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Art, B.A.
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Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- demonstrate the historical knowledge, critical perspectives and visual sophistication regarding the development of Art from the past to the present.
- achieve a basic mastery and scholarly competence in the academic endeavors of Art History.
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Graduation Requirements
- Total Units | 120
- Cumulative GPA | 2.0
- University GPA | 2.0
- Major GPA | 2.0
- Residency Requirement | 30 Upper-Division Units at UNR
- Major Residency Requirement | 15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR
- Upper-Division Requirement | 42 Upper-Division Units
- Half Program Units/4 Year Institution | 60 Units
I. Core General Education Requirements (24-27 units)
NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy .”
Students must meet all Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course description.
A. Composition & Communication; Critical Analysis & Use of Information (3-6 units) - CO1, CO3
B. Quantitative Reasoning (3 units minimum) - CO2
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO2 courses .
C. Physical & Natural Phenomena (6 units minimum) - CO4, CO4L
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO4/CO4L courses .
D. Cultures, Societies, & Individuals (3 units) - CO6
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO6 courses .
E. Artistic Composition, Interpretation, & Expression (3 units) - CO7
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO7 courses .
F. History & Culture; Constitution (6 units) - CO5, CO8
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
II. Additional Core Requirements (15 units maximum)
Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV). Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
A. Science, Technology & Society - CO9
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO9 courses.
B. Diversity & Equity - CO10
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO10 courses.
C. Global Contexts - CO11
D. Ethics - CO12
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO12 courses.
E. Capstone Integration & Synthesis - CO13
Choose one course:
F. Application - CO14
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO14 courses.
III. Additional College Requirements (6-20 units)
Units may vary depending on initial course placement in foreign language coursework.
A. Foreign Language (0-14 units)
Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equal to a fourth semester course level through one of the following options:
- complete a fourth semester college course in a foreign language or in American Sign Language;
- demonstrate proficiency through a means determined by the Department of World Languages and Literatures including but not limited to minimum standardized test scores (CBAPE, SAT II, or IB), attaining a minimum aptitude on an accredited foreign language assessment test, or providing transcript evidence of a high school or equivalent diploma in which English was not the language of instruction; or,
- participate in a studies abroad language program pre-approved by the Department of World Languages and Literatures to meet the foreign language requirement.
Note: Four years of high school foreign language instruction does not automatically satisfy this requirement.
B. College Breadth Requirement (6 units)
Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in the college shall be required to take, within the College of Liberal Arts, 6 units that are outside the departments in which they major or minor, and that exclude courses taken to fulfill the Core General Education requirements (Core Objectives 1 through 8).
IV. Major Requirements (36 units)
At least 12 of these units must be completed on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
A. Required of all majors (12 units)
B. Choose one sequence (9 units)
Select two additional courses in drawing:
Select two additional courses in printmaking:
Digital Media
Choose three of the following courses: C. One additional upper-division Art History course (3 units)
D. Approved studio art courses numbered 300 or above (12 units)
NOTE:
It is recommended that Art majors with a two-dimensional emphasis elect either ART 211 or ART 216, and those with a three-dimensional emphasis elect ART 231 sometime during the early portion of their programs.
V. Minor Requirements (18-21 units)
The Department of Art, Art History & Design accepts any minor approved by the College of Liberal Arts.
VI. Electives (1-21 units)
VII. Recommended Schedule
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Fall Semester (16 units)
- Prerequisite Core English (3 units) *
- Quantitative Reasoning (3 units) CO2*
- Foreign Language 111 (4 units)
- Cultures, Societies, & Individuals (3 units) CO6
- ART 100 - Visual Foundations (3 units) CO7
Spring Semester (17 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
Fall Semester (15 units)
- ART 365 - Contemporary Art (3 units) CO11
- Art Major Emphasis Class III (3 units)
- Diversity & Equity (3 units) CO10
- College Breadth Requirement (3 units)
- Minor (3 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
- Art Major Emphasis Class IV (3 units)
- Art Major Emphasis Class V (3 units)
- Minor (3 units)
- Minor (300-400 level) (3 units)
- Required Art History Class (3 units)
Fall Semester (15 units)
- Art Major Emphasis Class VI (3 units)
- Ethics (3 units) CO12
- Capstone Integration & Synthesis (3 units) CO13
- Minor (300-400 level) (3 units)
- General Elective (3 units)
Spring Semester (12 units)
- Art Major Emphasis Class VII (3 units)
- Application (3 units) CO14
- Minor (300-400 level) (3 units)
- Science, Technology & Society (3 units) CO9
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