Art History, Minor

Location(s): Online, California-Blended, Edinboro-Blended

The Art History Minor encourages the student to develop a deeper understanding of the visual culture and context of a range of historical periods, media, and cultural perspectives that will serve to enrich and broaden their performance in their major program.

Advisement Sheet

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will “obtain, interpret, and use knowledge, facts, and data” as evidence in order to analyze and interpret visual images.
Students will be able to articulate the relationships both orally and in writing between formal expression, subject matter, and social-historical context of works of art using both visual and written evidence.
Students will be able to recognize, analyze, and discuss how interactions among diverse individuals and societies and across various civilizations, cultures, and time periods shape various worldviews and artistic expression.

Curriculum Requirements

Required Courses

Choose any 2 ARTH courses at the 1000 or 2000 level:
ARTH 1200 - Landmarks of World Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 1301 - Global Art History I Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 1302 - Global Art History II Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 2100 - Introduction to Asian Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 2220 - Introduction to African Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 2300 - Introduction to European Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 2400 - Introduction to Art of the Americas Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 2500 - Art History Today Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Choose any 4 ARTH courses at the 3000 or 4000 level:
ARTH 3000 - Art of Ancient Egypt Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3100 - Classical Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3200 - Medieval Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3400 - Art of the Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3540 - Cinema History Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3600 - American Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3610 - African American Art and Artists Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3700 - History of Photography as Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3800 - Modern Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3810 - Contemporary Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3900 - Art and Society Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3910 - Women in Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3920 - Museum and Gallery Studies Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 3930 - Museum and Gallery Field Trips Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 4100 - Special Topics: American Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 4600 - Special Topics: European Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 4700 - Special Topics: Modern Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 4800 - Special Topics: Contemporary Art Credit Hours: 3
ARTH 4900 - The Art World After Modernism Credit Hours: 3