Art History Minor
The art history minor is available to students in any major, including the studio art major. Art history minors have a choice of two tracks:
- Art History: Theory and Methods
- Art History: Museum Studies
Department Advanced Placement Policy
Students with AP credit in Art History, Studio, and Drawing are awarded placement in the studio art curriculum. AP credit does not count toward the minimum number of courses required for the majors or minors. Credit for AP classes will be granted on an individual basis.
Requirements
Both tracks require six courses.
Art History: Theory and Methods
Art History: Theory and Methods is comprised of Introduction to Visual Arts, three courses distributed among the following three areas (pre-1800, post-1800, and cross-cultural) and two additional VAHI electives. Enrollment in the Concentration Seminar is encouraged in the senior year.
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Required introductory course: | |
| Introduction To Visual Arts | |
| One course from each of the following three areas: | |
| Pre-1800 | |
| Global Commerce in 15th Century Italy | |
| Art & Antiquity in 16C Italy | |
| Art, Science and Power 17C | |
| 17C Dutch Art & Society | |
| Post-1800 | |
| Art in the Modern World, 1780 to 1940 | |
| Art Since 1940 | |
| Cross-Cultural | |
| Introduction to Islamic Art | |
| Art of Africa and the Americas | |
| Two additional VAHI courses from the lists above and below to reach the minimum of 6 required courses: 1 | |
| History of Global Arch I | |
| History of Global Arch II | |
| Destruction and Renewal | |
| The Arts in America | |
| Modern Architecture | |
| Making the Modern City | |
| Kings & Caliphs: Art of Luxury | |
| City Nature | |
| Capstone Seminar | |
Art History: Museum Studies
Art History: Museum Studies is comprised of Introduction to Visual Arts, Museum Studies, three VAHI electives, and an approved internship. Students may enroll in the Concentration Seminar as one of the electives to work on a museum related project.
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Required introductory courses: | |
| Introduction To Visual Arts | |
| Three intermediate or upper-level VAHI electives: | |
| Introduction to Islamic Art | |
| Global Commerce in 15th Century Italy | |
| Art & Antiquity in 16C Italy | |
| Art, Science and Power 17C | |
| Art in the Modern World, 1780 to 1940 | |
| Art Since 1940 | |
| 17C Dutch Art & Society | |
| The Arts in America | |
| Modern Architecture | |
| Making the Modern City | |
| Kings & Caliphs: Art of Luxury | |
| City Nature | |
| Internship (as approved). 1 | |
| 1 | Ex: VAHI 420 Tutorial |