Art and Architectural History B.A.

Required Courses

• Introductory Courses

• AAH 121 - History of Art and Architecture I
• AAH 122 - History of Art and Architecture II

• Intermediate Courses

• AAH 305 - Theory and Methods of Art and Architectural History

• Six from the Following Menu of Options

• ARCH 324 - Evolution of Urban Form
• AAH 311 - History of American Art
• AAH 312 - History of Modern Art
• AAH 315 - The History and Theory of Photography
• AAH 321 - Art and Architecture in the Classical World
• AAH 322 - Art and Architecture in the Medieval World
• AAH 323 - Art and Architecture in the Islamic World
• ARCH 325 - History of Modern Architecture
• AAH 326 - Modern Art and Architecture in Latin America
• ARCH 327 - History of American Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape
• AAH 330 - Topics in Art and Architectural History
• ARCH 329 - History of Landscape Architecture

Advanced Seminars

• Three from the following menu options

• AAH 421 - Issues in Contemporary Art
• AAH 423 - Nature in Art
• AAH 479 - Special Topics in Art and Architectural History
• AAH 579 - Special Topics in Art + Architectural History
• AAH 560 - The Newport Seminar
• ARCH 573 - Modernism in the Non-Western World: A Comparative Perspective
• ARCH 575 - Contemporary Asian Architecture & Urbanism
• ARCH 576 - Theoretical Origins of Modernism
• ARCH 577 - The Skyscraper
• 400 level courses in Art and Architectual HIstory from the Institute for Fine and Liberal Arts of the Plazzao Rucellai or
• AAH 450  Senior Thesis

Foreign Language Requirement

 It is strongly recommended that students complete two years of study in a foreign language for the B.A. in Art and Architectural History.

Optional Concentration

Students may elect to pursue a six-course concentration from the intermediate courses and advanced seminars in either Art History or Architectural History.

Art History Concentration:

• Six from

• AAH 311 - History of American Art
• AAH 312 - History of Modern Art
• AAH 315 - The History and Theory of Photography
• AAH 321 - Art and Architecture in the Classical World
• AAH 322 - Art and Architecture in the Medieval World
• AAH 323 - Art and Architecture in the Islamic World
• AAH 330 - Topics in Art and Architectural History
• AAH 421 - Issues in Contemporary Art
• AAH 423 - Nature in Art
• AAH 479 - Special Topics in Art and Architectural History

Architectural History Concentration:

• Six from:

• ARCH 324 - Evolution of Urban Form
• ARCH 325 - History of Modern Architecture
• ARCH 327 - History of American Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape
• ARCH 329 - History of Landscape Architecture
• ARCH 576 - Theoretical Origins of Modernism
• ARCH 577 - The Skyscraper
• ARCH 573 - Modernism in the Non-Western World: A Comparative Perspective
• ARCH 575 - Contemporary Asian Architecture & Urbanism
• ARCH 579 - Special Topics in Architecture
• AAH 321 - Art and Architecture in the Classical World
• AAH 322 - Art and Architecture in the Medieval World
• AAH 323 - Art and Architecture in the Islamic World
• AAH 330 - Topics in Art and Architectural History
• AAH 423 - Nature in Art
• AAH 479 - Special Topics in Art and Architectural History
• PRES 320 - American Cultural Landscapes
• PRES 520 - American Cultural Landscapes