Dec 12, 2024  
Butler University Bulletin 2024-2025 
    
Butler University Bulletin 2024-2025

Art History, BA


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Requirements for the Major


Applicants are admitted to the program on the basis of academic acceptance by the University and a portfolio review.

Both the BA in Art + Design and the BA in Art History require the completion of 126 credit hours (40 hours must be at the 300-level or above). For detailed degree requirements, see www.butler.edu/jordan-arts/undergraduate-programs/art/major-minor/.

University Core Requirements (27 hours)


FYS 101 and FYS 102, First Year Seminar 6 (3,3)
GHS, Global and Historical Studies (2 courses) 6 (3,3)
AR, Analytic Reasoning 3
NW, The Natural World 5
SW, The Social World 3
TI, Texts and Ideas 3
WB, Well-Being 1

Arts majors are exempt from the following requirements of the University Core Curriculum: Perspectives in the Creative Arts (because they take 9 hours in the arts) and the Butler Cultural Requirement.

Art + Design Elective (3 hours)


Choose 1:

Language Requirement (6 hours)


2 courses of the same language at the 200 level or above.

Minor (27 hours)


A 2nd Major, Minor, Concentration, or Emphasis is required. It should be chosen in consultation with the academic advisor. 

General Electives (27 hours)


Emphasis in Graphic Design


Areas of Emphasis are not stand-alone degrees; they are to be completed along with the BA degree in Art + Design or Art History. Students may elect to complete one or more of these areas of Emphasis. At least 50% of the credits in any Emphasis must be unique to that program and may not overlap with with another Emphasis, major, or minor (except as free electives). A grade of C or higher is required for all coursework. Completion of one or more of these will be shown on the student’s transcript upon graduation from Butler.

Required Courses


Emphasis in Painting and Drawing


Areas of Emphasis are not stand-alone degrees; they are to be completed along with the BA degree in Art + Design or Art History. Students may elect to complete one or more of these areas of Emphasis. At least 50% of the credits in any Emphasis must be unique to that program and may not overlap with with another Emphasis, major, or minor (except as free electives). A grade of C or higher is required for all coursework. Completion of one or more of these will be shown on the student’s transcript upon graduation from Butler.

Required Courses


Emphasis in Lens-Based Media


Areas of Emphasis are not stand-alone degrees; they are to be completed along with the BA degree in Art + Design or Art History. Students may elect to complete one or more of these areas of Emphasis. At least 50% of the credits in any Emphasis must be unique to that program and may not overlap with with another Emphasis, major, or minor (except as free electives). A grade of C or higher is required for all coursework. Completion of one or more of these will be shown on the student’s transcript upon graduation from Butler.

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