Art History

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Description

The educational experience of Art History majors at The American University of Paris offers an in-depth understanding of the development of Western Art as product and agent of history and society.

In addition to class lectures, exceptional exposure to original works of European art and architecture, both in museums and on-site, is an integral part of the course of study.

Departmental Honors

Students with a GPA of 3.3 or above in 5 upper-level Art History courses are eligible for departmental honors. Information on additional requirements is available from the Department Chair.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline Fall Admission : Round 1 by 15 November; Round 2 by 1 February; Round 3 by 15 March; Round 4 by 1 June; Round 5 after 1 June; Spring Admission: Round 1 by 1 October; Round 2 by 15 November; Round 3 after 15 November Tuition fee
  • EUR 26590 Year (EEA)
  • EUR 26590 Year (Non-EEA)
Start date January,September 2015 Credits 128
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  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Requirements for the Major in Art History

FirstBridge

  • 8 FirstBridge courses; change every year.

General Education Requirements

  • Up to 8 EN 1010 College Writing, EN 2020 Writing and Criticism

  • 8 French through FR 1200 Elementary French Language and Culture II

  • 4 Comparing the World: Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings

  • 4 Mapping the World: Social Experience and Organization

  • 4 from either of the above two categories

  • Up to 8 Modeling the World: Mathematical and Scientific Investigations

Core courses (16 credits)

OPTION I

  • AH 1000 Introduction to Western Art I

  • AH 2013 Renaissance Art and Architecture

  • AH 2014 Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture

  • AH 2016 19th- and 20th-Century Art and Architecture

OPTION II

  • AH 1020 Introduction to Western Art II

  • AH 2011 Ancient Art and Architecture

  • AH 2012 Medieval Art and Architecture

  • AH 2013 Renaissance Art and Architecture

Required courses (12 credits)

  • AR 1020 Materials and Techniques of the Masters

  • AH 3090 Junior Seminar (must be taken in the Junior year)

  • AH 4090 Senior Seminar (may be taken twice for credit)

Elective courses (20 credits)

  • Select five additional Art History courses of which three must be at the 3000- level or above, (only one of these may be cross listed) plus two other Art History or cross listed AH courses.

Plus general electives to total 128 Credits

Requirements for the Major in Art History with a Visual Culture Track

Core courses (28 credits)

  • AH 1000 Introduction to Western Art I

  • AH 1020 Introduction to Western Art II

  • CM 1023 Media Analysis

  • FM 1010 Films and Their Meanings or FM 3027 Film Theory and Criticism

  • CM/ES 3037 The Museum as Medium

  • VC 2100 Introduction to Visual Culture

  • VC 4095 Senior Thesis or Senior Project: interdisciplinary in nature, linking an art historical issue to at least one other discipline

Elective courses (20 credits)

Choose six of the following courses, from at least two different disciplines:

  • Any upper-level AH course (2000-level or above)

  • Any AR courses

  • Any FM courses except FM 2018 Writing Fiction for Television, FM 2028 The Art of Screenwriting, and FM 2038 Producers and Producing

  • Any VC courses

  • CM/GS 3004 Communicating Fashion

  • CM 3006 Color as Communication

  • CM 3027 Video Production for Broadcast News

  • CM/AN 3049 Media and Ethnography

  • CM/GS 3053 Media and Gender

  • CM 3055 Visual Rhetoric: Persuasive Images

  • CM 3062 Media Semiotics

  • CM 3075 Media Aesthetics

  • CM 3086 Contemporary World Television

  • CM 4000 Topics in Global Communications, where topics is relevant and pre-approved

  • CM 4028 Advanced Video Production

  • ES/HI 3004 The History of Paris

  • ES/HI 3017 The Islamic City

  • GS/PY 2008 Gender Identity, Homosexuality and the Cinema: A Psychosocial Approach

  • GS/HI 2013 Women in Parisian History and the Arts

  • GS/HI 3019 Women Artists in European History

  • GS/VC 3032 The Power of Images in Western History

  • GS/HI 3026 Women in the French Renaissance

  • HI/PO 3062 London, Paris and Madrid 1500 to Present

  • PY 3091 Topics in Psychology (if the topic is appropriate)

Plus general electives to total 128 Credit

Requirements

Application requirements - what you need to submit to us

An application to The American University of Paris requires several supporting documents and sometimes tests. Most requirements can be uploaded directly in your online application. We cannot provide you with a decision until we receive all of your documents.

  • Online application form
  • Personal statements
  • Extracurricular activites and work experience
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • English language test
  • SAT/ACT test scores (optional)

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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Funding

Financial aid and scholarships

An AUP education is an important investment in your future, and we work hard to make it an affordable one. Our tuition and costs are competitive with those of small, selective universities in the United States, and we offer merit scholarships and need- and merit-based financial aid that make affording AUP even more manageable.

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