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Curriculum

Undergraduate Curricular Requirements

VISUAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES (B.A.)

Required coursework includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3). Majors must distribute 39 credits above the 100-level, according to the criteria below. All majors must take at least two 400-level courses. No course graded below C may count for major credit.

Visual Culture Core (12 credits from the following):

Art 205 Visual Culture
Art 213 History and Theory of Modern Design
Art 301 Early Modern Art and Aesthetics 1750-1880
Art 302 Modern Art and Theory

History (21) (9 credits from the following):

Art 303 Contemporary Art and Theory
Art 382 History of Photography
Art 404/505 Special Topics*
Arch 385 History of Architecture I: Ancient to Medieval
Arch 386 History of Architecture II: Renaissance to Modern
Dan J421/J521 Dance History
Flen 364 Roman Literature in Translation
Flen 365 Greek Literature in Translation
Flen 441/Hist 447 Civilization and Greece
Flen 442/Hist 448 Civilization and Rome
Hist J442/J542 The Medieval Church: Europe in the Early and High Middle Ages
Hist J443/J543 The Medieval State: Europe in the High and Late Middle Ages
Hist J447/J547 The Age of the Renaissance and the Reformation
Hist J452/J552 19th Century Europe
Hist J455/J555 20th Century Europe
Hist J468/J568 Russia and Soviet Union Since 1894
Hist J469/J569 Modern France, 1815-present
Hist J470/J570 Modern Germany, 1815-present
MusH 202 Survey of European Music to 1600
TheA J468/568 Theater History (I)
The A J469/569 Theater History (II)

Critical Theory and Philosophy (20) (9 credits from the following):

Art 404/505 Special Topics**
Art 408 Readings in Art
Art 508 Critical Theory and Continental Aesthetics
Engl 210 Reading-Writing-Texts
Eng 491/511 Literary Criticism
Phil WS220 Aesthetics
Phil WS221 Philosophy of Film
Phil 240 Belief and Reality
Phis WS 19thc
Phil 302 Biblical Judaism
Phil 303 Biblical Christianity
Phil WS322 19th Century Philosophy
Phil WS420 Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Phil 421 Philosophy of the Arts
Phil 425 Feminism and Philosophy
Phil 428 American Philosophy
Phil 443 Philosophy of Language
TheA 288 Introduction to Film Studies
TheA 392/Flem 392 Contemporary European Fiction Film
TheA 430 Film Theory and Criticism

Cultural Studies (22) (9 credits from the following):

Art 207 Ancient and Medieval Art and Culture
Art 208 Italian Renaissance Art and Culture
Art 209 Northern Renaissance Art and Culture
Art 210 European Art and Culture 1600-1750
Art 404/505 Special Topics***
Engl 430/TheA 330 Perpectives in Film
Fine Art 301 (WSU) Arts of Native North America
Fine Art 302 (WSU) Arts of Asia
Flen 420/TheA 420 International Cinema and National Literatures
Hist 350 European Cultural History, 1600-1800
Hist 367 Intellectual and Cultural History of Modern Europe
Hist 380 Disease and Culture: History of Western Medicine
Hist 382 History of Biology: Conflicts and Controversies
Hist 385 History of Sexuality
Hist J451/J551 The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era
MusH 321, 322, 323 Music in Western Civilization
TheA 220 History of World Cinema
TheA 315 National Cinemas
TheA 383 Film Genres
TheA 386 Documentary Film
TheA 415 Film Directors
WmSt 201 Women, Culture & Society: Introduction to Women’s Studies

* Possible courses to be offered as Special Topics in History include, History of Theory od Industrial Design, History and Theory of Graphic Design, History and Theory of Typography, History of Performance Art, and History of Animation.

** Possible courses to be offered as Special Topics in Critical Theory and Philosophy include, Architectural Theory, Theory and Application of 4-D design, Narrative Theory, Theory and Methods in New Media, Design Theory, Postfeminist Art and Theory, and Museology.

*** Possible courses to be taught as Special Topics in Cultural Studies include, Art and Science, World Art and Culture, Art and Politics, Art and Culture between the Wars: New York, Berlin, Paris, Ancient Greek Art and Culture, Roman Art and Culture, American Modernism, Sex and Culture in the Twentieth-Century.

Minor Requirements

18 credits according to the following criteria:

Academic Minor Requirements

VISUAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES MINOR

For the minor in Visual and Cultural Studies minors must complete 18 credits according to the following criteria:

Required:

Art 205: Visual Culture

3 credits in Critical Theory and Philosophy (from list above)
3 credits in Cultural Studies (from list above)
9 credits from the following courses with at least 3 credits from a 300-level course:

Art 207 Ancient to Medieval Art and Culture
Art 208 Italian Renaissance Art and Culture
Art 209 Northern Renaissance Art and Culture
Art 210 European Art and Culture 1600-1750
Art 213 History and Theory of Modern Design
Art 301 Early Modern Art and Aesthetics
Art 302 Modern Art and Theory
Art 303 Contemporary Art and Theory

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