Program Requirements

1. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a College of Arts & Media major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of C- (1.7) or lower will not fulfill a major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of P is acceptable for courses in which the only grade available is Pass or Fail.
2. All upper-division visual arts courses must be taken at CU Denver unless approved otherwise by Department of Visual Arts faculty.
3. At least 21 semester hours of all visual arts credits (at any level) must be taken at CU Denver.
4. At least 18 semester hours of total visual arts courses must be upper-division.

• Take all of the following Studio Arts courses:

• FINE ____ 2-dimensional Studio Arts course (3 semester hours)
• FINE ____ 3-dimensional Studio Arts course (3 semester hours)
• FINE ____ Studio Arts Elective (3 semester hours)

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  Take one of the following English courses:

• ENGL 2070 - Grammar, Rhetoric and Style
• ENGL 4180 - Argumentation and Logic
• ENGL 4280 - Proposal and Grant Writing

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  Take all of the following Art History courses (entry level):

• FINE 2600 - Art History Survey I
• FINE 2610 - Art History Survey II

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  Take a minimum of three semester hours of Pre-20th Century Art History elective.

   

  Take an additional eighteen semester hours of upper-division (3000/4000-level) Art History electives (six courses).

   

  Take all of the following Art History Capstone courses:

• FINE 4790 - Methods in Art History
• FINE 4951 - Bachelor of Art Thesis

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  Please contact the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for course sequencing, any prerequisite updates and for lists of approved studio arts courses and art history electives, as well as more information about this emphasis.