Getting Started (Majors Guide)

College: HFA

 (Revised Spring 2018)  

How to Explore/Get Started in Major

Suggested General Education Courses

Under the new guidelines students are still required to take two courses, one in U.S. Diversity and one in Global Diversity. Students entering in Fall 2018 are expected to take one of these diversity courses, either U.S. or Global, in their first year on campus.  For Fall 2018 Registration, look for courses with DU (formerly U) and DG (formerly G) to help students stay on track.  Any course labled DU will satisfy the requirement for a U.S. diversity course and any course labeled DG will satisfy the the requirement for Global diversity course. Course planning guidelines, including guidelines for students, are available at www.umass.edu/gened.

ANTHROPOLOGY 102, ANTHROPOLOGY 104; ART 104, ART 110; HISTORY 110; PHILOSOPHY 110. A broad liberal arts curriculum is recommended.

Suggested Major and Pre-requisite courses

Students should take one of the following: ART-HIST 100, 110, 115, 116, 118 or 190A.
Prospective majors are strongly encouraged to take ART-HIST 100 and 110.

How to Declare the Major

Students may declare the major at any time by scheduling an advising appointment with the Undergraduate Program Director.

Transfer Students:

Students should see the Undergraduate Program Director for transfer credit and for writing course requirement (ART-HIST 370).

Summary of Requirements for the Major

Minimum total # of credits required: 39

  • Any two 100-level survey courses selected from the following list: ART-HIST 100, 110, 115, 116, 118, 190A
    (Majors are strongly encouraged to take ART-HIST 100 and 110.)
  • One course at any level in architecture; one course at any level in non-Western art
  • One upper level course in each of five areas of History of Art and Architecture: (1) Ancient; (2) Medieval; (3) Renaissance/Baroque; (4) American; (5) Modern/Contemporary
  • Three upper level History of Art and Architecture electives
  • ART-HIST 370 – Junior Year Writing
  • In addition, students must take the Department’s Integrative Experience course (ART-HIST 415: Methods of Art History) to complete General Education requirements
  • A cumulative minimum 2.0 GPA is required for all courses in the major

Is there a minor? If so what are the requirements?
Yes. A total of five courses (15 credits) are required for the minor. A minimum of three of these courses must be taken at the University. Any of the following combinations are possible:

ART-HIST 100 and 110 plus three upper level History of Art and Architecture courses or
ART-HIST 115 plus four upper level History of Art and Architecture courses or
ART-HIST 115 and 118 plus three upper level History of Art and Architecture courses or
ART-HIST 118 plus four upper level History of Art and Architecture courses

A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required in all History of Art and Architecture courses counted towards the minor.

For further information, contact:
Professor Nancy Noble
Undergraduate Program Director
W375 South College; 545-3595
nnoble@arthist.umass.edu