2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Art history classes in the Art & Design Unit are designed to provide a conceptual and philosophical context to artmaking by investigating the stylistic characteristics of specific artists, time periods or cultures and understanding the dynamic relationship between art and society.
Our art history curriculum emphasizes an understanding of the arts through a global perspective and explores many world cultures and artistic traditions. With an art history minor, you will
- Critically engage with the visual arts using a variety of tools including careful visual analysis, scholarly research, and theoretical lenses
- Understand the complexity and diversity of global artistic traditions and their historical contexts and gain insight into your own preconceptions of the world
- acquire the tools and vocabulary needed for interpreting visual culture and for decoding and analyzing the visual world around you
Minor
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting Courses: | 15 | |
Required: | ||
| History of the Visual Arts: Ancient to Medieval | ||
| History of the Visual Arts II: Renaissance to Modern | ||
| Modern Art | ||
Electives (choose 2 courses): | ||
| Contemporary Art | ||
| Art of the First Nations | ||
| Black Art in America | ||
| Queer Art & Identity | ||
| Upper-Level Courses | 6 | |
Electives (choose 2 courses): | ||
| Modern American Culture | ||
| Women, Art and Image | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| Ancient Art of Mexico | ||
| African Art | ||
| Asian Art | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |