Art History and Museum Studies, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to planning the courses you take.

Major Academic Plans or MAPs show what courses you might take each semester in order to meet university and major program requirements and graduate with a degree in four years. Discussing course options with an advisor will best serve you in planning a customized schedule to meet your individual academic needs.

Additionally, you may build your personalized plan in DARS planning tools using a program MAP as a resource. Meet with your advisor each semester to assist in planning and to review your progress.

Year 1

Semester 1 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Written Communication Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area B: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development Units: 3
Major & Lower Division GE Area C: Arts ART 103A - Prehistoric to Medieval Art Units: 3
Elective Units: 3

Semester 2 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Oral Communication Units: 3
GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
& Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences & Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic or Non-Domestic Units: 3
Major ART 103B - Renaissance to Contemporary Art Units: 3
Elective Units: 3

Year 2

Semester 3 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences or Physical Science Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
Units: 3
American Institutions U.S. History or U.S. and California Government Units: 3
Major Lower Division Art History Elective Units and Lower Division GE Area C: Arts : 3
Major Lower Divison Studio Art Elective Units: 3

Semester 4 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences or
Physical Science
Units: 4 (Choose a course with a Laboratory Activity)
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking Units: 3
Major Lower Division Studio Art Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 2

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

American Institutions U.S. History or U.S. and California Government Units: 3
Major ART 305 - Museums and the Politics of Display Units: 3
Major Upper Division Elective & Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities ART 302 - Topics in Global Art History or ART 303 - Global Contemporary Art or ART 304 - Topics in American Art Units: 3
Major Language Units: 4
Elective Units: 2

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
Units: 3
Major ART 356 - Museum and Gallery Practices Units: 3
Major Upper Division ElectiveUnits: 3
Major (Language) Units: 4
Elective Units: 2