Course Catalog 2006-2007.pdf - The American University of Paris

Catalog 2006-07
THE DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY
AND FINE ARTS
FINE ARTS
ART HISTORY
MAJOR
The educational experience of Art History majors at The
American University of Paris regularly includes direct contact
with the monuments of art and architecture both in museums
and on site. The major requirements may be fulfilled at the
introductory level in two ways: Option I or Option II. Introduction
to the History of Western Art initiates students to the discipline
and its methodologies, while the Materials and Techniques
of the Masters course provides a historical and technical
introduction to the basic problems of artistic creation.
Sophomore level area courses focus on art in five
chronological periods. At the upper level, a Junior Seminar,
a Senior Seminar, and five art history electives complete the
degree requirements. Students are expected to read and
understand French texts. Students considering graduate
programs are encouraged to study a third language.
The Department offers four minors: Art History, Fine Arts,
Cities: Architecture and Urban Culture, and Medieval Studies,
the latter two in conjunction with the Departments of European
and Mediterranean Cultures and Comparative Literature.
Study trips to other sites in Europe are an integral part of the
program. They allow the student to study works of art located
outside Paris, under the guidance of the professor.
Faculty
Christine Baltay
Madeleine Beaufort
Filiz Burhan
Kathleen Chevalier
Suse Childs
Clara DeLamater
Robert Ogle
Ralph Petty
Complementary
Faculty
George Wanklyn
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE BA
DEGREE WITH A
MAJOR IN ART
HISTORY
FirstBridge
7 FirstBridge courses change every year. Only for Fall entry Freshmen.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Up to 6 EN 110 College Writing, EN 120 Writing and Criticism
Up to 16 French through Intermediate French II (FL 4)
3/4 French language or literature beyond FL 4
6 Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings
6 Social Experience and Organization
Up to 8 Scientific and Mathematical Investigations
OPTION I
Core Courses
15 Credits
6 AH 100 and 120 Introduction to
Western Art I and II
3 AR 120 Materials and Techniques of the
Masters
3 AH 390 Junior Seminar (must be taken
in the Junior year)
3 AH 490 Senior Seminar*
Area Courses
12 Credits: 4 out of 5 courses, ideally taken
in chronological order
3 AH 211 Ancient Art and Architecture
3 AH 212 Medieval Art and Architecture
3 AH 213 Renaissance Art and Architecture
3 AH 214 Baroque and Rococo Art and
Architecture
3 AH 216 19th- and 20th-Century Art and
Architecture
OPTION II
Core Courses
12 Credits
3 AH 120 Introduction to Western
Art II
3 AR 120 Materials and Techniques
of the Masters
3 AH 390 Junior Seminar (must be
taken in the Junior year)
3 AH 490 Senior Seminar*
Area Courses
15 Credits: all courses, ideally taken
in chronological order
3 AH 211 Ancient Art and Architecture
3 AH 212 Medieval Art and Architecture
3 AH 213 Renaissance Art and Architecture
3 AH 214 Baroque and Rococo Art
and Architecture
3 AH 216 19th- and 20th-Century
Art and Architecture
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