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
• One course in drawing, a beginning course in any medium or any language course. Credits / Units: 3-4

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

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Units

Minimum total lower-division units: 11

Minimum total upper-division units: 32

Minimum total units in the major: 43

Sample Four-Year Program

The Four year Plan is a sample study plan. The sequence and specific courses given are suggestive; please see an advisor each semester to plan your personal program and track your progress using the Academic Requirements Report (ARR) in MYSSU.

Courses may be interchanged fall and spring semester depending on course offering each semester.

General Education Notes:

• GE Areas A2 and B4 should be completed by the end of the first year. Some students may take year-long courses for GE A2 and/or B4.
• GE Area A1 and A3 should be completed by the end of the second year
• Students should enroll in Upper Division GE courses after completion of Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 with a C- or better, lower division GE in that area, and 45 units total.
• Not all First-Year Learning Communities (FLC’s) meet the same GE areas.
• GE Area D must be taken in two different subject areas across the nine total required units in lower division (LD) and upper division (UD).
• Students must take American Institution requirements in U.S. History and U.S. Constitution/California State and Local Government. These requirements may be met in GE.