Undergraduate Curriculum

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts consists of 128 credit hours, including university general degree requirements. All students seeking a degree from UNO must complete the general course requirements regardless of their major. These courses emphasize the skills important in all academic areas. Students must complete courses in English composition, literature mathematics, science arts, humanities, social sciences and computer literacy.

In addition to the general education course requirements listed above, students majoring in Fine Arts must complete a minimum of 45 hours in fine arts courses. Options for concentration are studio art (digital art, painting & drawing, photography, printmaking, or sculpture) and art history. Students selecting art history option must complete 30 hours of art history courses. University catalogs are available online at the Office of the Registrar.

Studio Art Option

Art History Option

The UNO Department of Fine Arts offers an undergraduate area of specialization in art history that requires a minimum of 45 semester hours in art with 30 of these hours in art history courses on the junior and senior levels (3000-4000). These advanced courses should be distributed among the following period or areas:

1. Ancient through Medieval
2. Renaissance through Baroque
3. Eighteenth century through Contemporary
4. Nonwestern Art
5. Museum or Gallery internship

An additional course, Senior Project in Art History, requires independent study, research, and writing a paper on a topic determined in consultation with supervising Art History faculty.