Art History
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Students studying Art history will earn a B.A. in Art History and is offered in conjunction with Temple University. The major at Messiah College is designed to give you knowledge of the art and architecture of Europe, Western Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. Upper-level courses will focus on a specific place or period, or will be worked around a theme such as spirituality and abstract art, artists and the theaer, or biblical themes in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

In the junior and senior years, you will spend one to four semesters at Messiah's Philadelphia Campus, where you will take advanced courses from specialists in Temple University's art history department and have access to the city's excellent art museums and galleries. You may qualify for a semester at Temple's Rome program or may choose to participate in another program abroad, perhaps in Athens or London.

Art History Major Curriculum
Art History Major Curriculum Printable PDF

Major Requirements (Courses - Credits)
ARTH 150 Art History I: Ancient through Medieval Art 3
ARTH 151 Art History II: Renaissance through Contemporary Art 3
ARTH 261 Art Historical Methodologies and Theories 3
15 credits of art history - one course from each of the following areas:
Ancient or Early Christian/Byzantine Art 3
Medieval or Renaissance Art 3
Baroque or Neoclassical Art 3
Modern or Contemporary Art 3
Non-Western Art 3
One of the following: 3
ART 103 Introduction to Drawing (3)
ART 171 Foundations of Drawing (3)
ART 182 Color & Design (3)
One of the following: 3
ART 107 Introduction to Painting (3)
ART 215 Painting I (3)
ART 330 Intaglio and Relief Printmaking (3)
ART 262 Construction and Assemblage (3)
ART 263 Carving (3)
ART 364 Casting (3)
ARTH 492 Art History Capstone 3
12 additional credits in advanced art history or museum studies 3

***ARTH 150, 151, and 261 must be taken at the Grantham Campus; other courses may be taken either at Messiah, at Temple University while resident at the Messiah College - Philadelphia Campus, or in another approved program in the United States or abroad.
General Education Requirements
General Education Requirements (Courses - Credits)
1.1 First Year Seminar 3
1.2 Oral Communications 3
Created and Called for Community 3
2.1A Mathematical Sciences 3 or 4
2.1B Laboratory Science 3 or 4
2.1C Science, Tech & World 3
Two of the Following: (total 6 hrs)
2.2A Social Science 3
2.2B European History 3
2.2C United States History 3
2.3A Literature 3
2.3B Philosophy and Religion 3
2.3C Arts (ART 103 or 171 or 182) 3 met by major
2.4 Language/Cross Cultural
First Level of Language 3
Second Level of Language 3
Third Level of Language or Cross Cultural 3
2.5 Non-Western Studies (ARTH 310) 2 or 3 met by major
3.1 Bible 3
3.2 Christian Beliefs 3
4.1 Health and Physical Fitness
Life Fitness 1
PER 1 1
PER 2 1
One of the following: (total 3 hrs)
4.2A Ethics 3
4.2B World Views 3
4.2C Pluralism in contemporary Society 3
Writing Enriched Course
SUMMARY OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
General Education 51
Major Requirements 45
Free Electives 27
Total 123