Art, Art History Concentration, B.S.

Art and Design
615-898-2455
Laura Cochrane, program coordinator
Laura.Cochrane@mtsu.edu

The B.S. program in Art with a concentration in Art History is designed for those who wish to pursue careers in museums, galleries, or arts organizations and/or pursue further study at the graduate level. Students should consult with their advisors each semester in order to plan their schedule of courses.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Art, Art History, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	39 hours
Major Core	15 hours*
Art History Concentration	24 hours
Electives	40-43 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

ART 1920 (CCE)

Major Requirements (39 hours)

Majors must maintain a GPA of at least 2.00 in the major.

Major Core (15 hours)

ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours
ART 1630 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours
ART 1910 - Survey of Non-Western Art 3 credit hours
ART 1920 - Survey of Western Art I 3 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
ART 1930 - Survey of Western Art II 3 credit hours

Art History Concentration (24 hours)

ART 3940 - Art History Methods 3 credit hours
Modern/Contemporary 6 upper-division credit hours
Non-Western Art 6 upper-division credit hours
Medieval/Renaissance 6 upper-division credit hours
Electives from any of the above categories 3 upper-division credit hours

Electives (40-43 hours)

Curriculum: Art, Art History

Freshman Fall

ART 1920 - Survey of Western Art I 3 credit hours (CCE)
Written Communication 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours OR
ART 1630 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Freshman Spring

ART 1930 - Survey of Western Art II 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours OR
ART 1630 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ART 1910 - Survey of Non-Western Art 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression/Elective 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

Electives 6 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
Upper-division Art History 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

Electives 4 credit hours
Upper-division Art History 6 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 13 hours

Senior Fall

ART 3940 - Art History Methods 3 credit hours
Upper-division Art History 6 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Electives 12 credit hours
Upper-division Art History 3 credit hours