Advising Course Plan - Museum and Curatorial Studies Major
This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in four years. It is appropriate for students who are starting the major in their first semester. The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester. This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.
- 2 of these courses: ARTH 212A, ARTH 241A, ARTH 242A, or ARTH 243V
- 1 of these courses: ARTH 211A, ARTH 251A1, or ARTH 341V1 (Junior Seminar)
- 1 Studio Art (ARTS) or Digital Arts (DIGA) class
- 2 of these courses: CREA 250, ARTH 3162, or ARTH 325S3
- 2 of these courses: ARTH 334V1,5 (Junior Seminar), ARTH 365V6, or ARTH 3666
- 1 of these courses: ARTH 3127, CREA 396, or CREA 397 (1 unit option)
- Both of these courses: ARTH 3264 and ARTH 499
Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan: None required.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| FSEM 1001 | 1 | ARTH 242A, 212A, or 243V | 1 |
| ARTH 211A or 251A1 | 1 | Studio Art (ARTS) or Digital Arts (DIGA) course | 1 |
| ARTH 241A, 212A, or 243V | 1 | General Education Rrequirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective1 | 1 | General Education Requirement or Electdive | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ARTH 325S or CREA 250 (or General Education Requirement or Elective)3 | 1 | ARTH 316 or CREA 250 (or General Education Requirement or Elective)2 | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | ARTH 365V | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ARTH 325S or CREA 250 (or General Education Requirement or Elective)3 | 1 | ARTH 316 or CREA 250 (or General Education Requirement or Elective)2 | 1 |
| ARTH 334V (Junior Seminar)1,5 | 1 | ARTH 341V (Junior Seminar - or General Education Requirement or Elective)1 | 1 |
| ARTH 341V (Junior Seminar - or General Education Requirement or Elective)1 | 1 | ARTH 365V or 3666 | 1 |
| CREA 397 or 396 (1 unit option - or General Education Requirement or Elective) | 1 | CREA 397 or 396 (1 unit option - or General Education Requirement or Elective) | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ARTH 3264 | 1 | ARTH 499 | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Total Units 32 | |||
- 1
Recommendation: FSEM 100, ARTH 211A, ARTH 251A, ARTH 334V (Junior Seminar), and ARTH 341V (Junior Seminar) are all writing enhanced (WE) classes; more than two WE courses in one semester is not recommended.
Recommendation: Students taking FSEM 100-59 (Comics and Graphic Novels) should not take ARTH 251A (Understanding Comics).- 2
ARTH 316 is offered every other year in the spring, and it should be taken in the student's second or third year.
- 3
ARTH 325S is offered every other year in the fall, and it should be taken in the student's second or third year.
- 4
ARTH 326 is offered in the fall semester.
- 5
ARTH 334V This Junior Seminar is offered in the fall semester.
- 6
ARTH 365V and ARTH 366 are offered in alternating years in the spring; one should be taken in the student's second year and the other taken in the student's third year.
- 7
ARTH 312 is a 1/2 unit (2-credit) course which may be repeated. Contact your faculty advisor for guidance on when this course will be offered and how to incorporate it in your academic plan.