Requirements B.A.: History of Art Minor
The B.A. degree with a minor in the History of Art requires five courses (twenty-five credit hours) from the department's offerings, at least two of which are at the 500 level or higher. For the minor, not more than three courses at the 200 or 300 level may be used to complete the 25 required credit hours. Upper-level courses are numbered 500 and above. In order to take courses at the 600 level, the student must have the stated History of Art prerequisite, permission of the instructor or an appropirate course in another department (as approved by a History of Art advisor).
A department faculty advisor can assist you in designing a suitable minor program from the suggested list of courses. Upon completion of the appropriately distributed 25 credit hours in History of Art, a faculty advisor will approve and sign a Minor Program Form. You may then file this form with your college or school counselor to receive a minor in History of Art.
General Track Sample Minor
If you wish to obtain a basic understanding of the prinicples of art history, terminology and knowledge of the major periods of western art, the following program would be suitable:
- History of Art: 210, 211, 212, 300*, 306, 315, 340 (3 out of 5)
- Two History of Art courses at the 500 or 600 level in European or American Art.
Period Track Sample Minor
If you wish to obtain specialized knowledge in one area of art history:
Modern Art *
- History of Art 212 or 340
- Four courses at the 500, 600 or 700 level in 18th, 19th, 20th or 21st century art
Culture Groups or Culture Track Sample Minor
If you wish to obtain specialized knowledge in a single culture of a group of cultures, a program such as the following might be pursued:
Asian Art *
- History of Art 213
- Four History of Art courses at the 500, 600 or 700 level in the Asian art fields