Art History
Degree Requirements
Tentative Two-Year Schedule
Pre-Conservation Curriculum
Outcomes Assessment
Art and Art History
Honors
Pre-Conservation Curriculum
Total: 37-44 Credits
(Speak with your Academic Advisor)
Students interested in pursuing graduate studies in the conservation of art are advised to take the following Studio Art and Chemistry courses (in addition to the requirements for the Art History major). The selection is based on a study of the entrance requirements for a number of graduate schools of conservation, including the University of Delaware's Winterthur Program in the Conservation of Artistic and Historic Objects.
| I. STUDIO ART | = 21-24 credits* |
| 2D Design (ARTS 101) | = 3 credits |
| 3D Design (ARTS 102) | = 3 credits |
| Ceramics I or Sculpture I (ARTS 111 or 231) | = 3 credits |
| Drawing I (ARTS 221) | = 3 credits |
| Drawing II or Life Drawing II (ARTS 222 or 314) | = 3 credits |
| Painting I (ARTS 343) | = 3 credits |
| Suggested additional course: | |
| Photography (ARTS 241) | = 3 credits |
| II. CHEMISTRY | = 16-20 credits |
| General Chemistry I (CHEM 111) | = 4 credits |
| General Chemistry II (CHEM 112) | = 4 credits |
| Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 211) | = 4 credits |
| Organic Chemistry II (CHEM 212) | = 4 credits |
| Suggested additional course: | |
| Analytical Chemistry (CHEM 252) | = 4 credits |
* A portfolio of works produced in the Studio Art classes should be kept for submission to graduate schools, as required.