Art History, B.A.

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The Art History major offers students with a course of study that will provide depth and breadth in the history of art. Students will develop a broad understanding of world art, study the art of western and other global cultures in-depth, and explore the historiography and professional practices related to the field. Closely linked to the Museum Studies minor curriculum, the Art History major has a strong vocational application.

Program Requirements

Requirements of the program include:

121 hours, including 51 hours within the Art major
All Art courses must be passed with a letter grade of C or better
2.500 GPA within major required
2.500 overall GPA
UW Transfer Art Residency Requirement for transfer of 12 or more art credit hours into department: 26 upper division hours of UW Art courses

Foundation Core: 6 Hours

ART 1005 - Drawing I Credits: 3
ART 1110 - Foundation: Two Dimensional Credits: 3
ART 1120 - Foundation: Three Dimensional Credits: 3
ART 1130 - Foundation: Color Theory Credits: 3

Art History Core: 9 Hours

ART 2010 - Art History I Credits: 3 required
ART 2020 - Art History II Credits: 3 required

Plus Choose From One of the Following

ART 2700 - Introduction to Museology Credits: 3
ART 2030 - History of Graphic Design Credits: 3

Studio Core: 3 Hours

ART 2310 - Sculptural Practices I Credits: 3
ART 2005 - Drawing II Credits: 3
ART 2112 - Graphic Design I Credits: 3
ART 2210 - Painting I Credits: 3
ART 2255 - Introduction to Photography, Digital Credits: 3
OR
ART 2265 - Introduction to Photography, Black and White Credits: 3
ART 2350 - Metalsmithing I Credits: 3
ART 2410 - Ceramics I Credits: 3
OR
ART 2420 - Ceramics II Credits: 3
ART 3510 - Printmaking I Credits: 3

Upper Division Electives: 18 Hours

3000- or 4000-level Art History Courses Credits: 6-9 *
ART 4790 - Art Seminar Credits: 1‑3 required
Other Historical Traditions Credits: 3-9 required (examples include but are not limited to: Medieval Islamic, Japanese Art and Culture, Meso-American)

Cross listed and applicable courses

*6 hours of upper division are history may be taken in other departments with cross listed courses (that may have prerequisites other than Art History).

HIST 2700 - Introduction to Museology Credits: 3
OR
ANTH 2700 - Introduction to Museology Credits: 3
OR
ART 2700 - Introduction to Museology Credits: 3
ART 4830 - Victorian Women’s Lives: Their Art, Literature and Culture Credits: 3
OR
WMST 4830 - Victorian Women’s Lives: Their Art, Literature and Culture Credits: 3
ART 4780 - History of Women Artists Credits: 3
OR
WMST 4780 - History of Women Artists Credits: 3
ARE 3030 - History of Architecture Credits: 3
AMST 4250 - The Harlem Renaissance Credits: 3
AMST 4640 - Art and Ecology Credits: 3
OR
ART 4640 - Art and Ecology Credits: 3
Special Topics in American Studies including travel courses (as appropriate)
Special topics in Classical and Modern Languages-including travel courses (as appropriate)
HIST 4070 - History of the Book
HIST 4075 - History of the Book
HIST 4076 - History of the Book
HIST 4077 - Book History: Topics Credits: 3

Foreign Language: 15 Hours

LANG 1010 - First Semester in (TOPIC) Credits: 1‑4
LANG 1020 - Second Semester in (TOPIC) Credits: 1‑4
LANG 2030 - Third Semester in (TOPIC) Credits: 1‑4
LANG 2040 - Fourth Semester in: (TOPIC) Credits: 3