Art Minor
We encourage you to declare the minor at least three terms before graduating. At the time you declare your minor, you are encouraged to contact the Art Office to schedule a departmental advising appointment.
Art Minor Requirements
The minor requires 28 credits. Coursework must be taken in at least two departmental curricular areas, including courses taken to fulfill the core studios requirements.
Students are encouraged to declare the minor at least three terms before graduating. At the time the minor is declared, a departmental advisor may be assigned to help the student develop an individualized program.
Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements must be passed with a grade of C- or better or a mark of Pass (P or P*).
Art History courses used to fulfill the minor requirement must be passed with a grade of C- or better or a mark of Pass (P or P*).
No more than 12 credits passed with a mark of Pass (P or P*) will count towards minor requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| One upper division art history (ARH) course | 4 | |
| ART 115 | Surface, Space, and Time | 4 |
| ART 116 | Core Interdisciplinary Laboratory | 4 |
| or ARTS 288 | Sculpture I: Mixed Media | |
| ART 233 | Drawing I | 4 |
| Studio Requirements | ||
| Studio courses selected by student 1 | 12 | |
| Drawing II | ||
| Letterpress | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Introduction to Ceramics | ||
| Industrial Ceramics | ||
| Intermediate Ceramics: [Topic] | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Advanced Ceramics | ||
| Introduction to Fibers: [Topic] | ||
| Textile Printing | ||
| Woven Structures | ||
| Stitchwork Strategies | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Advanced Fibers: [Topic] | ||
| Introductory Painting I | ||
| Introductory Painting II | ||
| Intermediate and Advanced Painting | ||
| Intermediate and Advanced Drawing | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Introduction to Photography | ||
| Film and Darkroom | ||
| Constructed Image Photography | ||
| Creative Large-Format Photography | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Conceptual Strategies in Photography | ||
| Alternative Photographic Processes | ||
| Advanced Photography: [Topic] | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking | ||
| Relief | ||
| Intaglio | ||
| Screen Printing | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Intermediate and Advanced Printmaking | ||
| Sculpture I: Mixed Media | ||
| Sculpture II: [Topic] | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Methodologies: [Topic] | ||
| Advanced Sculpture | ||
| Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing | ||
| Metalsmithing and Jewelry: [Topic] | ||
| Metalsmithing and Jewelry: [Topic] | ||
| Advanced Metalsmithing and Jewelry | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Print Media Digital Arts | ||
| Time-Based Digital Arts | ||
| Interactive Digital Arts | ||
| Introduction to Production | ||
| Digital Drawing | ||
| Digital Imaging | ||
| Introduction to Animation | ||
| Digital Letterform | ||
| Digital Interactivity | ||
| Computational Aesthetics | ||
| Introduction to Video Art | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Experimental Animation | ||
| Emerging Technologies | ||
| Video Art: Experimental Film | ||
| Communication Design | ||
| 3-D Computer Imaging | ||
| 3-D Computer Animation | ||
| Total Credits | 28 | |
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Of the 12 studio credits, 8 must be upper division, and all 12 credits must be taken in residence.