In addition to events and exhibits at the UNH Museum of Art and Paul Creative Arts Center, our main campus is located just minutes from the culturally rich community of Portsmouth, and an hour from the fine art museums of Boston. You’ll meet and learn from artists and historians from around the world through the Visiting Artists & Art Historians program, and also will have the opportunity to develop as an artist by taking studio classes or pursuing a double major in art history and studio art.

Students must complete a minimum of 10 courses (40 credits). These courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-. Art history students receive preferential placement in ARTS 532 Introductory Drawing. Students contemplating graduate school should learn German, and, if possible, either French, Italian, or another language relevant to their areas of interest. The Discovery Program capstone requirement may be fulfilled by completing ARTS 795 Art Historians and Their Styles. The required minimum overall GPA in major coursework is 2.0. Candidates for a degree must satisfy all of the University Discovery Program requirements in addition to satisfying the requirements of each individual major program. Bachelor of arts candidates must also satisfy the foreign language proficiency requirement. Art history majors may use one major-required course to satisfy one Discovery category requirement.