Visual Arts Minor

Coordinators:
Roy H. Nydorf and

Adele Wayman,

Department of Art

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

 

1.     One course from:

4 credits

        ART 100 Introduction to Visual Arts

 

        ART 271 Art Survey

 
   

2-3.  Two courses from:

8 credits

        ART/HIST 235 Renaissance in Florence

 

        ART 273 Chinese Painting Survey

 

        ART 274 Renaissance Art

 

        ART 275 Modern Art 

 

        ART 276 Contemporary Art

 
   

4.     Any Art course

4 credits
   

Total credit hours for visual arts, art history track

16 credits
   

Ceramics

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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