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Twin Cities Campus

Art Minor

Art Department

College of Liberal Arts

Link to a list of faculty for this program.

Contact Information

Department of Art, E201 Regis Center for Art, 405 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-8096; fax: 612-625-7881)

Email: artdept@umn.edu

Website: http://www.art.umn.edu

Program Type: Graduate minor related to major
Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2020
Length of program in credits (master's): 9
Length of program in credits (doctoral): 12
This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.

The minor program in art places major emphasis on creative artistic work of high quality. It promotes not only the conceptual and technical education of the professional artist in their artistic practice, encouraging critical inquiry, excellence, and an understanding of the history of art, but also an experimental approach toward each media. The following media areas are available: ceramics, drawing and painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and experimental and media arts.

Program Delivery

This program is available:

via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)

Prerequisites for Admission

Other requirements to be completed before admission:

Students interested in the minor must have undergraduate experience in studio arts.

Special Application Requirements:

Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Art director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.

For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.

Program Requirements

Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.

The minimum cumulative GPA for minor field coursework is 2.80.

Required Course (3 credits)

Take the following course:

ARTS 8402 - Theoretical Constructions in Contemporary Art (3.0 cr)

Electives (6 to 9 credits)

Master's students select 6 credits, and doctoral students select 9 credits to complete minimum requirements. Taking ARTS 8410 or ARTS 8420 to satisfy this requirement requires Art director of graduate studies approval. All courses must be pre-approved by the Art director of graduate studies.

ARTS 5xxx

ARTS 8xxx

Program Sub-plans

Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.

Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.

Masters

Doctoral