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Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

History of Art, Design, & Visual Culture Core Curriculum

All students must complete First Year requirements, and one of the Humanistic Studies electives in the standard BFA degree plan must be taken in Literature or Creative Writing.

The below degree plan is for the 2017-18 academic year. Existing students should use MyMICA or contact their Advisor for a personalized degree plan.

First-Year Requirements

All students must complete the following requirements:

COURSE TITLE COURSE # CREDITS
Forum 1 FF 111 3.0
Forum 2 FF 112 3.0
Color & Design FF 120A or 120B 3.0
Forms & Space FF 130A or 130B 3.0
Systems & Time FF 140A or 140B 3.0
Drawing: Tradition & Innovation FF 161 3.0
Drawing: Contemporary Practices FF 162 3.0
First-Year Studio Elective   3.0

Total credits for the First-Year requirements: 24.0

Liberal Arts Requirements

One of the Humanistic Studies electives in the standard BFA degree plan must be taken in LIT (Literature) or CWRT (Creative Writing).

COURSE TITLE COURSE # CREDITS
Critical Inquiry HMST 101 3.0
Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (any level) 3.0
Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (300 or 400) 3.0
Intellectual History I and II -IH1 and -IH2 6.0
Science/Math Elective NSCI 3.0
Theory -TH 3.0
Academic Electives (or Writing Workshop, if required) 6.0

Total credits for the Liberal Arts requirements: 27.0

History of Art, Design, & Visual Culture Major Requirements

Courses below are not reflected in chronological order.

Total credits for the Art History, Theory & Criticism Major requirements: 69.0

If an integrated degree in Humanistic Studies, a minor in the Liberal Arts, or the MAT preparatory curriculum is chosen, the total credits would be 126.

*Must be Asian, African, New World, and Oceanic
**6 of 9.0 credits must be 400 level