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Art History    .    Design  .    Studio Art    .    Visual Art Studies + Art Education

Undergraduate Programs

Curriculum and Degrees offered by the Department of Art and Art History and UT Austin:

Core Curriculum
Basic Education Core courses are required for all degrees offered in the Department of Art and Art History. Additional academic coursework beyond the Basic Education Core is required for the degrees of B.A. in Art History, B.A. in Studio Art, and the B.F.A. in Visual Art Studies with All-Level Teacher Certification.

B.A. Art History (Course Abbreviation: ARH)
Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Modern, Non–Western: African, Asian, Islamic, Latin American, Mesoamerican, Native–American, Oceanic

B.F.A. Design (Course Abbreviation: DES)
History, Method, Theory, Technologies, Images, Environments, Perspectives, Persuasion, Syntax, Systems, Senior Projects and Practicums

B.A. and B.F.A. Studio Art (Course Abbreviation: ART)
Foundations [Drawing, Two–Dimensional, Three–Dimensional, Digital], Ceramics [Functional and Sculptural], Drawing, Life Drawing, Metals, Painting [including Figure], Photography [Black/White, Color, Digital], Printmaking [Intaglio, Lithography, Serigraphy], Sculpture [Casting, Fabrication, Installation], Transmedia [Digital–Time Arts, Performance Art, Video Art]

B.F.A. Visual Art Studies [All–Level Teacher Certification] (Course Abbreviation: VAS)
Children's Artistic Development, Developmental Strategies in Art for Children, Developmental Strategies in Art for Adolescents, Elements of Art Presentation, Careers in Art, Education Theory and Methods, All–level [K–12] Student Teaching Apprenticeships.

Learning Tuscany
The Learning Tuscany program exposes deserving students to art and culture first–hand. Students are given the opportunity to be ambassadors from the United States and Texas, sharing their experiences with students and citizens of Italy. Many make connections that continue to exist today, and many have cited this experience as the most important of their academic careers. Our program is one of the foremost programs of its kind in the United States, and has launched international careers of our alumni. The program has trained students from all four of our divisions (Studio Art, Art History, Design, and Visual Art Studies) and students from other majors.

Maymester Abroad
Maymester Abroad courses are intensive four–week courses taught at an international course location by UT Austin faculty. Maymester Abroad courses begin after the spring exam period and conclude prior to the second summer session. All Maymester courses have a required component on campus during the spring semester to prepare students for the intensive course experience abroad. Please check the course schedule for details regarding the spring semester requirements for the particular Maymester course of interest.

Curriculum and Degrees not offered by the Department of Art and Art History
or the College of Fine Arts:

The Department of Art and Art History does not offer specific course curriculum or undergraduate degrees that focus solely on either analog or digital 2–D or 3–D Animation, Advertising, Architectural or Interior Design, Commercial Art, Digital Gaming, Fashion Design/Retail Merchandising, Analog or Digital Illustration, or Photojournalism.

For the Advertising, Photojournalism, and Radio–Television–Film Programs contact:

College of Communication
Student Affairs: CMA 4.140
One University Station #A0900
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712
Advertising: 512–471–8130
Photojournalism: 512–471–1845
Radio–Television–Film: 512–471–3532

For the Architecture and Interior Design Programs contact:

School of Architecture
Goldsmith Hall, Room 2.116
One University Station #B7500
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712–0222
512–471–0134

For the Fashion Design and Retail Merchandizing Programs contact:

Division of Textiles and Apparel
Department of Human Ecology
College of Natural Sciences
Gearing Hall, Room 223
One University Station #A2700
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712
512–471–0941

For the Theatrical Costume, Lighting, and Scenic Design Programs contact:

Department of Theatre and Dance
College of Fine Arts
Winship Building, Room 1.144
One University Station #D3900
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712
512–471–5793