Art Department

BA Art History

The Art History / Museum Studies Concentration is an academic, liberal arts program with emphasis on the visual rather than the verbal tradition. Students who wish to pursue a professional career in this discipline should plan to enter a PhD program after graduation. In preparation for doctoral work, students should acquire a fluent reading knowledge of two foreign languages; German and French are usually recommended.

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List of Courses

These are the courses required by the Art History and Museum Studies concentration. For a suggested schedule of courses for Art History and Museum Studies students, see the schedule at the bottom of this page. For more information on these and other available courses, see the Art Department's list of courses or the UNCG course bulletin.

In addition to meeting the College of Arts & Sciences Liberal Education Requirements, the required courses in the Art Department to complete a B.A. degree in Art History/Museum Studies consist of:

ARH 110: Survey of Western Art: Prehistory Renaissance (GFA)
ARH 111: Survey of Western Art: Renaissance Contemporary (GFA
ARH 112: Survey of Non-Western Art (GFA, GN)
ARH 219: Sophomore Seminar in Art History (WI)
ARH 405: Research Topics in Art History and Museum Studies (WI/SI)
ARH 590: Museum Studies (WI/SI)

Minimum of 6-7 semester hours of Studio Art selected from the following:

ART 120: Drawing I
or
ART 140: Foundation Design I
or
ART 150: Three Dimensional Foundations I
and
One 200-level studio art course.

Minimum of 12 semester hours in Art History/Museum Studies courses above the 200 level.

Elective courses in Art History and Museum Studies:

ARH 301: Greek Art
ARH 302: Roman Art
ARH 310: Early Medieval and Byzantine Art
ARH 311: Medieval and Romanesque Art
ARH 312: Gothic Art
ARH 320: Italian Renaissance Art
ARH 325: Northern Renaissance Art
ARH 330: Baroque Art
ARH 340: European Art in the Eighteenth Century
ARH 345: European Art in the Nineteenth Century
ARH 347: American Art
ARH 350: History of Photography
ARH 351: Architecture in the Twentieth Century
ARH 352: Early Twentieth-Century Art
ARH 353: Late Twentieth-Century Art
ARH 370: African Art
ARH 371: The TransAtlantic: Cross-Cultural Representations
ARH 400: Special Problems, Art History and Criticism (Independent Study)
ARH 401: Special Problems, Museums Studies (Internship)
ARH 403: Art History Research Seminar
ARH 493: Honors Work (Independent Study)
ARH 500: Traditions of Art Criticism
ARH 501: Topics in the History of Art
ARH 502: Historiography and Methodology

Suggested Course Schedule

This list outlines the schedule of courses recommended for majors in the Art History and Museum Studies concentration. For more information on courses and requirements, see the Art Department's list of courses or the UNCG course bulletin. For information on advising, see the Art Department's page or contact the Department.

University Minimums: 122 Hours Required, 36 at or above the 300 level. Department Minimums: 12 Hours at or above the 300 level in Art History/Museum Studies

Freshman Year

Semester I

ARH 110 (GFA)
Art 120, 140, or 150
Foreign Language 101
2 GECs/CARs
Recommended 15 credit hours

Semester II

ARH 111, ARH 112
2 GECs/CARs
Foreign Language 102
Recommended 15 credit hours

Sophomore Year

Semester III

ARH 219 (WI)
3 GECs/CARs
Foreign Language 203
Recommended 15 credit hours

Semester IV

ARH at the 300 level
ART: Studio at 200 Level
Foreign Language 204
2 GECs/CARs)
Recommended 15 credit hours

Junior Year

Semester V

ARH at 300 Level
ARH elective or other elective*
3 GECs/CARs
Recommended 15 - 18 credit hours

Semester VI

ARH at the 300 Level
2 ARH electives or other elective*
2 GECs/CARs
Recommended 15 - 18 credit hours

Senior Year

Semester VII**

ARH at 300 Level
4 ARH elective or other elective*
Recommended 15 - 18 credit hours

Semester VIII***

ARH 405 (WI/SI)***
ARH at the 300 level
4 ARH electives or other electives *
Recommended 15 - 18 credit hours

* Suggested departments for non-art history electives/minor study include: African American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Classical Studies, English, German and Russian (including Chinese and Japanese Studies), History, Interior Architecture, Media Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Women and Gender Studies

** This plan represents the minimum within the art history / museum studies area of concentration. Of course, the student is encouraged to select additional courses.