Programs
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Art History Major
Fine Arts Major
Major in Architectural History
Music History & Cultures Major
Art History Minor
The Minor in Art & Music Histories
The Minor in Architectural History
The Minor in Music History & Cultures
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Art History Major
The Art History Major requires 30 credits numbered above 299; courses taken within the department must all be art history courses. Students in this more specialized major may include six credits of art studio work in the required 30 credits. Also, students may petition to take up to nine credits of appropriate courses in art history outside the department (i.e., non-HOA courses).
• Distribution Requirement: Course offerings in art history are divided into five broad categories: ancient/medieval, Northern/Italian Renaissance, Baroque/18th-century European, modern/American, and non-Western. Art history majors are required to take at least one course in each of these five categories.
• 500-Level Course Requirement: 500-level courses are customarily open to advanced undergraduate majors and to graduate students in the M.A. program in art history. Such courses offer more detailed study of particular fields within art history than those at the 300-400 levels. Art history majors are required to take at least one course at the 500 level.
• Research and Professional Practice Seminar Requirement: During their junior or senior year, art history majors are required to take a senior seminar for three credits. This course explores the practical aspects of the discipline, paying particular attention to potential career paths and critical writing.
Fine Arts Major
The Fine Arts Major requires students to complete 30 credits in courses numbered above 299; music history courses numbered above 199 may count towards this major. Up to 12 credits of art and/or music studio work at any level may be included in the 30 credits. Students may petition to have up to 9 credits of appropriate courses in art history or music history taken outside the department (non-HOA-HOM courses) count towards the fine arts major. Students completing the fine arts major, concentrating in music history, must also demonstrate competency in music theory, either by completing HOM/MTC 125, HOM/MTC 126 (music theory for nonmajors) or MHL156/165, or by passing a departmental competency exam. *Note: The name of this major will be changed in Fall 2012 to reflect program changes within the department.
Major in Architectural History
To fulfill the requirements of the Major in Architectural History, students must complete 30 credits of upper-division courses, 18 of which are courses in architectural history. No credit for studio courses in art or music may be used for this major. Students may petition to have up to 9 credits of selected topics courses in architectural history (ARC or HOA) count toward the major. The following courses taught by the School of Architecture (ARC) and the Department of Art & Music Histories (HOA) form the basis for this major: ARC 332 / HOA 323; ARC 334; ARC 335 / HOA 322; ARC 336 / HOA 324; ARC 337 / HOA 374; ARC 338 / HOA 375; ARC 431 / HOA 479; ARC 432 / HOA 419; ARC 433 / HOA 439; ARC 435 / HOA 389; ARC 436 / HOA 475; HOA 410; HOA 412.
ARC 133/134 or HOA 105/106 are pre-requisites for these courses, but do not count towards the major.
Music History & Cultures Major
The Major in Music History & Cultures is designed for students who wish to study music in its historical, social, and cultural contexts and in relation to other arts. Although majors will be encouraged to develop performance skills, the focus of the degree will be on the study of musical cultures and styles in a liberal arts environment. Students explore the music of many different periods and cultural traditions. At the lower division level, students acquire basic musical skills (0-6 credits); as well as a foundation in music history (9 credits chosen from HOM 165, 166, 195, 266, 267, 268 or 285). Students at the upper division level take an additional 21-24 credits of HOM courses numbered 300 or above. One course must be from each of the following fields: European art music, American music, and World music. As part of required courses, students also take "Musicology in Action," a junior seminar designed to stimulate critical thought about music and to hone research and writing skills. In addition to the course requirements listed above, students in the B.A. in Music History and Cultures program are required to complete at least two semesters of individual studio lessons. Majors who have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.4 and a cumulative departmental GPA of at least 3.7 will be invited to earn a degree with distinction. These students will enroll in HOM 496, and will work independently under the supervision of a faculty member to complete a large-scale project in some aspect of music history or cultures.
Art History Minor
The Minor in Art History requires 18 credits of coursework, drawn from the list of departmental offerings below. Of these 18 credits, 6 may be earned in art history courses offered abroad at the 200 level, while the remaining 12 must be earned in the upper level (300 level or above). In addition, students may petition to have up to 6 credits of art history courses taken outside the department count toward the minor.
