BFA with a Major in Art History
Note: The order of semesters and summer terms has been changed from the print version to accommodate the one-column format of HTML publishing. A conventional Four-Year Plan is available in the .pdf file.ENGL 1310, College Writing I 3ART 1200, Art Appreciation 3
ART 1440, Design I 3
Minor: French or German 8 4
MATH 1100, College Algebra 3
Total 16
ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3ART 2350, Art History Survey I2 3
ART 1510, Drawing II 3
Minor: French or German8 3
Laboratory Science9 3-4
Total 15-16
HIST 2610, United States History to 186531 3Art Studio27 3
Total 6
ART 4140, Greek and Roman Art, or ART 4710, Medieval Art4 3Art Studio27 3
PSCI 1040, American Government 3
Minor: French or German (advanced)8 3
Art History (advanced) 3
Wellness5 2-3
Total 17-18
ART 4180, 17th Century Art4, or ART 4380,18th Century Art, or ART 4360, 19th Century Art 3Art History (advanced) 3
Art Elective (advanced) 3
ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Elective (advanced) 3
Total 15
ENGL 1320, College Writing II 3ART 1500, Drawing I 3
ART 1450, Design II 3
Minor: French or German8 4
Understanding of Ideas and Values9 3
Total 16
ENGL 2220, World Literature II 3ART 2360, Art History Survey II3 3
ART 2100, Figure Drawing I 3
Minor: French or German8 3
Laboratory Science9 3-4
Total 15-16
HIST 2620, United States History Since 186531 3Art Elective 3
Total 6
ART 4130, Renaissance Art in Italy, or ART 4330, Northern Renaissance Art 4 3Art Studio (advanced)27 3
PSCI 1050, American Government 3
Minor: French or German (advanced)8 3
Art History (advanced) 3
Total 15
ART 4370, 20th Century Art 3Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.Art History (advanced) 3
Elective (3 hours advanced) 3-5
Elective or Computer Competence Requirement6 3
Elective or Oral Communication Requirement7 3
Total 15-17
Art (30 advanced): 63Minor (6 advanced): 18-20
Core:
English 12
American History 6
Political Science 6
Laboratory Science 6-8
Mathematics 3
Wellness 2
Understanding of Ideas and Values 3
Economics 3
Electives (6 advanced): 12-16
Note:
36 hours of art must be taken at UNT.42 hours must be advanced; 24 of the 42 hours must be taken at UNT. To reach 42 advanced hours 6 hours of free electives must be advanced.
24 of the last 30 hours must be completed at UNT.
If two years of French or German are taken as free electives, additional electives may be required to reach 42 advanced hours.
As well as those cited above, art history courses include the following: ART 4070, History of Photography; ART 4190, History of Prints; ART 4310, History of Crafts; ART 4320, Asian Art; ART 4340, American Art; ART 4350, Understanding Art Museums; and ART 4390, Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican, and North American Art.
Graduating seniors should identify themselves to the Coordinator of Art History during the first week of the semester when they plan to graduate. Reviews are not conducted during summer sessions.
Students who major in art history are expected to develop the following competencies:
1. Proficiency in analysis of artworks as demonstrated in examinations and papers.
2. Proficiency in art historical research as demonstrated in papers.
3. Knowledge of key monuments of Western art, terminology related to that art, and understanding of the cultural context in which the art was produced.
4. Understanding of art historical methodologies.
Competencies 1, 2 and 4:
During the semester when the student plans to graduate, all art history faculty will review an unrevised term paper the student wrote in the last term enrolled. If the paper is judged unsatisfactory, by the end of the sixth week of that final semester, the student will submit to all art history faculty a term paper written for a current art history class. If the second paper is unsatisfactory, the student will be given a special research paper assignment for all art history faculty to evaluate.
Competency 3:
During the semester when the student plans to graduate, a 100-point test will be given. If the results are unsatisfactory, the student must retake the exam until it is passed.
Record of success in passing each review will be furnished the student and recorded for the School of Visual Arts. Unsatisfactory reviews will delay graduation.