The Department of Art offers both a BA in Art History and a Minor in Art History. Although the BA in Art History appears under the heading of "Areas of Concentrations" in the UNLV Undergraduate Catalog, it is important to note that the Art History degree is distinct from the Art Studio degree, and has different requirements.

General Education Requirements

English Composition – 6 credits
ENG 101 and 102

English Literature - 3 credits
ENG 231 or 232

Constitutions - 4 credits

Mathematics - 3 credits

Distribution Requirement (Humanities and Fine Arts)
Life & Physical Sciences & Analytical Thinking
9-10 credits
PHI 102, and two courses from life & physical sciences
category; at least one must be a lab.

Social Science - 9 credits

Multicultural - 3 credits (see notes below)

International - 3 credits (see notes below)

Degree Requirements

Art Core Requirements - 18 credits
ART 101, 107, 108, 260, 261, 266

Art History Requirements - 30 credits
Select 10 of the following: ART 309, 461, 462, 463, 464,
465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 472, 473, 474, 475, 477,
479, 480, 481, 489, 493, 495, 498

Electives - 36 credits
It is recommended that students satisfy electives with humanities courses.

Total: 124 credits

Note:
1.	ART 498 may be counted as a studio or Art History course depending on the subject offered.
2.	Art 309 may be taken for Art History credit only.
3.	Two years of the same foreign language. For those students who intend to pursue graduate study, French, German or Italian is strongly recommended.
4.	Of the 124 credits required, 42 of these credits must be in upper-division course work (300-400 level), including courses taken in the major.
5.	Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.

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