Art History Emphasis, Fine Arts BA

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Introduction

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The art history emphasis familiarizes students with a range of developments in the history of art while developing skills in critical thinking, writing, research and the study of visual culture. After a two-semester introduction to the foundations of art and architectural history, students choose from an array of advanced courses on specific topics. This curriculum concludes with capstone seminars on the methods of art historical scholarship as well as a thesis project.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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Consult the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for more information.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

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.
All upper-division visual arts courses must be taken at CU Denver unless approved otherwise by Department of Visual Arts faculty.
At least 21 semester hours of all visual arts credits (at any level) must be taken at CU Denver.
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)
Take one of the following English courses:
ENGL 2070 - Grammar, Rhetoric and Style
ENGL 3084 - Multimedia Composition
ENGL 4180 - Argumentation and Logic
ENGL 4280 - Proposal and Grant Writing
Take all of the following Art History courses (entry level):
FINE 2600 - Art History Survey I
FINE 2610 - Art History Survey II
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
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.