CAS: History of Art & Architecture

For more information, please see the History of Art and Architecture Department webpage. Please contact Sarah Niles (sdniles@bu.edu), Associate Director for Academic Advising at CAS, with any academic advising related questions.

Upon completion of the CGS program, students must have earned credit towards the following 10 courses:

• Humanities: 3 courses
  • Choose two from CGS HU 103, CGS HU 201, or CGS HU 202
  • CGS HU 104*
• Natural Sciences: 2 courses
  • CGS NS 201 and CGS NS 202
• Rhetoric: 2 courses
  • CGS RH 103 and CGS RH 104*
• Social Sciences: 3 courses
  • Choose two from CGS SS 103, CGS SS 201, or CGS SS 202
  • CGS SS 104*

*Required course taken during the Summer term.

A total of 11 courses is required for the major, five of which must be at the 300 level or higher. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all AH courses taken toward the major. Please see the CAS Bulletin for details.

• CAS AH 111 Pyramids to Cathedrals: An Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Art
• CAS AH 112 Introduction to Art in Europe and the United States from the Renaissance to Post-Modernism
• CAS AH 113 Arts and Monuments of Asia
• CAS AH 114 Kongo to Cuba: Art, Exchange, and Self-Determination in Africa and Latin America
• One seminar at the CAS AH 400 or 500 level
• At least three courses covering different areas of study chosen from the following five groups: Africa, Asia, Europe/US, the Islamic World, Latin America
• At least two courses covering different chronological periods chosen from the following three groups: pre-1300, 1300–1750, 1750–Present
• One additional AH course at any level

Students pursuing a degree in the History of Art and Architecture are highly encouraged to apply for the Italy Venice Studio Arts: Architectural Studies program for the fall or spring terms of their junior or senior year. More information is available on the Study Abroad website.

• Completion of the CGS required courses and appropriate electives
• Cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 2.00

Boston University students completing a degree in CAS must also complete the following requirements.

• BU Hub requirements
• CAS requirements:
  • Second Language requirement
• History of Art and Architecture major requirements
• CAS requires a minimum of 128 units, excluding PDP, ROTC, and CAS FY and SY courses.