2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Major in Art (BA)

45-49

Art History concentration, 45 credits

Required Courses

AHS 101Introduction to Art History: Global Traditions

3

AHS 102Introduction to Art History: The Modern and Contemporary World

3

AHS 201Approaches to Art History

3

CFA SOAR, 3 Credits
CFA 111Introduction to the College of Fine Arts

1

CFA 222Creating Your Career: Essential Skills and the Arts

1

CFA 333Transition to the Profession: Careers In, Around, and Beyond the Arts

1

3 credits from Asian, African, Islamic, Latin American

AHS 281Arts of Mexico

3

AHS 285Arts of Africa

3

AHS 290Arts of Asia

3

AHS 291Arts of China

3

AHS 292Arts of Japan

3

AHS 293Buddhist Art of Asia

3

AHS 295Arts of Islam

3

AHS 302Special Topics in Art History: Asian, African, Islamic, or Latin American

3

3 credits from Ancient to Early Modern Europe

AHS 230Ancient Art from a Global Perspective

3

AHS 241Gothic Art

3

AHS 251Italian Renaissance Art

3

AHS 252Baroque and Rococo Art

3

AHS 303Special Topics in Art History: Ancient to Early Modern Europe

3

3 credits from Modern and Contemporary

ADS 310History of Graphic Design

3

AHS 220Art in the United States

3

AHS 225African American Art

3

AHS 253Neoclassicism and Romanticism

3

AHS 255Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

3

AHS 261Modern Art

3

AHS 263Contemporary Art

3

AHS 264Film Analysis

3

AHS 265Feminist Art History

3

AHS 275History of Photography

3

AHS 304Special Topics in History of Art: American, Modern, and Contemporary

3

AHS 311History of Three-Dimensional Design

3

9 credits from 200-, 300-, and 400-level AHS courses

3 credits from 400-level AHS courses

AHS 450Art Museum Issues and Practices

3

AHS 455Seminar in Art History

3

AHS 480Art History Senior Thesis

3

3 credits from capstone course

AHS 480Art History Senior Thesis

3

AHS 455Seminar in Art History

3

9 credits from art studio electives

Total Credit Hours:45

Studio Art concentration, 49 credits

Required Courses

ADS 1012D Foundations Studio

3

ADS 1023D Foundations Studio

3

ADS 1034D Foundations Studio

3

AFA 101Drawing Studio

3

AHS 101Introduction to Art History: Global Traditions

3

AHS 102Introduction to Art History: The Modern and Contemporary World

3

ART 200Video and New Media: Introduction to Digital Art

3

CFA 111Introduction to the College of Fine Arts

1

3 credits from

ACR 418Ceramics: Senior Project

3

ACR 428Metals: Senior Project

3

ACR 438Glass: Senior Project

3

AFA 487Drawing: Senior Project

3

AFA 489Painting: Senior Project

3

AFA 491Sculpture: Senior Project

3

AFA 493Printmaking: Senior Project

3

ART 480Senior Project in Photography and Intermedia Art

3

12 credits from single area of emphasis as approved by the department.

12 credits from an area of emphasis as approved by the department. Areas include ceramics, drawing, glass, metals, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video and new media. Students can also craft their own interdisciplinary emphasis that combines one or more areas. 

6 credits from 200-, 300-, and 400-level AHS courses

6 credits from art studio electives

Total Credit Hours:49

Total Credit Hours: 45-49