ART HISTORY and VISUAL CULTURE PROGRAM

Division of the Arts

Website: http://arthistory.bard.edu

Updated December 7, 2021

Advising Faculty

1. Katherine M. Boivin (director)

2. Susan Aberth

3. Laurie Dahlberg

4. Patricia Karetzky

5. Alex Kitnick

6. Kobena Mercer

7. Susan Merriam

8. Julia Rosenbaum

9. Heeryoon Shin

10. Olga Touloumi

11. Tom Wolf

Program Requirements

Moderation Requirements:

Students must complete ARTH 101 or 102 Perspectives in World Art I or II, and at least three other art history and visual culture courses (from the list below or electives).

Graduation Requirements:

· ARTH 101 or 102 (must be taken before moderation)

· Period Requirement: a pre-1500 designated art history and visual culture course

· Period Requirement: a post-1500 designated art history and visual culture course

· Geographic requirement: an Americas designated art history and visual culture course

· Geographic requirement: a European designated art history and visual culture course

· Geographic requirement: an Asian/African/Middle Eastern designated art history and visual culture course

· studio arts, photography, or filmmaking course 

· ARTH 385 Art Criticism and Methodology (taken junior year)

· At least two of the art history courses must be 300-level seminars (in addition to ARTH 385).

· Senior Project I

· Senior Project II

Note: One course can fulfill BOTH a period and geographic requirement. Courses taken for the 300-level requirement can also fulfill period and geographic requirements.

Sample Program of Study

First Year	Sophomore Year	Junior Year	Senior Year
• ARTH 102 • FYSEM I (fall) • FYSEM II (spring)	• ARTH 290 Arts in China • ARTH 131 (1400-1800) • ARTH 219 European art Moderation (spring)	• ARTH 320 (ancient-1400) • ARTH 385 Art Criticism • ART 101 Painting I • ARTH 160 Latin American art	• Sr. Project I (fall) • Sr. Project II (spring) • ARTH 340 (1800-present)