Minimum Requirement: 13 c.u.

1. General Surveys: 2 c.u. Standard surveys are ARTH 001 and ARTH 002. * ARTH 101, ARTH 103, or ARTH 104 may be counted with the approval of the Undergraduate chair. Prospective majors are advised to take two surveys early in their undergraduate program and to discuss a course of study with the undergraduate chair when they begin to consider majoring in art history, preferably in the fall of sophomore year.

2. Historical Distribution Areas: 5 c.u.; courses numbered 200-level or higher. One course in five of the following six fields: Ancient I, Ancient II, Medieval, Renaissance/Baroque, Modern I, Modern II.

3. Geographical Distribution Areas: 1 c.u.; course numbered 200-level or higher, one course from these four fields: Islamic, South Asian, East Asian, or African/Oceanic/North American.

Please see follow this link for a list of courses that fulfill these requirements:

http://www.arth.upenn.edu/worksheetmajors2008.pdf

4. Methods seminar: 1 c.u.

5. Seminars: 2 c.u. Two seminars at the 300- or 500-level; may be double-counted (but not double-credited) toward the historical and geographical distributions.

6. Courses of Choice: 2 c.u. to 4 c.u. in selected fields of student’s interest.

7. Up to three courses for the distribution may be accepted as transfer credits, from Penn-approved study abroad courses, or from another department; these should be chosen in consultation with and must be approved by the undergraduate chair. Transfer credits must first be approved by the transfer credit officer, see: http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/undergradmajorstransfer.htm

Under NO circumstances will credit be given for general survey courses and the methods seminar taken elsewhere.

8. Optional program for Honors: Students writing honors theses are required to take a total of 14 c.u. in the major; 1 thesis credit in the Autumn and 1 thesis credit in the Spring semester. See: http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/undergradhonors3.htm

9. The Department of the History of Art does not require majors to enroll in specific major-related courses given in other departments or programs. Nevertheless, it is expected that majors will seek to broaden their comprehension of the cultural and historical origins of the arts with elective courses. The undergraduate chair assists majors in choosing electives suited to their areas of particular interest. Majors who intend to continue their studies in graduate school are encouraged to select electives in literature, history, and regional studies, among others.

10. Language requirements are not a formal part of the major, but all majors are strongly advised to take at least three years of French, German or field-specific languages. A reading knowledge of one of these French and German is useful for advanced work in many courses offered for the major and both are essential for graduate work in many fields. In addition, languages necessary to continued work in specific fields (ancient Greek, Latin, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, etc.) should be acquired as early as possible.

11. During their senior year art history majors are encouraged to attend the faculty colloquium series.



*CGS students may use ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 to satisfy the Sector III (Arts and
Letters) requirement and to satisfy the general survey requirement of the major. College students may use the daytime version ARTH 101 for Sector III and (with the permission of the undergraduate chair) the general survey requirement of the major, but they may not use 102 to satisfy any requirement.