HOA/FIA105/106 are prerequisites but do not count toward the minor.
HOA 201/FIA 301, HOA202/FIA402, HOA203/FIA303*, HOA204/FIA304*, HOA205/FIA308, HOA206/FIA401, HOA207/FIA405, HOA209/FIA404, HOA301/FIA421, HOA302/FIA321,HOA303/FIA/ANT422, HOA304/FIA423, HOA311/FIA426, HOA312/FIA427, HOA313/FIA428,HOA340/FIA434*, HOA350/FIA437, HOA 360/FIA395, HOA365/FIA/FRE439, HOA366/429*, HOA371/FIA306, HOA372/FIA312, HOA377/FIA317, HOA378/FIA318, HOA386/FIA341/AAS361, HOA387/FIA346, HOA391/FIA323, HOA410/FIA328, HOA411/FIA413*, HOA412/FIA424, HOA413/FIA425, HOA420/FIA414*, HOA421/FIA432, HOA422/FIA433, HOA423/FIA418*, HOA424/FIA419*, HOA425/FIA/ECS441, HOA426/FIA442, HOA428/FIA458, HOA430/FIA415, HOA431/416, HOA440/FIA/WGS449, HOA445/FIA435, HOA446/FIA436, HOA447/FIA417*, HOA448/FIA 409, HOA457/FIA406*, HOA458/FIA445, HOA459/446, HOA461/FIA447, HOA462/FIA448, HOA463/FIA407*, HOA/SPA464/FIA411*, HOA467/FIA348, HOA471/FIA463, HOA473,HOA482/FIA/GEO347, HOA491/ART411, HOA522/FIA503*, HOA530/FIA508, HOA540/FIA534, HOA541/FIA594, HOA556/FIA550, HOA560/FIA597, HOA575/FIA598, HOA576/FIA546
(*Denotes courses taught through SUAbroad)
The Minor in Art & Music Histories
The Minor in Art & Music Histories requires 18 credits of coursework. These courses must be upper-level HOA or HOM courses (300 level and above) drawn from any combination of the department's constitutive disciplines (histories of art, music, and architecture). However, students may also petition to have up to 6 credits of appropriate courses in these disciplines taken outside the department count toward the minor.
The Minor in Architectural History
The Minor in Architectural History requires 18 credits of coursework. These courses must be upper-level (300 level and above) courses in architectural history, drawn from the list below. However, students may petition to have up to 6 credits of selected topics courses in architectural history count toward the minor. ARC 332 / HOA 323; ARC 334; ARC 335 / HOA 322; ARC 336 / HOA 324; ARC 337 / HOA 374; ARC 338 / HOA 375; ARC 431 / HOA 479; ARC 432 / HOA 419; ARC 433 / HOA 439; ARC 435 / HOA 389; ARC 436 / HOA 475; HOA 410; HOA 412.
ARC133/134 or HOA105/106 are prerequisites but do not count toward the minor.
The Minor in Music History & Cultures
The Minor in Music History & Cultures requires 18 credits of coursework drawn from the list of departmental offerings below. Of these 18 credits, 6 may be earned in courses from the lower-division, music history sequence (200 level) while the remaining 12 must be earned in upper-level (300 level and above). Moreover, students may petition to have up to 6 credits of selected topics courses in music history (FIA300 or FIA400) count toward the minor. In, addition, students may petition to have up to 6 credits of music history courses taken outside the department count toward the minor.
HOM/FIA165/166, and HOM/FIA195 do not count toward the minor.
HOM/FIA266/MHL168, HOM/FIA/MHL267, HOM/FIA/MHL268, HOM/FIA361, HOM/FIA362, HOM/FIA363, HOM/FIA364*, FIA368, HOM/FIA371, HOM/FIA375, HOM/FIA377, HOM/FIA378, HOM/FIA381, HOM/FIA382, HOM/FIA383, HOM/FIA384/SAS 385, HOM/FIA/MHL385, HOM419/FIA 391, HOM492/FIA392/REL392, HOM/FIA393, HOM/FIA497, HOM560/FIA597, HOM575/FIA598 (*Denotes course taught in London through SUAbroad)
The Department participates in the Syracuse University Honors Program and the Women's Studies Program.
