Students in our Art History degree program study Western and Non-Western Art from pre-history to the present day. They learn about how works of art reflect the lives and cultures of the artists who made them. Art History draws on every field of study from the fine arts, literature and history to science and mathematics as a means to understand works of art and their broader histories.

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Requirements
Complete the core requirements for this program		42
Core Total		42
Field of Study Requirements
Minimum grade of C is required
ARTH 2125	Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic 1	3
ARTH 2126	Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern 1	3
ARTH 2127	Intro to Non-Western Art	3
ARTS 1000	Art Convocation (4 times)	0
ARTS 1010	Art Foundation: Explorations of Drawing	3
Foreign Language 1002		3
Foreign Language 2001		3
Field of Study Requirements Total		18
Requirements for the Major
Minimum grade of C is required
ARTH 3127	Modernist Art	3
ARTH 5125U	Research and Seminar in Art History	3
Select two Selected Topics Courses:		6
ARTH 3555	Selected Topics in Art History
Select 12 hours of ARTH courses at the 3000-level or above		12
Requirements for the Major Total		24
Major Electives 2,3
Minimum grade of C is required in ARTH and ARTS courses
Select 9 hours at the 3000-level or above: 4		9
ARTH courses
ARTS courses
Select 15 hours from the following subjects: ANTH, COMM, ENGL, EURO, FREN, GEOG, GERM, HIST, INTS, ITAL, ITDS, MUSC, PHIL, SOCI, SPAN, THEA		15
Major Electives Total		24
General Electives  Electives
Select courses from any area of study		12
General Electives Total		12
Total Credit Hours		120

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Students who complete ARTH 2125 Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic or ARTH 2126 Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern in the Humanities, Fine Arts, and Ethics area, select one of the following for the Field of Study Requirements:

• Foreign Language 2002
• ENGL 2157 Writing for the English Major
• HIST 1111 World History to 1500
• HIST 1112 World History since 1500 
• ANTH 2105 Ancient World Civilizations

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Students who plan to pursue graduate study should complete a Foreign Language through the 2002-level.

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Students will complete their required 39 hours of upper-division coursework by including 6 additional hours of coursework at the 3000-level or above in Major Electives.

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Courses must not be taken under Requirements for the Major since they cannot count in both areas.

Admission Requirements

There are no additional admission requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Art.  Please see the general undergraduate admission requirements.

Additional Program Requirements

There are no additional academic regulations for the Bachelor of Arts in Art.  Please see the undergraduate academic regulations section of the catalog.