art History and Museum Professions
ARTH 301	Art History in the World Field Study	3
ARTH 340	Internship Education Experience	3
ARTH 398	Art Museum and Gallery Practices	3
ARTH 449H	Honors Thesis Preparation	1
ARTH 450H	Honors Thesis in Art History	3
ARTH 493	Directed Research in Art History and Visual Culture	1-3

Select two courses from:		6
HIST 111	World Civilizations to 950	3
HIST 112	World Civilizations from 950-1750	3
HIST 113	World Civilizations since 1750	3
HIST 211	United States History to 1877	3
HIST 212	United States History since 1877	3

World Language Requirement		3-14^
Minor		15-24
Electives		0-5
Total		120

^This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized examination or by passing any world language course numbered 202 or any course with 202 as a prerequisite. AHMP majors interested in graduate studies are encouraged to attain a reading knowledge of French and/or German by the end of their senior year.

Must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of ARTH courses in residence at Winthrop.

BA-AHMP - Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Museum Professions

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