School of Art

Bachelor of Arts in Art - Option in Art History (120 units)

Requirements

Lower Division:

Take all the following:

• AH 111A Foundation Art History I (3)
  *"C" or better
  Prerequisites: Completion/current enrollment in GE A1 (Written Communication) requirement.
• AH 111B Foundation Art History II (3)
  *"C" or better
  Prerequisites: Completion/current enrollment in GE A1 (Written Communication) requirement.
  
• ART 130 Foundation Two Dimensional (3)
  *"C" or better
  Prerequisite: None
• ART 131 Foundation Three Dimensional (3)
  *"C" or better
  Prerequisite: None

Take one of the following:

• HIST 131 Early Western Civilization (3)
  Corequisite: ENGL 100
• HIST 132 Modern Western Civilization (3)
  Corequisite: ENGL 100

Take 3 courses from the following:

• AH 112; either AH 113A or AH 113B; and either AH 114 or AH 116

Take one course from the following:

• ART 181, ART 184, ART 263, ART 287

Upper Division Art History:

Take the following:

• AH 447 Historiography of Art History (3)
  Prerequisites: Undergraduate Art History major with senior standing or consent of instructor

Take one of the following:

• ART 311 Writing about Art (3)
  Prerequisites: BA or BFA student or consent of instructor. GE Foundation completed, upper division standing. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
• AH 446 Art History Methodologies and Writing (3)
  Prerequisites: Undergraduate Art History major with junior standing. GE Foundation completed. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
• AH 453 Arts of the African Diaspora (3)
  Prerequisites: GE Foundation completed. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone. AH 111A, AH 111B, or instructor consent.

Take one course from the following:

• AH 415, AH 448, AH 449, AH 450

Take AH 497 plus seven courses from this list. Take at least one course from each group:

• 1. AH 416, AH 417, AH 465, AH 408, AH 409, AH 497
• 2. AH 410, AH 423, AH 424, AH 425, AH 426, AH 427, AH 497
• 3. AH 400, AH 401, AH 402, AH 431, AH 436, AH 437, AH 453, AH 454, AH 455, AH 456, AH 497
• 4. AH 411, AH 430, AH 432, AH 433, AH 438, AH 439, AH 441, AH 497
• 5. AH 466, AH 467, AH 468, AH 469, AH 470A, AH 470B, AH 471A, AH 471B, AH 471C, AH 497
• 6. AH 457A, AH 457B, AH 457C, AH 458, AH 459, AH 460, AH 497

One of the 8 courses from these groups should be: AH 497

Foreign Language Requirement:

Complete three semesters of French or German (or other pre-approved foreign language) with a GPA of 2.75 or better.

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