Dec 04, 2024

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Art History and Visual Studies (18)

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Certificate of Graduate Study

This certificate is designed to enhance knowledge of the history and significance of art and design practices and should be of interest to artists, educators, and museum or gallery professionals working in arts-related fields who do not wish to commit to M.A. study in Art History and Visual Studies. Course work leading to the Certificate of Graduate Study in Art History and Visual Studies permits both focused and wide-ranging study and results in recognition of that study on the student’s transcript. The certificate is available to students in good standing in any graduate program in the university, though successful completion of the M.A. Art Specialization in Art Historyand Visual Studies program will supersede the certificate. Students-at-large in good standing may also pursue the certificate.

Requirements (18)

ARTH 586 - Art Historical Methodology Credits: 3

Five of the following (15)

Courses may be repeated with different subjects.

Multiple enrollments in the same course with different subjects are allowed in the same semester.

ARTH 510 - Studies in Ancient and Middle-Eastern Art Credits: 3
ARTH 520 - Studies in Medieval Art Credits: 3
ARTH 530 - Studies in Early Modern European Art Credits: 3
ARTH 540 - Studies in Modern Art Credits: 3
ARTH 550 - Studies in Contemporary Art Credits: 3
ARTH 560 - Studies in Design Credits: 3
ARTH 570 - Studies in Asian Art Credits: 3
ARTH 580 - Studies in African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian, and Latin-American Art Credits: 3
ARTH 651 - Cultural Perspectives in Ancient Art and Architecture Credits: 3
ARTH 652 - Cultural Perspectives in Global Medieval Art Credits: 3
ARTH 653 - Cultural Perspectives in Early Modern Art Credits: 3
ARTH 654 - Topics in Modern Art Credits: 3
ARTH 655 - Cultural Perspectives in Contemporary Art Credits: 3
ARTH 656 - Cultural Perspectives in Design History Credits: 3
ARTH 657 - Cultural Perspectives in Asian Art Credits: 3
ARTH 658 - Topics in African, Oceanian, Native American, Pre-Columbian, and Latin-American Art Credits: 3
ARTH 701 - Seminar in Art History Credits: 3
ARTH 703 - Independent Study in the History of Art Credits: 3
ARTH 785 - Topics in Art History Credits: 3

Other requirements

Successful completion of two Qualifying Papers (research papers supervised by a course instructor). There is no foreign language, thesis, or comprehensive exam requirement for the certificate.