An ideal complement to many majors, the art history minor builds the techniques of visual intelligence necessary to successfully navigate an increasingly image-driven world. Students learn to interpret visual evidence as well as written documents to understand and interrogate how evolving ideas about quality and judgment have shaped the institutions of art, including the growing art market. A diverse and strong faculty brings its own research into the classroom, allowing students to gain international exposure and real-world experience with world-class museums and cultural centers in Boston, Cambridge, and the greater metropolitan area. Art history minors often have opportunities to conduct independent research, develop publishable texts, and gain exposure to the dynamic fields of visual art and curatorial practice.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified. Students who wish to register for 2000-level courses and above need to plan ahead in order to complete prerequisite course(s) ahead of time.
A student pursuing this minor must complete a minimum of four (4) courses exclusive to this minor beyond the courses required for the student’s declared major(s), minor(s), or PlusOne.
Note: This minor is not available to students in the BA in art program or any art combined major.
Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required Course | ||
ARTH 1001 and ARTH 1002 | Visual Intelligence and Seminar in Visual Intelligence | 4 |
Elective Courses | ||
Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
If ARTH 3000 or ARTH 4000 (or any other topics course in the options listed below) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives. | ||
Art and Design Abroad: History | ||
Interactive Media and Society | ||
The Science of Art, the Art of Science | ||
Topics in Design History | ||
Modern Art and Design History | ||
Contemporary Art and Design History | ||
Survey of the Still and Moving Image | ||
History of Graphic Design | ||
Global Networks in Early Modern Art and Visual Culture | ||
Topics in Visual Studies | ||
Performance Art | ||
Topics in Visual Studies | ||
Contemporary Art Theory and Criticism | ||
Landscape and Ecology in Visual Culture |
GPA Requirement
2.500 GPA required in the minor