BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ART HISTORY

The Bachelor of Arts in Art History provides a thorough investigation of the history of art as a humanistic discipline and also prepares the sudent for additional post graduate study and research.

The complete curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Art history consists of 125 credit hours.

ACADEMIC CORE REQUIREMENTS(66-71 hours):

English/writing (9 hours)
6 hours of English Compositon
3 hours of Creative Writing (may be counted toward Fine Arts elective)

Humanities (including Public Speaking) (12 hours)
(Humanities 1010 and 1020 not applicable)

Fine Arts (6 hours)
(courses in College of Fine Arts other than Art & Art History)

Social Sciences (12 hours)

Natural Sciences (9 hours)
(may include biology; chemistry; physical geography; geology; computer science; upper division math with no more than 6 hours in one area.)

Intermediate Algebra or equivelant (3 hours)

Cultural Diversity (6 hours)
(Cultural Diversity requirement may be fulfilled through courses in the major, humanities or social sciences.

ART DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS (minimum 45 hours):

Art Core Courses:
1100   Foundation Drawing Design I; 2-D
1110   Foundation Drawing Design 3-D
2050   Survey of Western Art History I
2060   Survey of Western Art History II
3760   Art History Seminar
4940   Introduction to Methodology
4990   Thesis

Art History: select one course from 6 of 8 categories (18 hours):

4710   Ancient Art History
4720   Women in Ancient/Medieval Art
4730   Classical Art History

4750   Late Roman & Byzantine
4770   Early Medieval
4780   Late Medieval

4810   Northern European Renaissance
4830   Italian Renaissance
4850   Baroque/Rococo

4880   American Art History
4880   19th Century Art History

4860   Art & Feminism Since 1800
4890   Modern
4900   Contemporary

3770   History of Architecture to 1850
3780   History of Architecture from 1850

2040   Cross-Cultural Survey
2070   Art of India and South East Asia
2080   Art of China and Japan

4920   Art in Theory and Practice Since 1900

Art Studio or Art History Electives (9 hours)

 

Department of Art and Art History
College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
University Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge Street
Omaha NE 68182-0011
(402) 554-2420 Fax: (402) 554-3436
Info:
unocfamprospective@mail.unomaha.edu