Program: Art: Concentration in Art History [ART_ARTH] - SUNY Cortland

2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 07, 2025

Art history survey courses (ATH 121, 122, 223) provide a systematic exploration of the major art traditions of the world. Upper-division courses (200-level and above) introduce the student to more intensive study of the art of a particular period or region through a variety of approaches and techniques of art historical analysis. ATH 429: Advanced Topics in Art History often is used to meet the special interests of students and to take advantage of new art discoveries and major exhibitions.

The diverse interests of Cortland’s art history faculty provide the student with opportunities to broaden global and multicultural awareness through an understanding of artistic achievement in our own and other cultures.

Career Potential

art historian
art education
museum practices
curator
art criticism
archivist
researcher

Major in Art with a concentration in Art History

A. Required Art History Core Courses: Nine credit hours

ATH 121 - Art in the Ancient World (3 cr. hr.)
ATH 122 - Art in the Modern World (3 cr. hr.)
ATH 223 - Art History III (3 cr. hr.)

B. Core exposure in Art History: 12 credit hours

Three hours from each of the following areas:

C. Additional Art History: Three credit hours

Select one additional art history course from areas 1-4.

D. Art history elective: Nine credit hours

Select art history elective courses from the 200-400 level.

E. Special Topics in Art and Art History: Three credit hours

Select any ATH 429.

ATH 429 - Special Topics in Art and Art History (1-4 cr. hr.)

Related Areas: 12 credit hours

A. Studio Art: Three credit hours

B. History Courses: Six credit hours

It is recommended that three hours be directly related to student’s area of specialization in section C of the art history core above.

C. Electives: Three credit hours

Chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor from literature, philosophy, political science, anthropology/sociology which relate directly to the temporal or spacial period of the cultural context of an art history course that the student has taken or is taking, or three additional hours of a second or third language.