
Contact Information
- Program Coordinator: Gustav Medicus | gmedicus@kent.edu |
330-672-1364 - Speak with an Advisor
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Fully Offered
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
Examples of Possible Careers*
Archivists
- 7.9% faster than the average
- 8,100 number of jobs
- $56,760 potential earnings
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
- 5.6% faster than the average
- 116,300 number of jobs
- $69,690 potential earnings
Curators
- 12.6% much faster than the average
- 14,500 number of jobs
- $56,990 potential earnings
Museum technicians and conservators
- 11.6% much faster than the average
- 14,800 number of jobs
- $45,710 potential earnings
Property appraisers and assessors
- 2.9% slower than the average
- 75,100 number of jobs
- $58,650 potential earnings
*Note
Source of occupation titles and labor data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
Description
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History provides students with an understanding of major art and cultural achievements across historical periods, geographic regions and significant movements. The program fosters visual literacy, critical thinking, creative problem-solving and research development and writing competencies. Students are prepared for careers in non-profit and art organizations, graduate study in art history or museum studies and lifelong advocacy for the arts.
Study Abroad/Study Away Opportunities:
- Travel to New York and Paris
- Study Abroad in Florence, Italy, either for a full semester or a summer
Accreditation
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campus to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. Check with a regional campus admissions office to determine application requirements, as they may differ among campuses.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score, minimum 48 PTE score or minimum 100 DET score; or by completing the ESL level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Transfer Students: For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Transfer students with more than two studio courses should submit a portfolio of work for proper placement. The director of the School of Art may impose additional requirements considered reasonable and necessary. Transfer credits are evaluated consistent with the state Transfer Articulation Guidelines (TAG), although each student will be evaluated individually in terms of his or her ability to perform within the program. Transfer students should make every effort to complete admission requirements before the deadlines and to see an advisor in the School of Art for an evaluation of the portfolio and for schedule planning before registration.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates in the program will be able to:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of art from a range of historic and cultural traditions.
- Observe, describe and interpret art objects, events and concepts within their cultural context.
- Engage with a variety of methodologies and theories relevant to different fields of art history.
- Demonstrate an advanced level of written and/or oral analysis.
- Become engaged citizens of a global community and recognize the role of art and cultural production as they foster communities, reflect identities and understand social systems.
University Requirements
All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.
NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.
Requirement | Credits/Courses |
---|---|
Destination Kent State: First Year Experience | 1 |
Course is not required for students with 25 transfer credits, excluding College Credit Plus, or age 21+ at time of admission. | |
Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) | 2 courses |
Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core. | |
Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) | varies |
Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience. | |
Kent Core (see table below) | 36-37 |
Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) | 1 course |
Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course. | |
Upper-Division Requirement | 39 |
Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate. | |
Total Credit Hour Requirement | 120 |
Kent Core Requirements
Requirement | Credits/Courses |
---|---|
Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 6 |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3 |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) | 9 |
Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) | 6 |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 |
Kent Core Additional (KADL) | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: | 36-37 |
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
ARTH 22006 | ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA) | 3 |
ARTH 22007 | ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA) | 3 |
ARTH 22010 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | 3 |
ARTH 22021 | ART HISTORY: AFRICAN ART (DIVG) (KFA) | 3 |
ARTH 32000 | RESEARCH AND WRITING IN ART HISTORY (WIC) 1 | 3 |
ARTH 42001 | ART HISTORY METHODOLOGIES | 3 |
Art History (ARTH) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) | 18 | |
Art (ART) or Studio Art (ARTS) Electives | 6 | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
UC 10097 | DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE | 1 |
Language Electives, choose from the following: 2 | 14 | |
ELEMENTARY KISWAHILI I | ||
ELEMENTARY KISWAHILI II | ||
KISWAHILI III | ||
KISWAHILI IV | ||
Any American Sign Language (ASL) course | ||
Any Arabic (ARAB) course | ||
Any Chinese (CHIN) course | ||
Any French (FR) course | ||
Any German (GER) course | ||
Any Greek (GRE) course | ||
Any Hebrew (HEBR) course | ||
Any Italian (ITAL) course | ||
Any Japanese (JAPN) course | ||
Any Latin (LAT) course | ||
Any Russian (RUSS) course | ||
Any Spanish (SPAN) course | ||
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
Kent Core Humanities | 3 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | |
Kent Core Additional | 3 | |
Minor Requirements and General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division electives) 3 | 36 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
- 1
A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
- 2
Students must complete one language through the intermediate II level. If students are placed in or test out of the intermediate II level they may take another language or may take general electives to fulfill the remaining requirements. Student seeking information on placement options please visit the Foreign Language Placement policy.
- 3
Students may elect an established minor or a block of approved courses chosen in consultation with an advisor in lieu of an established minor. Students not choosing a minor must have all their coursework approved in writing by the School of Art and the College of the Arts.
Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
2.250 | 2.000 |
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | |
---|---|---|
ARTH 22006 | ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA) | 3 |
UC 10097 | DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE | 1 |
Language Elective | 4 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 14 | |
Semester Two | ||
ARTH 22007 | ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA) | 3 |
Studio Art (ARTS or ART) Electives | 3 | |
Language Elective | 4 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Three | ||
ARTH 22021 | ART HISTORY: AFRICAN ART (DIVG) (KFA) | 3 |
Studio Art (ARTS or ART) Electives | 3 | |
Language Elective | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Four | ||
ARTH 22010 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | 3 |
ARTH 32000 | RESEARCH AND WRITING IN ART HISTORY (WIC) | 3 |
Language Elective | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Five | ||
Art History (ARTH) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) | 6 | |
Minor Requirements and General Electives | 6 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Six | ||
Art History (ARTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Minor Requirements and General Electives | 9 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Seven | ||
ARTH 42001 | ART HISTORY METHODOLOGIES | 3 |
Art History (ARTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | |
Minor Requirements and General Electives | 9 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Eight | ||
Art History (ARTH) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) | 6 | |
Minor Requirements and General Electives | 9 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |