Visual Arts Minor
Coordinators:
Roy H. Nydorf and
The visual arts minor allows students from any major to pursue a focused exploration of ceramics, design, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture or art history.
This minor is not available to students obtaining an A.B. degree in art. The visual arts minor is available to students obtaining a B.F.A. degree provided that the medium chosen for the minor is different from the student’s studio focus area for the degree.
Minor Requirements
Each of the eight tracks in the visual arts minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
Art History |
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1. One course from: |
4 credits |
ART 100 Introduction to Visual Arts |
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ART 271 Art Survey |
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2-3. Two courses from: |
8 credits |
ART/HIST 235 Renaissance in Florence |
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ART 273 Chinese Painting Survey |
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ART 274 Renaissance Art |
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ART 275 Modern Art |
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ART 276 Contemporary Art |
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4. Any Art course |
4 credits |
Total credit hours for visual arts, art history track |
16 credits |
Ceramics |
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1. ART 106 Three-dimensional Design |
4 credits |
2. ART 140 Ceramics I |
4 credits |
3. ART 240 Ceramics II |
4 credits |
4. Any Art course |
4 credits |
Total credit hours for visual arts, ceramics track |
16 credits |
Design |
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1 ART 102 Two-dimensional Design |
4 credits |
2. ART 106 Three-dimensional Design |
4 credits |
3. ART 245 Digital Darkroom or THEA 274 Digital Graphic Design |
4 credits |
4. Any Art course |
4 credits |
Total credit hours for visual arts, design track |
16 credits |
Drawing |
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1. ART 104 Drawing I |
4 credits |
2. ART 204 Life Drawing I |
4 credits |
3. ART 205 Life Drawing II |
4 credits |
4. Any Art course |
4 credits |
Total credit hours for visual arts, drawing track |
16 credits |
Painting |
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1. ART 102 Two-dimensional Design |
4 credits |
2. ART 211 Painting I |
4 credits |
3. ART 212 Painting II |
4 credits |
4. Any Art course |
4 credits |
Total credit hours for visual arts, painting track |
16 credits |
Photography |
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1. ART 102 Two-dimensional Design |
4 credits |
2. ART 130 Photography I |
4 credits |
3. ART 231 Photography II or 245 Digital Darkroom |
4 credits |
4. Any Art course |
4 credits |
Total credit hours for visual arts, photography track |
16 credits |
Printmaking |
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1. ART 102 Two-dimensional Design or Art 104 Drawing I |
4 credits |
2. ART 221 Woodcut |
4 credits |
3. ART 323 Etching |
4 credits |
4. Any Art course |
4 credits |
Total credit hours for visual arts, printmaking track |
16 credits |
Sculpture |
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1. ART 106 Three-dimensional Design |
4 credits |
2. ART 251 Sculpture I |
4 credits |
3. ART 353 Sculpture II |
4 credits |
4. Any Art course |
4 credits |
Total credit hours for visual arts, sculpture track |
16 credits |