Undergraduate Degrees, page 3

Undergraduate Degrees, page 3
School of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts-Art History)

This four-year program is offered in collaboration with the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. In art history, undergraduates are provided with a sound, broad foundation in art from a variety of offerings. On this basis, exploration of the art of many eras and cultures proceeds in a program designed to develop an awareness of the integral role played by art as an expression of man and society throughout history. A grade of C or higher is required in departmental courses for all undergraduate majors in the School of Fine Arts.

Curriculum Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts-Art History requires 128 units, distributed as follows.

General Education Requirements

A total of 64 units of general education courses are required. Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in art history must complete the general education requirements of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Bachelor of Arts in Humanities. All courses in the general education areas of study are to be chosen from the list of courses approved by the General Education Committee.

Diversity Requirement

All students must pass one course from the list of courses approved to meet the standard diversity requirement. These courses carry the designation "m" for multiculturalism.

Major Requirements

The major requires 48 units as follows.

Required courses, lower division		Units
FA 120	Western Art to 1500	4
FA 121	Western Art after 1500	4
FA 125	Introduction to Asian Art: Antiquity to 1300, or
FA 126	Introduction to Asian Art: 1300 to the Present	4
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		12

Upper Division Requirements (36 units)

Five courses at the 300 level to include one course from each area: 319-330, 340-356, 360-378, 384-389; plus one other 300-level course for a total of 20 units. Four courses at the 400 level to include FA 494 Undergraduate Proseminar in Art History (4) for a total of 16 units. The following courses may be enrolled in with written permission of the dean of the School of Fine Arts: FA 495ab Undergraduate Honors Thesis (2-2) (by invitation); and FA 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8).

Electives

The remaining 16 units of the required 128 unit total may be taken as electives.

Minor in Fine Arts-Art History

The School of Fine Arts offers a minor in fine arts-art history as a supplement to major fields of specialization in other departments and schools. A minor in fine arts-art history may emphasize a specific area of interest that will augment the student's major program of study. The minor requires a total of 24 units.

Lower Division Curriculum (8 units)

The minor requires two of the following four courses:		Units
FA 120	Western Art to 1500	4
FA 121	Western Art after 1500	4
FA 125	Introduction to Asian Art: Antiquity to 1300, or
FA 126	Introduction to Asian Art: 1300 to the Present	4

Upper Division Curriculum (12 units)

The minor requires any three courses in the 300 art history series: 319-389.

Additional 400-Level Course

The minor requires one additional 400-level course in a specific area of interest: FA 420-499.

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