The Art Department has restructured course requirements for the Art Minor. The information listed below will initiate the semester of Fall 2026. If a student enrolled in the Art Minor prior to the Fall 2026 semester, their requirements will follow the previous Art Minor Requirements. Students should review their DARS report if they are unsure which requirements they should follow.
Art Minor Requirements
3 Credits- Foundation Course (choose 1 course)
ART 174 A&D: Mixed Media Process and Exploration Lab ART 180 A&D: Color, Light, and Perception Lab ART 194 A&D: Community & Environmental Engagement Lab ART 200 A&D: Visual Representation and Fabrication Lab ENVD 201 Environmental Studio I IDSN 225 Interior Design Studio I
3 Credits- Art History (choose 1 course)
ART 195 Survey of Art History I ART 196 Survey of Art History II
6 Credits- Art Electives (choose 2 courses)
Any ART course. Choose courses that are prerequisites for upper level courses you want to take. Courses available in: Art History, Ceramics, Digital & Expanded Media, Drawing, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Visual Communication Design.
6 Credits- Upper Level (choose 2 courses)
Any ART course 500 level or above
ART 529 Color Printmaking Workshop* ART 530 Color Printmaking Workshop* ART 531 Ceramics Sculpture Studio* ART 545 Twentieth Century Art History I ART 550 Twentieth Century Art History II ART 561 Painting Theme and Variation* ART 563 Intermediate Photography* ART 565 Wheel Thrown Ceramics Studio* ART 568 Alternative Processes in Photography ART 570 Painting Materials and Application ART 572 Drawing Medthods- Contemporary* ART 599 Drawing Methods- Thematic* ART 600 Drawing Workshop I* ART 601 Graphic Design History ART 602 Twentieth Century Art History III ART 603 Twentieth Century Art History IV ART 604 Greek Art History ART 606 Visual Art Administration & Leadership* ART 608 Special Studies in Art* ART 609 Art History Research Seminar ART 610 Figure Drawing II* ART 612 History of Italian Renaissance Art ART 613 History of Northern Renaissance Art ART 614 Italian Renaissance Architecture ART 621 Advanced Concepts Digital Video* ART 622 Baroque Art History ART 626 Advanced Study in Photography* ART 628 Foreign Studies in Art History ART 630 Foreign Studies in Studio Art ART 631 Contemporary Media Seminar* ART 632 The Development of American Art ART 634 History of Modern Sculpture ART 635 Advanced Printmaking Workshop* ART 636 Advanced Printmaking Workshop* ART 642 Nineteenth Century Art History ART 646 Art of Ancient Mesoamerica: Olmec to Aztec ART 648 Art of Japan ART 650 Advanced Painting Topics* ART 654 Women in Art ART 653 Advanced Painting Methods* ART 655 Advanced Studio in Metals & Jewelry* ART 662 Southwestern Indian Arts and Culture ART 663 Art and Life of Michelangelo ART 665 Contemporary Ceramics Workshop* ART 667 Ceramic Design Workshop* ART 675 History of Ceramics ART 679 Color Experiments, Theory and Application* ART 680 Topics in Contemporary Metals & Jewelry* ART 682 Metals & Jewelry Workshop* ART 686 Advanced Studies in Ceramics* ART 687 Ceramics Capstone* ART 692 Drawing Workshop II* ART 695 Topics in Art History