ART 498H Undergraduate Comprehensive Examination: Art History
Art History seniors take a three-part comprehensive essay examination that is given over two or three days. Each candidate is asked to write three essays from a selection of five or more essay questions for each of the three parts of their comprehensive exam. Part I of the Art History Comprehensive Examination tests the candidate's knowledge of Ancient, Early Christian, Byzantine, and Medieval Art and Architecture; part II covers Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture; and part III assesses the candidate's knowledge of Critical Theory and the Art and Architecture of the Modern and Contemporary world.