2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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Art History (AHST) Minor

Required Minor Courses
ART 2385Survey of the History of Western Art3
ART 2386Survey of the History of Western Art3
Select two of the following:6
Museum Studies: Theory and Practice
Museum Ethics and Cultural Preservation
Topics in Art History (May be taken twice to earn 6 credit hours.)
Topics in Museums and Collections
Subtotal12
Elective Courses
Select two of the following:6
Topics in Art History
Survey of Latin American Art and Architecture
Art and Architecture of India
Islamic Art and Architecture
Arts of China and Japan
Egyptian Art and Architecture
Greek Art and Architecture
ART 3094
Introduction to Archaeology
Roman Art and Architecture
Medieval Art and Architecture
Renaissance Art and Architecture
Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture
Nineteenth Century European Art: Neoclassicism to Post-Impressionism
History of Photography
African-American Art
History of Modern Graphic Design
European and American Art Since 1900
American Art to 1914
Subtotal6
Total Credits18

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete all courses comprising the minor with a GPA of 2.0 or better and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0.

Any courses taken for the Art History minor will count toward the in-minor GPA.