2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements 1 | ||
| ART 1204 | Principles of 2D Art and Design | 3 |
| ART 1214 | Principles of 3D Art and Design | 3 |
| ART 2385 | Survey of the History of Western Art | 3 |
| Historical Depth | ||
| Select one Art History course from List A | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| European and American Art Since 1900 2,3,4 | ||
| History of Modern Graphic Design 4,5 | ||
| Capstone Experience | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Advanced Visual Communication Design 5 | ||
| Senior Studio 2,3 | ||
| Topics in Art History 4 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Advanced Visual Communication Design 5 | ||
| Senior Studio 2,3 | ||
| Topics in Art History (under a different topic) 4,7 | ||
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Major Requirements 6 | ||
| ART 4484 | Topics in Art Criticism and Methodology | 3 |
| Select one course in History 9 | 3 | |
| Select one course in Religion and Culture from list B below | 3 | |
| Select twelve credit hours from the following: | 12 | |
| Museum Studies: Theory and Practice | ||
| Museum Ethics and Cultural Preservation | ||
| Topics in Art History 7 | ||
| Topics in Museums and Collections | ||
| Field Study | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Restricted Electives 11 | ||
| Select five additonal courses from the below clusters, at least one course from each cluster. | 15 | |
| Cluster 1 | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Egyptian Art and Architecture | ||
| Greek Art and Architecture | ||
| Introduction to Archaeology | ||
| Roman Art and Architecture | ||
| Cluster 2 | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Medieval Art and Architecture | ||
| Renaissance Art and Architecture | ||
| Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture | ||
| Cluster 3 | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Nineteenth Century European Art: Neoclassicism to Post-Impressionism | ||
| African-American Art | ||
| American Art to 1914 | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| History of Modern Graphic Design | ||
| European and American Art Since 1900 | ||
| Cluster 4 | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| History of Global Print Culture | ||
| Survey of Latin American Art and Architecture | ||
| Art and Architecture of India | ||
| Islamic Art and Architecture | ||
| Arts of China and Japan | ||
ART 3094 | ||
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select additional courses to fulfill the 120 credit hours required. | 18 | |
| Subtotal | 18 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 1f | 6 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 3 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 5f | 6 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 5a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| ART 2386 | Survey of the History of Western Art | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 . Pathways 7 may be double counted with either Pathways 2, 3, or 6a to avoid taking any additional credit hours. | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Courses taken to fulfill Core Bachelor of Art requirements cannot also fill Pathways requirements
For Creative Technologies majors
For Studio majors
For Art/Art History majors
For Graphic Design majors
Students must take no fewer than six of the total required hours from the 4000-level cluster options as Art History designated courses
ART 4384 Topics in Art History may not double count as a major and degree core requirement.
With permission of the art history program chair
May not be HIST 1025 Introduction to European History or HIST 1026 Introduction to European History
Students must take no fewer than 9 of the total required hours from the 3000-level cluster options as Art History designated courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| List A: Art History Courses | ||
| Topics in Art History | ||
| Survey of Latin American Art and Architecture | ||
| Art and Architecture of India | ||
| Islamic Art and Architecture | ||
| Arts of China and Japan | ||
| Egyptian Art and Architecture | ||
| Greek Art and Architecture | ||
ART 3094 | ||
| Introduction to Archaeology | ||
| Roman Art and Architecture | ||
| Medieval Art and Architecture | ||
| Renaissance Art and Architecture | ||
| Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture | ||
| Nineteenth Century European Art: Neoclassicism to Post-Impressionism | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| African-American Art | ||
| History of Modern Graphic Design | ||
| European and American Art Since 1900 | ||
| American Art to 1914 | ||
| List B: Religion and Culture Courses | ||
| Introduction to Religion and Culture | ||
| Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Religion and the Modern World | ||
| The Ancient Mediterranean World | ||
| The Medieval World | ||
| Religion and Culture In Asia | ||
| Greek and Roman Myth | ||
| Introduction to American Studies | ||
Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.0. Upon having attempted 72 semester hours (including transfer, AP, advanced standing and credit by exam) an Art History student must have completed at least 6 credits towards this major with a 2.0 overall GPA and have a minimum of a 2.0 in-major GPA. All major requirements and restricted electives count towards the in-major GPA.
Students are responsible for completing the Pathways Education requirements that are in effect when they enter the university. The university requires students to complete course work from all seven areas of the Pathways General Education.
Students who do not successfully complete at least two units of a single foreign language, classical language or American Sign Language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single college level foreign language or classical language at the college level. Such semester hours are in addition to those normally required for graduation. Please see the undergraduate catalogue for details.
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