Program: Art History and Visual Studies - Visual Studies Option 4-Year Plan - University of Kentucky

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
A-H 101 - INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 3
A-S 102 - 2D Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Arts and Creativity)
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
A-H 106 - RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
AAD / MUS / TA course Credit(s): 3

First Semester

A-H 300 - TOPICS IN ART HISTORY & VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 3 (GCCR)
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
Cognate Credit(s): 3
Cognate Credit(s): 3
*Free Elective Credit(s): 3

*Students are required to take 21 credits of free electives. Students may choose to use these credits to declare a minor rather than taking unrelated electives to complete the 120 hours to graduate. At least 15 credits of CORE classes, cognates and or electives must be taken at the 300 level or above to satisfy the graduation requirement of 39 upper-level credits.

Second Semester

A-H 360 - VISUAL CULTURE OF POLITICS Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA)
A-H 3 - - Pre-Modern Era Credit(s): 3
A-H 3 - - Non-Western Credit(s): 3
Cognate Credit(s): 3
*Free Elective Credit(s): 3

*Students are required to take 21 credits of free electives. Students may choose to use these credits to declare a minor rather than taking unrelated electives to complete the 120 hours to graduate. At least 15 credits of CORE classes, cognates and or electives must be taken at the 300 level or above to satisfy the graduation requirement of 39 upper-level credits.

First Semester

Art History Upper-Division:

Students will select one course below for each of the semesters of the Third and Fourth Year for a total of four courses. To satisfy this requirement, courses must have a different subtitle from those used to satisfy the shared curriculum core, or cognate requirements. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue an internship (A-H 399 ) to fulfill at least part of this requirement:
A-H 300 - TOPICS IN ART HISTORY & VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 3
A-H 301 - CROSS-CULTURAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 350 - CONTEMPORARY ART AND VISUAL STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 360 - VISUAL CULTURE OF POLITICS Credit(s): 3
A-H 399 - EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 1 - 15 (Variable)
A-H 504 - PRACTICAL ISSUES IN ART HISTORY: SR Credit(s): 3
A-H 524 - THEORY AND METHODS: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 525 - STUDIES IN GENRES AND MEDIA: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 526 - ART AND THE ARTIST IN SOCIETY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 527 - INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3 - 6 (Variable)
A-H 528 - TOPICAL SEMINAR IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 529 - TOPICAL SEMINAR IN ARCHITECTURAL OR DESIGN HISTORY: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 3 - - Modern Era Credit(s): 3
*Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Cognate Credit(s): 3
Cognate Credit(s): 3
AAD / MUS / TA course Credit(s): 3

*Students are required to take 21 credits of free electives. Students may choose to use these credits to declare a minor rather than taking unrelated electives to complete the 120 hours to graduate. At least 15 credits of CORE classes, cognates and or electives must be taken at the 300 level or above to satisfy the graduation requirement of 39 upper-level credits.

Second Semester

Art History Upper-Division:

Students will select one course below for each of the semesters of the Third and Fourth Year for a total of four courses. To satisfy this requirement, courses must have a different subtitle from those used to satisfy the shared curriculum core, or cognate requirements. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue an internship (A-H 399 ) to fulfill at least part of this requirement:
A-H 300 - TOPICS IN ART HISTORY & VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 3
A-H 301 - CROSS-CULTURAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 350 - CONTEMPORARY ART AND VISUAL STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 360 - VISUAL CULTURE OF POLITICS Credit(s): 3
A-H 399 - EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 1 - 15 (Variable)
A-H 504 - PRACTICAL ISSUES IN ART HISTORY: SR Credit(s): 3
A-H 524 - THEORY AND METHODS: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 525 - STUDIES IN GENRES AND MEDIA: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 526 - ART AND THE ARTIST IN SOCIETY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 527 - INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3 - 6 (Variable)
A-H 528 - TOPICAL SEMINAR IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 529 - TOPICAL SEMINAR IN ARCHITECTURAL OR DESIGN HISTORY: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
Cognate Credit(s): 3
*Free Elective Credit(s): 3
*Free Elective Credit(s): 3
*Free Elective Credit(s): 3

*Students are required to take 21 credits of free electives. Students may choose to use these credits to declare a minor rather than taking unrelated electives to complete the 120 hours to graduate. At least 15 credits of CORE classes, cognates and or electives must be taken at the 300 level or above to satisfy the graduation requirement of 39 upper-level credits.

First Semester

Art History Upper-Division:

Students will select one course below for each of the semesters of the Third and Fourth Year for a total of four courses. To satisfy this requirement, courses must have a different subtitle from those used to satisfy the shared curriculum core, or cognate requirements. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue an internship (A-H 399 ) to fulfill at least part of this requirement:
A-H 300 - TOPICS IN ART HISTORY & VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 3
A-H 301 - CROSS-CULTURAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 350 - CONTEMPORARY ART AND VISUAL STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 360 - VISUAL CULTURE OF POLITICS Credit(s): 3
A-H 399 - EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 1 - 15 (Variable)
A-H 504 - PRACTICAL ISSUES IN ART HISTORY: SR Credit(s): 3
A-H 524 - THEORY AND METHODS: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 525 - STUDIES IN GENRES AND MEDIA: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 526 - ART AND THE ARTIST IN SOCIETY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 527 - INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3 - 6 (Variable)
A-H 528 - TOPICAL SEMINAR IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 529 - TOPICAL SEMINAR IN ARCHITECTURAL OR DESIGN HISTORY: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 555 - METHODS IN ART HISTORY Credit(s): 3 (fall semester only)
*Free Elective Credit(s): 3
*Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Credits to reach 120 Credit(s): 3

*Students are required to take 21 credits of free electives. Students may choose to use these credits to declare a minor rather than taking unrelated electives to complete the 120 hours to graduate. At least 15 credits of CORE classes, cognates and or electives must be taken at the 300 level or above to satisfy the graduation requirement of 39 upper-level credits.

Second Semester

Art History Upper-Division:

Students will select one course below for each of the semesters of the Third and Fourth Year for a total of four courses. To satisfy this requirement, courses must have a different subtitle from those used to satisfy the shared curriculum core, or cognate requirements. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue an internship (A-H 399) to fulfill at least part of this requirement:
A-H 300 - TOPICS IN ART HISTORY & VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 3
A-H 301 - CROSS-CULTURAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 350 - CONTEMPORARY ART AND VISUAL STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 360 - VISUAL CULTURE OF POLITICS Credit(s): 3
A-H 399 - EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES Credit(s): 1 - 15 (Variable)
A-H 504 - PRACTICAL ISSUES IN ART HISTORY: SR Credit(s): 3
A-H 524 - THEORY AND METHODS: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 525 - STUDIES IN GENRES AND MEDIA: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 526 - ART AND THE ARTIST IN SOCIETY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
A-H 527 - INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3 - 6 (Variable)
A-H 528 - TOPICAL SEMINAR IN ART HISTORY AND VISUAL STUDIES: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
A-H 529 - TOPICAL SEMINAR IN ARCHITECTURAL OR DESIGN HISTORY: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 3
Credits to reach 120 Credit(s): 3
Credits to reach 120 Credit(s): 3
Credits to reach 120 Credit(s): 3
Credits to reach 120 Credit(s): 3

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

Second Semester

Year 2

First Semester

Second Semester

Year 3

First Semester

Second Semester

Year 4

First Semester

Second Semester