18 units

The art history minor prepares students to develop a broad understanding of the meaning and purposes of visual communication, while promoting critical engagement and the attainment of knowledge of historically significant ideas and objects.

Requirements

Students must maintain at least a 2.0 grade-point average in program courses to graduate. The program requires that students complete 18 units from the following list of art history courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Units
ART 354	History of Ancient Art and Architecture 1	3
ART 356	Writing 3: History of Modern Art and Architecture 2	3
ART 357	History of Contemporary Art and Architecture 1	3
ART 359	Women In Art	3
ART 361	History of Early Christian and Medieval Art and Architecture 1	3
ART 362	History of Renaissance to Rococo Art and Architecture 1	3
ART 475	Art Internship	1-4
ART 497	Readings	1-4
ART 498	Directed Research	1-4
DSGN 258	History of Graphic Design and Illustration	3
Total Units		18

¹

Meets the General Education Humanities: Fine Arts requirement.

²

Meets the General Education Writing 3 requirement.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:

1. Recognize and categorize art works seen in class and not previously encountered.
2. Identify art historical time periods and the function and meaning of the art within these time periods.
3. Relate stylistic and technical artistic aspects of objects and monuments to the social, cultural, and intellectual contexts of the periods.
4. Make comparisons across art historical time periods, styles, and worldviews.
5. Articulate how faith impacts artistic creation.