Art History & History/Art History Majors
About the Field
Art History provides
a humanistic and intellectual foundation for the historian
through courses in history and theory. The undergraduate curriculum
attempts to help students understand the visual arts in their
contexts. Emphasis is placed on the social, political, historical
and religious contexts of art; visual analysis is also stressed.
The department offers
a wide variety of courses beginning with a general four-course
survey and continuing on through all periods of Western and
non-Western art. Class
size varies from 400 students in survey classes to about 15
in some upper division courses with occasionally fewer students
in Advanced Studies Seminars.
Art History
majors are required to take courses in a variety of areas,
both Western and non-Western. All
art history courses are open to non-majors provided all prerequisites
are met.
Opportunities
Art History majors
frequently work in art-related fields or in art itself. With
the B.A. degree, there are opportunities in a variety of areas,
i.e., work in art galleries, auction houses, art libraries
and stores dealing with art works and/or supplies, art-oriented
positions such as tour guides, administrative buyers and art
consultants.
The major provides
an excellent background for students planning further education
in professional or graduate schools. A Ph D. in Art History
is required for teaching and research positions in colleges
and universities. An M.A. sometimes prepares the student to
teach in community or junior colleges or to work in a museum,
but a Ph.D. is increasingly required for museum work. An Art
History major is suitable preparation for graduate work in
arts management. Some art historians become art critics.
Preparation for
the Major
The department
strongly encourages completion of the general education requirements
in conjunction with preparing for the major.
Required Courses
are: Four Art History survey courses, two western and two
non-western, from the following eight courses: 50, 51, 54,
55A, 55B, 56A, 56B, 57- these survey courses are sometimes
prerequisites to upper division courses. These courses entail
enrolling in both the lecture and discussion section. Enrollment
is through the discussion section and not the lecture itself.
Second foreign
language (through level 2 or equivalent) - this is in addition
to and seperate from the foreign language required by the
College of Letters and Science.
(see Art History
in the UCLA
General Catalog for more specifics)
Entering the
Major
External applicants
apply through the office of Undergraduate Admissions. Current
UCLA students who wish to change their major to Art History
are eligible to do so in any quarter except summer after completing
four courses (preferably the preparation for the major). Guidelines
are available from the department office.
Requirements
for the Major
See the UCLA
General Catalog for the number of units and courses necessary
for the major. The department also offers a combined major
in History/Art History to those students interested in broadening
their focus. Please see History/Art
History in the UCLA General Catalog for more information
about these requirements.
UNDERGRADUATE
COUNSELING SERVICES
Undergraduate
Review Committee
Professor Cecilia Klein
cklein@humnet.ucla.edu
Prof. Klein reviews
and acts on academic petitions for the substitution or application
of lower division and upper division courses in the art history
major. These courses may be from other four-year institutions,
junior colleges, study abroad, or other departments at UCLA.
She is also available as a resource for the
Art History Undergraduate Student Assocation (AHUSA) to
consult about departmental and curriculum matters. Please
contact her directly for office hours.
Each year a graduate
student elected by the Art
History Graduate Student Association each Fall to serve
as a resource for undergraduate students.
Department Staff
Verlena Johnson and Maryjo Johnson
As department counselors,
Maryjo and Verlena are available to discuss major requirements, lower
division transfer credit, EAP, degree progress, etc. Drive-through
counseling hours are Monday 1-4pm, Tuesday 1-5pm and Thursday 10am-12pm or by scheduling
an appointment two weeks in advance.
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