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Twin Cities Campus
Art History MinorArt History
College of Liberal Arts
Art History is the study of the visual world, both past and present. It looks closely at a wide array of images, objects, buildings, and sites in order to better understand human societies. Art History operates with the understanding that visual/material artifacts may speak more directly and deeply about a culture than its written record. Put another way, if a picture is worth a thousand words, then Art History equips students to read it. This is called "visual literacy" and it is an invaluable skill in our increasingly visual world. Students in Art History learn to analyze a wide variety of artifacts from all geographic regions and historical eras, including our own. Not limited strictly to the so-called "fine arts," Art History seeks to understand visual and material culture more broadly: from paintings and sculpture, to architecture and urban design; from films and photographs, to ceramics and textiles; from scientific illustration and political posters, to performance art and street graffiti. Through engaging closely with these and other forms of visual expression, students of Art History become adept practitioners of the following skills: visual analysis and interpretation, original research and careful argumentation, image-based thinking and communication, and clear and persuasive writing in a variety of modes (e.g., analytical, creative, and journalistic). Engaging visual approaches to learning and thinking, Art History prepares a diverse student body for a variety of professional tracks, including the visual arts (e.g., art criticism, art appraisal and sales, art therapy, fashion, interior design, museums, and conservation), the humanities (e.g., grant writing, historic preservation, and philanthropy), media and marketing (e.g., advertising, film, journalism, radio, and television), K-12 and post-secondary education (e.g., teaching and administration), information science and collections management (e.g., libraries and archives in public, non-profit, and corporate contexts), and medicine and law, two fields that have long prized Art History alumni for their analytical precision, skills at information mastery, and "right-brain/left-brain" balance. For these and other reasons, students of Art History go on to enjoy higher job satisfaction and lower unemployment rates over the course of their working lives than peers in vocational tracks.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
The Art History minor consists of five upper-division ARTH courses for a minimum of 14 total credits. At least one course must be taken at the 5xxx-level. Students must take courses from at least two eras: Ancient to ca. 1300; ca. 1300 to 1800; and 1800 to present. Two of the required five courses must also be from different geographic or cultural areas: Europe/North America; South and/or East Asia; Middle East and/or Islamic World; and Latin America. Students are also encouraged to take courses from a variety of instructors to ensure exposure to various approaches and methods. No more than 3 credits of ARTH 3975, 3993, 5993, or 5994 may be used to fulfill minor requirements.
Students may earn a B.A. or a minor in art history, but not both.
Minor Courses
Some courses span across time periods and geographic or cultural areas. Consult the departmental adviser to determine which requirements these courses fulfill. At least one course must be taken at the 5xxx-level.
Take 5 or more course(s) totaling 14 or more credit(s) from the following:
Era I: Ancient to ca. 1300
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
Area: North America and Europe
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
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ARTH 3009 - Intersectional Medieval Art
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3152 - Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3162 - Roman Art and Archaeology
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5112 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
Area: Middle East and/or Islamic World
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
Area: South and/or East Asia
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 5765 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5775 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
Era II: ca. 1300 to 1800
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
Area: North America and Europe
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 3309 - Renaissance Art in Europe
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3311 - Baroque Art in Seventeenth Century Europe
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3312 - European Art of the Eighteenth Century: Rococo to Revolution
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3315 - The Age of Curiosity: Art, Science & Technology in Europe, 1400-1800
[AH, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3335 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5302 - The Image Multiplied: Prints in Early Modern Europe
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5324 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5335 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
(3.0 cr)
·
Era III: 1800 to Present
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
Area: North America and Europe
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 3005 - Identity and American Art
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3012 - 19th and 20th Century Art
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3484 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5411 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5417 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5454 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5546 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
Courses Spanning Across Time Periods and Areas: Consult with adviser.
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 1001 - Introduction to Western Art
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 1002W - Why Art Matters
[AH, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 1910W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 1921W - Introduction to Film Study
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3013 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3014W - Art of India
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3015W - Art of Islam
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3017 {Inactive}
[AH, GP]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3401W - Art on Trial
[AH, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3422 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3464 - Art Since 1945
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3921W - Art of the Film
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5930 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3940 {Inactive}
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3971W - Art History Capstone
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3896 - Directed Professional Experience
(1.0-2.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3993 - Directed Study
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5301 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5325 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5413 - Alternative Media: Video, Performance, Digital Art
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5422 - Off the Wall: History of Graphic Arts in Europe and America in the Modern Age
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5466 - Contemporary Art
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5766 - Chinese Painting
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5777 - The Diversity of Traditions: Indian Empires after 1200
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5781 - Age of Empire: The Mughals, Safavids, and Ottomans
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5785 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5950 - Topics: Art History
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 5993 - Directed Study
(1.0-4.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3009/MeSt 3009/RelS 3609 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3152/CNES 3152 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3162/CNES 3162 |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd, Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3315/Hist 3708/ArtH 5315/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3335/Rels 3162/Hist 3706/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3335/Rels 3162/Hist 3706/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 1921W/CSCL 1201W/SCMC 120 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3014W/ RelS 3415 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3015W/ClCv 3015W/RelS 370 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3971W/ArtH 3971V |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3422/ArtH 5422 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3777/ArtH5777/RelS 5777 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 5781/RelS 5781 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 12.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |