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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA

College/School: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Plan Code: FAARTMSBA

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Upper division minimum
credit hours

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
BA Core Requirements
ARS 201 Art of Asia (GCSI) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARS 498 Pro-Seminar Any ARS 498 Topic is acceptable. 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Museum and Curatorial Practices Lower Division Requirements
ARS 120 Introduction to Global Museum Studies 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARS 121 Introduction to Global Heritage Studies 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARS 222 Museums as Sites of Extraction 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARS 223 Introduction to Museums and Social Justice 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARS 224 Museum and Heritage Careers 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ACC 382 Accounting and Financial Analysis AIS 180 Introduction to American Indian Studies (SOBE) AIS 320 American Indian Philosophies and World Views (HUAD) ARS Elective ART 216 Contemporary Art in Practice: Methods, Making, Meaning ASB 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (GCSI) ASB 340 Migration and Culture (GCSI) PAF 300 Public Management and Administration PAF 420 Managing Across Boundaries TCL 111 Latinx Cultural Studies (HUAD) TCL 210 Introduction to Ethnic Studies in the U.S. (SOBE) TCL 230 The Expressive Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Transborder Perspective TDM 345 Meeting and Convention Planning TDM 350 Tourism, Hospitality, Recreation and Sports Marketing TDM 448 Heritage and Cultural Tourism TDM 458 International Tourism and Hospitality (GCSI) WST 380 Race, Gender, and Class (SOBE) 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Museum and Curatorial Practices Upper Division Requirements
ARS 323 Curatorial Activism 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARS 394 Topic: Curating Disability in the Museum ARS 394 Topic: Museum Accessibility & Institutional Change ARS 394 Topic: Museums, Sustainable Practices, and Climate Action ARS 421 Identity Politics and Exhibitions ARS 494 Topic: Contemporary Indigenous Art & Museums ARS 494 Topic: Curating the Contemporary In Practice ARS 494 Topic: Decolonizing Museums ARS 494 Topic: Gender/Sexuality & Museums ARS 494 Topic: Transformative Exhibitions Since the 1990s 18 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	18
AFR 428 Critical Race Theory ARA 396 Professional Practices for Design and the Arts ARA 489 Writing Art and Design Criticism (HUAD) ARS 394 Topic: Political/Museum Narratives by Decade 1950 - 2000 ARS 438 Art of the 20th Century I (HUAD) ARS 439 Art of the 20th Century II ARS 460 Art Now ARS 480 Research Methods ARS 484 Internship ARS 498 Topic: Art and Money ARS 494 Topic: Contemporary Issues in Curatorial Practice ARS 498 Topic: (Mis)Representing Justice: Art, Law and Censorship ARS 494 Topic: Managing Arts & Culture Organizations ARS 494 Topic: Philosophy of Curatorial Practice: 1800-Present ARS 498 Topic: Photographs, Collections, Archives ASB 350 Anthropology and Art (HUAD) NLM 310 Strategic Volunteer Engagement (CIVI) SGS 360 Cultural Aspects of Globalization TDM 448 Heritage and Cultural Tourism 9 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	9
ARS 484 Internship OR ACC 382 Accounting and Financial Analysis AIS 320 American Indian Philosophies and World Views (HUAD) ARS Elective ASB 340 Migration and Culture (GCSI) PAF 300 Public Management and Administration PAF 420 Managing Across Boundaries TDM 345 Meeting and Convention Planning TDM 350 Tourism, Hospitality, Recreation and Sports Marketing TDM 448 Heritage and Cultural Tourism TDM 458 International Tourism and Hospitality (GCSI) WST 380 Race, Gender, and Class (SOBE) Museum and Curatorial Practices students should speak with the internship coordinator, Dr. Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, regarding internship opportunities. 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3

Art History for Museum and Curatorial Practices Requirements
ARS 101 Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARS 102 Art from Renaissance to Modernism (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Any courses that apply to Art History for Museum and Curatorial Practices Requirements are permitted to "double dip" with any ASU Minor requirement.

ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ARA 101 ASU: The Art Experience OR HDA 101 ASU and Herberger Institute Experience 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.

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Art (Museum and Curatorial Practices), BA

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