Art History Minor

This minor is open to students in all majors. Please consult course descriptions for possible prerequisites.

The Art History minor will teach students to analyze the visual history, art theory, and art criticism of visual traditions in the world. A minor in Art History is particularly suited for students pursuing careers in art, art education, history, anthropology, archaeology, classics, English, foreign literature, cultural studies, international business, and arts administration. The study of art history improves a student's visual perception and enhances their critical understanding of human expression. Students learn to understand art within the contexts of time, place, religion, politics, philosophy, culture, technology, society, and gender. This minor is designed for completion entirely on-line in web-based education.

Stipulations for the Art History minor:

• No more than one independent study course may count toward the minor in Art History.
• No more than two courses may be applied toward both this minor and a major or minor. By petition, two upper division courses with substantial art historical content and methodology applied toward the student’s major may also be applied toward this minor. These courses do not have to be in the distance learning (DL) format.
• Courses to be counted in the minor must be taken for a grade (may not be taken pass/fail).

Minor Requirements

Required

AR 342	Art of the Ancient Americas	3
AR 343	Renaissance Art History	3
AR 421	Sacred Art in History	3
	Or
RE 421	Sacred Art in History	3
AR 423	History of Modern Art	3
AR 424	Late Modern Art History	3
AR 426	Critical Theories of Today's Art	3

Total Credit Hours: 18