Art History, B.A.

The Department of Art, Design, and Art History

Degree Requirements

Major Requirements (45-47 units)

Lower-Division Requirements

Select one:

ART 13 - Design Units: 3
ART 14 - 3 Dimensional Design Units: 3
ART 16 - Introduction to Color Theory Units: 3

Second Language or Studio Art

Choose 6-8 units of one second language (see advising note 3) or 6 units from Studio Art Courses:

ART 13 - Design Units: 3
ART 14 - 3 Dimensional Design Units: 3
ART 16 - Introduction to Color Theory Units: 3
ART 20 - Drawing Units: 3
ART 24 - Beginning Printmaking Units: 3
ART 30 - Introduction to Photography Units: 3
ART 37 - Introduction to Computer Art Units: 3
ART 40 - Painting Units: 3
ART 50 - Beginning Sculpture Units: 3
ART 60 - Beginning Ceramics Units: 3

Select two:

ARTH 10 - The Ancient Medieval Worlds Units: 3 (Area C1)
ARTH 11 - The Early Modern World Units: 3 (Area C1)
ARTH 12 - Asian Art Units: 3 (Area C1)

Upper-Division Requirements

ARTH 180 - Methods and Theories of Art History Units: 3
ARTH 141 - Arts of East Asia Units: 3
OR
ARTH 142 - Arts of South Asia 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, Kingdoms of Monsoon Asia

Required:

ARTH 140 - Arts of Southeast Asia Units: 3 (Area IC)
ARTH 143 - Kingdoms of Monsoon Asia Units: 3 (Area ID)

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

Other Degree Requirements

In addition to the major program requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements such as:

American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 )
General Education Requirements (48 units)
Multicultural and International (MI)
Upper-division Writing
Sufficient Elective Units to Meet Required Total Units (varies); it is recommended that units in this area be utilized to complete a second major or minor.

A full description of the University’s graduation requirements can be found in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

Total: 120 Units*

*General Education, MI, and Upper-division Writing courses can be double counted with major requirements. These courses include ARTH 10 , ARTH 11 , ARTH 12 (G.E. C1), ARTH 140 (G.E. IC), and ARTH 143 (G.E. ID). ARTH 141 or ARTH 142 will fulfill the MI requirement. See advisor for 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.
To satisfy the second language requirement, art history majors are required to complete two courses (e. g. FREN 1A, FREN 1B, CHIN 1A, CHIN 1B, etc.) in the same language in sequence. English courses and American Sign Language courses are not acceptable to meet this requirement.