Undergraduate Program | Department of Art and Art History | University of Miami
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Arts Programs
There are three Bachelor of Arts degree options: Art History, General Study (in which a student can combine both studio and art history) and Studio Art (not to be confused with the Bachelor in Fine Arts degree, which is described below). All three B.A. options require 36 credits in the department, plus an overall liberal arts education that includes Cognates, English, Math, and Natural Sciences, plus room for 18 credits of electives. The B.A. degree requires a 15-credit minor in another department.
The Bachelor of Arts in Studio degree requires:
ART 101. Introduction to Drawing I
ART 104. 3D Design
ART 109. Introduction to Electronic Media
ARH 131. Survey of Western Art 1
ARH 132. Survey of Western Art II
ARH elective. At or above the 200 Level
Six studio classes
The Bachelor of Arts in General Study degree requires:
ART 101. Introduction to Drawing I
ART 104. 3D Design
ART 109. Introduction to Electronic Media
ARH 131. Survey of Western Art 1
ARH 132. Survey of Western Art II
ARH elective. At or above the 200 Level
Any combination of six studio or art history classes
The Bachelor of Arts in Art History degree requires:
Any two Studio Art Classes
ARH 131 and ARH 132
Seven Art History Classes (200 level or above)
One Art History Seminar (400 or 500 level)
Bachelor of Fine Arts Program
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree requires 72 credits in the department (and fewer General Education requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences):
ART 101. Introduction to Drawing I
ART 104. 3D Design
ART 109. Introduction to Electronic Media
ARH 131. Survey of Western Art 1
ARH 132. Survey of Western Art II
Three ARH electives of your choice. At or above the 200 level
A primary studio concentration of 18 credits
A secondary studio concentration of 9 credits
21 credits of studio electives
The BFA degree carries an automatic minor in Art History and does not require another minor outside the department.
