About
The Department of Art and Art History offers courses that satisfy the degree requirements toward the B.A. degree in art or art history. The art discipline prepares individuals for a life in the arts with a grounding in the technical, aesthetic, and critical aspects of artistic production and exhibition; art history provides students with the methodological and critical tools for the analysis of visual culture and its role in history. The study of art and art history can significantly enrich a liberal-arts education, especially in a world that is increasingly shaped by images and the exchange of visual information.
There is no minor in art.
Since Sewanee does not allow AP credit for studio art, AP or advanced art students are strongly encouraged to consult with art faculty for placement in art classes, with possible enrollment directly into upper-division courses without first completing required 100-level prerequisites. Placement directly into courses beyond the introductory level is at the discretion of the professor teaching the course into which a student wishes to gain entry.
Subject to approval by the art faculty, the department accepts up to two courses (eight hours) in art from other institutions. Exceptions to this limit are decided by the chair.
NOTE: Courses taken in art history as part of the requirements for a degree in art do not count toward a major in art history.
