Art History, B.A. : 180 units

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Offered by: College of Environmental Design, Art Department

Required Core Courses for Major
Required Support Courses
Elective Support Courses

Unrestricted Electives
General Education Requirements

The Art History Major includes global art from antiquity to the present. Students develop skills in visual analysis, analysis of cultural context, and in scholarly research.

Required Core Courses for Major: 26 units

Required Support Courses: 28 units

Note(s):

Students are required to take three consecutive Foreign Language courses of either German or French (12 units).

Elective Core Courses: 28 units

Note(s):

Students in the Art History Major should choose 7 of the following: (Selection must include two non-European art history courses: ART 211 , ART 216 , ART 309 , ART 314 , ART 315 , ART 407 ).

Elective Support Courses: 8 units

Approved electives:

Must be chosen in consultation with advisor.
Students are advised to take courses in History, Literature, Music, Theater, Philosophy, Anthropology, etc., that coordinate with their areas of interest in the Art History Major.

Unrestricted Electives: 22-30 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Required Support,” “GE,” and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 118 units.

Note(s):

All major courses (core and support) must be passed with a grade of “C-” or better.

Total curriculum must include 60 units of upper division courses.

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the catalog website www.csupomona.edu/~academic/catalog/ for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, see the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

General Education