Art (Studio Art), Bachelor of Fine Arts
(Focus: Studio Art)
A Bachelor of Fine Arts with Studio Art Concentration will provide students with an opportunity to express themselves using a variety of creative disciplines and methods within the visual arts and prepare them for such fields as Museum Studies, Gallery Management, Teaching, Studio Artist, Art Therapy, Fashion, Marketing, and Graduate Studies in Architecture.
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 – 78 Hours (48 advanced)
Art Core – 24 hours (9 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
Studio Art Electives – 15 hours
Choose from:
Advanced Art History Electives – 9 hours (9 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 3353 | Italian Renaissance Art, 1415-1595 | 3 |
| ARTS 3354 | History of Graphic Design | 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 3358 | Nineteenth-Century European Art History | 3 |
| ARTS 3359 | History of Women in Art | 3 |
| ARTS 3380 | Museums, Museology, and Museography | 3 |
| ARTS 4349 | Medieval Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ARTS 4350 | Modern Art History | 3 |
| ARTS 4351 | American Art | 3 |
| ARTS 4352 | Latin American 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 4358 | Research Methods in Latin American Art and Architectural History | 3 |
| ARTS 4359 | Seminar on Topics in Art History | 3 |
Advanced Studio Art Electives – 27 hours (27 advanced)
Choose from:
Advanced Art or Free Elective – 3 hours (3 advanced)
Complete 3 hours of Advanced Art of Free Electives.
Total Credit Hours: 48
Total Credit Hours: 120
Admission, Progression, and Graduation Requirements, if applicable:
Progression requirements
A grade of ‘C’ or better will be the prerequisite grade for continuing studio art courses in the sequence of the particular artistic medium in question.
Graduation requirements
Native GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of ‘C’ or better in ARTS 4397.