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HART Major and Minor Requirements

The History of Art Major   requires 30 hours of course work and gives students the opportunity to study art and visual culture across a wide range of historical periods, from ancient to contemporary. The program is designed to allow for concentration in particular periods and areas of interest. By requiring courses in both the lecture and seminar format, the program aims to provide a basis of comprehensive knowledge and challenging opportunities for more specialized instruction.

Students should consider related offerings in cognate disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Those planning graduate work in history of art should pursue advanced studies—which may include honors—and take advanced courses in other departments offering complementary course work. Advanced language studies are strongly recommended, as graduate programs expect reading facility in one language for the M.A. and two for the Ph.D., with French and German the most commonly required. Non-European languages should be considered for those primarily interested in non-Western traditions.

Please review the Undergraduate Catalogue for a complete description of the HART major and all history of art courses

 

Requirements for the History of Art Major (30 hours of required coursework):

Important Notes:   A course may only fill one category for the major. Thus, for example, an Advanced Seminar in Ancient Art cannot also fulfill the Area Requirement for “Ancient.” A minimum of 10 courses (30 hours) is required to complete the HART major. If a student is a double or triple major, note that per Arts and Science policy, 24 credit hours must count only toward the HART major, and thus a student can only double-count 6 credit hours (usually two courses) between two different majors. 

A 1000-level course (3 hours): Students must complete one 1000-level survey course in history of art or architecture selected from HART 1100, 1105, 1120, or 1121 or 1122, 1200, 1205, 1220, 1300, 1400, or CLAS 1020. The 1000-level course is not a prerequisite for further history of art course work but must be taken at Vanderbilt; AP credit will not be accepted (for the major, but we will accept AP credit for the minor, see below). A HART Freshman Seminar or a HART 1000W course can count toward the HART major as an Elective with departmental permission; please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies.


Area requirements (15 hours)--five history of art courses at the 2000 level or above, one from each of the following areas:
 
 

a. Ancient: HART 2200, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2250, 2260, 3224, 3226, 3228W, 3240W, 3252, 3256W; CLAS 2250, 3200, 3700, 3710, 3720, 3730.

b. Medieval: HART 2270, 2275, 2285, 2288, 2290, 3364W and CLAS 2180 (with Prof. Bogdanovic).

c. Renaissance/Baroque:  HART 2310, 2320W, 2325, 2330, 2362, 2390, 3320, 3332, 3334. 

d. Modern: HART 2600, 2620, 2622, 2625, 2650, 2660, 2662, 2665, 2710, 2720, 2722, 2740, 2750, 2755, 2760, 2765, 3605W, 3712W, 3718W, 3725W, 3735, 3740, 3757W, 3765W, 3766W, 3767W. 

e. Global: HART 2100, 2110, 2120, 2130, 2150, 2151, 2160, 2165, 2170, 2175, 2180, 2192, 3112, 3140, 3164W, 3173W, 3174.  
 

Electives (6 hours): Two upper-level courses in history of art at the 2000 or 3000 level (HART 2100 to 3850 and 3890) in addition to the area requirements. These two courses must be history of art courses, or courses designated as CLAS 2180 (with Prof. Bogdanovic), 2250, 3200, or 3700-30. As above, a HART Freshman Seminar or a HART 1000W course can count as an Elective with departmental permission; please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies.


Advanced Seminars (6 hours):
 2 HART 3000W courses will count for the Advanced Seminar requirement. These two advanced seminar courses must be taken at Vanderbilt and are in addition to the courses taken to complete HART Area Requirements and HART Electives. A student must complete a minimum of 10 courses (30 credit hours) to obtain the HART Major.

 

Requirements for the History of Art Minor:

The minor in history of art   requires 18 hours of course work , to include the following: Two 1000-level courses selected from HART 1100, 1105, 1120, or 1121 or 1122, 1200, 1205, 1220, 1300, 1400, or CLAS 1020, plus any four upper-level history of art courses at or above the 2000 level (HART 2100 to 3850 and 3890, 4960), and classes designated CLAS 2180 (with Prof. Bogdanovic), 2250, 3200, or 3700-30. Please note that we will accept AP credit toward the HART minor, and a HART Freshman Seminar or HART 1000W course can count as an Elective for the HART Minor with departmental permission; please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

(8/15/23)