Introduction

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The art history emphasis familiarizes students with a range of developments in the history of art while developing skills in critical thinking, writing, research and the study of visual culture. After a two-semester introduction to the foundations of art and architectural history, students choose from an array of advanced courses on specific topics. This curriculum concludes with a capstone thesis project.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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• Consult the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for more information.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Core Curriculum
• College of Arts & Media Graduation Requirements
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Program Requirements

1. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a College of Arts & Media major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of C- (1.7) or lower will not fulfill a major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of S is acceptable only for courses in which the grading basis is S/U. No more than 6 semester hours of P+/P/F is allowed in any given semester. No more than 12 semester hours may be elected as P+/P/F toward the degree.
2. All upper-division visual arts courses must be taken at CU Denver unless approved otherwise by Department of Visual Arts faculty.
3. At least 21 semester hours of all visual arts credits (at any level) must be taken at CU Denver.
4. At least 21 semester hours of total visual arts courses must be upper-division.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Studio Arts
Take all of the following Studio Arts courses:
FINE ___	2-dimensional Studio Arts course	3
FINE ___	3-dimensional Studio Arts course	3
FINE ___	Studio Arts Elective	3
English
Take one of the following English courses:		3
ENGL 2070	Grammar, Rhetoric and Style
ENGL 3084	Digital Writing and Storytelling
ENGL 4180	Argumentation and Logic
ENGL 4280	Proposal and Grant Writing
Art History (Entry Level)
Take all of the following Art History courses (entry level):
FINE 2600	Art History Survey I	3
FINE 2610	Art History Survey II	3
Electives
Take a minimum of three semester hours of Pre-20th Century Art History elective.		3
Take an additional twenty-one semester hours of upper-division (3000/4000-level) Art History electives (seven courses). A minimum three of these upper-division elective hours must be an Art History seminar).		21
Art History Capstone
Take the following Art History Capstone course:
FINE 4951	Bachelor of Art Thesis	3
Total Hours		45

Please contact the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for course sequencing, any prerequisite updates and for lists of approved studio arts courses and art history electives, as well as more information about this emphasis.

To review the Degree Map for this program, please visit our website.