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Department of Art and Art History
 

Art History    .    Design  .    Studio Art    .    Visual Art Studies + Art Education

Core Curriculum

The following Core Curriculum requirements are part of all baccalaureate degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin. Beyond this core, some degree programs in the Department of Art and Art History include additional requirements in general education. For details, consult the chart below and the Degree Guidelines found in PDF format on the College of Fine Arts Web site.

CORE CURRICULUM

Code

Hours and Requirement

Courses Chosen From:

Core 010

3 Hours English Composition

RHE 306 or E603A

Writing Course

Course Certified as Writing Intensive

Core 020

3 Hours Mathematics

Course from approved list.

Core 030

6 Hours Natural Science, Part 1

AST, BIO, CH, GEO, NS, PS, PHY

Core 031

3 Hours Natural Science, Part 2
(6 Additional Hours on B.A. Studio Art Only)

ANT, BIO, CS, GEO, M

Core 040

3 Hours Humanities

E 316K

Core 050

3 Hours Visual and Performing Arts

AMS, ARC, ARH, ART, CC, ENS, FA, MUS, PHL, TD

Core 060

6 Hours American History

HIS courses certified as U.S. Intensive

Core 070

6 Hours American & Texas Government

GOV 310L and GOV 312L

Core 080

3 Hours Social & Behavioral Sciences
(6 Additional Hours on B.A. Art history and B.A. Studio Art)

Courses from approved list from following departments:
ANT, ECO, GRG, LIN, PSY, SOC

Core 090

3 Hours First-year Signature Course

UGS 302 or UGS 303
ADDITIONAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

University Requirement —
Electives

Variable Hours for each degree plan.

Courses either not in the major or beyond what is required in the major.

University Requirement —
Flags

Two Writing Courses

Courses Certified as Writing Intensive

COFA Degree Requirement —
Foreign Language

For the purposes of admission eligibility, two years of the same foreign language in high school are required.

  • B.A. Art History: Seven semesters in a first language or five semesters in a first language and two semesters in a second language
  • B.A. Studio Art: Four semesters in a single language
  • B.F.A. Degrees: No further study of language is required beyond the two years in high school

American Sign Language, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Malayalam, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Serbian/Croatian, Slavic, Spanish, Swedish, Tajiki, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish, Yoruba

COFA Degree Requirement —
General Culture

3 Hours General Culture
(B.A. Art History and B.A. Studio Art Only)

Architecture, Classics, Communications, Fine Arts, Humanities, Philosophy, African and African American Studies, American Studies, Asian and Asian American Studies, Cultural Studies, European-Eurasian-Russian Studies, Islamic Studies, Latin American Studies, Medieval Studies, Mexican American Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies, Urban Studies, Women and Gender Studies