Fine Arts BA — Art History Emphasis

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All students pursuing a BA in fine arts with an emphasis in art history must complete 12 semester hours of visual arts foundation courses, 15 semester hours of required art history emphasis courses and 18 semester hours of upper-division art history electives. Consult an advisor in the College of Arts & Media at CAMadvising@ucdenver.edu for more information.

General Requirements

All major courses within the major must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
All upper-division visual arts courses must be taken at CU Denver unless approved otherwise by 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.

Students must also follow the College of Arts & Media’s general degree requirements .

Visual Arts Foundation Courses

FINE 1100 - Drawing I gtPATHWAYS:
FINE 1150 - Introduction to Darkroom Photography gtPATHWAYS:
FINE 1400 - Two Dimensional Design gtPATHWAYS:
FINE 2015 - Intermedia Foundations gtPATHWAYS:
or
FINE 2155 - Introduction to Digital Photography gtPATHWAYS:

Total: 12 Hours

Art History Required Emphasis Courses

FINE 2600 - Art History Survey I gtPATHWAYS:
FINE 2610 - Art History Survey II gtPATHWAYS:
FINE 3600 - Art History Survey III: Non-Western Art gtPATHWAYS:
FINE 4790 - Methods in Art History gtPATHWAYS:
FINE 4951 - Bachelor of Art Thesis gtPATHWAYS:

Total: 15 Hours

Upper-Division Art History Electives

Students must complete six upper-division (3000/4000 level) art history courses. (Contact an advisor in the College of Arts & Media at CAMadvising@ucdenver.edu for a complete list.)

University of Colorado Denver