Roadmap: Art History and Visual Culture, BA

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in GE UD courses.

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (15 units)

GE Area 1A 3 unit(s)
GE Area 1C 3 unit(s)*
One course from: ART 44HA , DSGN 44HA , ENGL 44HA , HUM 44HA , OR
PHIL 44HA - Design Your Life, Design Your Semester, Design Your World
3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
World Language or Art Foundation Course 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

GE Area 1B 3 unit(s)
GE Area 2 3 unit(s)
GE Area 3B 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 6 3 unit(s)*
World Language or Art Foundation Course 3 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (15-17 units)

AFAM 2A - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government
  3 unit(s),
AAS 33A - Asian Americans in U.S. History I
  3 unit(s),
CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government
  3 unit(s), OR
HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History
  3 unit(s) (GE Area 4  + US1 )*
ARTH 70A - Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval
,
ARTH 70B - Art History, Renaissance to Modern
OR
ARTH 70C - Arts of Asia
(GE Area 3A ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area 5A /5C 3-4 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 2-3 unit(s)
Physical Education Activity Course 1 unit
Complete Upper-Division Writing Directed Self Placement

Spring Semester (14-16 units)

AFAM 2B - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government
  3 unit(s),
AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II
  3 unit(s), OR
POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government
  3 unit(s) (GE Area 4  + US 2-3 )*
GE Area 5B /5C 3-4 unit(s)
ARTH 70A - Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval
  3 unit(s),
ARTH 70B - Art History, Renaissance to Modern
  3 unit(s) OR
ARTH 70C - Arts of Asia
  (GE Area 3A ) 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 2-3 unit(s)
Upper Division Humanities & Arts Course 2 unit(s)
Physical Education 1 unit

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 units)

ART 100W - Writing Workshop: Fine Arts
(WID) 3 unit(s)
ARTH 175 - Theories of Art History and Art Criticism
3 unit(s)
ARTH 187A - Art of the Italian Renaissance, Fifteenth Century
OR
ARTH 190B - Early Modernist Art
3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

ARTH 193A - Worlds of Art and Culture
OR
ARTH 193B - East Meets West in Art
(GE Upper Division Area 3 ) 3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

ANTH 160 - Mysteries of Ancient Civilizations
(GE Upper Division Area 2/5 ) 3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

CA 172 , RELS 191 , RTVF 110 OR WGSS 101 (GE Upper Division Area 4 ) 3 unit(s)
ARTH 199 - Art History Capstone Seminar
OR
ARTH 277 - Seminar in Historiography
3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)
Art History Selections from Emphases 1-4 3 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Lower division courses should generally be taken in years 1-2, and upper division courses in years 3-4. Students should work with an academic advisor to create an individual roadmap using the MyPlanner tool.

A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.