Art B.A. with Art History Concentration
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours = 120
- University Core Requirements (42 hrs.)
- A minimum grade of ‘C’ in each art course
- Four semesters of an approved foreign language or demonstration of proficiency.
- The following courses or equivalent:
- Art History Core Requirements: (9 hrs.)
ART 2303 Art History Survey I
ART 2304 Art History Survey II
ART 3340 Aesthetics in Visual Learning
- Foreign Language (12-16 hrs.)
- Upper-level Art History (34 hrs. minimum)
- Minor: Required and selected in related field with advisor approval (18 hrs.)
- ART 4192 Senior Exhibition/Thesis (1 hr.)
Suggested 4-year Course Sequence
Freshman Year
Semester I: 15 hours
| ART 1301 | Introduction to Art [TCCN: ARTS 1301] | |
| ENGL 1301 | College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301] | |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301] | |
| POLS 2305 | Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305] | |
| ART 2303 | Art History Survey I [TCCN: ARTS 1303] | |
Semester II: 15 hours
| ART 2304 | Art History Survey II [TCCN: ARTS 1304] | |
| ENGL 1302 | College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302] | |
| HIST 1302 | United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302] | |
| POLS 2306 | Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306] | |
| | Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
Sophomore Year
Semester III: 15 hours
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Foreign Language (3 hrs.) | |
| | Mathematics (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
| | Language, Philosophy and Culture (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
| | Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
Semester IV: 15 hours
| ART 3340 | Aesthetics in Visual Learning | |
| Foreign Language (3 hrs.) | |
| Course Selected for Minor (3 hrs.) | |
| | Social and Behavioral Science (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
| | STEM (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
Junior Year
Semester V: 15 hours
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Foreign Language (3 hrs.) | |
| | Course selected for minor (3 hours) | |
| | Human Expression (Core, 3 hrs.) | |
Semester VI: 15 hours
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Foreign Language (3 hrs.) | |
| Course Selected for Minor (3 hrs.) | |
| Course Selected for Minor (3 hrs.) | |
Senior Year
Semester VII: 15 hours
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Course Selected for Minor (3 hrs.) | |
Semester VIII: 15 hours
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours) | |
| Course Selected for Minor (3 hrs.) | |
| Upper-Division Art History Elective (1 hr.) | |
| Foreign Language or Open Elective (4 hrs.) | |
| ART 4193 | Art History Senior Thesis | |
For all degree programs the final thirty hours in art must be taken at UT Tyler. ART 3315 may be used for teacher certification option only.
Note: All transferred art courses must have the written approval of art chair before being applied to degree. BA in Art with a concentration in art history majors may not select the art minor or art history minor; you may select any of the other art minor options (studio art or curatorial studies) or any other minor option listed in the catalog.