Art History, B.A.: 120 units

Offered by: College of Environmental Design , Art Department

Major Required: 33 units

All major required courses must be passed with a grade of “C-” or better to receive major credit.

AH 2301 - World Art: Prehistory through Medieval Europe (3) [GE 3A]
AH 2302 - World Art: Renaissance through Modern Europe and the United States (3) [GE 3A]
AH 2303 - World Art: Asia (Prehistory to 12th Century) (3) [GE 3A]
AH 2305 - World Art: Africa, Oceania, and Native America (3) [GE 3A]
AH 4610W - Senior Seminar (3)
HST 1101 - World Civilizations to 1500 (3) [GE 3B]
HST 1102 - World Civilizations from 1500 (3) [GE 3B]
HST 3300 - Theory and Practice of History (3)
VCD 1XXX/2XXX - A Lower Division Studio Course (3)
Foreign Language: At least two semesters of a single foreign language of the student’s choice (6) [GE 3B]

Major Electives: 33 units

All major electives and approved electives courses must be passed with a grade of “C-” or better to receive major credit.

Groups A, B, and C: 21 units

Choose at least two courses from each group below (A, B, and C) for a total of 7 courses or 21 units.

Upper Division Group A: 6 units
AH 3311 - Art of Ancient Egypt and the Near East (3)
AH 3313 - Art of the Classical World (3)
AH 3315 - Art of the Middle Ages (3)
AH 3317 - Art of the Italian Renaissance (3)
AH 3319 - Art in the Age of the Baroque (3)
Upper Division Group B: 6 units
AH 3331 - Art of the United States (3)
AH 3333W - History of Design (3)
AH 3335 - Modernism in Visual Art (3)
AH 3337 - Contemporary Art (3)
Upper Division Group C: 6 units
AH 3341 - Art and Architecture of India (3)
AH 3343 - Arts of Korea (3)
AH 3345 - Arts of Japan (3)
AH 3347 - Arts of China (3)
AH 3350 - Arts of Native America (3)
AH 3351 - Arts of Mexico, Central and South America (3)

Approved Electives: 12 units

Select four upper-division courses (3000- and 4000-level) from among the following subject areas for a total of 12 units: AH (Art History), ANT (Anthropology), CHN (Chinese), COM (Communications), ENG (English), FRE (French), FRL (Finance, Real Estate, and Law), GER (German), HST (History), IBM (International Business and Marketing), MHR (Management and Human Resources), PHL (Philosophy), PLS (Political Science), SPN (Spanish), and TH (Theatre).

Note: AH 4410 Art History Internship can be counted as an Approved Elective if a minimum of 3 units is taken.

Unrestricted Electives: 14 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from Major Required, Major Electives, Unrestricted Electives, and Graduation Requirements is at least 120 units.

Graduation Requirements: 52 units

General Education: 43 units

Unless specific GE courses are required for the major, please refer to the list of approved courses in the General Education Program .

American Institutions: 6 units

The CSU requires all students complete coursework in US History, US Government, and California and local government. For more information on satisfying this requirement, consult American Institutions Courses List . If students satisfy these requirements through GE or major coursework, unrestricted electives may increase.

University Writing Requirement (UWR): 3 units

Students must complete 3 units of writing-intensive coursework with a grade of C or higher. Students are eligible to take their UWR when they have completed 60 semester units. Writing-intensive courses are marked with a “W” in the catalog and embedded in all majors. University Writing Requirement Courses List .

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

CPU 3003 - Cal Poly Pomona Undergraduate Sponsored Summer Experience (0)