Art History, Design, and Computer Sciences Cognate

https://cola.unh.edu/art-art-history/program/cognate/art-history-design-computer-sciences

The cognate is for students to develop basic skills in art history and design as well as computer programming. The aim is for them to be able to apply programming skills to develop projects related to museum collections management and visitor experience, research projects, website design for cultural institutions, and art market intelligence and data transparency. Students will be encouraged to learn the basic concepts of art history and design and combine them in creative ways with emerging technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, 3D modelling and more traditional website design. The aim is to give students a head start on how emerging technologies can come together with the art market as well as cultural heritage to help document, preserve, investigate and present it for future generations.

The cognate consists of completing three courses in total (12 credits) selected from the list below, preferably completed in the order listed.

Required Courses
1. Arts
Select one course from the following:4
ARTH 440A
From Digging to Digital: Preserving and Displaying the Past
ARTH 474
Introduction to Architectural History
ARTH 480
Introduction to Art History
ARTS 510
Principles of Design
2. Computer Sciences
Select one course from the following:4
CS 408
Living in a Networked World: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
CS 410P
Introduction to Scientific Programming/Python
CS 415
Introduction to Computer Science I
CS 457
Introduction to Data Science and Analytics
IT 403
Introduction to Internet Technologies
3. Digital Applications 1
Select one course from the following:4
ARTH 674
Greek Art and Architecture
ARTH 699
Museum Studies
HIST 771
Museum Studies
Any other 600-level Art History course, by permission (WI)
Total Credits12
1

Students should aim to complete a project focused on digital applications.