B. A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ART - MUSEUM STUDIES CONCENTRATION

Area F

18 semester hours

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


ARTS 1000	Drawing I (3 hours)
ARTS 1200	Two-Dimensional Design (3 hours)
ARTS 1201	Three-Dimensional Design (3 hours)
ARTS 1620	Introduction to the Computer in Art (3 hours)
ARTS 2800	The Ancient and Medieval Worlds (3 hours)
ARTS 2810	From the Renaissance to the Modern World (3 hours)
Major Requirements		24 semester hours

Museum Studies Concentration

(Museum Studies students need to take two internships)

ARTS 2400	Museum Studies I: Introduction to Museum Studies (3 hours)
ARTS 3400	Museum Studies II: Exhibition Design (3 hours)
ARTS 4400	Museum Studies III: Critical and Curatorial Theory & Development (3 hours)
ARTS 4420	Museum Studies IV: Museum Administration (3 hours)
ARTS 4960	Internship (6 hours)
	ARTS 3/4000 Art History or Studio Art (6 hours) (cannot count towards credit in the Cognate or other elective areas)
	ARTS 3/4000 Elective (9 hours) (cannot count towards credit in the Cognate or other elective areas)

Museum Studies Capstone (6 hours)


ARTS 4996	Museum Studies: Senior Curatorial Research (3 hours)
ARTS 4997	Museum Studies: Senior Thesis and Curatorial Presentation (3 hours)
Cognate Area		12 semester hours

Complete four classes in Art History from the following including one Non-Western Art History course.


ARTS 4850	Art Criticism (3 hours)
ARTS 4851	Comparative Aesthetics (3 hours)
ARTS 4855	Public Art & Media Culture (3 hours)
ARTS 4950	Writing About Art (3 hours)
ARTS 4800 - 4950	Art History (Non Western) (3 hours)
Foreign Language Requirements		3-12 semester hours

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

Electives

9-12 semester hours

Students are strongly encouraged to use their elective hours to develop a minor concentration in another field related to their career aspirations or chose a secondary area in art (studio, art history). It is strongly recommended that students take ARTS 2620 Digital I: Digital Print and additional Art History classes to fulfill elective semester hours..

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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