Art History

Minimum number of credits to complete the minor: 18

Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Visual and Performing Arts

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The Department of Visual and Performing Arts minors are designed for you to gain valuable skills, understand history and critically engage with the content of the coursework. The Art History minor requires the completion of a minimum of five courses, as specified below. No more than two courses from another major or minor may count towards completion of the minor.

Minor Requirements

The minor consists of five courses: two required core courses and three Art History electives.

Core Courses

Complete the following two required courses:

ART 1610 - Art & Material Culture I Credits: 4
ART 1620 - Art & Material Culture II Credits: 4

Required Electives

Choose three courses from the following:

ART 1600 - Inside Art: A Global Perspective Credits: 4
ART 1670 - American Art I Credits: 4
ART 2620 - Classical Art Credits: 4
ART 2680 - Early 20th Century Art Credits: 4
ART 2690 - Postmodern Art and Beyond Credits: 4
ART 3420 - A Cultural History of Photography Credits: 4
ART 3620 - Problems in Classical Art Credits: 4
ART 3680 - Topics in Modern Art Credits: 4
ART 4930 - Special Topics-Art and Art History Credits: 2-8
DES 3850 - History of Graphic Design Credits: 4
ENG 3220 - Revenge and Romance: Renaissance Drama Credits: 4
ENG 3350 - Sex, Race, and Empire: 1660-1814 Credits: 4
ENG 3550 - Modernist Mayhem: Decadence and Destruction in Early 20th Century Literature Credits: 4
GCS 2000 - Introduction to Cultural Studies Credits: 4
MUS 2301 - Music History I Credits: 4
MUS 2302 - Music History II Credits: 4
PHL 3650 - Aesthetics and Human Values Credits: 4
VPA 1110 - Introduction to Visual and Performing Arts Credits: 4