Art (Latin American History), Bachelor of Arts
(Focus: Latin American History)
This Bachelor of Arts degree in Art will provide students with hemispheric knowledge and independent critical judgment of the key Pre-Columbian, Viceregal and modern stylistic, historic and cultural stylistic developments in Latin American and Latin@ Art and Architectural History. It will prepare them for careers in museums, museum studies, curatorial work, monument management and protection, art or architectural criticism, appraisal, restoration and preservation, gallery management, teaching and fashion and post-graduate studies in art and architectural history.
Note: For a PDF version of the degree requirements for this program go to the Undergraduate Programs page on the UTRGV website.
Core Curriculum Requirements – 42 Hours
Students must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements. The courses listed below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements.
Creative Arts - 3 hours
Choose one:
| ARTS 1303 | Art History I, Prehistoric to the 14th-Century | 3 |
| ARTS 1304 | Art History II, 14th-Century to the Present | 3 |
Major Requirements – 60 Hours (45 advanced)
Art Core – 21 hours (12 advanced)
Choose one:
| ARTS 1303 | Art History I, Prehistoric to the 14th-Century | 3 |
| ARTS 1304 | Art History II, 14th-Century to the Present | 3 |
Required
Media Area Electives – 6 hours
Choose from:
Advanced Latin American Art and Architectural History Electives – 27 hours (27 advanced)
Choose from:
| ARTS 3350 | Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ARTS 3351 | Andean Pre-Hispanic Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ARTS 3352 | Art and Architecture of Asia, Africa and Oceania | 3 |
| ARTS 3355 | History of Spanish Architecture, 711-1780AD | 3 |
| ARTS 3356 | Mexican Viceregal Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ARTS 3357 | South American Viceregal Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ARTS 3380 | Museums, Museology, and Museography | 3 |
| ARTS 4349 | Medieval Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ARTS 4353 | History of Photography | 3 |
| ARTS 4354 | Modern Mexican Art, 1785-1940 | 3 |
| ARTS 4355 | Modern Mexican Art since 1940 | 3 |
| ARTS 4356 | Modern Art of South America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| ARTS 4357 | Latin@ Art History | 3 |
| ARTS 4359 | Seminar on Topics in Art History | 3 |
ARTS 4359: may be repeated once for a total of 6 hours if the two topics are substantively different.
Advanced Art or Free Electives – 6 hours (6 advanced)
Choose 6 hours of Advanced Art or Free Electives
Minor – 18 Hours (6 advanced)
Choose and complete an approved minor. Some minors are more than 18 hours.
Total Credit Hours: 51
Total Credit Hours: 120