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Learn More About Your Art History, Theory and Criticism Program Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art History, Theory and Criticism Fall 2016 Catalog or Later Art Foundation Requirements: 18 credits Foundation courses are prerequisites for courses within the art, art education, communication design, and art history, theory and criticism majors. (Sem/Yr) ART 1101: Studio Foundations: 2D 3 o ART 1141: Studio Foundations: Drawing 3 o ARTH 1600: World Art I: Art Prior to 1400 3 o ART 1501: Studio Foundations: 3D 3 o The BA in Art History, Theory and Criticism ART 1531: Studio Foundations: 4D 3 o is an extended major: no minor is required ARTH 1700: World Art II: Art 1400-1900 3 o Total Credits for the Degree: 120 credits Total for the Major: 61 credits Art Foundation Requirements: 18 Credits Post-Foundation Requirements: 13 credits Post Foundation Requirements: 13 Credits ARTH 2080: Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries 3 o Art History Electives: 24 Credits ARTH 2600: Reading and Writing Visual Culture 3 o Foreign Language: 6-10 Credits ARTH 4480: Art Theory and Criticism 3 o Studio Electives: 6 Credits ARTH 4710: Art History, Theory and Criticism General Studies: 33 credits not ARTH or ARTE Senior Experience 3 o Upper Division Requirements: 27 hours in ARTH 4720: Directed Research in Art History, ARTH, 40 total for the degree Theory and Criticism 1 o General Electives: 16-20 credits to bring total credits for the degree to 120 • A grade of C- or better is required in each required Foreign Language: 6-10 credits course before progressing to subsequent courses. (Two Semesters of the same language. See course catalog for listings) • Contact the Department of Art at 303-556-3090 or come to our office in AR 187 to schedule an appointment with an advisor. Studio Electives: 6 credits (See listings on back) Metropolitan State University of Denver reserves Art History Electives: 24 credits the right to withdraw courses; revise the academic Choose from the list on the back or from approved omnibus calendar; or change curriculum, graduation procedures, courses. Variable topic courses may be repeated under different requirements and policies that apply to students at topics for up to 9 credits under a given course. See your advisor any time. This advising guide is not intended to be a if you need more information regarding how these courses apply contract between the student and Metropolitan State to the requirements. University of Denver. Consult the Catalog for course At least 3 courses must be in the history of art prior to 1900. descriptions, specific prerequisites or corequisites and At least 1 course must be in art of a non-western culture. General Studies requirements. At least 1 course must be a senior-level seminar, either ARTH 4410, ARTH 450#, or ARTH 4510. Revised May 16, 2016 At least 27 credits in the major must be upper division (3000-4999). ARTH Electives Foreign Language: 6-10 credits ARTH 321#: Site Specific Studies in Two semesters of the same language. o Art History: (variable topics) 3 See course catalog for listings. ARTH 3300: Multiculturalism and American o Art (multicultural) 3 Foreign Language I: 3 o o ARTH 3385: Feminist Art Since 1960 3 Foreign Language II: 3 o ARTH 358#: 20th and 21st Century Art: (variable topics) 3 o ARTH 3670: History of Art Between World Wars 3 o Studio Electives: 6 credits ARTH 3690: History of Communication Design 3 o Choose two of the following courses, from two different media. ARTH 3780: Cinema as Visual Art (integrated media) 3 o Prerequisites apply – see the catalog for more information. ARTH 3790: Photography and Modernism (integrated media) 3 o Studio Electives ART 2611: Beginning Ceramics: Handbuilding 3 o ARTH Electives Senior Seminar OR ART 2613: Beginning Ceramics: ARTH 4410: Art History and Its Methods 3 o Wheelthrowing ARTH 450#: Variable Topics Seminar in Art History, o Theory and Criticism: (variable topics) 3 o ART 2641: Color Drawing: Wet and Dry 3 ARTH 4510: Exhibiting the Art Object 3 o OR ART 2643: Figure Drawing: Wet and Dry ART 2651: Beginning Jewelry 3 o ARTH Electives non-western OR ART 2653: Beginning Metalsmithing ARTH 3360: Contemporary Chicana/o Art ART 2661: Beginning Painting: Acrylic and Oil 3 o (CHS 3025, multicultural) 3 o OR ART 2666: Beginning Painting: Watermedia ARTH 3310: African Art (AAS 3310) 3 o ARTH 3340: Asian Art 3 o ART 2671: Beginning Photography: ARTH 3401: Art of Ancient Mesoamerica 3 o Film & Darkroom 3 o ARTH 3402: Art of the Ancient Andes 3 o OR ART 2673: Beginning Photography: ARTH 3405: Native American Art 3 o Digital Capture o ARTH 3481: Latin American Modernisms 3 ART 2682: Beginning Printmaking: o ARTH 350#: Non-Western Art: (variable topics) 3 Screen Printing and Monotype 3 o OR ART 2683 - Beginning Printmaking: ARTH Electives pre-1900 Intaglio and Relief ARTH 3330: Egyptian Art (AAS 3330) 3 o ART 2691: Beginning Sculpture: ARTH 3431: Art of the Italian Quattrocento 3 o Woods and Assembly 3 o ARTH 3432: Art of the Italian Cinquecento 3 o OR ART 2693: Beginning Sculpture: ARTH 3433: Northern Renaissance Art 3 o Metals & Fabrication ARTH 3441: Italian Baroque Art 3 o ARTH 3443: 17th Century Dutch and Flemish Art 3 o CDES 2222: Design Media 3 o ARTH 352#: Medieval Art: (variable topics) 3 o ARTH 353#: Renaissance Art: (variable topics) 3 o ARTH 354#: Baroque Art: (variable topics) 3 o ARTH 356#: 19th Century Art: (variable topics) 3 o ARTH 3660: Art Nouveau 3 o.
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