The Art History Comprehensive Emphasis allows students to complete the B.A. in ART (Art History and Theory) and the Master in Gallery and Museum Management at Western in five years. To remain qualified for the 3+2 Concurrent Degree Program, at the end of the junior year in the major, each student must have:
- maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA, and 3.0 within the emphasis in the major;
- completed two junior and two senior art history classes, having earned a B or above in each course;
- begun their senior art history thesis (which will be used as their writing sample);
- provided three letters of recommendation, at least one of which is to be an academic reference from the student’s major at Western, and one of which is preferably professional;
- written an 800-100 word Personal Statement to the MGMM program, detailing early career ambitions and ideas/connections for the eventual Master’s Capstone project.
Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, students will be designated as “MGMM candidates with provisional acceptance.” Upon completion of the final undergraduate credits of the Western B.A. after Year Four of this plan, students will be designated as “MGMM degree seeking students.” Students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 Concurrent Degree Program and all Western undergraduate requirements, yet choose to leave the MGMM program before Year Five, will still have completed the ART undergraduate emphasis in Art History and have earned 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree.
A minimum of 57 credits is required, including the 27 credits of Art Foundation Courses:
Code | Title | Credits |
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Art Foundation Courses | ||
ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance (six semesters with “S” grade required) | 0 |
ART 119 | Foundation Drawing I | 3 |
ART 171 | Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional | 3 |
ART 172 | Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional | 3 |
ART 173 | Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design | 3 |
ART 219 | Foundation Drawing II | 3 |
ART 222 | Art History I | 3 |
ART 223 | Art History II (GT-AH1) | 3 |
ART 319 | Intermediate Drawing | 3 |
ART 400 | Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition | 3 |
Total Credits | 27 |
Six credits of Art electives, six credits of non-Art supporting courses selected in consultation with an Art History advisor, and the following 18 credits:
Code | Title | Credits |
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Six credits of ART electives | 6 | |
Six credits of non-ART supporting courses (selected in consultation with an Art History Advisor) | 6 | |
ART 321 | American Art: Colonial to Modern 1 | 3 |
ART 324 | Art Criticism and Critical Theory in Contemporary Art | 3 |
ART 325 | Women Artists 1 | 3 |
ART 421 | Art of Mesoamerica and the Andean of South America 1 | 3 |
ART 422 | Native American Art of North America 1 | 3 |
ART 424 | Modern Art History, Aesthetics, Theory, and Criticism | 3 |
Total Credits | 30 |
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These courses are only offered every other year.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Year Four MGMM courses | ||
MGMM 600 | Orientation and Practicum | 3 |
MGMM 601 | Exhibition Principles I | 3 |
MGMM 602 | Exhibition Principles II | 3 |
Upon successful completion of the prescribed courses listed above, University defined General Education, and elective requirements totaling 120 credits (with 40 at the 300-level or higher), students are eligible for their B.A. conferral. Students electing to complete MGMM must follow the balance of their declared emphasis curriculum.
For a full description of the required Graduate coursework, please see the MGMM program in the Western Graduate Catalog.
Major: B.A. in Art – Art History AND M.A. IN GALLERY & MUSEUM MANAGEMENT (3+2 Concurrent Degree Program)
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
ART 119 | Foundation Drawing I | 3 |
ART 171 | Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional | 3 |
HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
MATH 113 | Statistical Thinking (GT-MA1) | 3 |
Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
ART 172 | Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional | 3 |
ART 219 | Foundation Drawing II | 3 |
Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 6 |
ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
Credits | 15 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
ART 222 | Art History I | 3 |
Elective | ART Elective | 3 |
Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
Elective | Elective | 3 |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
ART 223 | Art History II (GT-AH1) | 3 |
ART 321 or ART 325 |
American Art: Colonial to Modern or Women Artists |
3 |
Elective | ART Elective (upper division) | 6 |
Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
Credits | 15 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
ART 319 | Intermediate Drawing | 3 |
ART 324 | Art Criticism and Critical Theory in Contemporary Art | 3 |
ART 421 or ART 422 |
Art of Mesoamerica and the Andean of South America or Native American Art of North America |
3 |
Elective | Elective | 7 |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
ART 321 or ART 325 |
American Art: Colonial to Modern or Women Artists |
3 |
ART 400 | Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition | 3 |
Elective | Elective | 3 |
Elective | Elective (upper division) | 3 |
Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
Credits | 15 | |
Summer | ||
MGMM 600 | Orientation and Practicum | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Year Four | ||
Fall | ||
ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
ART 421 or ART 422 |
Art of Mesoamerica and the Andean of South America or Native American Art of North America |
3 |
MGMM 601 or MGMM 612 |
Exhibition Principles I or Business Principles I |
3 |
Elective | Elective (upper division) | 6 |
Credits | 12 | |
Spring | ||
ART 000 | Exhibition and Convocation Attendance | 0 |
ART 424 | Modern Art History, Aesthetics, Theory, and Criticism | 3 |
MGMM 602 or MGMM 613 |
Exhibition Principles II or Business Principles II |
3 |
Elective | Electives (upper division) | 6 |
Credits | 12 | |
Total Credits | 120 |