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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History and Criticism
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and Criticism is awarded upon the completion of 120 hours, of which, 42 hours are Core Curriculum requirements. Thirty-nine of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level.
The B.A. in Art History and Criticism program offers art historical studies in the context of a liberal arts education. This degree program emphasizes critical thinking, research and writing skills in order to prepare students for careers in the arts, in a variety of fields requiring a liberal arts background, or pursuing graduate studies in art history and related fields.
Core Curriculum Requirements (42 semester credit hours)
Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and Criticism must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements, see pages 3-5 of this catalog.
AHC 1113, AHC 1123, or AHC 1133 may be used to satisfy the core requirement in Visual and Performing Arts as well as a major requirement.
Major Requirements
- 9 semester credit hours in lower-division art history and criticism foundation courses:
AHC 1113 Survey of Art and Architecture from Prehistoric Times to 1350*
AHC 1123 Survey of Art and Architecture in Europe and the New World from 1350 to 1750*
AHC 1133 Survey of Modern Art*
*A grade of "C-" or better must be earned in these courses to satisfy the prerequisites for subsequent courses in the Art History and Criticism major.
- 18 semester credit hours in upper-division art history and criticism courses:
AHC 3113 Contemporary Art
AHC 3423 Arts of Ancient America
AHC 3523 Latin American Art
AHC 4333 Topics in Art History and Criticism (may be repeated for credit when topics vary)
AHC 4933 Art Gallery and Museum Internship
- 9 semester credit hours in lower-division art courses:
ART 1003 Two Dimensional Foundations
ART 1013 Three Dimensional Foundations
ART 1213 Drawing I
- 9 additional semester credit hours in support work to be chosen from offerings within the College of Liberal and Fine Arts, which may include anthropology (ANT), classical studies (CLA), communication (COM), English (ENG), history (HIS), humanities (HUM), philosophy (PHI), or other subjects as individually justified by the student and approved by the Undergraduate Advisor.
- 33 semester credit hours of electives, at least 21 of which must be upper-division, and including as many semesters of a single language other than English as are necessary for the completion of the fourth UTSA semester course of that language.
Note: For the B.A. degree in Art History and Criticism, the major grade point average is calculated using ART and AHC courses, and the 9 hours of support work.
Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Criticism – Four-Year Academic Plan
| FRESHMAN YEAR | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AHC 1113* (core and major) | 3 | AHC 1123* | 3 |
| ART 1003 | 3 | ART 1013 | 3 |
| ART 1213 | 3 | WRC 1023 (core) | 3 |
| WRC 1013 (core) | 3 | Language (semester I) | 3 or 4 |
| Mathematics core | 3 | Natural Sciences Level I core | 3 |
| Total semester hours | 15 | Total semester hours | 15 or 16 |
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| AHC 1133* | 3 | ECO 2003, 2013, or 2023 (core) | 3 |
| Language (semester II) | 3 or 4 | POL 1013 (core) | 3 |
| Literature core | 3 | Language (semester III) | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Level II core | 3 | Support work | 3 |
| Support work | 3 | Upper-division AHC | 3 |
| Total semester hours | 15 or 16 | Total semester hours | 15 |
| JUNIOR YEAR | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| POL 1133 or 1213 (core) | 3 | HIS 1043, 1053, or 2053 (core) | 3 |
| Language (semester IV) | 3 | Social & Behavioral Science core | 3 |
| Support work | 3 | Upper-division AHC | 3 |
| Upper-division AHC | 3 | Upper-division free elective | 3 |
| World Society & Issues core | 3 | Upper-division free elective | 3 |
| Total semester hours | 15 | Total semester hours | 15 |
| SENIOR YEAR | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| HIS 1043, 1053, or 2053 (core) | 3 | Free elective (to meet 120 hour minimum) | 3 |
| Upper-division AHC | 3 | Upper-division AHC | 3 |
| Upper-division AHC | 3 | Upper-division free elective | 3 |
| Upper-division free elective | 3 | Upper-division free elective | 3 |
| Upper-division free elective | 3 | Upper-division free elective | 3 |
| Total semester hours | 15 | Total semester hours | 15 |
* Must be completed with a grade of “C-” or better.
