Studio Art and Art History, Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Art History is an interdisciplinary program that combines hands-on studio practice with rigorous art historical study, allowing students to develop both creative and analytical skills. With an equal balance of coursework in studio art and art history, the program emphasizes technical proficiency across a range of media, critical thinking, visual analysis, and an understanding of art’s cultural, historical, and material contexts. A required capstone course in Technical Art History bridges making and scholarship by examining artistic materials, processes, and conservation concerns. Graduates are prepared for diverse career paths in the arts—including museum and gallery work, arts administration, conservation-related fields, and professional studio practice—or for continued study at the graduate level
Studio Art and Art History, Bachelor of Arts Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (MAVED) - 34 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Skills | 15 | |
Writing – 6 hrs. | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
or ENGL 1140 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I WITH SUPPORT | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
Oral Communication – 3 hrs. | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
Quantitative Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or MATH 1320 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | |
Data Literacy – 3 hrs. | ||
Select one from the following: | ||
| DATA LITERACY FOR WORK AND LIFE | ||
| DATA AND INFORMATION LITERACY | ||
| DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | ||
Until Fall 2028, students can satisfy this requirement with an approved data literacy course, or any approved natural or social science general education (MavEd) course. | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 13 | |
Social Science – 3 hrs. | ||
Humanities – 3 hrs. | ||
Natural & Physical Science (must complete a lab) – 4 hrs. | ||
Arts – 3 hrs. | ||
| Individual and Social Responsibility | 6 | |
Cultural Knowledge – 3 hrs. | ||
Civic Knowledge and Engagement – 3 hrs. | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 57 Hours Required | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education (MavEd) requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| All of the following | 30 | |
| FOUNDATION: DRAWING | ||
| FOUNDATION: 3D DESIGN | ||
| FOUNDATION: 2-D DESIGN | ||
| FOUNDATION: DIGITAL MEDIA | ||
| SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY I (**) | ||
| SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY II (**) | ||
| RESEARCH, WRITING, AND COMMUNICATION FOR CAREERS IN ART (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT (^) | ||
| LIFE DRAWING I (^) | ||
or ART 2910 | OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING FOR SKETCHBOOK | |
| TECHNICAL ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| Select Four 2000 or 3000 level studio courses from the following: | 12 | |
| TYPOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| WEB DESIGN (^) | ||
| ILLUSTRATION 1: INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATION (^) | ||
| MEDIA ARTS 1 (^) | ||
| ADVANCED DRAWING I (^) | ||
| ADVANCED DRAWING II (^) | ||
| MEDIA ARTS 2 (^) | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN 1 (^) | ||
| COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI) I: INTERACTIVE 3D VIRTUAL SPACES (^) | ||
| VIDEO ART (^) | ||
| GAME DESIGN AS ART | ||
| LETTERPRESS 1 | ||
| HAND PRODUCED BOOK II: LETTERPRESS PRINTING (^) | ||
| BOOK STRUCTURES | ||
| ELEMENTARY SCULPTURE (^) | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE (^) | ||
| ART IN PUBLIC PLACES (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY PAINTING (^) | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PAINTING (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY PRINTMAKING (^) | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITAL PRINTMAKING (^) | ||
| PAPERMAKING (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY CERAMICS (^) | ||
| INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS (^) | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING (^) | ||
| ILLUSTRATION 2: THE STATIC IMAGE (^) | ||
| Select One of the following: | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ART (^) | ||
| EGYPTIAN ART (^) | ||
| GREEK ART (^) | ||
| ETRUSCAN & ROMAN ART (^) | ||
| WOMEN IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART (^) | ||
| EARLY MEDIEVAL ART (^) | ||
| LATE MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| Select One of the following: | 3 | |
| NORTHERN EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| BAROQUE AND ROCOCO ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| Select One of the following: | 3 | |
| AMERICAN ART (^) | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| MODERN ART I (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1850-1920) (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| Select One of the following: | 3 | |
| HISTORY OF DESIGN (^) | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| GENDER & SEXUALITY IN MODERN ART (^) | ||
| MODERN ART I (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1850-1920) (^) | ||
| MODERN ART II (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1918-1968) (^) | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY SINCE 1968 (^) | ||
| ART CRITICISM (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| Select One of the following: | 3 | |
| ART INTERNSHIP (^) | ||
| LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION (**) | ||
| NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (**) | ||
| MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS (^) | ||
| BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (^) | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING (^) | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Studio Art and Art History, Bachelor of Arts Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ART 1100 | FOUNDATION: DRAWING | 3 |
| ART 1210 | FOUNDATION: 2-D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 2050 | SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY I | 3 |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 1110 | FOUNDATION: 3D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 1220 | FOUNDATION: DIGITAL MEDIA | 3 |
| ART 2060 | SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY II | 3 |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 2100 | LIFE DRAWING I | 3 |
| ART 4880 | MODERN ART I (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1850-1920) | 3 |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 3410 | ELEMENTARY PAINTING | 3 |
| ART 3700 | INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ART | 3 |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 4850 | BAROQUE AND ROCOCO ART HISTORY | 3 |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 3610 | ELEMENTARY CERAMICS | 3 |
| ART 3760 | RESEARCH, WRITING, AND COMMUNICATION FOR CAREERS IN ART | 3 |
| ART 4930 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY | 3 |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 4740 | INTRODUCTION TO COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| ART 3510 | ELEMENTARY PRINTMAKING | 3 |
| PA 2000 | LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION | 3 |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 4760 | TECHNICAL ART HISTORY | 3 |
| ART 3910 | INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING | 3 |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course (MavEd) or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |