Cultural History of the Arts - B.A./B.S.
This innovative flexible degree allows students to study the histories of music and art across cultures and time. We explore the important ways cultural history both reflects and shapes society, and by incorporating both musical and art history these connections can be made even more deeper and more nuanced ways.
The B.A. or B.S. in Cultural History requires 60 credit hours total, of which:
minimum 20 credit hours in Music
minimum 20 credit hours in Art History
minimum 52 credit hours need to be upper level courses (300-level or higher)
ArH 401 Advanced Research Workshop and additional research-intensive courses such as a seminar are strongly recommended for all students in this program, and would be taken as part of your upper level course requirement.
Students should note when planning their coursework both that some of the upper level courses they are considering have prerequisites. Additionally, you will not be able to use any of the cluster courses that could be applied towards this major to satisfy the the University Studies cluster requirement.
Course Offerings:
Note that other upper level architectural, art, film and music history classes offered at PSU might be applied to this degree, if you get prior approval from the Cultural History of the Arts program coordinator.
Total Credit Hours: 60