Requirements

Required for the Major

The major consists of ten courses encompassing multiple geographical regions and cultural traditions:

• HARC 0100 (An Introduction to Global Visual Culture)
• Two courses that focus on arts and cultures pre-1750
• Two courses that focus on arts and cultures post-1750
• One 0300-level CW Seminar in Art History
• Two additional courses one of which may focus on art production (Studio Art, Architectural Studies, theatre set or lighting design, Film and Media Culture, or Dance)
• Senior thesis consisting of HARC 0710 and HARC 0711, the research and writing sequence, to be taken in senior fall and winter terms

Required for the Joint Major

The joint major consists of seven courses encompassing multiple geographical regions and cultural traditions:

A proposed program of study, including educational rationale and specific courses to be taken, must be submitted to the History of Art/Museum Studies chair for approval before registering as a joint major.

• HARC 0100 (An Introduction to Global Visual Culture)
• Four Additional Courses, which must include:
  • One course on arts and cultures pre-1750
  • One course on arts and cultures post-1750
  • One 0300-level CW Seminar in Art History
• Senior thesis consisting of HARC 0710 and HARC 0711, the research and writing sequence, to be taken in senior fall and winter terms

Required for Art History/Museum Studies and Architectural Studies Joint Major

The Art History/Museum Studies and Architectural Studies joint major  consists of twelve courses:

• HARC 0100 (Introduction to Global Visual Culture)  
• HARC 0130(Introduction to Architectural Design) 
• HARC 0330(Intermediate Architectural Design) 
• six HARC electives (one elective course needs to be pre-1750 and another elective course post-1750, at least one of which must be a CW) one studio or other arts related course in a department outside of HARC (suggested departments: Dance, Film and Modern Media Culture (FMMC), Studio Art, Theater, American Studies, or courses in Data Science and Digital Humanities with an Arts tag),
• and either HARC 0710 & HARC 0711, or HARC 0751 & HARC 0752, both to be taken sequentially over fall and winter term. 

Required for History of Art and Architecture (HARC) Anthropology Joint Major

Art History/Museum Studies (HARC) and Anthropology:
Architectural Studies (HARC) and Anthropology:

The joint majors in History of Art and Architecture and Anthropology each consist of twelve courses:

• HARC 0100 Introduction to Global Visual Culture
• ANTH 0103 Cultural Anthropology or 107 Introduction to Archaeology
• HARC 0130 (Introduction to Architectural Design)
• ANTH 0302 (Ethnographic Research) or 0396 Linguistic Anthropology Method, 
• ANTH 0306 (Anthropological Theory)
• HARC 0710 (SeniorThesis Research Seminar) or 0751 (Independent Senior Thesis AS Visual Study I) 
• ANTH 0700 (One Semester Senior Project). 

Students must also take one 200-level HARC course, two 200-level ANTH courses, and two 300-level HARC courses. No more than two courses may be taken outside of the regular fall and spring semesters at Middlebury (e.g., as a winter term course or transfer credit). Variation from these patterns is possible by permission from both departments.

Required for History of Art and Architecture (HARC) and Studio Art Joint Major

Art History/Museum Studies (HARC and Studio Art:
HARC - Architectural Studies (HARC) and Studio Art:

The joint majors in History of Art and Architecture and Studio Art each consist of fourteen courses:

• HARC 0100 (Introduction to Global Visual Culture) 
• HARC 02xx (a History/Theory course)
• HARC 0130 (Introduction to Architectural Design) 
• ART 0159 and either ART 0154 or ART 0195 (Studio Art 2D Foundations courses) 
• ART 0155, ART 0157, ART 0159, or ART 0201 (Studio Art Drawing Foundations courses)
• ART 0174, ART 0179, or ART 0371  (Studio Art 3D Foundations courses) 
• ART 0187 or ART 0202  (Studio Art Seminar Studios)
• two 03XX level HARC classes (at least one of which is focused on Museum Studies: curatorial, institutional critique, design)  
• two additional Studio Art studio classes  
• HARC 0710/11 or HARC 0751/2  (senior work series) followed by ART 0700 

Required for the Minor

The minor consists of five courses encompassing multiple geographical regions and cultural traditions:

• HARC 0100 (An Introduction to Global Visual Culture)
• Four Additional Courses, which must include:
  • One course on arts and cultures pre-1750
  • One course on arts and cultures post-1750
  • One course at the 300-level or above

Advisory

Most graduate programs in art history and classical archaeology require students to pass reading examinations in at least two foreign languages. For this reason, students interested in graduate study should pursue at least one foreign language during their time at Middlebury. 

Students interested in working in the art world (museums, auction houses, galleries, etc.) may acquire practical experience via internships at the Middlebury College Museum of Art and other museums, as well as by participating in the Museum Assistants Program (MAP) and, during the summer, MuseumWorks at the Middlebury College Museum of Art and the Middlebury Museum Studies program in Oxford, UK.

Please note: Courses taken outside of the department may, by prior approval, be used to satisfy major, joint major, and minor requirements.

Honors

The History of Art and Museum Studies GPA is calculated based on those courses that satisfy the requirements for the major and joint major. Only courses taken at the Middlebury College campus and applied towards History of Art/Museum Studies will be used in the calculation of GPA for purposes of determining honors. Honors are awarded to students with a GPA of 3.5 and a thesis grade of B+ or higher; high honors to students with a GPA of 3.7 and a thesis grade of A- or A; and highest honors to students with a GPA of 3.8 and a thesis grade of A.