Academics
Writing Papers
Academic Integrity at Rutgers
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Guidelines: Art Bulletin Style Guide
Unless you are directed to use another style manual, the College Art Association's Art Bulletin guide is considered acceptable for most Art Historical writing.
MLA Style Guide
Another guide is that issued by the Modern Language Association including a section on citing web sources.
Resources
Art History Resources on the Web - Links to images, museums, research resources.
Honors Program in Art History
Students will be admitted into the Honors Program at the end of the spring semester of their Junior year. The timing is approximate and is based on credits accrued. Prior completion of the Capstone Seminar in Art History (082:491 or 492) and Approaches in Art History (403) is recommended, but not mandatory. A 3.5 average in Art History classes and a 3.0 GPA overall are both required for admission to the program, but students who have a strong desire to write a thesis should contact the undergraduate program director for guidance.
Honors students take two semesters of Honors in Art History (082:497 and 082:498, a total of six credits) in which they complete a major research paper. STUDENTS MUST SIGN UP FOR 082:497 IN THE FALL AND 082:498 IN THE SPRING. You must get permission from the undergraduate program director and a special permission number to enroll.
The work of the two semesters is as follows:
1. Each semester's official class (082:497 and 498) carries 3 credits. A 3-credit commitment involves roughly the same effort as a regular 3-credit course, approximately 9 hours per week. You must take both the fall class and the spring class.
2. During the fall semester of the Senior year, students will conduct research on their honors thesis in consultation with individual advisers. At the same time, they must attend a Non-Credit Bearing Thesis-Writing Workshop (guided by a graduate student) on how to manage the process of completing a long paper. This workshop will guide students through the stages of research and writing. This seminar will be scheduled after the start of the fall semester. It does not carry any credit.
3. A rough draft of the whole paper will be due around February 1. The remainder of the spring semester will be spent completing the writing of the honors theses in consultation with individual advisers. Toward the end of the Spring semester, usually in mid-April, students will present their papers at a public honors symposium.
4. Participation and performance in the Thesis-Writing Workshop will count toward the student's final grade, but the adviser makes the final decision regarding the grade. Each honors paper will be read and evaluated by two faculty members -- the supervising professor and a second reader-- who together will recommend students for the appropriate level of honors. The deadline for submitting the level of honors to SAS usually falls around April 12.
A typical honors paper will be 8,750 words to 10,000 words in length. To come up with the word count, you may count the footnotes, citations, and bibliography. The thesis must include proper citations and illustrations. It is best to keep track of the length of the document by using the word count, but, to give a general idea, a thesis in art history will usually be 35-40 pages long, single-sided, double-spaced, 12 point font, not counting the pages that contain the illustrations. This length is assuming each page is approximately 250 words.
Art History Courses with Area Distribution (Prior to July 2018)
