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May 11, 2026
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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Art, Art History Concentration, B.A.
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Art and Design
615-898-2455
Laura Cochrane, program coordinator
Laura.Cochrane@mtsu.edu
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Art with a concentration in Art History provides students with a broad, interdisciplinary foundation in the historical and cultural study of art within a liberal arts context. The program supports students preparing for careers in museums, galleries, and arts organizations, as well as those pursuing graduate study in art history or related fields. Students should consult with their advisors each semester to plan their course of study.
No more than 50 percent of coursework (60 credits of 120 required) for the degree may be completed using courses in the Department of Art and Design. Art and Design course prefixes include the following: ART, DSGN, ILLU, IXD, and ARTH.
Students pursuing a B.A. or a B.S. in Art with a concentration in Art History will be required to earn a C (2.0) or better in ART 1610 , ART 1630 , ART 1910 , ART 1920 , and ART 1930 .
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) | 41 hours | | Major Requirements | 39 hours | | Major Core | 15 hours* | | Art History Concentration | 24 hours | | World Language Requirement | 12 hours | | Minor | 15-18 hours | | Electives | 13-19 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)
- 3 credit hours from world language 1010, 1020, 2010, or 2020 (NWC)
Major Requirements (39 hours)
Majors must maintain a GPA of at least 2.00 in the major. 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
World Language Requirement (12 hours)
Students meet this requirement by successfully completing the 2020-level or a higher course in a single world language. Students may take 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020 in sequence, or they may use the MTSU Language Placement Test to start at the appropriate level. See Bachelor of Arts Degree for additional details. Curriculum: Art, Art History
Sophomore Fall
- ART 1910 - Survey of Non-Western Art 3 credit hours
- Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
- Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
- World Language 3 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Sophomore Spring
- Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
- World Language 3 credit hours
- Creativity and Cultural Expression/Elective 3 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Junior Fall
- Upper-division Art History 6 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
- Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
Junior Spring
- Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
- Upper-division Art History 6 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
- Elective 1 credit hours
Senior Fall
- ART 3940 - Art History Methods 3 credit hours
- Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
- Upper-division Art History 6 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
Senior Spring
- Elective/minor course 3 credit hours
- Minor courses 6 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Upper-division Art History 3 credit hours
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