Art History Bachelor of Arts

The History of Art and Design Department offers a BA and a BFA option for its undergraduate majors. BA majors take 132 credits, 48 in the history of art and design.

Philosophy
Degrees in the Theory, Criticism, and History of Art, Design, and Architecture have been developed with a keen sense of Pratt's history as a technical school. In the context of a school long devoted to the practicing artist, designer, architect, and librarian, the historical perspective is attached to the concrete example, and theory is developed from the specific to the general. In Pratt's School of Art and Design (which relates closely to its School of Architecture), the definition of art history is broad. It includes design history of costumes, interiors, communications, industrial design, photography, film and animation, and urban design and planning, as well as the traditional chronological and geographical divisions of the history of painting, sculpture, architecture, and the graphic arts. These courses have been developed to respond to the needs of the art/design student and have much to offer in training art historians of the future.

BA in Art History
The BA program within History of Art and Design affords a deeper grounding in the philosophy, literature, and criticism of the history of art and design. Students take specifically designed foundation courses, including the art history survey classes. They continue with an additional 42 credits in the History of Art and Design, 57 in Liberal Arts (English, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, and Foreign Language), 19 in Studio, and 14 as free electives (132 total credits). Art History majors are strongly advised to take courses in all areas and to have a seminar experience. Undergraduate majors may be admitted to 600–level (graduate) HA and HD courses with the permission of the professor and the chairperson. Download current course listings here.In general, majors will be advised to select studio electives in a variety of media, including photography.

Students entering with an Advanced Placement score of four or five in art history may apply for exemption from the first semester survey and are allowed to substitute an elective in the survey area for second semester of survey. Entering freshman who have done well in a full-year art history survey course (but did not get a four or five score or did not take AP art history) may also apply to the chairperson of the History of Art and Design Department to substitute upper-level electives in each survey area for the required courses.

Curriculum

U2157-Requirements for BA Art History, 2011

Semester 1

Complete these courses plus 4 Art History Elective credits, and 2 All Institute Elective credits.

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HA-115 Survey of Art I

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FDC-143 Drawing I: Figure and General

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HMS-101A Introduction to Literary and Critical Studies

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Semester 2

Complete these courses plus 5 Art History Elective credits, and 2 All Institute Elective credits.

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HA-116 Survey of Art II

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FDC-144 Drawing II: Figure and General

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HMS-103A Introduction to Literary and Critical Studies

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Semester 3

Complete these courses plus 3 Art History Elective credits, and 2 All Institute Elective credits.

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HA-215 Survey of Art: Nineteenth Century

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CH-300 World Civilizations I

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF MATH/SCIENCE

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE YOU MUST COMPLETE 4 SEMESTERS OF THE SAME LANGUAGE

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Semester 4

Complete these courses plus 4 Art History Elective credits, and 2 All Institute Elective credits.

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HA-216 Survey of Art: Twentieth Century Art

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CH-400 World Civilizations II

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF MATH/SCIENCE

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE YOU MUST COMPLETE 4 SEMESTERS OF THE SAME LANGUAGE

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Semester 5

Complete these courses plus 4 Art History Elective credits, and 2 All Institute Elective credits.

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HA-402 Art Historical Theory and Methodology

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MSCI-433P Chemistry for Art Historians

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE OR
PHILOSOPHY

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE YOU MUST TAKE 4 SEMESTERS OF THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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Semester 6

Complete these courses plus 4 Art History Elective credits, and 2 All Institute Elective credits.

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE OR
PHILOSOPHY (SS/PHIL)

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE YOU MUST TAKE 4 SEMESTERS OF THE SAME LANGUAGE

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF ENGLISH OR
HUMANITIES (ENGL/HUM)

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Semester 7

Complete these courses plus 5 Art History Elective credits, and 4 All Institute Elective credits.

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE OR
PHILOSOPHY (SS/PHIL)

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF ENGLISH OR
HUMANITIES (ENGL/HUM)

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Semester 8

Complete these courses plus 3 Art History Elective credits, and 3 All Institute Elective credits.

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HA-405 Art History: Senior Project OR
HA-406 Senior Seminar

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COMPLETE 3 CREDITS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE OR
PHILOSOPHY (SS/PHIL)

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COMPLETE 6 CREDITS OF ENGLISH OR
HUMANITIES (ENGL/HUM)

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