Course # Course Title
Area of Distribution
105 Intro. Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
106 Intro. Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
111 Honors Seminar: Intro Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
112 Honors Seminar: Intro Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
250 Intro. African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
251 Survey of Russian Art
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
252 East Asian Art
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
276 Great Works Modern Architecture
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
291 Topics In Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
292 Topics In Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
293 Topics In Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
294 Topics In Art History- Symbolism
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
300 History of Modern Crafts Design
Modern
301 Ancient Architecture
Ancient
302 Intro. to Contemporary Art
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American or Ancient
304 Architecture & Soc. in England
Renaissance/Baroque
305 Women and Art
Modern
306 Roman Art
Ancient
307 Painting 19th & 20th Century
Modern
308 Age of Giotto
Renaissance/Baroque
309 Masaccio and Contemporaries
Renaissance/Baroque
310 High Renaissance in Italy
Renaissance/Baroque
311 Egyptian Art
Ancient
312 Byzantine Art
Medieval
313 Renaissance Northern Europe
Renaissance/Baroque
314 Etruscan Art
Ancient
315 17th Century Art in Europe
Renaissance/Baroque
316 Anglo-Saxon Art
Medieval
317 Ancient Painting
Ancient
318 Myth & Legend in Art
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
319 Celtic & Early Irish Art
Medieval
320 Islamic Art & Architecture
Medieval or African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
321 Art of Early China
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
322 Survey of Japanese Art
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
323 Buddhist Art of Asia
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
324 Japanese Painting
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
325 Chinese Painting
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
326 Chinese Sculpture
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
331 Intro. to African & Oceanic Art
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
332 African American Art
Modern
333 Pre-Columbian Art
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
334 Blacks in Western Art
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
335 Painting in England
Renaissance/Baroque
339 Rome: From Ancient Capital to Modern Metropolis - I
Study Abroad
340 Rome: From Ancient Capital to Modern Metropolis - II
Study Abroad
341 Venice
Renaissance/Baroque
342 Early Greek Art
Ancient
343 Later Greek Art
Ancient
344 French Renaissance Art
Renaissance/Baroque
345 Field Study
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
346 French 17th-century Art
Renaissance/Baroque
347 Early Northern European Painting
Renaissance/Baroque
348 North European. Ptg. 17th Century
Renaissance/Baroque
349 Rubens & the Baroque - in Flanders
Renaissance/Baroque
350 Rembrandt & Followers
Renaissance/Baroque
352 Art in the 18th Century
Renaissance/Baroque
353 Netherlandish Genre Painting
Renaissance/Baroque
354 Italian Renaissance Sculpture
Renaissance/Baroque
356 Landscapes in Russian Art & Literature
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
357 Nonconformist Soviet Art & Literature
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
358 Special Topics in Russian Art
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
358 Internship in Russian Art
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
359 Internship in Russian Art
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
360 Internship in Russian Art
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
361 20th-century Russian/Soviet Art
Modern
362 Native Arts of North America
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
363 Bernini and Baroque
Renaissance/Baroque
364 Arts in Baroque Rome
Renaissance/Baroque
365 Italian Baroque Painting & Sculp.
Renaissance/Baroque
366 Spanish Painting
Renaissance/Baroque
367 Modern American Art
Modern
367 American Art 1585-1876 Modern
369 Art Criticism to 1800
Renaissance/Baroque
370 Art Criticism 1800-Present
Modern
371 Arts of West Africa
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
372 History of the Print
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
373 Early Medieval Art
Medieval
374 Romanesque & Gothic Art
Medieval
375 Renaissance & Baroque Architecture
Renaissance/Baroque
376 Arts of Central Africa
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
378 Nineteenth Century Arch. in Europe
Modern
379 Architecture and Imagery of Medieval Rome
Medieval
380 Jewish Experience in Modern Art
Modern
382 History of Photography
Modern
383 History of Photography
Modern
384 Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture in Germany
Medieval
385 Renaissance to Modern Art and Architecture in Germany
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
386 Sculpture 20th Century
Modern
387 Realism
Modern
388 The City of Rome
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
389 Modern Art, 19th Century
Modern
390 Modern Art, 20th Century
Modern
391 19th Century Architecture
Modern
392 20th Century Architecture
Modern
393 Arch. & Society in Latin America
Modern
394 Spaces & Places: Art in Paris
Study Abroad
395 Spaces & Places: Art in Paris
Study Abroad
396 Impressionism
Modern
397 Medieval Architecture
Medieval
398 19th Century French Prints
Modern
399 Classical Architecture, Ancient to Modern
Renaissance/Baroque
400 Post-Impressionism
Modern
401 Art of The Netherlands I
Study Abroad
402 Art of The Netherlands II
Study Abroad
403 Approaches to Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
417 Cubism & Abstract Art
Modern
420 African Architecture
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
421 Contemporary American Arch.
Modern
423 American Landscape Painting
Modern
428 Modern City
Modern
430 Seminar in Cultural Heritage Preservation
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
431 Theories and Methods of Architectural Preservation
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
441 Special Topics in Historic Preservation
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
442 Special Topics in Historic Preservation
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
444 Studies in Architectural Preservation
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
445 Studies in the Art and Architecture of New Jersey
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
446 Studies in American Architecture
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
447/448 Studies in American Architecture
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
449 Early Christian Art
Medieval
450 Sem. Major Italian Ren. Artists
Renaissance/Baroque
451 Public Monuments Seminar - Historic Preservation
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
452 American Interiors from Colonial to Modern Era
Modern
454 Special Topics in Baroque
Renaissance/Baroque
462 Workshop in Curatorial Practice
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
473 Illuminated Manuscripts
Medieval
480 Buddhist Cave Temples of China
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
481 Buddhism & Art in China
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
482 German Express. & Eur. Dada
Modern
483 Text & Image in Japanese Art
African, Asian, Islamic, South America, or Native American
484 Seminar in Ancient Art
Ancient
485 Surrealism
Modern
486 Special Topics Medieval Art
Medieval
487 Special Topics in Modern Art
Modern
488 Special Topics in American Art
Modern
489 Public Policy and the Arts
Modern
491 Capstone Seminar in Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
492 Capstone Seminar in Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
493 Individual Study Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
494 Individual Study Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
495/496 Internship in Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
497/498 Honors in Art History
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
499 Advanced Seminar
Varies - depends on subject matter
INTERDISCIPLINARY
556:309,310 Art, Music and Literature
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
309 Masaccio & Contemporaries
Renaissance/Baroque
310 High Renaissance in Italy
Renaissance/Baroque
384 Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture in Germany
Medieval
385 Renaissance to Modern Art and Architecture in Germany
Does Not Fulfill Area Requirement
394 Spaces & Places: Art in Paris
Study Abroad
395 Spaces & Places: Art in Paris
Study Abroad