Art: Art History Option (B.A.)

An option in the Art (B.A.) offerings.

Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours

Semester Hours required for the Art: Art History Option: 53-61 semester hours

Core Requirements

The Art History option requires a total of 54-62��semester hours and consists of the following. Total hours required varies depending on placement in world��language sequence.

1. 16 Semester Hours of Required Art History and Art Coursework

ART 2012G

Asian Art. (3 credits)

ART 2601G

Art in the Pre-Modern Era. (3 credits)

ART 2602G

Art in the Modern Era. (3 credits)

ART 4775

Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art History and Criticism. (3 credits)

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ART 1000

Drawing I. (3 credits)

ART 1110

Design Fundamentals 2D. (3 credits)

ART 1749

Creative Practices: Fundamental Skills for Creative Success. (1 credits)

2. 30 Semester Hours of Art History Electives Selected From the Following:

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ART 2300

African-American Art. (3 credits)

ART 3610G

African Art. (3 credits)

ART 3611G

Art in India and Southeast Asia. (3 credits)

ART 3612G

Art in China and Japan. (3 credits)

ART 3630

Greek and Roman Art. (3 credits)

ART 3641

Early Medieval Art. (3 credits)

ART 3642

Romanesque and Gothic Art. (3 credits)

ART 3651

Italian Renaissance Art: Fifteenth Century. (3 credits)

ART 3652

Italian Renaissance Art: Sixteenth Century. (3 credits)

ART 3660

Baroque Art. (3 credits)

ART 3670

Nineteenth-Century Art. (3 credits)

ART 3680

Modern Art. (3 credits)

ART 3681

Contemporary Art. (3 credits)

ART 3685

Women in Art. (3 credits)

ART 3940

History of Graphic Design. (3 credits)

ART 4400

Independent Study I. (1 to 3 credits)

ART 4765

Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture. (3 credits)

3. 8-16 Semester Hours of Required World Language Coursework:

WLS, WLG, WLF��1101 or 1101G (See footnote 1)
WLS, WLG, WLF 1102 or 1102G��(See footnote 1)
WLS, WLG, WLF��2201 or 2201G
WLS, WLG, WLF 2202 or 2202G

Footnotes:

Major GPA based on all art courses taken at HongKongDoll.

(Footnote 1) The Art & Design Department recommends students with prior world language experience confer with the Department of World Languages and Cultures to determine appropriate placement in the world��languages sequence. Students must complete coursework up to level 2202G in a single world��language for the Art History option.

Information sourced from the 2026-2027 HongKongDoll Undergraduate Catalog.

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