2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Art History Minor
The minor in art history is a general introduction to the study of art history and its methods. It offers students from many disciplines, including studio art, the humanities, and professional degrees, the opportunity to examine the contexts for the production of the visual arts.
Survey Courses
There are six credits required.
Distribution Courses
There are nine credits required. Art history minors are required to take one course from each of the three following areas. Consult with art history faculty about new courses and special topics offerings for credit in the distribution and elective areas.
Ancient through Early-Modern Art
There are three credits required. Choose one of the following:
- CLA 250 - Classical Art and Archaeology (3 credits)
- ART 322 - Goths to Gothic: Medieval Art (3 credits)
- ART 323 - Rethinking Renaissance Art (3 credits)
Modern and Contemporary Art
There are three credits required. Choose one of the following:
- ART 327 - Art Since 1945 (3 credits)
- ART 421 - Surrealism (3 credits)
- ART 425 - Depicting a Nation: 19th Century American Art (3 credits)
World Art
There are three credits required. Choose one of the following:
Art History Electives
Requires six credits. Students cannot take both ART 218 and ART 219 to complete their electives in Art History. Choose two courses from the following:
OR
- ART 219 - History of Illustration
- ART 322 - Goths to Gothic: Medieval Art (3 credits)
- ART 323 - Rethinking Renaissance Art (3 credits)
- ART 327 - Art Since 1945 (3 credits)
- ART 380 - Special Topics in Art and Design (1 to 3 credits) (art history emphasis)
- ART 420 - Asian Art (3 credits)
- ART 421 - Surrealism (3 credits)
- ART 422 - Art and the Worlds of Islam (3 credits)
- ART 423 - Animals in Art (3 credits)
- ART 425 - Depicting a Nation: 19th Century American Art (3 credits)
- CLA 250 - Classical Art and Archaeology (3 credits)
- FVP 225 - Film Culture (3 credits)
- FVP 348 - Film Theories (3 credits)
- PHO 366 - History of Photography II (3 credits)
- PHI 220 - Aesthetics (3 credits)
- SOC 289 - Sociology of Art (3 credits)