Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ARTZ coursework.
Generated from University of Montana’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ARTZ work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 24 ARTZ and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 36 more ARTZ courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on ARTZ, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Core Courseschoose 1
Complete all of the following courses:
Electives1 required
Complete 25 credits of upper-division (300-level or above) credits in the biological sciences. This includes courses with the following subject codes:; BIOB - General; BIOE - Ecological; BIOH - Human; BIOM - Microbiology; BIOO - Organismal; BCH - Biochemistry; NEUR - Neuroscience
Chemistry and Mathematicsall required
Complete all of the following courses:
Art2 required · verify with the official sheet
Business and Analyticsall required
Computer Scienceall required
Journalism2 required · verify with the official sheet
Media Arts2 required · verify with the official sheet
Natural History2 required · verify with the official sheet
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in ARTZ. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at ARTZ 311
3 courses deep, ending at ARTZ 321
3 courses deep, ending at ARTZ 499
2 courses deep, ending at ARTZ 331
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Intermediate Level Requirementsall required
Complete all of the following courses:; Complete 18 credits of the following courses:; Art (ARTZ) and Graphic Design (GDSN) courses at the 200 level; Media Arts (MART) courses at the 200 or 300 level
Upper-Division Level Requirements1 required
Upper-Division Studio Credits Outside of Area of Concentration:; Complete 15 credits in Art (ARTZ), Graphic Design (GDSN), and Media Arts (MART) at the 300 and 400 level; Upper-Division Studio Credits in Area of Concentration:; Complete 12 credits of the courses in Art (ARTZ) at the 300 and 400 level; Upper-Division Art History and Criticism Requirements:; 3 credits in Art History (ARTH) at the 30
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Intermediate Level Requirementsall required
Complete all of the following courses:; Complete 12 credits of the following courses:; Art (ARTZ) and Graphic Design (GDSN) courses at the 200 level; Media Arts (MART) courses at the 200 or 300 level
Upper-Division Level Requirements1 required
Complete all of the following courses:; 12 credits of Art (ARTZ), Graphic Design (GDSN), or Media Arts (MART) courses at the 300 and 400 level; 3 credits in Art History (ARTH) at the 300 or 400 level
Capstone Experience1 required
Complete one or both of the following:; Knowles Gallery Exhibition
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Upper-Division Level Requirements1 required
Complete all of the following courses:; 12 credits of Art (ARTZ), Graphic Design (GDSN), or Media Arts (MART) courses at the 300 and 400 level; 3 credits in Art History (ARTH) at the 300 or 400 level
Capstone Experience1 required
Complete one or both of the following:; Knowles Gallery Exhibition
All ARTZ courses in the Montana catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under ARTZ yet.
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