Mar 31, 2023

2022-2023 University Catalog

Fine Arts: Art History, B.A.

Student Learning Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for BA Art History
1	Students will conduct historical research using art as a primary source, and will evaluate primary and secondary sources.
2	Students will understand and appreciate the main ideas, questions, and concepts that inform current debate in art historical research.
3	Students will build a unique and wide-ranging vocabulary that allows for in-depth critical analysis of images, time periods, and both sociological and cultural aspects of art history.
4	Students will translate the verbal and spatial into effective verbal language, connecting evidence and knowledge through the oral presentation of research.

General Education Requirements

English

ENGL 1157 - English Composition - Credits: 3
ENGL 1158 - English Composition - Credits: 3
OR
ENGL 1159 - English Composition Honors - Credits: 3 ¹

Mathematics Credits: 6 *

* See General Course Requirements and Approved Electives in the Liberal Arts section.

Science

BIOS Credits: 3 ³
BIOS or Physical Sciences Credits: 6 ³

Humanities

FORL 1001 Credits: 3
FORL 1002 Credits: 3
ENGL Literature Credits: 3

Social Sciences

Social Sciences Credits: 6 ²

Arts

FA 1010 - Art Appreciation - Credits: 3
or
FA 1500 - Introduction to Art and Visual Culture - Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 39

Other Requirements

ANTH 3220 - Arch of New Orleans - Credits: 3
or
ANTH 3240 - Arch of African Diaspora - Credits: 3
HIST 3002 - Historical Thought and Writing - Credits: 3
- Social Sciences 2000+ Credits: 6
- ENGL Literature Credits: 3
- FORL 2001 Credits: 3
  OR
- FORL 1001 Credits: 3 ⁴
- General Electives Credits: 21⁴

Total Credit Hours: 39

Course Requirements for Major

FA 1001 - CORE STUDIO I - Surface / Process / Practice - Credits: 3
ENGL 2154 - Intro Creative Writing Nonfic - Credits: 3
HIST 1001 - World History I - Credits: 3
HIST 1002 - World History II - Credits: 3
FA 2201 - Art History Survey I: Prehistory to the Thirteenth Century - Credits: 3
FA 2202 - Art History Survey II: Fourteenth Century to the Present - Credits: 3
FA 2999 - Theory and Practice of Art History - Credits: 3
FA Art History 3000+ Electives Credits: 18
FA Art History 4000+ Electives Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 42

Total Credit Hours Required: 120

“C” or better required
Must include courses from two different fields (ANTH, ECON, GEOG, POLI, PSYC, SOC, or URBN) and at least 6 hours at 2000-level or higher. Check General Education Courses to confirm courses fulfilling this requirement.
6 hour sequence in one science. Select from BIOS, CHEM, EES, PHYS. 3 hours must be BIOS. Check General Education Courses to confirm courses fulfilling this requirement.
Art History majors must complete 9 credit hours in one language or 6 credit hours in two languages. If completing 9 credits in one language, there will be 21 credits in free electives. Otherwise, there will be 18.

Four Year Plan of Study

First Year of Enrollment

First Term

ENGL 1157 - English Composition - Credits: 3
HIST 1001 - World History I - Credits: 3
FA 1010 - Art Appreciation - Credits: 3
or
FA 1500 - Introduction to Art and Visual Culture - Credits: 3
BIOS 1053 - Human Biol Non-Sci - Credits: 3
or
BIOS 1083 - Biology I - Credits: 3
Gen Ed MATH Credits: 3
UNIV 1001 - University Success - Credits: 1 ¹

Total Credit Hours: 16

Second Term

ENGL 1158 - English Composition - Credits: 3
OR
ENGL 1159 - English Composition Honors - Credits: 3
HIST 1002 - World History II - Credits: 3
FA 1001 - CORE STUDIO I - Surface / Process / Practice - Credits: 3
Foreign Language - 1st Language Part 1 Credits: 3
Gen Ed Math Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Second Year of Enrollment

First Term

FA 2201 - Art History Survey I: Prehistory to the Thirteenth Century - Credits: 3
ENGL 2154 - Intro Creative Writing Nonfic - Credits: 3
Gen Ed Social Science (1 of 2) Credits: 3
Foreign Language - 1st Language, Part 2 Credits: 3
Gen Ed Physical Science Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Second Term

FA 2202 - Art History Survey II: Fourteenth Century to the Present - Credits: 3
FA 2999 - Theory and Practice of Art History - Credits: 3
Foreign Language, 1st language, part 3; or 2nd language, part 1² Credits: 3
Gen Ed Literature 2000+ Credits: 3
Gen Ed Biology or Physical Science Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Third Year of Enrollment

First Term

HIST 3002 - Historical Thought and Writing - Credits: 3
FA Art History 3000+ Credits: 3
Social Science 2000+ Credits: 3
Literature 2000+ Credits: 3
Elective or Foreign Language 2nd language, part 2²Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Second Term

ANTH 3220 - Arch of New Orleans - Credits: 3
or
ANTH 3240 - Arch of African Diaspora - Credits: 3
FA Art History 3000+ Credits: 3
FA Art History 3000+ Credits: 3
Gen Ed Social Science (2 of 2) Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Fourth Year of Enrollment

First Term

FA Art History 3000+ Credits: 3
FA Art History 3000+ Credits: 3
Social Science 2000+ Credits: 3 ³
Electives Credits: 6

Total Credit Hours: 15

Second Term

FA Art History 3000+ Credits: 3
FA Art History 4000+ Credits: 3
Electives Credits: 9

Total Credit Hours: 15

Total Credit Hours Required: 120

Required for all first-time full-time students.
Art History majors must complete 9 credit hours in one language or 6 credit hours in two languages. If completing 9 credits in one language, there will be 21 credits in free electives, otherwise there will be 18.
Social Science must be completed over at least two different areas (Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Urban Studies) and six credits must be at the 2000 level or above. ANTH 2232 World Archaeology is highly recommended.