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Implementation Date: Fall 2016
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Bachelor of Arts in Art History
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Art History requires 120 credit hours.
Additional Admission Requirements
Students declare a Major in Art History by indicating this on the application to UNC Charlotte, or by filling out a Change of Major/Minor form to record Art History major status. There is no portfolio submission for this degree. A cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required for admission to this major. Matriculated and transfer students who do not meet requirements for admission to the program because of special circumstances may petition the Art History Faculty for acceptance into the program. Students seeking to apply coursework taken at other institutions to the Art History major must provide copies of the official course description and a syllabus for each course requested for consideration.
Degree Requirements
General Education Courses (3734-43 credit hours)
For details on required courses, refer to the General Education program.
Major Courses (12 15 credit hours)
ARTH 1211 Art History Survey I (3)
ARTH 1212 Art History Survey II (3)
ARTH 2110 Contemporary Art History (3)
ARTH 2614 Writing SProseminar in Art History
ARTH 3114 Art History Methods (3)
or ARTH 3115 Honors Art History Methods (3)
Note: ARTH 1211 and ARTH 1212 are normally taken in the Freshman year; ARTH 2110 and ARTH 2614 are is normally taken in the Sophomore year or as soon as possible after declaring the major. ARTH 3114 or ARTH 3115 (taught simultaneously) may be taken when the other three major courses Survey I, Survey II, Contemporary, and Writing SProseminar have been completed.
Restricted Elective Courses (18 credit hours)
Take nNo more than 6 hours are at the 2000-level.
Students must take elective courses from at least four different content areas: Pre-Columbian, African, Early Modern, Modern and Contemporary.
At least 3 hours are in Non-Western Art History
At least 3 hours are in Ancient Art History (Prehistoric to 500 CE)
At least 3 hours are in Medieval, Renaissance or Baroque Art History (500-1700 CE)
At least 3 hours are in Recent Art History (1700 CE-Present)
2000-Level Elective Art History Courses (maximum 6 credit hours)
ARTH 2001 Topics in Art History (3)
ARTH 2190 Art of the United States (3)
3000-Level Elective Art History Courses in Pre-Columbian Art Non-Western Art (minimum 3 credit hours)
ARTH 2003 Pre-Columbian Art (3)
ARTH 3317 Maya Art (3)
ARTH 3318 Mexica (Aztec) Art (3)
ARTH 3319 Andean Art (3)
3000-Level Elective Art History Courses in African Art
ARTH 2121 Contemporary African Art (3)
ARTH 3328 West African Art and Display (3)
3000-Level Elective Art History Courses in Ancient Art (minimum 3 credit hours)
ARTH 3320 Ancient Egypt and Near Eastern Art (3)
ARTH 3322 Ancient Greek Art (3)
ARTH 3323 Ancient Roman Art (3)
3000-Level Elective Art History Courses in Medieval, Renaissance, or Baroque Early Modern Art (minimum 3 credit hours)
ARTH 2140 Medieval Art (3)
ARTH 3349 Gothic Art (3)
ARTH 3350 Northern Renaissance Art (3)
ARTH 3351 Italian Renaissance Art (3)
ARTH 3360 Northern Baroque Art (3)
3000-Level Elective Art History Courses in Recent Modern and Contemporary Art (minimum 3 credit hours)
ARTH 3100 Field Study in Visual Art (3)
ARTH 3381 Modernism (3)
ARTH 3393 History of Photography (3)
ARTH 3395 African American Art (3)
ARTH 3394 Women and Art (3)
Senior Seminar (3 credit hours)
Select one of the following:
ARTH 4601 Problems in Pre-Columbian Art History (3)
ARTH 4602 Problems in African Art History (3)
ARTH 4603 Problems in Ancient Art History (3)
ARTH 4605 Problems in Renaissance Art History (3)
ARTH 4609 Problems in Recent Modern and Contemporary Art History (3)
Related Courses (3 credit hours)
Select one of the following*:
AFRS 2105 Black Images in the Media (3)
AFRS 2206 African Literature, Music and Art (3)
AMST 3090 Topics in American Film (3)
AMST 3100 Introduction to American Studies (3)
ANTH 2050 Topics in Archaeology (3)
ANTH 2122 Beliefs, Symbols and Rituals (3)
ANTH 2151 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
ARCH 4201 Architectural History I: Prehistory-1750 (3)
ARCH 4202 Architectural History II: 1750-Present (3)
ENGL 2106 Film Criticism (3)
GEOG 2100 Maps and Graphs (3)
GERM 3160 Survey of German Film (3)
GREK 3800 Directed Individual Reading (3)
HIST 2130 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3)
HIST 2135 Introduction to Museums and Historic Sites (3)
HIST 3010 History and Culture Through Film, Non-Western (3)
HIST 3011 History and Culture Through Film (3)
HIST 3281 American Cities (3)LTAM 3360 Studies in Hispanic Film (3)
PHIL 3220 Aesthetics (3)
POLS 3104 Mass Media (3)
RELS 3101 Greek Myths and Religions (3)
RELS 3163 The Religious Art and Architecture of India (3)
RELS 3212 Films and Identity (3)
RELS 4127 Material Christianity (3)
RUSS 3203 Russian Civilizations and Culture (3)
SOCY 2112 Popular Culture (3)
THEA 2130 or 2131 Theater History 1 or 2
WGST 2110 Women and the Media (3)
WGST 3150 Body Image (3)
*Any other course must be preapproved by the Coordinator of Art History and the Department Chair.
Unrestricted Other Elective Courses (41-47 credit hours)
As needed.
Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours
Grade Requirement
A GPA of 2.5 in the major is required for graduation.
Suggested Curriculum
For a suggested curriculum progression toward completing the major, please see the Academic Plan of Study available online at academics.uncc.edu.
ARTH 4609. Problems in Recent Modern and Contemporary Art History. (3) (O, W) Prerequisites: Art History major; ARTH 3114 and ARTH 3393 with grades of C or above; or permission of instructor. A seminar designed around a problem in Art History since 1900, requiring reading, discussion, reports, and a major paper. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.