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Art, Minor

2022-2023 Edition

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        • Art, Minor
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        • Game Art, Minor
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        • Interaction Design, Minor
        • Photography, Minor
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The art minor allows students to complement any degree with a broad exploration of visual studies, fine arts, and design. Following an introduction to the fundamentals of drawing and two-dimensional design, students select from courses in time-based media, interaction, sculpture, painting, and art history. The department’s exceptional Dialogues of Civilization are popular among art minors, who are able to complete a large portion of their coursework during culturally immersive and focused studio residencies in places such as Ireland, Iceland, Cuba, and the Galapagos Islands. 

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 courses exclusive to this minor beyond the courses required for the student’s declared major(s), minor(s), or PlusOne.

Requirements for Non–Art + Design Majors

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
ARTF 1120Observational Drawing4
ARTF 1122Color and Composition (with optional ARTF 1123 )4
Elective Courses
Complete three of the following (if a topics course is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives):
ARTD 2360
and ARTD 2361
Introduction to Photography
and Photo Tools
ARTD 2370
and ARTD 2371
Animation Basics
and Animation Tools
ARTD 2380
and ARTD 2381
Video Basics
and Video Tools
ARTD 3000
Topics in Media Arts
ARTE 2301
The Graphic Novel
ARTE 2500
Art and Design Abroad: Studio
ARTE 2501
Art and Design Abroad: History
ARTE 3901
Art and Design Special Topics
ARTF 1121
Conceptual Drawing
ARTF 1124
and ARTF 1125
Form and Structure
and Form and Structure Tools
ARTF 2220
and ARTF 2221
Movement and Time
and Movement and Time Tools
ARTF 2223
and ARTF 2224
Experience and Interaction
and Experience and Interaction Tools
ARTH 1001
and ARTH 1002
Visual Intelligence
and Seminar in Visual Intelligence
ARTH 1400
The Science of Art, the Art of Science
ARTH 2200
Topics in Design History
ARTH 2210
Modern Art and Design History
ARTH 2211
Contemporary Art and Design History
ARTH 2212
Survey of the Still and Moving Image
ARTH 3000
Topics in Visual Studies
ARTH 4000
Topics in Visual Studies
ARTS 2340
Painting Basics
ARTS 2341
Figure Drawing
ARTS 3449
Drawing in Mixed Media

Requirements for Art + Design Majors

Note: This minor is not available to students in the BA in art program or any art combined major.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
ARTF 1120Observational Drawing4
ARTF 1122Color and Composition (with optional ARTF 1123 )4
Elective Courses
Complete three of the following (if a topics course is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives):
ARTD 2360
and ARTD 2361
Introduction to Photography
and Photo Tools
ARTD 2370
and ARTD 2371
Animation Basics
and Animation Tools
ARTD 2380
and ARTD 2381
Video Basics
and Video Tools
ARTD 3000
Topics in Media Arts
ARTE 2301
The Graphic Novel
ARTE 2500
Art and Design Abroad: Studio
ARTE 2501
Art and Design Abroad: History
ARTE 3901
Art and Design Special Topics
ARTH 1001
and ARTH 1002
Visual Intelligence
and Seminar in Visual Intelligence
ARTH 1400
The Science of Art, the Art of Science
ARTH 2200
Topics in Design History
ARTH 2210
Modern Art and Design History
ARTH 2211
Contemporary Art and Design History
ARTH 2212
Survey of the Still and Moving Image
ARTH 3000
Topics in Visual Studies
ARTH 4000
Topics in Visual Studies
ARTS 2340
Painting Basics
ARTS 2341
Figure Drawing
ARTS 3449
Drawing in Mixed Media

GPA Requirement

2.500 GPA required in the minor

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