Art History, B.A.

Foundation Courses / Freshman and Sophomore Years (12 Units)

Lower-Division Studio/Language Courses (5-8 lower-division units)

• ARTS 101 - Art Fundamentals Unit(s): 3
• ARTS 102 - Fundamentals of Three Dimension Design Unit(s): 3

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• ARTS 105 - Media Art Fundamentals Unit(s): 3

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• In addition, one course in drawing, a beginning course in any medium or any language course.

Core Courses / Junior And Senior Years (15 - 20 Units)

Period Courses: Students must complete requirements A, B, and C

Recommended Electives for All Art History Majors (7 - 12 Units)

In consultation with the advisor, the art history major will choose additional language courses and/or upper-division courses from any of the following:

1. A, B and C above; and Gallery and Museum Methods (ARTH 494 ).
2. Special topic courses (ARTH 480 ).
3. Course in a related field outside the Art Department with approval of the faculty and the department chair. Examples include but are not limited to:

• ANTH 327 - Archaeology of North America Unit(s): 4
• CALS 220 - Latina/o Arts and Humanities Unit(s): 4
• HIST 400 - The Roman Republic Unit(s): 4
• NAMS 205 - Introduction to Native American Arts Unit(s): 4
• NAMS 338 - Native Americans and The Cinema Unit(s): 4

Capstone Experience (4 - 6 Units)

All students must complete a senior project consisting of the following:

1. ARTH 490 - Seminar in Visual Art and Culture  (4 units). Students must complete two papers in upper-division courses before being admitted to the pro-seminar.
2. Senior Thesis: With prior approval, students may write a scholarly paper overseen by two art history faculty. The student receives assistance in preparing this paper by enrolling in one of the following courses:

• ARTH 492 - Senior Honors Thesis Unit(s): 1-2 (2 Credit(s) Required) by consent of art history faculty.

• Student must enroll in one unit of ARTH 492 concurrently with two different advisors

Bachelor of Arts in Art History

Total Units: 120