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艺术历史

艺术历史 Major

The art 历史 major consists of ten courses.

艺术历史 Minor

课程 that count toward the major 和 minor must be taken for regular letter grades (not Credit/D/Fail), students must earn grades of C- or better in these courses.

Seminars in 艺术历史

The seminars are intended to utilize the scholarly interests of members of the department 和 provide an opportunity for advanced work for selected students who have successfully completed enough of the regular courses to possess a sufficient background. The department does not expect to give all, or in some cases any, seminars each semester. As the seminars are varied, a given topic may be offered only once, or its form changed considerably from time to time.

视觉艺术

视觉艺术 Major

The major consists of ten courses.

视觉艺术 Minor

The minor consists of six courses.

课程 that count toward the major 和 minor must be taken for regular letter grades (not Credit/D/Fail), students must earn grades of C- or better in these courses.

A maximum of two studio visual arts courses 和 one art 历史 course (for a total of three courses) taken at another college or university may count toward the major or minor in visual arts, with departmental approval of that transfer credit.

Visual arts courses without prerequisites are frequently oversubscribed; registration preference is then given to first- 和 second-year students, as well as to juniors 和 seniors fulfilling requirements of the visual arts major or minor.

Interdisciplinary Majors

Art 历史 participates in interdisciplinary programs in art 历史 和 archaeology, in art 历史 和 visual arts. Art 历史 majors may pursue a coordinate major with digital 和 computational studies, environmental studies, 或教育. 看到 Interdisciplinary Majors.

Visual arts participates in interdisciplinary programs in art 历史 和 visual arts. Visual arts majors may pursue a coordinate major with digital 和 computational studies, environmental studies, 或教育. 看到 Interdisciplinary Majors.

Additional Information 和 Department 政策

艺术历史

• Students who received a minimum score of four on the 艺术历史 Advanced Placement exam may replace one introductory 艺术历史 course (numbered 1100-–1999) with any upper-level course for the art 历史 major 和 art 历史 minor. In order to receive credit for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate work, students must have their scores officially reported to the Office of the Registrar by the end of their sophomore year at Bowdoin.
• Majors 和 minors in art 历史 may double-count one course with another major or minor as long as the course is cross-listed with art 历史. 
• Art 历史 majors are also encouraged to take courses in foreign languages 和 literature, 历史, 哲学, 宗教, the other arts.
• A maximum of two courses for one semester of study from another college or university may count toward the major in art 历史 with departmental approval of that transfer credit. If a student studies away for a full academic year, three courses from another college or university may count toward their art 历史 major with departmental approval.
• Only one course for one semester of study from another college or university may count toward a student’s art 历史 minor with departmental approval.

视觉艺术

• Students who receive a four on the Studio Art: 2-D Design, Studio Art: 3-D Design, or Studio Art: Drawing AP exams, 和完整的 VART 1101 画我, VART 1201 Printmaking I, VART 1401 Photography I, or VART 1601 雕塑我, with a minimum grade of B-, are eligible to receive a general credit toward their degree, but not major/minor credit. If a student has scores for more than one exam, only 1 total credit will be awarded. For information on credit for International Baccalaureate scores, please see the visual arts department. In order to receive credit for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate work, students must have their scores officially reported to the Office of the Registrar by the end of their sophomore year at Bowdoin.
• Majors 和 minors in visual arts may double-count an unlimited number of courses with another major or minor as long as the course is cross-listed with visual arts.

Information for Incoming Students: 艺术历史

Art 历史 offers ways to underst和 our world 和 our histories through the visual arts. We look at the ways people have expressed their ideas, responded to their experiences, created the world they lived in through paintings, 雕塑, 建筑, 家具, 珠宝, stained glass, much more.  By teaching you how to look closely, 艺术历史 provides you with new ways to think about the images 和 objects around you.

Art 历史 is offering two first-year writing seminars this fall: 分1021 Faked, Forged, Stolen, Repatriated: Crimes Against Art 和 分1028 Art 和 Race from the Crusades to Colonization . First-year students are also welcome to join all our 1000- 和 2000- level courses. The 1000-level courses offer more general introductions to broad themes in art 历史: 分1120 Introduction to 艺术历史: The Body in East Asian Art 和 分1220 Making Medieval Art. The 2000-level courses allow students to dive more deeply into specific topics 和 periods, but there is no expectation that students have any previous experience with art 历史: 分2330 Materializing the Self 和 Other in Early 现代艺术, 分2440 Shoot, Snap, Instagram: A History of Photography in America, 分2510 Industry 和 Imperialism: Nineteenth-Century British Art, 分2710 Cosmographies 和 Ecologies in Chinese Art.

Information for Incoming Students: 视觉艺术

VART 1101 画我, VART 1201 Printmaking I, VART 1401 Photography I, VART 1601 雕塑我 or VART 1702 视频我 are recommended to all students as a starting place in the visual arts curriculum, regardless of previous studio art experience. These courses have no prerequisites 和 presume no previous knowledge or aptitude beforeh和, only a strong interest in the subject 和 the willingness to work. Students who have never taken an art class will be strongly welcomed 和 encouraged. 

Materials 和 fees: Students are responsible for paying the first $100 of art materials. An endowed fund (the Kaempfer Fund) will pay the cost of additional art materials - up to $600 for photography courses 和 up to $300 for other courses - for all registered students. 

Introductory credit: student requests to apply AP credit or previous college credit to the major or minor will be discussed by the department on a case-by-case basis. We do not waive the requirement of VART 1101 画我 as a major or minor requirement or as a prerequisite for VART 1301 画我.