Art History Minor (20 credits)

Art History is the study of art works within their stylistic, historical, and social contexts. Students in the Art History minor experience a world of art, explore connections between past and present visual culture, and discover the ways art can illuminate and perpetuate a culture’s history, beliefs, and values. Art History also teaches skills of observation, visual literacy, critical thinking, and communication, which apply broadly in professional contexts in health sciences, teaching, art and design, communication, marketing, and more.

To earn an Art History minor, a student must complete 20 credits in Art History. Nine of those credits must be unique to the minor. Courses with a grade of less than 2.0 (C) will not count towards the minor.

Required Courses (8 credits)

ART 211 Introduction to Art History: Prehistory to 1400 - credits
ART 212 Introduction to Art History: 1400 to the Present - 4 credits

Minor Electives (12 credits)

Choose four courses:

ART 140 What Is Art? - 3 credits
ART/LAS 224 Latin American Art Topics - 3 credits
ART 225 Asian Art & Culture - 3 credits
ART 229 Medieval Art & Architecture - 3 credits
ART 233 Graphic Design History - 4 credits
ART 250 Photography & New Media as History - 3 credits
ART 313 Renaissance Art - 3 credits
ART 316 Art & Travel - 3 credits
ART 345 Museums & Exhibitions - 4 credits
ART/WST 355 Women, Gender, and Art - 3 credits
ART 360 American Art - 3 credits
ART 365 Special Topics in Art/Art History - 3 credits
ART 369 African-American Art - 3 credits
ART 371 Islamic Art - 3 credits
ART 401 Art History Topics - 4 credits
ART 402 Issues in Contemporary Art - 4 credits
ART 470 Advanced Topics (when topically appropriate) - 3 credits
ART 480 Independent Study - 1-6 credits
ART 490 Internship - 1-6 credits