Art History, B.A.

Art History Major Requirements

Major Requirements (57-58 units)

Lower-Division Requirements

ART 13 - Design Units: 3
ART 14 - 3 Dimensional Design Units: 3
ART 16 - Introduction to Color Theory Units: 3
ARTH 10 - The Ancient Medieval Worlds Units: 3
ARTH 11 - The Early Modern World Units: 3
ARTH 12 - Asian Art Units: 3
World Language Units: 3-4

Upper-Division Requirements

ARTH 180 - Methods and Theories of Art History Units: 3

Renaissance and Baroque Art:

Italian Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, Southern Baroque, Northern Baroque, Arts of Colonial Mexico, Arts of the Colonial Andes

Select two:

ARTH 120 - Italian Renaissance Units: 3
ARTH 122 - Northern Renaissance Units: 3
ARTH 124 - Southern Baroque Units: 3
ARTH 126 - Northern Baroque Units: 3
ARTH 127 - Arts of Colonial Mexico Units: 3
ARTH 128 - Arts of the Colonial Andes Units: 3

Modern and Contemporary Art

Nineteenth-Century Modern Art, Twentieth-Century Modern Art, Contemporary

Select two:

ARTH 131 - Nineteenth Century Modern Art Units: 3
ARTH 132 - Twentieth Century Modern Art Units: 3
ARTH 136 - Contemporary Art Units: 3

Asian Art

Arts of Southeast Asia, Arts of East Asia, Arts of South Asia, Kingdoms of Monsoon Asia

Select two:

ARTH 140 - Arts of Southeast Asia Units: 3
ARTH 141 - Arts of East Asia Units: 3
ARTH 142 - Arts of South Asia Units: 3
ARTH 143 - Kingdoms of Monsoon Asia Units: 3

Native American and African Art

Africa, Native North America, Pre-Columbian Mexico, Pre-Columbian Andes

Select two:

ARTH 160 - Africa Units: 3
ARTH 170 - Native North American Units: 3
ARTH 173 - Pre-Columbian Mexico Units: 3
ARTH 175 - Pre-Columbian Andes Units: 3

Upper-Division Art History Electives

Select three additional 100-level Art History courses (9 units)

General Education Requirements (48 units)

Other Requirements (9 units)

American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 ), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing.

Total: 120 Units*

* Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies) (See Degree Requirements); may be used toward a double major or minor.

*G.E. and MI courses can be double counted with major requirements. This total indicates that courses in G.E. Breadth C1 and G.E. Breadth E1 may be applied to the art major. These courses include ARTH 10 , ARTH 11 , ARTH 12 (G.E. C1) and/or ART 13 (G.E. E1). Consult the department chair or faculty adviser for additional details.

Advising Notes

CR/NC grading is only permitted in ART 198I - Internship in Art .
General Education and elective units may be used toward a double major or minor (see double major or departmental minor). Consult the appropriate department chair, program coordinator, or faculty advisor for further information.