In the senior year all art history students write a 35-page research paper on a topic chosen from the visual arts of the nineteenth or twentieth century. This course will guide the student through the process of researching the senior thesis and through the initial stages of writing. The course will also introduce the student of art history to the methodological issues, research procedures, and historiography of the discipline. The course aims to guide the student through the process of writing the senior thesis. The broader goal is to help the student develop his or her writing skills, critical and synthetic thinking, organizational skills, disciplined work habits, and a sense of personal achievement.
All combinations usually require summer study in order to complete the program in four years.
Because of the variety of options and the need for careful sequencing of both art and education courses, the student should consult both departments as to specific requirements. Graduate Work in Art See Braniff Graduate School listing.