Bachelor of Arts in Art (History of Art)
Total Semester Credit Hours (sch): 120
Major: 78 sch
ART.BA CIP Code: 50.0701.00
Students must make a C or above in all art degree courses.
Degree Requirements
Texas Core Curriculum
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Sciences | 6 | |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| GOV 2013 | U.S. National Government | 3 |
| GOV 2023 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| CAO: Women's Studies | 3 | |
| CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 42 | |
Courses Required for Major
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 1203 | Two-Dimensional Color and Design | 3 |
| ART 1213 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 1303 | Basic Drawing | 3 |
| ART 1313 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 1503 | Introduction to Painting | 3 |
| or ART 3713 | Painting-Watercolor | |
| ART 1603 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| ART 2223 | Introduction to Computer Based Art | 3 |
| ART 2503 | History of Art-Ancient and Primitive | 3 |
| ART 2753 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| ART 2823 | Ceramics: Handbuilding | 3 |
| or ART 2833 | Ceramics: Throwing I | |
| ART 3343 | Women in the Visual Arts (ART 3053 satisfies GP graduation requirement) | 3 |
| or ART 3053 | Global Perspectives in Art | |
| ART 3513 | History of Art: 19th Century | 3 |
| ART 4073 | Contemporary Issues in Art | 3 |
| ART 4523 | History of Art: 20th Century | 3 |
| ART 4613 | Printmaking | 3 |
| ART Studio Course Electives (6 semester credit hours) | 6 | |
| ART 3000 / ART 4000 Studio Course Elective (3 semester credit hours) | 3 | |
| History of Art Concentration Courses | ||
| ART 2513 | History of Art-Medieval | 3 |
| ART 3503 | History of Art: Renaissance | 3 |
| ART 3543 | Baroque and Rococo Art History | 3 |
| ART 4553 | Selected Periods of European Art | 3 |
| ART 4563 | European Art in Context | 3 |
| ART 4533 | History of American Film Noir | 3 |
| ART 4903 | Special Topics (Film Noir II ) | 3 |
| ART 4903 | Special Topics (The Art of Alfred Hitchcock) | 3 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 78 | |
(GP) Satisfies global perspectives graduation requirement.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | TCCN | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ART 1203 | Two-Dimensional Color and Design | ARTS 1311 | 3 |
| ART 1303 | Basic Drawing | ARTS 1316 | 3 |
| ART 1603 | Introduction to Photography | 3 | |
| UNIV 1231 | Learning Frameworks: The First Year Experience | EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300 | 1 |
| Wellness CAO Core | 2 | ||
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ART 1213 | Three-Dimensional Design | ARTS 1312 | 3 |
| ART 1313 | Drawing II | ARTS 1317 | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| Mathematics Core | 3 | ||
| Social/Behavioral Science Core | 3 | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| ART 2223 | Introduction to Computer Based Art | 3 | |
| ART 2753 | Sculpture I | ARTS 2326 | 3 |
| ART 2503 | History of Art-Ancient and Primitive | 3 | |
| ART 2513 | History of Art-Medieval | 3 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ART 1503 or 3713 | Introduction to Painting | ( ARTS 2316) or ( ARTS 2366) | 3 |
| ART 2823 or 2833 | Ceramics: Handbuilding | ( ARTS 2346) or ( ARTS 2347) | 3 |
| ART 3513 | History of Art: 19th Century | 3 | |
| ART 3503 | History of Art: Renaissance | 3 | |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| ART 4523 | History of Art: 20th Century | 3 | |
| ART 4533 | History of American Film Noir | 3 | |
| GOV 2013 | U.S. National Government | GOVT 2305 | 3 |
| Life and Physical Science Core | 3 | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 12 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ART 4613 | Printmaking | 3 | |
| GOV 2023 | Texas Government | GOVT 2306 | 3 |
| Life and Physical Science Core | 3 | ||
| ART Studio Course Elective | 3 | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 12 | ||
| Summer | TCCN | ||
| ART 4553 | Selected Periods of European Art | 3 | |
| ART 4563 | European Art in Context | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 6 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| ART 4073 | Contemporary Issues in Art | 3 | |
| ART 3543 | Baroque and Rococo Art History | 3 | |
| ART 4903 (Film Noir II) | Special Topics | 3 | |
| Component Area Option (Multicultural Women's Studies) | 3 | ||
| ART Studio Course Elective | 3 | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ART 3053 or 3343 (ART 3053 GP) | Global Perspectives in Art | 3 | |
| ART 4903 (The Art of Alfred Hitchcock) | Special Topics | 3 | |
| ART Studio Course Elective | 3 | ||
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture Core | 3 | ||
| Creative Arts Core | 3 | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | ||
| Total Semester Credit Hours: | 120 | ||
(GP) courses satisfy global perspectives graduation requirement.