Required ARTC Courses (23 credits)
ARTC 101 Art Conservation Freshman/Transfer Student Seminar (1 credit)
ARTC 185 Color Mixing and Matching (3 credits)
ARTC 210 Science of Color Phenomena (4 credits)
ARTC 301 Care & Preservation of Cultural Property I (3 credits)
ARTC 302 Care & Preservation of Cultural Property II (3 credits)
ARTC 464 Preservation Internship (3 credits each, 2 required)
ARTC 495 Preservation Senior Capstone (3 credits, only offered fall of senior year)
Choose One ARTC Studio Course
ARTC 280 Studio in the Materials and Techniques of Drawing in the West (3 credits)
ARTC 488 Studio in the Materials and Techniques of Paintings I (3 credits)
ARTC 489 Studio in the Materials and Techniques of Paintings II (3 credits)
ARTC Department Electives*
ARTC 390 Art and Forensics
ARTC 467 Ethics and Value in Collections Care: Storage, Treatment, and Display (3 credits)
ARTC 467 Photodocumentation (3 credits)
ARTC 467 Studio in the Materials and Techniques of Textiles (3 credits)
ARTC 467 Technology of Cultural Materials: Basketry
*These classes are not typically offered each year. They count towards university and college breadth requirements, as well as your total credits
Studio Art Courses (15 credits)
Five studio art courses are required, including ARTC 185 and ARTC 280/488/489) either from the Art Department, Fashion Design, or from the Art Conservation Department studio materials and techniques of drawing, paintings, and textiles courses.
Material Culture Courses (15 credits)
"Material culture" describes the objects produced by human beings, or the physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. You must take one introductory course (100-level) and at least four upper-level courses (200-level and above).
Departments that commonly-offer courses focusing on material culture include:
- Africana Studies
- Art History
- Anthropology
- Communications and Media Studies
- English
- Game Studies
- Gender and Women's Studies
- Fashion Studies
- History
- Languages, Literature, and Culture Studies
- Material Culture Studies
- Museum Studies
- Music
- Sociology
If you are unsure if a class fulfills the material culture requirement, check with your departmental advisor or the undergraduate director, prior to registering.
Chemistry (16 credits)
Four chemistry courses are required for a major in art conservation as well as admission into most art conservation graduate programs:
CHEM 103/133 General Chemistry/Lab
CHEM 104/134 General Chemistry/Lab
CHEM 321/325 Organic Chemistry I/Lab
CHEM 322/326 Organic Chemistry II/Lab
Adding a chemistry minor or major is an option for students who are especially interested in chemistry and conservation science. The chemistry minor requires two more chemistry courses than we currently require for the major.
