2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Major in Art (BA)

43 or 49 credits, depending on concentration

Art history concentration, 43 credits

Required Courses

AHS 101Introduction to Art History: Global Traditions

3

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

3

AHS 201Art Criticism and Meaning

3

ART 100Art Orientation

1

Total Credit Hours:10

3 credits from Asian, African, Islamic, Latin American

AHS 281Arts of Mexico

3

AHS 285Arts of Africa

3

AHS 290Arts of Asia

3

AHS 295Arts of Islam

3

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

3

AHS 290Arts of Asia

3

AHS 291Arts of China

3

AHS 292Arts of Japan

3

AHS 293Buddhist Art of Asia

3

Total Credit Hours:3

3 credits from Ancient to Early Modern Europe

AHS 230Ancient Art

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

Total Credit Hours:3

3 credits from Modern and Contemporary

AHS 220Art in the United States

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 310History of Visual Communication

3

AHS 311History of Three-Dimensional Design

3

AHS 225African American Art

3

Total Credit Hours:3

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

Total Credit Hours:9

3 credits from 400-level AHS courses

AHS 450Art Museum Theory and Practice

3

AHS 455Seminar in Art History

3

Total Credit Hours:3

3 credits from capstone course

AHS 456Capstone Seminar in Art History

3

AHS 480Art History Senior Thesis

3

Total Credit Hours:3

9 credits from art studio electives

Total Credit Hours:9

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 100Art Orientation

1

ART 200Introduction to Computer Art

3

Total Credit Hours:22

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

Total Credit Hours:3

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

Areas include: ceramics, drawing, glass, metals, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture.

Total Credit Hours:12

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

Total Credit Hours:6

6 credits from art studio electives

Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 43-49