MAJOR CURRICULUM
Total credits required for a BFA in History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture: 120.0
The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2023-24 academic year.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| Modernisms | AH 101 | 3.0 |
| Ways of Writing | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| Forum I | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum II | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Drawing (Fundamentals) | FF 160 | 3.0 |
| Fabrication (3D) | FF 130 | 3.0 |
| Color Design (2D) |
FF 120 | 3.0 |
| New Media (4D) | FF 140 | 3.0 |
| Program Electives | 6.0 | |
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS |
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| Ways of Seeing | AH 205 | 3.0 |
| History/ Politics Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Literature/Creative Writing Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Societies/Cultures Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Philosophy/ Religion Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Science Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| * Within these categories, at least one course must carry the DEIG designation; two must must be taken at the 300 level; and one must be taken at the 400 level. | ||
Art History, Theory, and Criticism Major Requirements |
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| Arts: Near East, Egypt, Europe | AH 202 | 3.0 |
| Renaissance through 1855 | AH 200 | 3.0 |
| Choose one course from the following | ||
| Introduction to Art Criticism | AH 306 | 3.0 |
| Art History and its Methods | AH 345-TH | 3.0 |
| World Arts Electives (Asian, African, New World, Oceanic | AH | 6.0 |
| Art History Elective I | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective II (400 level) | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective III (400 level) | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Senior Thesis I | AH 498 | 3.0 |
| Art History Senior Thesis II | AH 499 | 3.0 |
| Choose one course from the following | ||
| Life Drawing | DR 252 | 3.0 |
| Studio Drawing | DR 298 | 3.0 |
| 3D Elective | CE, FB, or IS | 3.0 |
| Photography Elective | PH | 3.0 |
| Digital Arts Elective | AD, AN, GD, IA, or IL | 3.0 |
| Photography Elective | PH | 3.0 |
| Studio Elective 1 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 3 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 4 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 5 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 6 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 7 | 3.0 | |
| Total for the History of Art, Design and Visual Culture Major: | 90 | |