Art History Minor

Students must take at least 15 credits of Art History Electives.

To achieve training across the discipline and its skills, students must meet the following distribution requirements:

Level Distribution Requirements:

• Students may take up to 4 credits of 1xxx-level courses. There is no minimum credit requirement for 1xxx-level courses. In Art History, 1xxx-level courses are appropriate for students at all levels. They are designed to provide a broad survey of thousands of years of visual and material history.

• Students may take up to 12 credits of 3xxx-level courses. There is no minimum credit requirement for 3xxx-level courses. In Art History, 3xxx-level courses are appropriate for motivated first-year students and any student in their second year or above. With no prerequisites required, they are designed to introduce students to a specific field of expertise in the discipline (e.g., photography, South Asian art, alternative media, etc.).

• Students may take up to 15 credits of 5xxx-level courses. Students must take at least 3 credits of 5xxx-level courses. In Art History, 5xxx-level courses are appropriate for any student in their third year or above. Although no prerequisites are required, they are designed for students to dive deeply into a specialized topic, through rigorous practices of reading, discussion, research, and writing.

Chronological and Geographic Distribution Requirements:

• Take at least 3 credits from at least two of the three historical eras (i.e. 'Era I: Ancient to ca. 1300', 'Era II: ca. 1300 to 1800', and 'Era III: 1800 to present') .

• Take at least 3 credits from at least two of the three geographical areas (i.e. 'North America and Europe', 'Middle East and/or Islamic Word', and 'South and/or East Asia').