B. A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ART - ART HISTORY CONCENTRATION

(Art majors are required to complete all courses in Area F. Any transfer student who has not completed the course in Area F, or their equivalents, must take these courses at GCSU)


Area F		18 semester hours
ARTS 1200	Two-Dimensional Design (3)
ARTS 1201	Three-Dimensional Design (3)
ARTS 1000	Drawing I (3)
ARTS 1620	Introduction to the Computer in Art (3)
ARTS 2800	The Ancient and Medieval Worlds (3)
ARTS 2810	From the Renaissance to the Modern World (3)
Major Requirements		21 semester hours

Art History Concentration


ARTS 4800	Women and Art (3 hours)
ARTS 4810	20th Century Art, 1900-1950 (3 hours)
ARTS 4820	Late 20th Century Art Since 1950 (3 hours)
ARTS 4825	Seminar in Art History (3 hours)
ARTS 4830	American Art: From Colony to Conceptualism (3 hours)
ARTS 4840	African American Art (3 hours)
ARTS 4845	African Art History (3 hours)
ARTS 4860	19th Century Art of the West (3 hours)
ARTS 4880	Asian Art History - Chinese (3 hours)
ARTS 4881	Asian Art History - Indian (3 hours)
ARTS 4882	Asian Art History - Southeast Asia (3 hours)
ARTS 3000-4000	Studio (3 hours)
ARTS 3000-4000	Art History (9 hours)
3000-4000	Level Electives (9 hours in Art History or approved areas, including Studio Art, Museum Studies, IDST, HIST, WMST, ENGL, BLST, MUSC, THEA, etc)
Art History Capstone		6 semester hours

Senior Research and Senior Thesis and Presentation are to be taken in sequence and only during the senior year.


ARTS 4992	Senior Research (3)
ARTS 4993	Senior Thesis and Presentation (3)
Cognate Area		12 semester hours

Choose two from the following three choices (or enroll in all three to satisfy the Non-Western Art History requirement, see below)

ARTS 4855	Public Art (3) or
ARTS 4850	Art Criticism (3)
ARTS 4851	Comparative Aesthetics (3)
	(if used as Cognate Requirement, cannot count as Non-Western)

Choose two from the following, including one Non-Western Art History (or choose one if also enrolling in ARTS 4850, ARTS 4851, and ARTS 4855)


ARTS 4800 - 4950	Art History (6 hours)
Foreign Language Requirements		9-12 semester hours

Students must demonstrate minimum proficiency at the level of the fourth university course (2002) in one foreign language.

Electives

12-15 semester hours

Students are strongly encouraged to use their elective hours in art history or to develop a secondary or tertiary area in art.

Other Requirements

A grade of C or better is required for all courses that count toward major requirements.
A minimum of 39 hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a satisfactory grade. Students who transfer to GCSU are exempt from this requirement.

Degree Total

120 semester hours

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