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Academics

Art and Archaeology

ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

I. ART – CONCENTRATION IN ART HISTORY

FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall:
ARTS 101
ARTS 220

Spring:
ARTS 101 (if not taken in fall)
ART 221

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Fall:
200-level or 300-level art histroy course

Spring:
Another art history (ART) course
Another studio art (ARTS) course


NOTES:

ART 220 and 221 and ARTS 101 can be taken sophomore year.

Students majoring in Art are strongly encouraged to spend a year or a semester abroad.

If they wish to study in a country where a foreign language is spoken, they must be sure to in the appropriate language courses at Hood in the freshman and sophomore years. considering graduate school in art history, they should take either French or German through the intermediate level.

Students planning careers in art therapy should take a minimum of 15 credits in studio art and 15 credits in psychology in preparation for graduate school. They should major in either studio art or psychology.

Coursework in studio art, as well as in art history and chemistry, is also essential for a student considering a career in conservation.

II. ART – CONCENTRATION IN ARCHAEOLOGY

FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall:
ART 220 or ART 230

Spring:
ARTS 203 or ARTS 211 or CL 202

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Fall:
ART 220 or ART 230 (if not taken freshman year)
ANTH 201

Spring:
300-level Art History/Archaelogy course

NOTE: Students who plan to study classical archaeology in graduate school should take Latin and/or Greek, beginning in their freshman or sophomore year. They should also take either French or German through the intermediate level (both languages are expected in graduate school).

III. ART – CONCENTRATION IN STUDIO ART

FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall:
ART 220

ARTS 101 and ARTS 123

Spring:
ART 221
ARTS 123 (if not taken in fall)

An additional 200-level ARTS

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Fall:
ARTS 101 or ARTS 123 (if not taken freshman year)
Any 200-level ARTS of interest*

Spring:
Continue 200-level ARTS sequence in concentration

*Must include a 200-level ARTS class in the medium (painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking or photography) selected as the student’s concentration

IV. ART – CONCENTRATION IN ART EDUCATION (K-12)

Contact: Dr. Jennifer Ross, Tatem 106B, at 301-696-3777

ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING HOOD IN 2010-2011

The art and archaeology major requires a minimum of 30 credits in art (31 credits for the studio art and art history concentrations), with 24 credits at the 200-level or above. Students may take a maximum of 60 credits in art, including 100-level courses. A minimum of 12 ART/ARTS credits must be taken at Hood.

ART HISTORY CONCENTRATION:

Required Courses:
____ ART 220 History of Art I
____ ART 470 Seminar: Topics in Art History
____ One additional course
____ ART 221 History of Art II
____ ARTS 101 Design in studio art (ARTS)

Five additional courses in Art History (ART), four of which must be at the 300-level or above, except ART 300, 335, 370, and 399:
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ARCHAEOLOGY CONCENTRATION:

Required courses:
____ ART 220 History of Art I
____ ART 230 Introduction to Archaeology
____ ART 370 Field Work in Archaeology or ____399 Internship in Art & Archeology
____ ART 470 Sem: Topics in Art History
____ INST 312 Archaeology: Cult/Tech/Meth

Electives: Two of the following:
____ ARRL 330 Archaeology of Ancient Israel
____ ART 332 Aegean Archaeology
____ ART 340 Art of Prehistory
____ ART 349 Art of Egypt & Mesopotamia
____ ANTH 350 Classical Art & Archaeology
____ ARTS 363 Roman Art & Culture

Electives: Three of the following with at least one outside the Art & Archaeology Department:
____ ANTH 201 Introduction to Anthropology
____ ANTH 302 Cultural Anthropology
____ ARLS 354 Mesoamerican Art
____ ART 201Meaning and Method in Art
____ ART 355 Asian Art
____ ART 362 Rome and Hollywood
____ ARTS 203 Ceramics
____ ARTS 211 Digital Photography
____ CL 202 Mythology
____ CL 302 Classical Mythology
____ HIST 200 The Ancient World
____ HIST 204 Ancient Rome
____ HIST 311 Women in the Ancient World
____ PLRL 205 Classical Religion & Phil

STUDIO ART CONCENTRATION:

Required courses:
____ ARTS 101 Design
____ ARTS 123 Drawing I
____ ART 220 History of Art I
____ ART 221 History of Art II
____ ART 361 Twenienth-century Art
____ ARTS 469 The Business of Art
____ ARTS 470 Seminar in Studio Art

9 credits with at least two 300-level courses in at least one medium from the following selection of studio art courses:

____ ARTS 203 Ceramics I
____ ARTS 211 Digital Photography or ____ ARTS 214 Darkroom Photography
____ ARTS 224 Drawing II
____ ARTS 234 Relief Printmaking I
____ ARTS 235 Monotype Printmaking
____ ARTS 237 Painting I
____ ARTS 303 Ceramics-Wheel
____ ARTS 304 Ceramics-Sculpture/ Handbuilding
____ ARTS 311 Photography II
____ ARTS 312 Photography III
____ ARTS 314 Relief Printmaking II
____ ARTS 315 Monotype Printmaking II
____ ARTS 316 Sel. Topics in Studio Art
____ ARTS 324 Drawing III
____ ARTS 334 Advanced Printmaking
____ ARTS 338 Painting II
____ ARTS 339 Painting III
____ ARTS 343 Interm Wheel
____ ARTS 344 Drawing IV
____ ARTS 345 Ceramic Sculpture
____ ARTS 375 Independent Study

One additional course in Art History at the 300-level or above, except ART 300, 335, 370, and 399:

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ART EDUCATION CONCENTRATION (K-12)