Art History and Appreciation, BA

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Minimum degree requirement is 120 s.h. of credit as follows:

1. Foundations curriculum requirements including the following 42 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry foundations curriculum credit see Liberal Arts Foundations Curriculum )

Choose two from:

CLAS 1500 - Classical Mythology
ENGL 3460 - Topics in Literature and Mythology
ENGL 3600 - Classics from Homer to Dante
ENGL 3610 - Human Values in Literature
An alternate course may be substituted by the area if applicable to the student’s plan of study.

2. Foreign language (French or German) through level 1004 - 12 s.h.

An alternate course may be substituted by the area if applicable to the student’s plan of study.

3. Common core - 36 s.h.

ART 1005 - Design I
In the liberal arts concentration, an art history class may be substituted with area approval.
ART 1020 - Drawing
In the liberal arts concentration, an art history class may be substituted with area approval.
ART 1905 - The Dimensions of Art
ART 1906 - Art History Survey
ART 1907 - Art History Survey
ART 3990 - Art History and Its Methods
Choose three courses which cover art before 1800
Choose three courses which cover art after 1800

Note:

(African art will be counted in the latter category; history of prints and drawings may be counted in either category.)

4. Concentration area - 30 s.h.

(Choose one.)

Liberal Arts:

Choose 15 s.h. of additional art history electives.
Choose 15 s.h. electives from anthropology, English, political science, sociology, foreign languages, history, philosophy, or arts and sciences interdisciplinary programs.

Studio Art:

ART 1015 - Design II
ART 1030 - Figure Drawing
Choose 9 s.h. art surveys
Choose 6 s.h. art electives (may be taken in art history)
Choose 9 s.h. general electives to meet minimum requirements for graduation.

5. To be admitted into the art history degree program

Students must have completed at least one year of coursework with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in art history foundation and survey courses. Students must also confer with at least two art history faculty for advising before entering as a declared major.