Material Culture Preservation Major
Major Requirements (65 or 69 credits)
ARTC 101 Freshman Seminar in Art Conservation (1)
*Note: Required for first semester freshman only.
ARTC 301 Care and Preservation of Cultural Property I (3)
ARTC 302 Care and Preservation of Cultural Property II (3)
ARTC 464 Conservation Internship (6) (Junior or Senior status only)
ARTC 495 Senior Capstone (3)
One of the following:
ARTC 485 Color Mixing and Matching (3)
ARTC 210 Science of Color Phenomena (4)
One of the following:
ARTC 488 Studio in the Materials and Techniques of Painting I (3)
ARTC 489 Studio in the Materials and Techniques of Painting II (3)
ARTC 480 Studio in the Materials and Techniques of Drawing in the West (3)
ARTC 490 Studio in the Materials and Techniques of Printmaking I (3)
Three of the following:
ART 110 Foundation Drawing I (3)
ART 130 Drawing l: Tools and Techniques (3)
ART 138 Elementary Drawing and Painting I (3)
ART 250 Beginning Sculpture (3)
ART 280 Beginning Photography (3)
ART 290 Beginning Ceramics (3)
Two courses from the following:
ANTH 103 Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology (3)
ARTH 153 Introduction to Art History I (3)
ARTH 154 Introduction to Art History II (3)
ARTH 155 Asian Art (3)
ARTH 161 Art in the East and West (3)
ARTH 162 History of Architecture (3)
One of the following (A or B) chemistry sequences:
Option A
CHEM 103 General Chemistry (4)
CHEM 104 General Chemistry (4)
CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry (4)
CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry (4)
or
Option B (for chemistry majors or minors):
CHEM 111 General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 119 Quantitative Chemistry I (2)
CHEM 112 General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 120 Quantitative Chemistry II (3)
CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry (4)
CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry (4)
Four courses (12 credits) of upper division Anthropology, Art Conservation, Art History, History, Black American Studies, Museum Studies, and/or Fashion and Apparel Studies courses with a strong material culture basis with approval by an Art Conservation academic advisor prior to enrollment in the course.
Electives After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credtis must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree, 124 credits. Students are also encouraged to track admission requirements for graduate programs they might pursue and take the approprite course work.
